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University of Massachusetts, Department of Medicine describes research in DNA vaccines

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, December 14th, 2006

Scientists discuss in "Hemagglutinin (HA) proteins from H1 and H3 serotypes of influenza A viruses require different antigen designs for the induction of optimal protective antibody responses as studied by codon-optimized HA DNA vaccines" new findings in dna vaccines. According to recent research published in the Journal of Virology, "Effective antibody responses provide crucial immunity against influenza virus infection. The hemagglutinin (HA) protein is the major target of protective antibody responses induced by viral infection and by vaccination with both inactivated and live-attenuated flu vaccines, but knowledge about the optimal designs of protective HA antigens from...

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