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ReviewTrends in immunology2017

The Individual and Population Genetics of Antibody Immunity.

Corey T Watson, Jacob Glanville, Wayne A Marasco

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Review in Trends in immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
73citing papers in PubMed
10.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 132 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Corey T WatsonDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA. Electronic address: corey.watson@louisville.edu.
Jacob GlanvilleInstitute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection, and Computational and Systems Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: jake@distributedbio.com.
Wayne A MarascoDepartment of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: wayne_marasco@dfci.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USStanford University · USUniversity of Louisville · US

Funding

Human Mab Cocktails to Prevent & Treat H5N1 Avian InfluenzaU01AI074518 · NIAID · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI MARASCO, WAYNE A. · 2007 to 2011
$7.2M
Studies of IGHV Germline Gene Polymorphism, Utilization & Shifting for Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Induced Broadly Neutralizing Antibody ResponsesR01AI121285 · NIAID · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI MARASCO, WAYNE A. · 2016 to 2020
$4.0M
Structural Requirements for Broadly Protecting Antibodies to Influenza A & BR56AI109223 · NIAID · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI MARASCO, WAYNE A. · 2014 to 2014
$645k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI121285NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI109223NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI074518
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibodies (Abs) produced by immunoglobulin (IG) genes are the most diverse proteins expressed in humans. While part of this diversity is generated by recombination during B-cell development and mutations during affinity maturation, the germ-line IG loci are also diverse across human populations and ethnicities. Recently, proof-of-concept studies have demonstrated genotype-phenotype correlations between specific IG germ-line variants and the quality of Ab responses during vaccination and disease. However, the functional consequences of IG genetic variation in Ab function and immunological outcomes remain underexplored. In this opinion article, we outline interconnections between IG genomic diversity and Ab-expressed repertoires and structure. We further propose a strategy for integrating IG genotyping with functional Ab profiling data as a means to better predict and optimize humoral responses in genetically diverse human populations, with immediate implications for personalized medicine.

Indexed as

Genes, ImmunoglobulinGenetics, PopulationGerm-Line MutationImmunity, HumoralAllelesAnimalsAntibodiesB-LymphocytesGene ExpressionGenetic Association StudiesGenetic LociGenotypeHumansPrecision MedicineAntibodies

Identifiers

PMID28539189
PMCPMC5656258
OpenAlexW2615390960

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