Abstract Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of disease is a general concern for the development of vaccines and antibody therapies because the mechanisms that underlie antibody protection against any virus have a theoretical potential to amplify the infection or trigger harmful immunopathology
5 Graves autoimmunity causes hyperthyroidism by the binding of thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins to TSH receptors
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Semaglutide is the active component in Wegovy , which was approved by the FDA for weight loss in people with obesity or overweight with related health conditions like high blood pressure ( hypertension ) and elevated cholesterol