title: Detection of elevated levels of 2-5A synthetase in serum from children with various infectious diseases.
abstract: By a sensitive radioimmunoassay method, (2'-5')oligoadenylate synthetase was detected in serum from patients with viral, bacterial, or mycoplasmal infections at elevated levels compared with enzyme levels in serum from healthy individuals and patients suffering from noninfectious diseases.
mesh_terms: D015088:2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D015088:2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase