72F fusion protein vaccine is a candidate
tuberculosis vaccine created by
Statens Serum Institut
Statens Serum Institut (SSI, The State's Serum Institute), is a Danish sector research institute located on the island of Amager in Copenhagen. Its purpose is to combat and prevent infectious diseases, congenital disorders, and threats from ...
(SSI). The 72F fusion protein is composed of the
Rv0125
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and
Rv1196 proteins derived from ''
Mycobacterium tuberculosis''.
Phase I clinical trials were completed in 2005 and Phase II trials are awaited.
See also
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Fusion protein
Fusion proteins or chimeric (kī-ˈmir-ik) proteins (literally, made of parts from different sources) are proteins created through the joining of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins. Translation of this ''fusion gene'' r ...
References
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Tuberculosis vaccines
Protein subunit vaccines
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