Circulating miRNAs as footprints for liver fibrosis grading in schistosomiasisResearch in context

Background: Chronic infection with Schistosoma japonicum or S. mansoni results in hepatic fibrosis of the human host. Staging fibrosis is crucial for the prognosis and to determine the rapid need of treatment in patients with schistosomiasis. Methods: To establish whether there is a correlation betw...

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Main Authors: Pengfei Cai, Yi Mu, Remigio M. Olveda, Allen G. Ross, David U. Olveda, Donald P. McManus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396418304663