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ArticleBritish journal of haematology2023

Enhanced IgG immune response to COVID-19 vaccination in patients with sickle cell disease.

Hirotomo Nakahara, Narayanaiah Cheedarla, Hans P Verkerke, Suneethamma Cheedarla, Shang-Chuen Wu, Jeanne E Hendrickson, Andres Chang, Morgan L McLemore, Fuad El Rassi, John D Roback and 3 more

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Article in British journal of haematology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hirotomo NakaharaCenter for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7876-6557
Narayanaiah CheedarlaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Hans P VerkerkeDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Suneethamma CheedarlaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Shang-Chuen WuJoint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jeanne E HendricksonCenter for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7928-3132
Andres ChangDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Morgan L McLemoreDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Fuad El RassiDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
John D RobackCenter for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Andrew S NeishDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Ross M FasanoCenter for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8877-956X
Sean R StowellJoint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1130-9551
Emory University · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Project-004U54CA260563 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI DHODAPKAR, MADHAV V, SANZ, IGNACIO E. · 2020 to 2024
$10.2M
Examination of Initiating Factors that Regulate Red Blood Cell AlloimmunizationR01HL135575 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Sean R Stowell · 2017 to 2026
$2.8M
Examining Immune Circuits Responsible for Anamnestic RBC AlloimmunizationR01HL165975 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI STOWELL, SEAN R · 2022 to 2025
$2.4M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NCI NIH HHS U54 CA260563NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL135575NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL165975
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are considered to be immunocompromised, yet data on the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in SCD is limited. We investigated anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG titres and overall neutralizing activity in 201 adults with SCD and demographically matched non-SCD controls. Unexpectedly, patients with SCD generate a more robust and durable COVID-19 vaccine IgG response compared to matched controls, though the neutralizing activity remained similar across both cohorts. These findings suggest that patients with SCD achieve a similar antibody response following COVID-19 vaccination compared to the general population, with implications for optimal vaccination strategies for patients with SCD.

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Anemia, Sickle CellCOVID-19AdultAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansImmunityImmunoglobulin GSARS-CoV-2VaccinationAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesImmunoglobulin Gantibodieshaemoglobinopathiesimmunologysickle cell anaemiasickle cell diseasevaccines

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PMID37287128
PMCPMC10751105
OpenAlexW4379768534

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