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The contribution of HLA class I antigens in immune status following two doses of rubella vaccination.
Human immunology - 1 Dec 2004
Ovsyannikova Inna G, Jacobson Robert M, Vierkant Robert A, Jacobsen Steven J, Pankratz V Shane, Poland Gregory A
Abstract excerpt
The variability of humoral and cellular immune responses modulated by human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes is a significant factor in the protective effect of rubella vaccines. We performed HLA class I typing in a group of 346 healthy schoolchildren and young adults who previously received two doses of measles-mumps-rubella-II vaccine. Rubella virus-specific humoral (serum antibody) immunity and cell-mediated...
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