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HIV Peptide Vaccine
A vaccine containing one or more peptides derived from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). As a vaccine antigen, an HIV peptide may stimulate the host immune response against HIV, thereby preventing or treating HIV infection. (NCI Thesaurus)
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