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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
The Milieu Intérieur study - An integrative approach for study of human immunological variance
Clinical Immunology, Volume 157, No. 2, Year 2015
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Description
The Milieu Intérieur Consortium has established a 1000-person healthy population-based study (stratified according to sex and age), creating an unparalleled opportunity for assessing the determinants of human immunologic variance. Herein, we define the criteria utilized for participant enrollment, and highlight the key data that were collected for correlative studies. In this report, we analyzed biological correlates of sex, age, smoking-habits, metabolic score and CMV infection. We characterized and identified unique risk factors among healthy donors, as compared to studies that have focused on the general population or disease cohorts. Finally, we highlight sex-bias in the thresholds used for metabolic score determination and recommend a deeper examination of current guidelines. In sum, our clinical design, standardized sample collection strategies, and epidemiological data analyses have established the foundation for defining variability within human immune responses. © 2015 The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Thomas, Stéphanie
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
France, Paris
Inserm
Rouilly, Vincent
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Patin, Etienne
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Vray, Muriel M.
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Duffy, Darragh
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
France, Paris
Inserm
Quintana-Murci, Lluís
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Albert, Matthew L.
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
France, Paris
Inserm
Statistics
Citations: 51
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.clim.2014.12.004
ISSN:
15216616
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study