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Human Papillomavirus - DNA Vaccination
Direct DNA Injection for Immunization Against Human Papillomavirus
September 11th, 1995
According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the International Symposium on Clinical Immunology, held July 20-23, 1995, in San Francisco, California, "Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a family of over 70 distinct genotypes associated with a variety of clinical disorders including genital warts, laryngeal papillomatosis and anogenital cancer. An effective vaccine against HPV could mean a virtual end to cervical cancer, the second most common cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide. The aim of this study is to investigate the capacity for direct injection of HPV DNA expression vectors to elicit HPV specific immunity. Separate mammalian vectors expressing either the HPV 16 major...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (1995-09-11)
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