Molecular changes in Opisthorchis viverrini (Southeast Asian liver fluke) during the transition from the juvenile to the adult stage.

• Main Authors: Aaron R Jex (Author), Neil D Young (Author), Jittiyawadee Sripa (Author), Ross S Hall (Author), Jean-Pierre Scheerlinck (Author), Thewarach Laha (Author), Banchob Sripa (Author), Robin B Gasser (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: The Southeast Asian liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) chronically infects and affects tens of millions of people in regions of Asia, leading to chronic illness and, importantly, inducing malignant cancer (= cholangiocarcinoma). In spite of this, little is known, at the molecular level...