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The mixed blessing of interferon

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A study in monkeys finds that treatment with the protein interferon protects against simian immunodeficiency virus, but that prolonged interferon administration exacerbates the chronic stage of the infection. See Letter p.601

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Figure 1: Interferon in acute and chronic infection.

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