| Literature DB >> 14610107 |
Andrew R Pachner1, Antonio Bertolotto, Florian Deisenhammer.
Abstract
Myxovirus A (MxA) is a protein that is specifically induced by treatment with type I cytokines and has proven to be a reliable biomarker of interferon-beta (IFNbeta) bioactivity. IFNbeta-induced MxA can be measured as either protein or mRNA in the blood of IFNbeta-treated patients with MS. In patients with MS who are treated with IFNbeta, loss of the MxA response is caused by high levels of anti-IFNbeta antibodies and is a sensitive marker of lost bioactivity.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14610107 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000092361.04511.d0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910