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atacicept

atacicept noun: a recombinant fusion protein designed to inhibit B cells, thereby suppressing autoimmune disease.

Noun

atacicept (uncountable)

  1. A recombinant fusion protein designed to inhibit B cells, thereby suppressing autoimmune disease.
    • Among the companies that have had setbacks or outright failures in clinical trials are Roche and Biogen Idec with their drug Rituxan; La Jolla Pharmaceutical with Riquent; Bristol-Myers Squibb with Orencia; ZymoGenetics and Merck Serono with atacicept; Genelabs Technologies with Prestara; Teva...2009 July 20, Andrew Pollack, “Trial for New Lupus Treatment Is Called Promising”, in New York Times

Questions about atacicept

What does atacicept mean?
Atacicept means a recombinant fusion protein designed to inhibit B cells, thereby suppressing autoimmune disease.
What part of speech is atacicept?
Atacicept is a noun.

Words near atacicept in the dictionary

  1. Atacameñan
  2. Atacamian
  3. Atacamians
  4. atacamite
  5. atacamites
  6. atacicept
  7. ataciguat
  8. ATACMS
  9. atactic
  10. atactically
  11. atactiform

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