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Title
Atopic phenotype in children is associated with decreased virus-induced interferon-alpha release.
Authors
Bufe, Albrecht; Gehlhar, Kirsten; Grage-Griebenow, Evelin; Ernst, Martin
Abstract
Interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) production in humans is an early event in the nonspecific cellular response to viruses and mediates a wide range of antiviral and immunoregulatory activities. Little is known about the role of IFN-alpha in allergic disease.
Publication
International archives of allergy and immunology, 2002, Vol 127, Issue 1, p82