CD26/DPPIV and response to hepatitis B vaccination

The prevention of hepatitis B is important, since it is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality around the world. Unfortunately, hepatitis B vaccine does not always induce protective immunity. The lack of immune response to vaccine (non-responders) can depend on individual characteristic...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dourado, Marília (author)
Outros Autores: Alves, Vera (author), Mesquita, Luis (author), Ramos, Isabel (author), Pinto, Anabela Mota (author), Rosa, Manuel Santos (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2004
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/4777
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/4777
Descrição
Resumo:The prevention of hepatitis B is important, since it is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality around the world. Unfortunately, hepatitis B vaccine does not always induce protective immunity. The lack of immune response to vaccine (non-responders) can depend on individual characteristics.