Human antibodies derived from immunized xenomice

摘要

Fully human antibodies against a specific antigen i.e. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) can be prepared by administering the antigen to a transgenic animal which has been modified to produce such antibodies in response to antigenic challenge, but whose endogenous loci have been disabled. Various subsequent manipulations can be performed to obtain either antibodies per se or analogs thereof.