Zika Biomarkers Could Lead to Prenatal Diagnostic

Investigators at USC believe that after immunoprofiling a number of symptomatic Zika virus positive (ZIKV + ) pregnant patients and extensive multiplexing analysis of their cytokine levels that they have identified a panel of biomarkers that are “specifically associated with symptomatic ZIKV + infection during pregnancy.” This is an important discovery that could lead to screening tests and a better understanding about how the infection leads to fetal abnormalities. Findings from the