Table 4. Number of publications stratified by types of health outcomes studied using specimens from the DoD Serum Repository and the analytes investigated in those studies.
| Health Outcome | Antibodies | Regulatory molecules and Biomarkers | Chemical compounds | Human DNA | Nutrient | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious diseases | 28 | 1 | 1 | 30 a | ||
| Neoplasms | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Chronic metabolic | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Autoimmune disorders | 17 | 2 | 1 | 20 b | ||
| Non-specific “war syndrome” | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Vaccine-induced immunity | 4 | 4 a | ||||
| Physical injury | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Neurological | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mental illness | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Total | 57 a | 8 b | 4 | 2 | 7 | 76 |
a. Two publications [18, 74] addressed both the incidence of acute infection (as indicated by the presence of pathogen-induced antibody) and vaccine-induced antibody. In the table, this affects the row and columns totals but not the grand total.
b. One publication [59] assayed for an autoantibody as well as the presence of disease progression markers (various cytokines and chemokines). In the table, this affects the row and columns totals, but not the grand total.