Cs1, a Clonorchis sinensis-derived serodiagnostic antigen containing tandem repeats and a signal peptide.

• Main Authors: Na Cheng (Author), Xue-Nian Xu (Author), Yan Zhou (Author), Yu-Ting Dong (Author), Yi-Fang Bao (Author), Bin Xu (Author), Wei Hu (Author), Zheng Feng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Clonorchiasis, caused by the liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis, remains a serious public health issue in Asia, especially in China, and its relationship with cholangiocarcinoma has highlighted the importance of C. sinensis infection. Proteins containing tandem repeats (TRs) are found in a v...