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Development of motavizumab, an ultra-potent antibody for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection in the upper and lower respiratory tract.
Journal of molecular biology - 4 May 2007
Wu Herren, Pfarr David S, Johnson Syd, Brewah Yambasu A, Woods Robert M, Patel Nita K, White Wendy I, Young James F, Kiener Peter A
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of viral bronchiolitis and pneumonia in infants and children. Currently, palivizumab is the only approved monoclonal antibody (mAb) for prophylaxis of RSV. However, a small percentage of patients are not protected by palivizumab; in addition, palivizumab does not inhibit RSV replication effectively in the upper respiratory tract. We report here the...
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