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IFNG — TST
Text-mined interactions from Literome
Ota et al., J Trop Pediatr 2006
(Tuberculosis) :
IFN-gamma also
plays a central role in the tuberculin skin
test (TST) , commonly used as a marker of mycobacterial infection ... Neonatal BCG vaccination induced positive
TST responses and predominant
IFN-gamma responses to tuberculin in most newborns
Tavares et al., Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2006
(Tuberculosis, Pulmonary) :
When TB patients were divided according to treatment status, opposite to PPD, higher average level of
IFN-gamma was
induced by 16 kDa in untreated ( 505 pg/ml ) compared to treated TB patients and
TST+ ( 269.8 pg/ml x 221.6 pg/ml, respectively ), although the difference was not significant