The emergence of Eszett (ß)-interferon: A PubMed-based assessment

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 A linguistic error in which the Greek letter beta (β) has been replaced by the German letter Eszett (ß) has resulted in the emergence of a “new” and non-existent compound, “Eszett (ß)-interferon”.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.

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Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3299-2772)

Publication Details

Journal: Medical Research Journal
Published: 2025-09-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5603/mrj.107206
Primary Topic: Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
Type: article
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The emergence of Eszett (ß)-interferon: A PubMed-based assessment

Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva

Sep 30, 2025

Medical Research Journal

Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions

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The emergence of Eszett (ß)-interferon: A PubMed-based assessment

Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva

September 30, 2025article en

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Medical Research JournalVol. 10(3)

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Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions

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