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Recent Advances in the Characterization of Genetic Factors Involved in Human Susceptibility to Infection by Schistosomiasis

Human resistance to infection by schistosomes is associated to a strong Th2 immune. However a persistent Th2 response can cause severe kidney and liver disease in human. In this review, we mainly focused on the control of infection levels caused by schistosomes. Several experimental models allowed u...

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Autores principales: Isnard, Amandine, Chevillard, Christophe
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2685643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19471606
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920208785133262