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TAP1 and TAP2 gene polymorphisms in childhood cystic echinococcosis.
Parasitology international - 1 Jun 2010
Kiper Nural, Gerçeker Filiz, Utine Eda, Yalçin Ebru, Pekcan Sevgi, Cobanoğlu Nazan, Aslan Ayşe, Köse Mehmet, Doğru Deniz, Ozçelik Uğur, Ozgüç Meral
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) due to Echinococcus granulosus is as high as 2000-2500 patients per year in Turkey. Whether genetic characteristics of the Turkish population cause a tendency to the disease is currently unknown. We aimed at studying the role of TAP gene polymorphisms in Turkish children with cystic echinococcosis. For an overview of allelic distribution of TAP1 and TAP2 genes,...
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