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Evidence that the Echinococcus granulosus G6 genotype has an affinity for the brain in humans.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Oct 2013
Sadjjadi S M, Mikaeili F, Karamian M, Maraghi S, Sadjjadi F S, Shariat-Torbaghan S, Kia E B
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The present study investigates the molecular characteristics of cerebral Echinococcus cysts. A total of 10 specimens of cerebral Echinococcus cysts, including six formalin-fixed paraffin blocks and four intact cerebral cysts, were used for this study. The target DNA was successfully amplified from eight samples and sequenced. BLAST analysis indicated that sequenced isolates belong to the Echinococcus granulosus...
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