title: Synthetic peptides: a next generation of vaccines?
abstract: Of the strategies being considered in the search for new kinds of vaccine, one of the most powerful is the use of synthetic peptides. Here, Michael Steward and Colin Howard discuss recent insights into the nature of antigenicity which influence the use of such peptides, and review the value of peptide immunogens in a variety of diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Steward
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Howard