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Sequencing and characterization of Varicella-zoster virus vaccine strain SuduVax.
Virology journal - 16 Dec 2011
Kim Jong Ik, Jung Gyoo Seung, Kim Yu Young, Ji Ga Young, Kim Hyung Seok, Wang Wen Dan, Park Ho Sun, Park Song Yong, Kim Geun Hee, Kwon Shi Nae, Lee Keon Myung, Ahn Jin Hyun, Yoon Yeup, Lee Chan Hee
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox in children and shingles in older people. Currently, live attenuated vaccines based on the Oka strain are available worldwide. In Korea, an attenuated VZV vaccine has been developed from a Korean isolate and has been commercially available since 1994. Despite this long history of use, the mechanism for the attenuation of the vaccine strain is still...
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