A deep analysis of the small non-coding RNA population in Schistosoma japonicum eggs.

BACKGROUND: Schistosoma japonicum is a parasitic flatworm that causes zoonotic schistosomiasis. The typical outcome of schistosomiasis is hepatic granuloma and fibrosis, which is primarily induced by soluble egg-derived antigens. Although schistosomal eggs represent an important pathogenic stage to...

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Main Authors: Pengfei Cai, Xianyu Piao, Lili Hao, Shuai Liu, Nan Hou, Heng Wang, Qijun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3653858?pdf=render