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Recombinant DNA products used in human therapy.

08/09/2013 23:04

Some of the products that have been used in human therapy are:-

  • insulin for diabetics
  • factor VIII for males suffering from hemophilia A
  • factor IX for hemophilia B
  • human growth hormone (HGH)
  • erythropoietin (EPO) for treating anemia
  • several types of interferons
  • several interleukins
  • granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) for stimulating the bone marrow after a bone marrow transplant
  • granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) for stimulating neutrophil production (e.g., after chemotherapy) and for mobilizing hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow into the blood.
  • tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) for dissolving blood clots
  • adenosine deaminase (ADA) for treating some forms of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
  • parathyroid hormone
  • many monoclonal antibodies
  • hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) to vaccinate against the hepatitis B virus
  • C1 inhibitor (C1INH) used to treat hereditary angioedem

 

 

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