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Application of real time RT-PCR for the genetic homogeneity and stability tests of the seed candidates for live attenuated influenza vaccine production.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Jan 2014
Shcherbik Svetlana, Sergent Sheila B, Davis William G, Shu Bo, Barnes John, Kiseleva Irina, Larionova Natalie, Klimov Alexander, Bousse Tatiana
Abstract excerpt
Development and improvement of quality control tests for live attenuated vaccines are a high priority because of safety concerns. Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) viruses are 6:2 reassortants containing the hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) gene segments from circulating influenza viruses to induce protective immune responses, and the six internal gene segments from a cold-adapted Master Donor...
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