National Influenza Vaccination Week is Dec. 8-14! | CDC Features

National Influenza Vaccination Week is Dec. 8-14! | CDC Features

Immunization Awareness: the Role of Genomics

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Examples of recent papers on immunization and the role of genomics include:

Genetic variants within the MHC region are associated with immune responsiveness to childhood vaccinations.  
Yucesoy B, et al. Vaccine. 2013 Nov 4;31(46):5381-91. 
CDC-authored article on (host) genetic determinants of immune response.

Therapeutic DNA vaccination of vertically HIV-infected children: Report of the first pediatric randomised trial (PEDVAC). 
Palma P, et al. PLoS One. 2013 Nov 28;8(11):e79957. 
HIV DNA for therapeutic immunization.

Characteristics of an environmentally monitored prolonged type 2 vaccine derived poliovirus shedding episode that stopped without intervention. 
Hovi T, et al. PLoS One. 2013 Jul 31;8(7):e66849.  
CDC paper on pathogen genomic surveillance to evaluate public health program (polio eradication).