Combined inflammatory and metabolic defects reflected by reduced serum protein levels in patients with Buruli ulcer disease.
Buruli ulcer is a skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans that is spreading in tropical countries, with major public health and economic implications in West Africa. Multi-analyte profiling of serum proteins in patients and endemic controls revealed that Buruli ulcer disease down-regulates the...
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| Main Authors: | Richard O Phillips, Fred S Sarfo, Jordi Landier, Reid Oldenburg, Michael Frimpong, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Kabiru Abass, William Thompson, Mark Forson, Arnaud Fontanet, Fatoumata Niang, Caroline Demangel |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-04-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002786 |
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