Targeted Sequencing of Genomic Repeat Regions Detects Circulating Cell-free Echinococcus DNA.

• Main Authors: Zhengqing Wan (Author), Xiaoqing Peng (Author), Lu Ma (Author), Qingshan Tian (Author), Shizheng Wu (Author), Junqi Li (Author), Jie Ling (Author), Weigang Lv (Author), Binrong Ding (Author), Jieqiong Tan (Author), Zhuohua Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Echinococcosis is a chronic zoonosis caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. Treatment of the disease is often expensive and complicated, sometimes requiring extensive surgery. Ultrasonographic imaging is currently the main technique for diagnosis, while immunological analysis prov...