A novel, sequencing-free strategy for the functional characterization of Taenia solium proteomic fingerprint.

• Main Authors: Sandra Gomez-Fuentes (Author), Sarah Hernández-de la Fuente (Author), Valeria Morales-Ruiz (Author), Dina López-Recinos (Author), Adrián Guevara-Salinas (Author), María Cristina Parada-Colin (Author), Clara Espitia (Author), Adrián Ochoa-Leyva (Author), Filiberto Sánchez (Author), Nelly Villalobos (Author), Asiel Arce-Sillas (Author), Marisela Hernández (Author), Silvia Ivonne Mora (Author), Gladis Fragoso (Author), Edda Sciutto (Author), Laura Adalid-Peralta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The flatworm Taenia solium causes human and pig cysticercosis. When cysticerci are established in the human central nervous system, they cause neurocysticercosis, a potentially fatal disease. Neurocysticercosis is a persisting public health problem in rural regions of Mexico and other developing cou...