Medical Definition of Idiotype antibody
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An antibody directed against the antigen specific part of the sequence of an antibody or T-cell receptor and thus recognise the binding sites of other antibodies.
In principle an anti-idiotype antibody should inhibit a specific immune response and they are important to the regulation of the immune system.
(13 Nov 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Idiotype Antibody
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