Analysis of <it>Schistosoma mansoni </it>genes shared with Deuterostomia and with possible roles in host interactions

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background:</p> <p><it>Schistosoma mansoni </it>is a blood helminth parasite that causes schistosomiasis, a disease that affects 200 million people in the world. Many orthologs of known mammalian genes have been discovered in this parasite...

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Main Authors: Verjovski-Almeida Sergio, Setubal João C, Oliveira Katia C, Almeida Giulliana T, DeMarco Ricardo, Venancio Thiago M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/407