Conserved hepatitis C virus sequences are highly immunogenic for CD4(+) T cells: implications for vaccine development.

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Published in Hepatology on October 01, 1999

Authors

V Lamonaca1, G Missale, S Urbani, M Pilli, C Boni, C Mori, A Sette, M Massari, S Southwood, R Bertoni, A Valli, F Fiaccadori, C Ferrari

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratorio di Immunopatologia Virale, Divisione Malattie Infettive, Azienda Ospedaliera di Parma, and Cattedra di Malattie Infettive, Università di Parma, Italy.

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