Article
Identification of an association between HLA class II alleles and low antibody levels after measles immunization.
Vaccine - 12 Nov 2001
Poland G A, Ovsyannikova I G, Jacobson R M, Vierkant R A, Jacobsen S J, Pankratz V S, Schaid D J
Abstract excerpt
This is the first large cohort study to report a genetic association between humoral antibody level after measles vaccine and the HLA class II genes. The WHO goal to eradicate measles world-wide magnifies the importance of data relating to the influence of immunogenetics on measles vaccine-induced antibody responses. We present here the analysis of 242 individuals who received one dose of measles-mumps-rubella-II...
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