Department of Pediatrics, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Apr;30(4):357-9. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181ff85a8.
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.
唐氏综合征儿童在 9 岁时进行破伤风类毒素加强疫苗接种后,抗体反应的亲和力降低,表明生发中心中记忆 B 细胞选择受损。临床医生需要意识到唐氏综合征患者存在持续存在的这种微妙的免疫缺陷。