IFNA1 and infection: All three types of IFN, type I (IFN-α, -β, -ε, -κ, and -ω), type II (IFN-γ), and type III (IFN-λ1, -2, -3, and -4), stimulate the production of pro-inflammatory molecules from the interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) to induce a strong antiviral state to prevent spreading of the infection to surrounding cells and also to establish an adaptive immune response (19, 20).