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No association of IL2, IL4, IL6, TNF, and IFNG gene polymorphisms was found with Taenia solium human infection or neurocysticercosis severity in a family-based study.
Human immunology - 1 Jul 2018
Fleury A, Alaez C, Dessein A, Rosetti M, Saenz B, Hernández M, Bobes R J, Ramírez-Aquino R, Sciutto E, Gorodezky C, Fragoso G
Abstract excerpt
Neurocysticercosis (NC) is caused by the establishment of the metacestode stage of Taenia solium in the human central nervous system. A great heterogeneity in the susceptibility to the infection and to the disease has been reported. While the factors involved in this heterogeneity are not completely understood, clearly different immune-inflammatory profiles have been associated to each condition. This study...
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