Single nucleotide polymorphisms/haplotypes associated with multiple rubella-specific immune response outcomes post-MMR immunization in healthy children.

Abstract	The observed heterogeneity in rubella-specific immune response phenotypes post-MMR vaccination is thought to be explained, in part, by inter-individual genetic variation. In this study, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and multiple haplotypes in several candidate genes were analyzed for associations with more than one rubella-specific immune response outcome, including secreted IFN-γ, secreted IL-6, and neutralizing antibody titers. Overall, we identified 23 SNPs in 10 different genes that were significantly associated with at least two rubella-specific immune responses. Of these SNPs, we detected eight in the PVRL3 gene, five in the PVRL1 gene, one in the TRIM22 gene, two in the IL10RB gene, two in the TLR4 gene, and five in other genes (PVR, ADAR, ZFP57, MX1, and BTN2A1/BTN3A3). The PVRL3 gene haplotype GACGGGGGCAGCAAAAAGAAGAGGAAAGAACAA was significantly associated with both higher IFN-γ secretion (t-statistic 4.43, p < 0.0001) and higher neutralizing antibody titers (t-statistic 3.14, p = 0.002). Our results suggest that there is evidence of multigenic associations among identified gene SNPs and that polymorphisms in these candidate genes contribute to the overall observed differences between individuals in response to live rubella virus vaccine. These results will aid our understanding of mechanisms behind rubella-specific immune response to MMR vaccine and influence the development of vaccines in the future.
Authors	Inna G Ovsyannikova, Hannah M Salk, Beth R Larrabee, V Shane Pankratz, Gregory A Poland
Journal	Immunogenetics (Immunogenetics) Vol. 67 Issue 10 Pg. 547-61 (Oct 2015) ISSN: 1432-1211 [Electronic] United States
PMID	26329766 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
Chemical References	Antibodies, Neutralizing Antibodies, Viral Cell Adhesion Molecules IL10RB protein, human Interleukin-10 Receptor beta Subunit Interleukin-6 Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine Minor Histocompatibility Antigens NECTIN1 protein, human NECTIN3 protein, human Nectins Repressor Proteins TLR4 protein, human TRIM22 protein, human Toll-Like Receptor 4 Tripartite Motif Proteins Interferon-gamma
Topics	Adaptive Immunity (genetics, immunology) Adolescent Antibodies, Neutralizing (immunology) Antibodies, Viral (immunology) Cell Adhesion Molecules (genetics, immunology) Child Female Gene Frequency Genetic Predisposition to Disease (genetics) Genotype Haplotypes (immunology) Humans Interferon-gamma (immunology, metabolism) Interleukin-10 Receptor beta Subunit (genetics, immunology) Interleukin-6 (immunology, metabolism) Male Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine (administration & dosage, immunology) Minor Histocompatibility Antigens Nectins Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide (immunology) Repressor Proteins (genetics, immunology) Rubella (genetics, immunology, virology) Rubella virus (immunology) Toll-Like Receptor 4 (genetics, immunology) Tripartite Motif Proteins Young Adult

Join CureHunter, for free Research Interface BASIC access!

Take advantage of free CureHunter research engine access to explore the best drug and treatment options for any disease. Find out why thousands of doctors, pharma researchers and patient activists around the world use CureHunter every day.

Realize the full power of the drug-disease research graph!