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Integrative genomic analysis of the human immune response to influenza vaccination

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Elife. 2013 Jul 16;2:e00299. doi: 10.7554/eLife.00299. Print 2013.
Integrative genomic analysis of the human immune response to influenza vaccination.
Franco LM, Bucasas KL, Wells JM, Ni?o D, Wang X, Zapata GE, Arden N, Renwick A, Yu P, Quarles JM, Bray MS, Couch RB, Belmont JW, Shaw CA.
Source

Department of Molecular and Human Genetics , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , United States ; Department of Medicine , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , United States.
Abstract

Identification of the host genetic factors that contribute to variation in vaccine responsiveness may uncover important mechanisms affecting vaccine efficacy. We carried out an integrative, longitudinal study combining genetic, transcriptional, and immunologic data in humans given seasonal influenza vaccine. We identified 20 genes exhibiting a transcriptional response to vaccination, significant genotype effects on gene expression, and correlation between the transcriptional and antibody responses. The results show that variation at the level of genes involved in membrane trafficking and antigen processing significantly influences the human response to influenza vaccination. More broadly, we demonstrate that an integrative study design is an efficient alternative to existing methods for the identification of genes involved in complex traits. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00299.001.
KEYWORDS:

Complex-trait genetics, Human, Human genetics, Integrative biology, Systems biology, Vaccines, eQTL

PMID:
23878721
[PubMed]
PMCID:
PMC3713456

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23878721
 
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