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Editorial
. 2018 Aug;104(2):237-238.
doi: 10.1002/JLB.CE0118-025RR. Epub 2018 May 7.

Indeed, IL-18 is more than an inducer of IFN-γ

Charles Anthony Dinarello  1   2 , Gilles Kaplanski  3
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Editorial

Indeed, IL-18 is more than an inducer of IFN-γ

Charles Anthony Dinarello et al. J Leukoc Biol. 2018 Aug.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The role of IL-18 in disease related and unrelated to IFNγ. These data are derived from a review of IL-18 and IL-18BP [3].
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