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Interferon-alpha

Known as: IFN-A, alpha-interferon, Interferon.alpha 
One of the type I interferons produced by peripheral blood leukocytes or lymphoblastoid cells. In addition to antiviral activity, it activates… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
New Merck and Vertex drugs raise standard of care in hepatitis C
2000
2000
Extensive psoriasis induced by interferon alfa treatment for chronic hepatitis
Primary laryngeal amyloidosis is a rare benign disease of unknown aetiology. It can present with dysphonia or stridor. A woman… 
1997
1997
Patient preferences for interferon alfa in multiple myeloma.
PURPOSE Interferon alfa treatment in multiple myeloma marginally improves relapse-free and overall survival. Often it does so at… 
1996
1996
Erosive arthritis and posterior uveitis in Behçet's disease: treatment with interferon alpha and interferon gamma.
Very few patients with Behçet's disease (BD) have been treated with interferon alpha (IFN alpha) or interferon gamma (IFN gamma… 
1994
1994
Long-term effects of alpha-interferon therapy for type II mixed cryoglobulinemia.
BACKGROUND Several reports showed that mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) is closely associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection… 
1992
1992
Cutaneous ulcerations secondary to interferon alfa therapy of Kaposi's sarcoma.
To the Editor.— Human leukocyte interferon alfa has been used successfully as a systemic therapy for Kaposi's sarcoma in persons… 
1991
1991
The effects of interferon‐α on the proliferation of CML progenitor cells in vitro are not related to the precise position of the M‐BCR breakpoint
We investigated the effects of brief (2 h) and continuous exposure to recombinant interferon‐α2a (rIFN‐α) on the proliferation of… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Alpha interferon treatment of low-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, cutaneous T-cell lymphomas, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
The interferons represent an important first member of a family of biologic response modifiers used in treating human… 
1985
1985
Secretion of human interferon-alpha induced by using secretion vectors containing a promoter and signal sequence of alkaline phosphatase gene of Escherichia coli.
We constructed a new vector containing the promoter and the signal sequence of E. coli phoA gene, the structural gene for the… 
1984
1984
Prevention of Epstein-Barr virus-induced B-cell outgrowth by interferon alpha
An in vitro system for determining the efficacy of interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) in preventing B-cell outgrowth due to Epstein… 
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