IFI44 and Alzheimer disease: Interferon-induced proteins (IFI35, IFI44, IFI44L, IFI6, IFIH1, IFIT2, IFIT3, IFIT5, IFITM1, IFITM3) also show lower levels of expression in neutrophils of children with AD, suggesting that attenuated interferon responses may be an underlying aspect of the disease.