The role of estradiol metabolism in urogenital schistosomiasis-induced bladder cancer

Urogenital schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that can lead to bladder cancer. How urogenital schistosomiasis induces carcinogenesis remains unclear, although there is evidence that the human blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium , the infectious agent of urogenital schistosomiasis, relea...

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Main Authors: Nuno Vale, Maria J Gouveia, Gabriel Rinaldi, Júlio Santos, Lúcio Lara Santos, Paul J Brindley, José M Correia da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOS Press 2017-03-01
Series:Tumor Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317692247