Chitinase 3-like 1 protein levels are elevated in Schistosoma haematobium infected children.

• Main Authors: Laura J Appleby (Author), Norman Nausch (Author), Claire D Bourke (Author), Nadine Rujeni (Author), Nicholas Midzi (Author), Takafira Mduluza (Author), Judith E Allen (Author), Francisca Mutapi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Currently there are few studies characterising the nature and aetiology of human schistosome-related inflammatory processes. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between Chitinase 3-like 1 (CHI3L1), also known as YKL-40, a molecule associated with inflammatory processes, and schis...