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Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic

Medical Definition:	Antibodies which react with the individual structural determinants (idiotopes) on the variable region of other antibodies.
Guide Notes:	only anti-immunoglobulin antibodies: anti-IGA antibodies, anti-IGG antibodies, etc.: coord IM with IMMUNOGLOBULIN A (IM), IMMUNOGLOBULIN G (IM), etc.; caution: anti-liver antibodies (& others of this type) = ANTIBODIES, not ANTI-ANTIBODIES; DF: note short
Also Called:	Antibodies, Internal Image

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