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Human primary immunodeficiencies of type I interferons.
Biochimie - 1 Jan 2000
Jouanguy Emmanuelle, Zhang Shen-Ying, Chapgier Ariane, Sancho-Shimizu Vanessa, Puel Anne, Picard Capucine, Boisson-Dupuis Stéphanie, Abel Laurent, Casanova Jean-Laurent
Abstract excerpt
Type I interferons (IFN-alpha/beta and related molecules) are essential for protective immunity to experimental infection by numerous viruses in the mouse model. In recent years, human primary immunodeficiencies affecting either the production of (UNC-93B deficiency) or the response to (STAT1 and TYK2 deficiencies) these IFNs have been reported. Affected patients are highly susceptible to certain viruses....
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