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by shibeouya 2018 days ago
Very curious how monoclonal antibodies seem to be usable for a very wide range of applications.

I have been taking monoclonal antibodies every 2 weeks for more than a year now with Dupixent for atopic dermatitis. In my 30+ years on this earth only steroid creams ever worked to treat my eczema, that is until this monoclonal antibody treatment came along and for all intents and purposes completely cured me.

To know that a similar kind of treatment is used for covid is pretty mind boggling since both conditions have very little in common.

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Antibodies are specific for antigens. The one for your dermatitis will target a different protein than the one for COVID.