Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) and Vaccines
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Therapeutic Vaccines and Antibody Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 5636
Special Issue Editors
Interests: human leukocyte antigen; vaccines against pathogens; vaccines against SARS-CoV-2; vaccines against cancer; human herpes and other viruses; cancer neoantigens
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Interests: cell biology and biochemistry; vaccines; gulf war illness; neurodegenerative diseases
Interests: Aging; Dementia; Human Leukocyte Antigen; PTSD; resilience
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The success of vaccines in preventing illness depends on our ability to make antibodies against the pathogen components contained in the vaccines; if antibodies cannot be made, the vaccine will not be effective. In this case, vaccine antigens persist with the possibility of causing cell damage either directly or via molecular mimicry and autoimmunity. Now, the mounting of antibodies against specific antigens critically depends on the individual's Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Class 2 genetic makeup, which consists of more than six alleles (two for each of the DRB1, DQB1, and DPB1 genes, plus the occasional DRB3, DRB4, and DRB5 allele). This Special Issue will focus on this matter, which is of major medical and public health importance but hardly covered elsewhere.
Prof. Apostolos P. Georgopoulos
Dr. Effie-Photini Tsilibary
Dr. Lisa M. James
Dr. Spyros Charonis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- vaccines
- persistent antigens
- human leukocyte antigen
- brain
- neural cultures
- antibodies
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