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Human Glutathione S-Transferase Enzyme Gene Polymorphisms and Their Association With Neurocysticercosis.
Molecular neurobiology - 1 May 2017
Singh Amrita, Prasad Kashi N, Singh Aloukick K, Singh Satyendra K, Gupta Kamlesh K, Paliwal Vimal K, Pandey Chandra M, Gupta Rakesh K
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Neurocysticercosis (NCC), caused by cysticerci of Taenia solium is the most common helminthic infection of the central nervous system. Some individuals harboring different stages of cysticerci in the brain remain asymptomatic, while others with similar cysticerci lesions develop symptoms and the reasons remain largely unknown. Inflammatory response to antigens of dying parasite is said to be responsible for...
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