Lambda Interferon (IFN- ) in Serum Is Decreased in Hantavirus-Infected Patients, and In Vitro-Established Infection Is Insensitive to Treatment with All IFNs and Inhibits IFN- -Induced Nitric Oxide Production
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Lambda Interferon (IFN) in Serum Is Decreased in Hantavirus-Infected Patients, and In Vitro-Established Infection Is Insensitive to Treatment with All IFNs and Inhibits IFN-Induced Nitric Oxide Production Malin Stoltz, Clas Ahlm, Åke Lundkvist, and Jonas Klingström* Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; Centre for Microbiological Preparedness, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, S-171 82 Solna, Sweden; and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, S-901 85 Umeå, Sweden
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