| Literature DB >> 8353155 |
B Shohat1, M Shohat, J H Faktor, G Barkay, D Harell, L Kozenitzky, M Shohat.
Abstract
In the present study, 63 specimens of human amniotic fluid were tested for the presence of free soluble interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R). Thirty-two of these were also tested for the presence of IL-2. Significant reduction in free soluble IL-2R (IU/ml) or free IL-2R (IU/mg albumin) levels were found in the amniotic fluid obtained from pregnant women with Down's syndrome fetuses as compared with normal pregnancies. In addition normal amniotic fluid was found to contain low levels of IL-2, while no IL-2 was found in amniotic fluid from pregnant women with Down's syndrome fetuses when tested by two different tests.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8353155 DOI： 10.1159/000243942
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biol Neonate ISSN： 0006-3126