A weak neutralizing antibody response to hepatitis C virus envelope glycoprotein enhances virus infection.

We have completed a phase 1 safety and immunogenicity trial with hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope glycoproteins, E1 and E2, with MF59 adjuvant as a candidate vaccine. Neutralizing activity to HCV genotype 1a was detected in approximately 25% of the vaccinee sera. In this study, we evaluated vaccinee...

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Main Authors: Keith Meyer, Arup Banerjee, Sharon E Frey, Robert B Belshe, Ranjit Ray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3161815?pdf=render