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CD10

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A cell surface enzyme with neutral metalloendopeptidase activity.

CD10 is also known as CALLA (common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen).

It serves as a marker for the common form of ALL (acute lymphocytic leukemia) as well as for Burkitt lymphoma and follicular germinal center lymphoma.

CD10/CALLA is normally present on the surface of early lymphoid cells as well as on a number of other types of normal cells, such as especially cells in the kidney.

See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase.

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