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Biological therapy refers to the use of meication that is tailored to specifically target an immune or genetic mediator of disease. Even for diseases of unknown cause, molecules that are involved in the disease process have been identified, and can be targeted for biological therapy; many of these molecules, which are mainly cytokines, are directly involved in the immune system. Biological therapy has found a niche in the management of cancer,autoimmune diseases, and diseases of unknown cause that result in symptoms due to immune related mechanisms.

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