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Contribution of human leukocyte antigens to the antibody response to hepatitis B vaccination
1 Jul 1997
Abstract excerpt
We present here the analysis of 86 individuals who were true antibody nonresponders to a vaccine containing hepatitis B surface antigen. The HLA type of these individuals and of 248 controls were determined by serology for HLA class I and by molecular typing for the HLA class II loci DRB1 and DQB1. Subsequent analysis of the results revealed that HLA-DRB1*0701 and HLA-DQB1*02 were significantly associated with...
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