original antigenic sin
nounEtymology
See original sin.
Definitions
The propensity of the immune system to preferentially use immunological memory based on a…
The propensity of the immune system to preferentially use immunological memory based on a previous infection when a second, slightly different version of the foreign pathogen is encountered, leaving the immune system "trapped" by the first response it has made to each antigen, and unable to mount potentially more effective responses during subsequent infections.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for original antigenic sin. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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