Clonorchiasis

Clonorchiasis is an infectious disease caused by the Chinese liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis.Clonorchiasis is a known risk factor for the development of cholangiocarcinoma, a neoplasm of the biliary system. (From the Wikpedia article Clonorchiasis.)

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Recent Publications on Clonorchiasis:
[Distribution of food-borne parasitic diseases and dietary habits in human population in Guangxi] OBJECTIVE: To investigate the distribution of common food-borne parasitic...	27th October, 2009	Guangxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning 530028, China.	Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi. 2009
[Immunoreactivity of the recombinant protein of Echinococcus granulosus antigen B] OBJECTIVE: To express the recombinant antigen B (rAgB) of Echinococcus...	27th October, 2009	Medical Research Center, First Teaching Hospital of Xinjiang Medical	Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi. 2009
[Clinical Characteristics of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Prognostic Factors in Patients Who Received Non-surgical Treatment.] Background/Aims: This study was conducted to analyze the prognostic...	22nd October, 2009	Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine,	Korean J Gastroenterol. 2009 Oct;54(4):227-34.
Identification of a serodiagnostic antigen, legumain, by immunoproteomic analysis of excretory-secretory products of Clonorchis sinensis adult worms. Clonorchis sinensis, the Chinese liver fluke, is the causative agent of...	10th September, 2009	Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health,	Proteomics. 2009 Jun;9(11):3066-78. DOI Direct Link
Detection of Clonorchis sinensis in stool samples using real-time PCR. Human clonorchiasis, caused by infection with the trematode Clonorchis...	22nd August, 2009	Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Endemic	Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2009 Sep;103(6):513-8. DOI Direct Link
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Clonorchiasis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7183111	Immunomodulatory formulations and methods for use thereof
7288563	Substituted bicycloalkylamine derivatives as modulators of chemokine receptor activity
7291615	Cyclic derivatives as modulators of chemokine receptor activity
7291744	N-ureidoalkyl-amino compounds as modulators of chemokine receptor activity
7312222	Heterocyclic piperidines as modulators of chemokine receptor activity
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