MicroRNA-gene expression network in murine liver during Schistosoma japonicum infection.

BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis japonica remains a significant public health problem in China and Southeast Asian countries. The most typical and serious outcome of the chronic oriental schistosomiasis is the progressive granuloma and fibrosis in the host liver, which has been a major medical challenge....

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Main Authors: Pengfei Cai, Xianyu Piao, 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/PMC3692539?pdf=render