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Detecting genotyping errors at Schistosoma japonicum microsatellites with pedigree information.
Parasites & vectors - 8 Sept 2015
Gao Yu-Meng, Lu Da-Bing, Ding Huan, Lamberton Poppy H L
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BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis japonica remains a major public health problem in China. Integrating molecular analyses, such as population genetic analyses, of the parasite into the on-going surveillance programs is helpful in exploring the factors causing the persistence and/or spread of Schistosoma japonicum. However, genotyping errors can seriously affect the results of such studies, unless accounted for in the...
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