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Q.
Name of the drug used in cancer treatment produced by using biotechnology is
Human Health and Disease
Solution:
Interferon is defined as a protein which exerts nonspecific antiviral activity. Interferon is secreted by human cells just to resist the immediate invasion by virus and multiplication of abnormal cells. In man there are 3 classes of interferon:
(i) Alpha interferon $(IFN- \alpha)$ or leukocyte interferon
(ii) Beta interferon $(IFN- \beta)$ or fibroblast interferon
(iii) Gamma interferon $(IFN-\gamma)$ or immune interferon IFN- $\beta$ produced by genetically engineered microorganism is well tolerant in cancer patients.