Expression of IFN-γ- and IFN-α-responsive genes in pre-symptomatic Npc1−/−/App−/− cerebella is upregulated compared with Npc1−/−/App+/+ mice, compounding the dysregulation of microglial activation, anti-viral response, activation of antigen-presenting cells, and T-lymphocyte activation and chemotaxis pathways present in the NPC brain. Here, IFNG is linked to nasopharyngeal carcinoma.