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Impaired avidity maturation after tetanus toxoid booster in children with down syndrome.
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PMID:  21057373     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Down syndrome children show a decreased avidity of the antibody response after tetanus toxoid booster vaccination at 9 years of age suggesting impaired memory B cell selection in the germinal center. Clinicians need to be aware of this ongoing subtle immunologic deficit in Down syndrome.
Authors:
Maaike A Kusters; C M Jol-van der Zijde; Maarten J van Tol; W E Bolz; L A Bok; Marjan Visser; Esther de Vries
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Pediatric infectious disease journal     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1532-0987     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J.     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8701858     Medline TA:  Pediatr Infect Dis J     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  357-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
From the *Department of Pediatrics, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands; †Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; ‡Department of Pediatrics, Elkerliek Hospital, Helmond, The Netherlands; §Department of Pediatrics, Máxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands; and ¶Department of Pediatrics, Beatrix Hospital, Gorinchem, The Netherlands.
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