{"id":37522,"date":"2020-08-16T11:01:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T11:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=37522"},"modified":"2023-10-12T05:16:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T05:16:30","slug":"cross-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/cross-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When an antibody molecule (against one antigen) can combine with (bind to) a different (second) antigen. This sometimes occurs because the second antigen&#8217;s molecular structure (shape) is very similar to that of the first antigen.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A reaction between an antibody and an antigen that is similar to the specific antigen for which the antibody was created. It enables immunoglobulins to cross-link and activate B cells.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-xl xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>In the context of blood testing, a reaction can take place when a disease-causing agent interacts with a specific antibody intended for a different disease-causing agent.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group final-completion w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-39\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gizmo:w-full lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A response involving an antibody and an antigen that&#8217;s closely related but not exactly the same as the specific antigen. 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