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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Matthias Wittwer
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-2615 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20100401 4
<h4>Background</h4>Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a severe chronic hepatic parasitic disease currently emerging in central and eastern Europe. Untreated AE presents a high mortality (>90%) due to a severe hepatic destruction as a result of parasitic metacestode proliferation which behaves like a malignant tumor. Despite this severe course and outcome of disease, the genetic program that regulates the host response leading to organ damage as a consequence of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis is la ...[more]