We noted elevated serum levels of sFLT1 (a marker of vascular inflammation and a protein that is elevated in preeclampsia) and cell-free levels of the SRY gene (a male-specific gene which, when elevated in maternal circulation, could be indicative of increased trophoblast apoptosis and fetal distress) in IAV-infected dams (Fig. 1I). This evidence concerns the gene SRY and preeclampsia.