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Molecular genotyping of anisakis larvae in Middle Eastern Japan and endoscopic evidence for preferential penetration of normal over atrophic mucosa.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Arai Toshio, Akao Nobuaki, Seki Takenori, Kumagai Takashi, Ishikawa Hirofumi, Ohta Nobuo, Hirata Nobuto, Nakaji So, Yamauchi Kenji, Hirai Mitsuru, Shiratori Toshiyasu, Kobayashi Masayoshi, Fujii Hiroyuki, Ishii Eiji, Naito Mikio, Saitoh Shin-ichi, Yamaguchi Toshikazu, Shibata Nobumitsu, Shimo Masamune, Tokiwa Toshihiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Anisakiasis is a parasitic disease caused primarily by Anisakis spp. larvae in Asia and in Western countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the genotype of Anisakis larvae endoscopically removed from Middle Eastern Japanese patients and to determine whether mucosal atrophy affects the risk of penetration in gastric anisakiasis. METHODS: In this study, 57 larvae collected from 44 patients...
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