Gender-specific effects of cytokine gene polymorphisms on childhood vaccine responses
Gender-specific effects of cytokine gene polymorphisms on childhood vaccine responses
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DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.05.011
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发表时间:
2008-07-04
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5.5
通讯作者:
Le Souef, Peter N.
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作者:
Baynam, Gareth;Zhang, Guicheng;Le Souef, Peter N.
Cytokine gene polymorphisms affect vaccine responses and gender-specific effects are known for many phenotypes. Therefore, this study investigated gender-specific effects of cytokine gene polymorphisms on vaccine responses. In 263 2-year-old subjects selected for parental history of atopy, boys with IL-4 C-589T and IL-4R alpha 150V genotypes associated with atopy had increased Diptheria Toxoid (DiphTox) and Tetanus Toxoid (TetTox) responses compared with the remaining alleles (IL-4 C-589T: DipTox p = 0.01, TetTox p = 0.04; lL-4R alpha.150V: DipTox p = 0.04, TetTox p = 0.08). Contrastingly, girls with IL-10-592C genotypes associated with atopy had lower levels of DiphTox (p = 0.03) and TetTox (p = 0.02) responses compared with the remaining allele. Additionally, interaction effects were found for 114 C-589T (p = 0.01) and IL-4R alpha 150V (p = 0.04) polymorphisms. In conclusion, these findings support the interaction of primary genetic and modifying factors on vaccine responses and the importance of atopic genetics to these responses. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.