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A multigene HIV type 1 subtype C modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vaccine efficiently boosts immune responses to a DNA vaccine in mice.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Feb 2008
Shephard Enid, Burgers Wendy A, Van Harmelen Joanne H, Monroe James E, Greenhalgh Trish, Williamson Carolyn, Williamson Anna-Lise
Abstract excerpt
Heterologous prime-boost vaccine strategies have generated high frequencies of antigen-specific T cells in preclinical and clinical trials of candidate HIV vaccines. We have developed a DNA (SAAVI DNA-C) and MVA (SAAVI MVA-C) vaccine based on HIV-1 subtype C for testing in clinical trials. Both vaccines contain five subtype C genes: gag, reverse transcriptase, tat, and nef, expressed as a polyprotein, and a...
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