monoclonal antibody
antibody produced by a laboratory-grown cell clone, either of a hybridoma or a virus-transformed lymphocyte, that is more abundant and uniform than natural antibody and is able to bind specifically to a single site on almost any chosen antigen or reveal previously unknown antigen sites: used as an analytic tool in scientific research and medical diagnosis and potentially important in the treatment of certain diseases. Abbreviation: MAb
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She said the utility of vaccines, monoclonal antibody treatments and some coronavirus tests “could be undermined” if there is a big enough change caused by a new coronavirus strain.
New coronavirus variants accelerate race to make sure vaccines keep up | Carolyn Y. Johnson, Laurie McGinley, Joel Achenbach | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostMutations could limit the efficacy of vaccines or therapeutic drugs such as monoclonal antibodies.
CDC warns highly transmissible coronavirus variant to become dominant in U.S. | Joel Achenbach | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostWhile I feel ok, on my doctor's advice I'm on my way to a local hospital for monoclonal antibody treatment.
The Capitol outbreak shows one vaccine dose may not fully shield against the coronavirus | Umair Irfan | January 12, 2021 | VoxThe rise of variants also could limit the efficacy of monoclonal antibody treatments because such therapeutics are very narrowly focused and potentially could be eluded by a single mutation.
CDC foresees spread in U.S. of highly contagious coronavirus variant | Joel Achenbach, Ben Guarino | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostThe hospital also has begun to offer infusions of remdesivir and monoclonal antibodies, therapies for covid-19, to outpatients.
Inside a Rhode Island field hospital, preparing for the worst of the pandemic | Lenny Bernstein | December 26, 2020 | Washington Post
British Dictionary definitions for monoclonal antibody
/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈkləʊnəl) /
an antibody, produced by a single clone of cells grown in culture, that is both pure and specific and is capable of proliferating indefinitely to produce unlimited quantities of identical antibodies: used in diagnosis, therapy, and biotechnology
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