antibodies can provide an indirect marker (ИММУНОЛОГИЯ)

[Baskakova]

Thus while antibodies to EBV
can provide an indirect marker of cell-mediated immune
function, antibody levels to CMV can provide both a
marker of stress-related changes in immune function as
well as a potentially clinically relevant marker of aging
and immune decline.

Как перевести слово "provide" в данном случае?

[silly.wizard]

can provide an indirect marker
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могут послужить (an indirect marker)-ом ??

[Dimpassy]

SW +1