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Therapeutic Uses of Interferons
| Condition | Virus |
|---|---|
| Chronic active hepatitis | Hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) |
| Condylomata accuminata (genital warts) | Papillomaviruses |
| Tumors | — |
| Hairy cell leukemia | — |
| Kaposi’s sarcoma (in AIDS patients) | Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) (?) |
| Congenital diseases | — |
| Chronic granulomatous disease (IFN-γ reduces bacterial infections) | — |
