Hepatitis C virus peptides and uses thereof

Details Hepatitis C virus peptides and uses thereof Hepatitis C virus peptides and uses thereof

2007-04-03

2007-04-03

Chen, Stacy B. (Department: 1648)

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...

Involving virus or bacteriophage

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ABSTRACT:
Novel hepatitis C virus (HCV) polypeptides are provided which are not encoded by the standard HCV open reading frame. These alternate reading frame polypeptides are useful, inter alia, in vaccine compositions, in diagnosing HCV infection, and as therapeutic targets.

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