IPSE, an abundant egg-secreted protein of the carcinogenic helminth Schistosoma haematobium, promotes proliferation of bladder cancer cells and angiogenesis
Abstract Background Schistosoma haematobium, the helminth causing urogenital schistosomiasis, is a known bladder carcinogen. Despite the causal link between S. haematobium and bladder cancer, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. S. haematobium oviposition in the bladder is associated wit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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Series: | Infectious Agents and Cancer |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13027-020-00331-6 |