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Having a pair: the key to immune evasion for the diploid pathogen Schistosoma japonicum

Schistosomes, unlike malaria parasites, are in their diploid stage when targeted by the human immune system. Diploids can be either homozygous or heterozygous. The difference has profound significance for developing immunity and yet has not previously been addressed. We examined the implications of...

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Autores principales: Xu, Xindong, Sun, Jun, Zhang, Jingjing, Wellems, Dianne, Qing, Xiaoxing, McCutchan, Thomas, Pan, Weiqing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22468230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep00346