A hepatitis C virus (HCV) vaccine comprising envelope glycoproteins gpE1/gpE2 derived from a single isolate elicits broad cross-genotype neutralizing antibodies in humans.

Although a cure for HCV is on the near horizon, emerging drug cocktails will be expensive, associated with side-effects and resistance making a global vaccine an urgent priority given the estimated high incidence of infection around the world. Due to the highly heterogeneous nature of HCV, an effect...

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Main Authors: John Lok Man Law, Chao Chen, Jason Wong, Darren Hockman, Deanna M Santer, Sharon E Frey, Robert B Belshe, Takaji Wakita, Jens Bukh, Christopher T Jones, Charles M Rice, Sergio Abrignani, D Lorne Tyrrell, Michael Houghton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3602185?pdf=render