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ReviewIndian journal of virology : an official organ of Indian Virological Society2012

Recent Advances in Development of DNA Vaccines Against Hepatitis C virus.

Sami Ullah, Muhammad Ali A Shah, Nosheen Riaz

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Review in Indian journal of virology : an official organ of Indian Virological Society, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sami UllahNUST Center of Virology and Immunology, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Ali A Shah
Nosheen Riaz
National University of Sciences and Technology · PKNational University of Science and Technology · ZW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis C is one of the foremost challenging diseases all over the world. No vaccine has been developed, yet against Hepatitis C virus (HCV). This is partly due to the high mutation rate in the HCV genome, which generates new genotypes and sub genotypes. A mass of efforts have been devoted for the development of an efficient vaccine against HCV. DNA Vaccines, an emerging field of Vaccinology, grasp strong potential to be the most reliable and efficient mode of vaccination in the future. This technology is under investigation currently. Incredibly diverse approaches have been applied as an endeavor to develop a potent DNA vaccine against HCV. The HCV structural genes and the virus like particles have been attempted and so far the results are quite promising in the Lab animals. As there is no proper animal model for HCV infection except chimpanzees, it is very difficult to articulate whether these vaccines will also be pertinent in humans or not. This review will focus on different approaches being used for the development of DNA vaccines, the major tribulations in designing a DNA vaccine against HCV as well as the future prospects for the improvement of under trials DNA vaccines developed against HCV.

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DNA vaccinesHCVVirus like particles

Identifiers

PMID24293811
PMCPMC3550791
OpenAlexW1983011186

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