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Identifying phenotypes involved in susceptibility to Schistosoma mansoni infection in F1B6CBA mice.
Acta parasitologica - 1 Sept 2014
Pérez del Villar Luis, Vicente Belén, Blanco-Gómez Adrian, Castellanos Andrés, Pérez-Losada Jesús, Muro Antonio
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Schistosomiasis is a disease with a strong genetic component influenced by socioeconomic and ecological factors. Epidemiological studies have identified several genetic regions involved in the schistosomiasis susceptibility. However, it is not well known what physiological traits are predisposing to the disease. The study of experimental infections in inbred mouse strains with variable genetic susceptibility to...
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