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Estrogen Metabolism-Associated CYP2D6 and IL6-174G/C Polymorphisms in Schistosoma haematobium Infection.
International journal of molecular sciences - 28 Nov 2017
Cardoso Rita, Lacerda Pedro C, Costa Paulo P, Machado Ana, Carvalho André, Bordalo Adriano, Fernandes Ruben, Soares Raquel, Richter Joachim, Alves Helena, Botelho Monica C
Abstract excerpt
Schistosoma haematobium is a human blood fluke causing a chronic infection called urogenital schistosomiasis. Squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder (SCC) constitutes chronic sequelae of this infection, and S. haematobium infection is accounted as a risk factor for this type of cancer. This infection is considered a neglected tropical disease and is endemic in numerous countries in Africa and the Middle...
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