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Table 5 Reduction of the number of unique dengue sequences by removal of antigenically redundant sequences.

From: Large-scale analysis of antigenic diversity of T-cell epitopes in dengue virus

Dengue serotype

Data retrieved in 2004

Data retrieved in 2005

 

Unique sequences (#)

Minimal antigenic set

Unique sequences (#)

Minimal antigenic set

  

Unique sequences (#)*

Percentage of unique sequences (%)**

 

Unique sequences (#)*

Percentage of unique sequences (%)**

DV1

359

244

68%

724

493

68%

DV2

507

368

73%

697

466

67%

DV3

230

180

78%

678

482

71%

DV4

222

177

80%

320

243

76%

Total

1318

969

74%

2419

1684

70%

  1. *Minimal no. of unique sequences that represent complete short-peptide (9-mer) antigenic diversity of dengue unique sequences reported in NCBI Entrez protein database. **Percentage of unique sequences that represent complete short-peptide (9-mer) antigenic diversity of dengue unique sequences reported in the NCBI Entrez protein database.