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Replication-defective viruses as vaccines and vaccine vectors.
Virology - 5 Jan 2006
Dudek Tim, Knipe David M
Abstract excerpt
The classical viral vaccine approaches using inactivated virus or live-attenuated virus have not been successful for some viruses, such as human immunodeficiency virus or herpes simplex virus. Therefore, new types of vaccines are needed to combat these infections. Replication-defective mutant viruses are defective for one or more functions that are essential for viral genome replication or synthesis and assembly...
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