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MeSH Supplementary: pegaptanib
Unique ID: C495058
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C495058
Entry Term(s): Macugen; pegaptanib sodium
Registry Number: 2H1PA8H1EN
Previous Indexing: *OLIGONUCLEOTIDES (2005)
Heading Mapped to: *Aptamers, Nucleotide
Frequency: 458
Note: a 28-base ribonucleic acid aptamer covalently linked to two branched 20-kD polyethylene glycol moieties to block the activity of extracellular VEGF, specifically the 165-amino-acid isoform (VEGF165); for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Source: N Engl J Med 2004 Dec 30;351(27):2805-16
Indexing Information: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
Date of Entry: 2005/01/12
Revision Date: 2016/08/18

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