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Common SNPs/haplotypes in IL18R1 and IL18 genes are associated with variations in humoral immunity to smallpox vaccination in Caucasians and African Americans.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2011
Haralambieva Iana H, Ovsyannikova Inna G, Dhiman Neelam, Kennedy Richard B, O'Byrne Megan, Pankratz V Shane, Jacobson Robert M, Poland Gregory A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Identifying genetic factors that influence poxvirus immunity across races may assist in the development of better vaccines and approaches for vaccine development. METHODS: We performed an extensive candidate-gene genetic screen (across 32 cytokine and cytokine receptor genes) in a rac...
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