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Because of their important role in the pathophysiology of severe RSV infection, IFNs represent an ideal group of candidate genes for determining RSV disease severity. We studied 14 polymorphisms within 7 genes involved in IFNs signalling. Our study populations consisted of 156 infants with severe RSV infection and 296 healthy control children. None of the genes showed association with severe RSV infection...