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Gag and Pol antigens are important for effectiveness of AIDS vaccines
July 30th, 2003
Gag and Pol antigens are important for creating effective AIDS vaccines, according to a report in the Journal of Virology. "Control of the worldwide AIDS pandemic may require not only preventive but also therapeutic immunization strategies. To meet this challenge, the next generation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccines must stimulate broad and durable cellular immune responses to multiple HIV antigens. Results of both natural history studies and virus challenge studies with macaques indicate that responses to both Gag and Pol antigens are important for the control of viremia," scientists in the United States report. ...
Source: Biotech Week (2003-07-30)
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