LEADER 01997nam 2200421z- 450 001 9910346739803321 005 20210211 035 $a(CKB)4920000000094316 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/44424 035 $a(oapen)doab44424 035 $a(EXLCZ)994920000000094316 100 $a20202102d2019 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aCurrent Progress and Challenges in the Development of a Hepatitis C Virus Vaccine 210 $cFrontiers Media SA$d2019 215 $a1 online resource (128 p.) 225 1 $aFrontiers Research Topics 311 08$a2-88945-714-1 330 $aMore than 70 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis C virus, a major cause of liver cirrhosis, liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma world-wide. In the last decade, this cancer has emerged as the second leading cause of cancer death and the global burden is increasing by two million new infections per year, mainly due to injection drug use. An effective vaccine will be the most effective means to contain the spread of this virus worldwide. The articles in this Research Topic describe the progress that has been made towards a preventive vaccine and the challenges that still need to be overcome to ultimately achieve this goal. 606 $aMedicine and Nursing$2bicssc 610 $aConformational epitopes 610 $aConformational structures 610 $aHepatitis C virus 610 $ahumoral immunity 610 $ahypervariability and flexibility 610 $aneutralizing antibodies 610 $aVaccine 615 7$aMedicine and Nursing 700 $aThomas F. Baumert$4auth$01318734 702 $aSteven K.H. Foung$4auth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910346739803321 996 $aCurrent Progress and Challenges in the Development of a Hepatitis C Virus Vaccine$93033499 997 $aUNINA