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ArticleTrends in biochemical sciences2018

Affimer Proteins: Theranostics of the Future?

Stuart Kyle

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Article in Trends in biochemical sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Stuart KyleInstitute of Life Sciences, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK. Electronic address: stuart.kyle@doctors.org.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Affimer proteins can bind to a wide variety of target molecules. They can complement and represent a promising alternative to conventional antibodies as they can target molecules with high affinity, specificity, and stability. In addition, they can be selected and expressed in bacterial and mammalian systems. Affimer protein technology shows promise as a tool in the biologist's arsenal of the future in imaging, diagnostic, and therapeutic applications.

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