alpha interferon
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nounDefinition of ALPHA INTERFERON
: an interferon produced by white blood cells that inhibits viral replication, suppresses cell proliferation, and regulates immune response and that is used in a form obtained from recombinant DNA to treat various diseases — compare beta interferon, gamma interferon
First Known Use of ALPHA INTERFERON
1980
alpha interferon
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ALPHA INTERFERON
: an interferon produced by various white blood cells that inhibits viral replication, suppresses cell proliferation, and regulates immune response and that is used in a form obtained from recombinant DNA to treat hairy cell leukemia, AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma, condylomata acuminata, and certain chronic hepatitides—called also interferon alpha; compare beta interferon, gamma interferon
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