Downregulation of Mal was confirmed by RT-qPCR in E3.5 (p = 0.03) and E7.5 influenza-inoculated fetal thymic RNA in Experiment 1 (p < 0.0001) and in Experiment 2 (p = 0.05) but was not different in E12.5 influenza-inoculated fetal thymic RNA (Figure 5). Here, MAL is linked to influenza.