Update of the Gene Discovery Program in Schistosoma mansoni with the Expressed Sequence Tag Approach

Continuing the Schistosoma mansoni Genome Project 363 new templates were sequenced generating 205 more ESTs corresponding to 91 genes. Seventy four of these genes (81%) had not previously been described in S. mansoni. Among the newly discovered genes there are several of significant biological inter...

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Main Authors: Élida ML Rabelo, Glória R Franco, Vasco AC Azevedo, Heloisa B Pena, Túlio M Santos, Wendell SF Meira, Neuza A Rodrigues, José Miguel Ortega, Sérgio DJ Pena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1997-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000500012