Genes of carcinogenic liver fluke revealed

18 February 2015
Medical X Press
Priority health concerns / Public health / Social development
A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore / Niranjan Nagarajan / O. viverrini / Opisthorchis Viverrini / Opisthorciasis

The tiny liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini causes damage out of all proportion to its size. Consumed as cysts within raw fish by people in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, it causes the tropical disease, Opisthorciasis, putting its victims at risk of cancer. Despite affecting millions of people in Asia, no vaccine exists and there is only one drug available for use. …

 Medical X Press News Staff
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-genes-carcinogenic-liver-fluke-revealed.html

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