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| December 10, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 NewsRX. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

2003 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With an estimated 170 million people around the world already infected with hepatitis C, St. Louis University is testing, for the first time in humans, an investigational vaccine that researchers hope will prevent infection with the virus. The successful development of such a vaccine would represent a major step in combating this growing health problem.

St. Louis University is the only site in the country conducting this pilot study.

"There is currently no licensed vaccine to protect against the hepatitis C virus," said Sharon Frey, MD, principal investigator for the study and associate professor of internal medicine at St. Louis University School of Medicine. "Our research is important because infection with hepatitis C virus is a major health problem throughout the world. It is believed that 2.7 million Americans have chronic infection with this virus, and ...

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