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ClonorESTdb: a comprehensive database for Clonorchis sinensis EST sequences.
BMC research notes - 24 Jun 2014
Kim Dae-Won, Yoo Won Gi, Lee Sanghyun, Lee Myoung-Ro, Kim Yu-Jung, Cho Shin-Hyeong, Lee Won-Ja, Ju Jung-Won
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BACKGROUND: Clonorchiasis, which is primarily caused by liver fluke (Platyhelminthes), is a fatal infectious disease that is mainly associated with bile duct malignancy and the subsequent development of cholangiocarcinoma. Thus, a genomic approach now represents an important step to further our knowledge of biology and the pathology of these parasites. The results of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) sequencing need...
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