Laboratory detection of biologic therapy
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Biologic drugs have revolutionised many medical conditions. Like all medicines there is a role for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) with some agents in The utility of TDM biologic will be explored, covering methods detection as well the evidence that effective or otherwise.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pathology
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1465-3931', '0031-3025']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2021.05.016