Reconstruction of HIV-1 Chinese epidemic strain gag gene and recombination DNA vaccine thereof
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 曾毅
- Publication Date
- 2009-10-07
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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Field of Invention
[0001] The invention belongs to the fields of bioengineering and AIDS prevention and treatment. Specifically, the present invention relates to the modification of gag gene of HIV-1 Chinese epidemic strain and its recombinant DNA vaccine. Background of the Invention
[0002] HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), is a member of the family Retroviridae, the genus Lentiviridae, the group of primate lentiviruses. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) caused by its infection in humans is the world's largest infectious disease that directly threatens human health. Since the HIV epidemic, it is estimated that more than 60 million people have been infected and more than 20 million people have died from HIV / AIDS. According to WHO statistics, as of December 2004, there were 39.4 million (35.9 to 44.3 million) living HIV-infected persons worldwide, of which 4.9 million were newly infected in 2004 (http: / / www.unaids.org / wad2004 / report.html). In China, t...