Tissue invasion by Entamoeba histolytica: evidence of genetic selection and/or DNA reorganization events in organ tropism.

• Hoofdauteurs: Ibne Karim M Ali (Auteur), Shahram Solaymani-Mohammadi (Auteur), Jasmine Akhter (Auteur), Shantanu Roy (Auteur), Chiara Gorrini (Auteur), Adriana Calderaro (Auteur), Sarah K Parker (Auteur), Rashidul Haque (Auteur), William A Petri (Auteur), C Graham Clark (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Entamoeba histolytica infection may have various clinical manifestations. Nine out of ten E. histolytica infections remain asymptomatic, while the remainder become invasive and cause disease. The most common form of invasive infection is amebic diarrhea and colitis, whereas the most common extra-int...