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Hepatitis Vaccine

Raw research findings for this medication. Mostly single studies, not curated or confirmed robust.

About Hepatitis Vaccine

What it is

Hepatitis vaccines protect against viral hepatitis. Hepatitis B vaccines contain the virus's surface protein and are given in two to four doses, often from birth; hepatitis A vaccines contain inactivated virus and are given in two doses, for example before travel. Some combined vaccines cover both.

How genes come into it

About 5 to 10 in 100 healthy adults make few antibodies after the standard hepatitis B vaccine course. Studies linked this to immune-system gene versions, especially HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQ types, and to IL4R and IL13, genes of the antibody response. The findings come from a few studies, and there is no CPIC or DPWG guideline.

What research found

Every published finding on gene variants and Hepatitis Vaccine. Upload your DNA file to see which of these rows apply to you.

Rated evidence (2 rated variants)

PharmGKB weighs all studies of a variant and rates how strong the evidence is, from 1A (strongest) to 4.

IL13 rs1295686: Level 3. Efficacy. 1.

IL4R rs1805015: Level 3. Efficacy. 1.

Response (3 findings)

Studies of how well it worked in people carrying a variant.

HLA-DRB1 HLA-DRB1*07:01: HLA-DRB1 *07:01 is associated with decreased response to Hepatitis vaccines in children.

IL13 rs1295686: Allele T is associated with decreased response to Hepatitis vaccines as compared to allele C.

IL4R rs1805015: Allele C is associated with increased response to Hepatitis vaccines as compared to allele T.

Study findings and evidence levels: PharmGKB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Guidelines: CPIC and DPWG, as bundled in PharmCAT. Most studies were done mainly in people of European ancestry.

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Not a prescribing recommendation. This page is educational information about pharmacogenomic research and clinical guidelines - it is not medical or dosing advice, and not a prediction of how any medication will work for you. Never start, stop, or change a medication or dose based on it; talk to your doctor or pharmacist, who can order clinical-grade testing if appropriate.

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Content updated September 2026.

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