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Exploiting information inherent in binding sites of virus-specific antibodies: design of an HCV vaccine candidate cross-reactive with multiple genotypes.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2006
Grollo Lara, Torresi Joseph, Drummer Heidi, Zeng Weiguang, Williamson Nicholas, Jackson David C
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The role of antibody in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains unclear although many reports attest to its role in viral clearance. Here we describe epitopes that are recognized by antibody present in the serum of infected patients and show that such epitopes can induce neutralizing antibodies. METHODS: Human serum containing hyperimmune anti-HCV IgG was used to extract epitopes from a library...
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