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Analysis of lacI mutations in Big Blue transgenic mice subjected to parasite-induced inflammation.
Mutation research - 12 Dec 2001
Motorna O O, Martin H, Gentile G J, Gentile J M
Abstract excerpt
Parasite infections have long been associated with specific types of human cancers. Schistosoma hematobium is an inducer of urinary bladder cancer, Helicobacter pylori is a gastric carcinogen, and hepatitis B virus and Opisthorchis viverrini are causative agents of hepatocellular carcinoma. Another liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, has also been identified as a neoplastic risk agent, primarily in animals. We used...
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