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Biological Therapy

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Definition: Treatment of diseases with biological materials or biological response modifiers, such as the use of GENES; CELLS; TISSUES; organs; SERUM; VACCINES; and humoral agents.  general or unspecified; prefer specifics; DF: BIOL THER   
Examples Blood Patch, Epidural; Blood Transfusion; Cytapheresis; Gene Therapy; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization; Immunomagnetic Separation; Immunomodulation; Oncolytic Virotherapy; Organotherapy 		Other names Therapy, Biologic; Therapies, Biological; Therapies, Biologic; Biological Therapies; Biologic Therapies; Therapy, Biological; Biologic Therapy

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