People who lack the immune protein TNF can still fight infection

Charlie J. Pyle () and David M. Tobin ()

Nature, 2024, vol. 633, issue 8029, 293-294

Abstract: The immune-signalling protein TNF has an essential role in inflammatory responses. Two people who were found to have no functional TNF are surprisingly healthy and able to fend off most infections, but are susceptible to tuberculosis.

Keywords: Immunology; Medical research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-02657-2

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