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Table 2 Cytokine median fluorescence values and ranges

From: Cytokine levels and associations with symptom severity in male and female children with autism spectrum disorder

Cytokine

Range

Median

IQR

Basic FGF

37–150

71

60–85.5

Eotaxin

35–392

94

67.25–151.5

G-CSF

26–189

57.5

45.5–80.5

GM-CSF

60–1128

406

279.5–550.25

IFN-γ

17–164

43.5

33–61.75

IL-10

31–333.5

77

61–96

IL-12p70

32.5–346

66

48–89.75

IL-13

25.5–598

81

60–133

IL-15

25–427

97

72–130.25

IL-17A

40–222.5

90.5

76.5–105.25

IL-1β

19–541

57

39–96.25

IL-1RA

19–719

52

40–68.5

IL-2

35–563.5

85

70–102

IL-4

20–158

45.5

35–61.25

IL-5

15–136.5

28

22–39

IL-6

26–402.5

48

41–66.5

IL-7

17–157

28.5

24–37

IL-8

26–1716

97

62.25–224.5

IL-9

74–1397

138

113.5–166.75

IP-10

56–2275

371.5

200.25–659.5

MCP-1

41.5–331.5

91

75.25–123

MIP-1α

33–193

75

59.75–93.5

MIP-1β

101.5–2070.5

449

275.5–698.25

PDGF-BB

221–7644.5

1382.5

715.25–2542.75

RANTES

3842–17,915

12,039

8658.5–14,675

TNF-α

19–185

32.5

26–42

VEGF

71.5–941.5

157

110–207.5

  1. IQR (interquartile range). IQR is based on dividing a data set into quartiles Q1, Q2, and Q3 that divides a rank-ordered data set into four equal parts. IQR = Q3-Q1
  2. Abbreviations: Basic FGF basic fibroblast growth factor, G-CSF granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, GM-CSF granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor, IFN-γ interferon-γ, IL interleukin,IL.1RA IL-1 receptor antagonist, IP-10 interferon gamma-inducible protein 10, MCP-1 monocyte chemotactic protein-1, MIP-1α macrophage inflammatory protein-1α, MIP-1β macrophage inflammatory protein-1β, PDG platelet derived growth factor-BB, RANTES regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-α, VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor