Methods and products related to treatment and prevention of hepatitis C virus infection
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Abstract
The invention provides methods for identifying and treating subjects having hepatitis C infections. In some instances, the subjects are those that are non-responsive to non-CpG therapy. Preferably, the subjects are treated with C class CpG immunostimulatory nucleic acids having a semi-soft backbone.
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72. A branched immunostimulatory CpG oligonucleotide comprising at least one unmethylated CpG dinucleotide (5′
- CG 3′
) and one or more unusual linkages involving a sugar moiety (Su), a heterocyclic base (Ba) or a phosphate backbone (Ph), wherein the one or more unusual linkages are selected from the group consisting of Su-Su, Su-Ph, Su-Ba, Ba-Ba, Ba-Su, Ba-Ph, Ph-Ph, Ph-Su, Ph-Ba, and any combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
- CG 3′
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