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The influence of major histocompatibility complex class II genes and T-cell Vbeta repertoire on response to immunization with HBsAg.
Human immunology - 1 Apr 1998
Höhler T, Meyer C U, Notghi A, Stradmann-Bellinghausen B, Schneider P M, Starke R, Zepp F, Sänger R, Clemens R, Meyer zum Büschenfelde K H, Rittner C
Abstract excerpt
Nonresponsiveness to HBsAg vaccination is observed in 5-10% of vaccine recipients and is possibly caused by a defect in the T helper cell compartment. The immune response to HBsAg is influenced by genes of the major histocompatibility complex. We have investigated MHC class I and class II antigen...
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