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Association of polymorphisms of cytokine and TLR-2 genes with long-term immunity to hepatitis B in children vaccinated early in life.
Vaccine - 24 Aug 2012
Wang Yangyang, Xu Peizhen, Zhu Dongmei, Zhang Shu, Bi Yongchun, Hu Yali, Zhou Yi-Hua
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B vaccine is effective in preventing hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, 5-10% of vaccinees fail to produce sufficient antibody against hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs). In this study, we investigated the association of genetic polymorphisms with long-term response to hepatitis B vaccine in 301 children who received the vaccine 5-7 years ago. Of them, 86 (28.6%) had anti-HBs <10 mIU/ml...
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