Characterisation of tetraspanins from Schistosoma haematobium and evaluation of their potential as novel diagnostic markers.

• Main Authors: Gebeyaw G Mekonnen (Author), Bemnet A Tedla (Author), Mark S Pearson (Author), Luke Becker (Author), Matt Field (Author), Abena S Amoah (Author), Govert van Dam (Author), Paul L A M Corstjens (Author), Takafira Mduluza (Author), Francisca Mutapi (Author), Alex Loukas (Author), Javier Sotillo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Schistosoma haematobium is the leading cause of urogenital schistosomiasis and it is recognised as a class 1 carcinogen due to the robust association of infection with bladder cancer. In schistosomes, tetraspanins (TSPs) are abundantly present in different parasite proteomes and could be potential d...