Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Interferon beta (IFN-β), specifically IFN-β1a (or IFN-β1alpha), is used to treat multiple sclerosis. A linguistic error in which the Greek letter beta (β) has been replaced by the German letter Eszett (ß) has resulted in the emergence of a “new” and non-existent compound, “Eszett (ß)-interferon”. This letter examines 68 PubMed-indexed papers with this error.
Source: Medical Research Journal
DOI: 10.5603/mrj.107206
Author: Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414853584
FWCI:
Cites:
Cited by:
Related to: