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- Title
Common SNPs/haplotypes in IL18R1 and IL18 genes are associated with variations in humoral immunity to smallpox vaccination in Caucasians and African Americans.
- Authors
Haralambieva IH; Ovsyannikova IG; Dhiman N; Kennedy RB; O'Byrne M; Pankratz VS; Jacobson RM; Poland GA; Haralambieva, Iana H; Ovsyannikova, Inna G; Dhiman, Neelam; Kennedy, Richard B; O'Byrne, Megan; Pankratz, V Shane; Jacobson, Robert M; Poland, Gregory A
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Identifying genetic factors that influence poxvirus immunity across races may assist in the development of better vaccines and approaches for vaccine development.<bold>Methods: </bold>We performed an extensive candidate-gene genetic screen (across 32 cytokine and cytokine receptor genes) in a racially diverse cohort of 1056 healthy adults after a single dose of smallpox vaccine. Associations between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)/haplotypes and vaccinia virus-specific neutralizing antibodies were assessed using linear regression methodologies.<bold>Results: </bold>The combined analysis identified 63 associations between candidate SNPs and antibody levels after smallpox vaccination with P < .05. Thirty-one of these were within the IL18R1 and IL18 genes. Five IL18R1 SNPs, including a coding synonymous polymorphism rs1035130 (Phe251Phe) and 2 promoter SNPs (rs6710885, rs2287037), all in linkage disequilibrium, were associated with significant variations in antibody levels in both Caucasians (P ≤ .016) and African Americans (P ≤ .025). Similarly, associations with 2 intronic IL18 SNPs (rs2043055 and rs5744280) were consistent in the Caucasian (P ≤ .023) and African American samples (P ≤ .014). Haplotype analysis revealed highly significant associations between IL18R1 haplotypes and vaccinia virus-specific antibody levels (P < .001, by combined analysis) that were consistent across races.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Our study provides evidence for IL18 and IL18R1 genes as plausible genes regulating the humoral immune response to smallpox vaccine in both Caucasians and African Americans.
- Publication
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011, Vol 204, Issue 3, p433
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/infdis/jir268