Airways tissue expression of type I interferons and their stimulated genes is higher in children than adults
There is emerging evidence that age-dependent differences in susceptibility to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) correlate with stronger innate immune response in the upper respiratory tract in children compared to adults. The efficient induction of interferon (IFN) alpha...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-11-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022030122 |