"original antigenic sin" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: See original sin. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} original antigenic sin (uncountable)
  1. (immunology) 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Immunology Synonyms: Hoskins effect [initialism], OAS
    Sense id: en-original_antigenic_sin-en-noun-OYpPBykA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences

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