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Can you list 10 recombinant proteins which are used in medical practice? Find out where they are used as therapeutics.

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The recombinant proteins and their use as therapeutics
1.Insulin - treatment for type I diabetes
2.Interferon alpha - used for chronic hepatitis
3.Interferon beta - used for herpes and viral enteritis
4.Coagulation factor VII - Treatment of hemophilia A
5. Coagulation factor IX - Treatment of hemophilia B
6. DNA base 1 - Treatment of cystic fibrosis
7.Anti-thrombin III - Prevention of blood clot
8. Interferon B - For treatment of multiple sclerosis
9. Human recombinant growth hormone - For promoting growth in an individual
10. Tissue plasminogen activator - Treatment of acute myocardial infection.


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