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The associations of hub gene polymorphisms in PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and Schistosomiasis Japonica infection and hepatic fibrosis.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2020
Xiao Qin, Yu Haibing, Zhu Xiao
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INTRODUCTION: Increasing evidence shows that the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway can be activated by a variety of stimulus in immune cells. Schistosomiasis Japonica is a serious threat to human health in some lakes of China. METHODS: We analyzed the potential associations between the hub gene (PTEN, mTOR, AKT1 and AKT2) polymorphisms of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and S. japonica risk, including infection risk, as well as...
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