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A tale of two specificities: bispecific antibodies for therapeutic and diagnostic applications

Artificial manipulation of antibody genes has facilitated the production of several unique recombinant antibody formats, which have highly important therapeutic and biotechnological applications. Although bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) are not new, they are coming to the forefront as our knowledge of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Byrne, Hannah, Conroy, Paul J., Whisstock, James C., O’Kennedy, Richard J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7114091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24094861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2013.08.007
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Sumario:Artificial manipulation of antibody genes has facilitated the production of several unique recombinant antibody formats, which have highly important therapeutic and biotechnological applications. Although bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) are not new, they are coming to the forefront as our knowledge of the potential efficacy of antibody-based therapeutics expands. The next generation of bsAbs is developing due to significant improvements in recombinant antibody technologies. This review focuses on recent advances with a particular focus on improvements in format and design that are contributing to the resurgence of bsAbs, and in particular, on innovative structures applicable to next generation point-of-care (POC) devices with applicability to low resource environments.