Sex-biased expression of microRNAs in Schistosoma mansoni.

• Main Authors: Antonio Marco (Author), Ana Kozomara (Author), Jerome H L Hui (Author), Aidan M Emery (Author), David Rollinson (Author), Sam Griffiths-Jones (Author), Matthew Ronshaugen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosomiasis is an important neglected tropical disease caused by digenean helminth parasites of the genus Schistosoma. Schistosomes are unusual in that they are dioecious and the adult worms live in the blood system. MicroRNAs play crucial roles during gene regulation and are likely to be import...