MAPKAP1 rs10118570 polymorphism is associated with anti-infection and anti-hepatic fibrogenesis in schistosomiasis japonica.

Chronic infection with Schistosoma japonicum is an important cause of hepatic fibrosis (HF). Human 9q33.3 is one of the most important loci for stress-related diseases. We examined the potential associations of 43 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with S. japonicum infection and HF in epidemic...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiao Zhu, Jinfang Zhang, Wenguo Fan, Yunguo Gong, Jianhua Yan, Zhidong Yuan, Lang Wu, Hongjing Cui, Haiqing Luo, Qingming Kong, Li Tang, Shuilong Leng, Yufeng Liao, Weiming Fu, Qin Xiao, Dongpei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4143368?pdf=render