WO1999004008A3 - Cloned genomes of infectious hepatitis c viruses and uses thereof - Google Patents

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WO1999004008A3
WO1999004008A3 PCT/US1998/014688 US9814688W WO9904008A3 WO 1999004008 A3 WO1999004008 A3 WO 1999004008A3 US 9814688 W US9814688 W US 9814688W WO 9904008 A3 WO9904008 A3 WO 9904008A3
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Jens Bukh
Suzanne U Emerson
Robert H Purcell
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The present invention discloses nucleic acid sequences which encode infectious hepatitis C viruses and the use of these sequences, and polypeptides encoded by all or part of these sequences, in the development of vaccines and diagnostics for HCV and in the development of screening assays for the identification of antiviral agents for HCV.
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EP98935702A EP0998567B1 (en) 1997-07-18 1998-07-16 Cloned genomes of infectious hepatitis c viruses and uses thereof
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AU84889/98A AU746965B2 (en) 1997-07-18 1998-07-16 Cloned genomes of infectious hepatitis C viruses and uses thereof
DE69839557T DE69839557D1 (en) 1997-07-18 1998-07-16 CLONED GENOME OF INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS C VIRUSES AND ITS USES

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