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Structural basis for the neutralization and genotype specificity of hepatitis E virus.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 21 Jun 2011
Tang Xuhua, Yang Chunyan, Gu Ying, Song Cuiling, Zhang Xiao, Wang Yingbin, Zhang Jun, Hew Choy Leong, Li Shaowei, Xia Ningshao, Sivaraman J
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes acute hepatitis in humans, predominantly by contamination of food and water, and is characterized by jaundice and flu-like aches and pains. To date, no vaccines are commercially available to prevent the disease caused by HEV. Previously, we showed that a monoclonal antibody, 8C11, specifically recognizes a neutralizing conformational epitope on HEV genotype I. The antibody 8C11...
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