Interferon-gamma Release Tests

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The assay of INTERFERON-GAMMA released from lymphocytes after their exposure to a specific test antigen, to check for IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY resulting from a previous exposure to the antigen. The amount of interferon-gamma released is usually assayed by an ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY.

Descriptor ID	D059425
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.812.453 E05.200.812.453 E05.478.594.475
Concept/Terms	Interferon-gamma Release Tests Interferon-gamma Release Tests Interferon gamma Release Tests Interferon-gamma Release Test Release Test, Interferon-gamma Release Tests, Interferon-gamma Test, Interferon-gamma Release Tests, Interferon-gamma Release Interferon-gamma Release Assays Assay, Interferon-gamma Release Assays, Interferon-gamma Release Interferon gamma Release Assays Interferon-gamma Release Assay Release Assay, Interferon-gamma Release Assays, Interferon-gamma

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Immunologic Tests [E01.370.225.812]
Interferon-gamma Release Tests [E01.370.225.812.453]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Immunologic Tests [E05.200.812]
Interferon-gamma Release Tests [E05.200.812.453]
Immunologic Techniques [E05.478]
Immunologic Tests [E05.478.594]
Interferon-gamma Release Tests [E05.478.594.475]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2011	0	1	1
2012	2	0	2
2015	0	1	1
2018	1	1	2
2020	0	1	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	0	1	1
2026	0	1	1

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Jha DK, Prasad S, Valsan A, Mishra S, Nair P, Koshy AK, Singh S, Prasad AS, Shukla R, Ahamed R, Augustine P, Natarajan K, Peddi K, Kulkarni A, Bhatia S, Pachisia AV, Singh PK, Jena A, Gupta S, Jain S, Padmaprakash K, Kakadiya R, Kumar A, Shukla S, Dutta U, Hande V, Thareja S, Sharma V. Latent tuberculosis screening for inflammatory bowel disease in tuberculosis endemic region remains porous and suboptimal: A multicentre study. World J Gastroenterol. 2026 Jan 28; 32(4):114897.

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Magee MJ, Khakharia A, Gandhi NR, Day CL, Kornfeld H, Rhee MK, Phillips LS. Increased Risk of Incident Diabetes Among Individuals With Latent Tuberculosis Infection. Diabetes Care. 2022 04 01; 45(4):880-887.

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Gibson L. An Interferon-? Release Assay for Evaluation of Cell-mediated Immunity in Infants With Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 08 02; 73(3):374-375.

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Daniel VT, Blankenship KC, Daly RF, Tkachenko E, Morss-Walton PC, Levin NA. Low rate of conversion to positive tuberculosis status among patients with psoriasis on biologic therapies: A retrospective study from a US academic medical center. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Mar; 84(3):830-833.

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Makarenko VV, Al-Turkmani MR, Rao LV. Clinical variables associated with indeterminate QuantiFERON?-TB Gold assay results: role of pre-incubation delay. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2018 12 01; 22(12):1429-1434.

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Liu X, Hou XF, Gao L, Deng GF, Zhang MX, Deng QY, Ye TS, Yang QT, Zhou BP, Wen ZH, Liu HY, Kornfeld H, Chen XC. Indicators for prediction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis positivity detected with bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Infect Dis Poverty. 2018 Mar 24; 7(1):22.

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Yang Q, Xu Q, Chen Q, Li J, Zhang M, Cai Y, Liu H, Zhou Y, Deng G, Deng Q, Zhou B, Kornfeld H, Chen X. Discriminating Active Tuberculosis from Latent Tuberculosis Infection by flow cytometric measurement of CD161-expressing T cells. Sci Rep. 2015 Dec 08; 5:17918.

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Wong SH, Ip M, Tang W, Lin Z, Kee C, Hung E, Lui G, Lee N, Chan FK, Wu JC, Sung JJ, Ng SC. Performance of interferon-gamma release assay for tuberculosis screening in inflammatory bowel disease patients. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2014 Nov; 20(11):2067-72.

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Lee J, Lee SY, Won DI, Cha SI, Park JY, Kim CH. Comparison of whole-blood interferon-? assay and flow cytometry for the detection of tuberculosis infection. J Infect. 2013 Apr; 66(4):338-45.

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Lee J, Lee SY, Yoo SS, Cha SI, Won DI, Park JY, Lee WK, Kim CH. Clinical value of whole-blood interferon-gamma assay in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis and AFB smear- and polymerase chain reaction-negative bronchial aspirates. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Jul; 73(3):252-6.

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