Design and Construction of a Fusion Peptide Containing B1, B2, B4, and EPC1 Epitopes for Diagnosis of Human Cystic Echinococcosis

• Main Authors: Enayat DARABI (Author), Elahe MOTEVASELI (Author), Mohammad Reza KHORRAMIZADEH (Author), Mehdi MOHEBALI (Author), Mohammad Bagher ROKNI (Author), Farzaneh ZAHABIUN (Author), Eshrat Beigom KIA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE), larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, immunodiagnostics is still a challenge due to asymptomatic nature of CE during the early phase of infection and imperfection of diagnostic antigens. In silico design and assessments of hydatid cyst antigens provide pree...