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Schematic diagram demonstrating the pyramidal approach of translational medicine. In this bottom-up approach, preclinical understanding of the disease process facilitates identification and development of biologic therapies. Therapies optimized in vitro are studied in small-animal and large-animal models and finally in clinical studies of safety and efficacy.
