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Type I and III Interferon Productions Are Impaired in X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia Patients Toward Poliovirus but Not Influenza Virus.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2018
Luk Anderson Dik Wai, Ni Ke, Wu Yuet, Lam Kwok-Tai, Chan Koon-Wing, Lee Pamela P, Tu Wenwei, Mao Huawei, Lau Yu Lung
Abstract excerpt
Background: X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is a primary immunodeficiency caused by Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) mutation. Patients are susceptible to severe enterovirus infections. The underlying mechanism remains unknown. BTK is involved in toll-like receptors pathway, which initiates antiviral responses including interferon (IFN) productions. Objective: To demonstrate type I and III IFN productions in...
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