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Genetic variation in IL18R1 and IL18 genes and Inteferon γ ELISPOT response to smallpox vaccination: an unexpected relationship.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2013
Ovsyannikova Inna G, Haralambieva Iana H, Kennedy Richard B, O'Byrne Megan M, Pankratz V Shane, Poland Gregory A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic association studies demonstrated a role for cytokine proteins and cytokine or cytokine receptor gene polymorphisms in smallpox vaccine-induced adaptive immunity. METHODS: We examined the association of genetic polymorphisms with cellular (interferon [IFN] γ enzyme-linked immun...
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