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SUBMITTER: Frey SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2923449 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frey Sharon E SE Houghton Michael M Coates Stephen S Abrignani Sergio S Chien David D Rosa Domenico D Pileri Piero P Ray Ranjit R Di Bisceglie Adrian M AM Rinella Paola P Hill Heather H Wolff Mark C MC Schultze Viola V Han Jang H JH Scharschmidt Bruce B Belshe Robert B RB
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<h4>Background</h4>Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes chronic liver disease that often leads to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. In animal studies, chimpanzees were protected against chronic infection following experimental challenge with either homologous or heterologous HCV genotype 1a strains which predominate in the USA and Canada. We describe the first in humans clinical trial of this prophylactic HCV vaccine.<h4>Methods</h4>HCV E1E2 adjuvanted with MF59C.1 (an oil-in-water emulsion) was ...[more]