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Type I interferons generally play a detrimental role in tuberculosis infection, but can occasionally have protective effects depending on the context. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

April 17, 2018Open Access

Type I interferons in tuberculosis: Foe and occasionally friend

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infection, from human disease to experimental mouse models of tuberculosis.

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