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US 7,105,493 B2Granted
Methods and compositions for treating flaviviruses and pestiviruses
AssigneesIdenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Universita Degli Studi di Cagliari
InventorsJean-Pierre Sommadossi, Paulo LaColla
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Abstract
A method and composition for treating a host infected with flavivirus or pestivirus comprising administering an effective flavivirus or pestivirus treatment amount of a described 1′, 2′ or 3′-modified nucleoside or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, is provided.
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A method for the treatment of a flavivirus or pestivirus infection in a host, comprising administering to said host an anti-virally effective amount of a β-D-2′-methyl-ribofuranosyl nucleoside or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
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