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DNA vaccine
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DNA vaccine [¦de¦en¦ā vak′sēn]
(immunology)
A type of noninfectious vaccine that directly injects deoxyribonucleic plasmids that express antigens of interest, resulting in foreign protein expression within the cells of the vaccine; however, the vaccine itself is unable to replicate.
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While research to date has found DNA vaccines to be a safe option, the long-term safety associated with DNA vaccination remains to be seen.
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