Comprehensive characterization of plasma cell-free Echinococcus spp. DNA in echinococcosis patients using ultra-high-throughput sequencing.

• Main Authors: Jingkai Ji (Author), Bin Li (Author), Jingzhong Li (Author), Wangmu Danzeng (Author), Jiandong Li (Author), Yanping Zhao (Author), Gezhen Qiangba (Author), Qingda Zhang (Author), Nibu Renzhen (Author), Zhuoga Basang (Author), Changlin Jia (Author), Quzhen Gongsang (Author), Jinmin Ma (Author), Yicong Wang (Author), Fang Chen (Author), Hongcheng Zhou (Author), Huasang (Author), Jiefang Yin (Author), Jiandan Xie (Author), Na Pei (Author), Huimin Cai (Author), Huayan Jiang (Author), Huanming Yang (Author), Jian Wang (Author), Asan (Author), Xiumin Han (Author), Junhua Li (Author), Weijun Chen (Author), Dong Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Echinococcosis is a life-threatening parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus spp. tapeworms with over one million people affected globally at any time. The Echinococcus spp. tapeworms in the human body release DNA to the circulatory system, which can be a biomarker for echinococcosis. Ce...