An effective immune response to vaccination is, in part, a complex interaction of alleles of multiple genes regulating cytokine networks. We conducted a genotyping study of Th1/Th2/inflammatory cytokines/cytokine receptors in healthy children (n∈=∈738, 11-19 years) to determine associations between individual single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)/haplotypes and immune outcomes after two doses of rubella vaccine. SNPs (n∈=∈501) were selected using the ldSelect-approach and genotyped using Illumina GoldenGate™ and TaqMan assays. Rubella-IgG levels were measured by immunoassay and secreted cytokines by ELISA. Linear regression and post hoc haplotype analyses were used to determine associations between single SNPs/haplotypes and immune outcomes. Increased carriage of minor alleles for the promoter SNPs (rs2844482 and rs2857708) of the TNFA gene were associated with dose-related increases in rubella antibodies. IL-6 secretion was co-directionally associated (p∈≤∈0.01) with five intronic SNPs in the TNFRSF1B gene in an allele dose-related manner, while five promoter/intronic SNPs in the IL12B gene were associated with variations in IL-6 secretion. TNFA haplotype AAACGGGGC (t-statistic∈=∈3.32) and IL12B promoter haplotype TAG (t-statistic∈=∈2.66) were associated with higher levels of (p∈≤∈0.01) rubella-IgG and IL-6 secretion, respectively. We identified individual SNPs/haplotypes in TNFA/TNFRSF1B and IL12B genes that appear to modulate immunity to rubella vaccination. Identification of such "genetic fingerprints" may predict the outcome of vaccine response and inform new vaccine strategies. © 2010 Mayo Clinic.
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Dhiman, N., Haralambieva, I. H., Kennedy, R. B., Vierkant, R. A., O’Byrne, M. M., Ovsyannikova, I. G., … Poland, G. A. (2010). SNP/haplotype associations in cytokine and cytokine receptor genes and immunity to rubella vaccine. Immunogenetics, 62(4), 197–210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00251-010-0423-6
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