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The drug adalimumab, also known as Humira, is a monoclonal antibody drug that is primarily used to treat arthritis. Since monoclonal antibodies are produced by a single B cell clone, they are much more consistent and useful for the treatment of diseases. These are more effective than polyclonal antibodies because they only bind to one…

Blog Post #9

Antibodies, or immunoglobulins, are essential for host defenses. I find this extremely interesting while studying the Coronavirus and learning about different diseases because they directly help neutralize pathogens. There are five major classes of antibody molecules: IgM, IgG, IgA, IgD and IgE. If a person only has IgM antibody titers, this means that it is…


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