Ordering Information Abstracts from Past Meetings 34. In this initial study, we are working with the Mammalian Genetics and Development Section at ORNL to develop a method for large-scale screening of cytokine levels in mouse serum samples as a means to detect subtle abnormalities leading to chronic inflammatory diseases. Modified levels of cytokines in serum are indicative of inflammation, a condition associated with a wide variety of disease states.
Control experiments indicate that non-specific binding is minor.
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