Disclosed is an antibody that binds transforming growth factor beta (TGF&bgr;)1, TGF&bgr;2 and TGF&bgr;3 comprising: (a) a heavy chain CDR1 amino acid sequence GGTFSSYA, or a variant thereof in which one or two amino acids have been changed; (b) a heavy chain CDR2 amino acid sequence IIPIFGTA, or a variant thereof in which one or two amino acids have been changed; (c) a heavy chain CDR3 amino acid sequence ARGLWEVRALPSVY, or a variant thereof in which one or two amino acids have been changed; (d) a light chain CDR1 amino acid sequence DIGSKS, or a variant thereof in which one or two amino acids have been changed; (e) a light chain CDR2 amino acid sequence set forth in EDI, or a variant thereof in which one or two amino acids have been changed; and (f) a light chain CDR3 amino acid sequence QVWDRDSDQY, or a variant thereof in which one or two amino acids have been changed.