The presence of the HLA class. II allele DPB1*0501 in ethnic Thais correlates with an enhanced vaccine‐induced antibody response to a malaria sporozoite antigen

• Main Authors: Henry A.F. Stephens, Arthur E. Brown, Dasnayanee Chandanayingyong, H. Kyle Webster, Monchan Sirikong, Panpimon Longta, Rapeepun Vangseratthana, Daniel M. Gordon, Somboon Lekmak, Ekaraj Rungruang
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/17325

In this study, we examined the correlation between the frequency of allelic variants of the class II human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DR, DQ and DP gene loci and the quantitative humoral immune response observed in 71 Thai volunteers, subsequent to vaccination with a conjugated subunit vaccine. This va...