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The immunogenetics of smallpox vaccination.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jul 2007
Stanley Samuel L, Frey Sharon E, Taillon-Miller Patricia, Guo Jianhua, Miller Raymond D, Koboldt Daniel C, Elashoff Michael, Christensen Ryan, Saccone Nancy L, Belshe Robert B
Abstract excerpt
We hypothesized that individuals who develop fever after smallpox vaccination have genetically determined differences in their immune responses to vaccinia virus. We looked for an association between the development of fever and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 19 candidate genes in 346 individuals previously assessed for clinical responses to smallpox vaccination. Fever after smallpox vaccination is...
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