Bioinformatics prediction of siRNAs as potential antiviral agents against dengue viruses
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Bioinformatics prediction of siRNAs as potential antiviral agents against dengue viruses
Dengue virus (DENV 1-4) represents the major emerging arthropod-borne viral infection in the world. Currently, there is neither an available vaccine nor a specific treatment. Hence, there is a need of antiviral drugs for these viral infections; we describe the prediction of short interfering RNA (siRNA) as potential therapeutic agents against the four DENV serotypes. Our strategy was to carry o...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.172