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Hepatitis B vaccine nonresponse and celiac disease.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2003
Noh Kyung W, Poland Gregory A, Murray Joseph A
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OBJECTIVES: There is a genetic predisposition to hepatitis B vaccine nonresponse. The link between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotype and ineffective development of immunity to the hepatitis B vaccine has been characterized in multiple studies. Celiac disease has a strong association with a particular HLA genotype of DQ2; interestingly, this HLA genotype is seen in association with nonresponders to the...
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