Combining bioinformatics, cheminformatics, functional genomics and whole organism approaches for identifying epigenetic drug targets in Schistosoma mansoni

Schistosomiasis endangers the lives of greater than 200 million people every year and is predominantly controlled by a single class chemotherapy, praziquantel (PZQ). Development of PZQ replacement (to combat the threat of PZQ insensitivity/resistance arising) or combinatorial (to facilitate the kill...

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Main Authors: Gilda Padalino, Salvatore Ferla, Andrea Brancale, Iain W. Chalmers, Karl F. Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320718301337