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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas J. Jolly, Leucadia, CA (US);
Stephen M. W. Chang, Poway, CA (US);
William T. L. Lee, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Kay Townsend, Encinitas, CA (US);
Joanne O'Dea, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/563 ; C12P 2/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/563 ; C12P 2/102 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of treating hepatitis C infections comprising the step of administering a vector construct which directs the expression of at least one immunogenic portion of a hepatitis C antigen, such that an immune response is generated. Also provided are vector constructs which direct the expression of at least one portion of a hepatitis C antigen, as well as recombinant viruses which carry such vector constructs.