Comprehensive Transcriptome Meta-analysis to Characterize Host Immune Responses in Helminth Infections.

Helminth infections affect more than a third of the world's population. Despite very broad phylogenetic differences among helminth parasite species, a systemic Th2 host immune response is typically associated with long-term helminth infections, also known as the "helminth effect". Man...

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Main Authors: Guangyan Zhou, Mary M Stevenson, Timothy G Geary, Jianguo Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4826001?pdf=render