Filariasis and lymphoedema
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Filariasis and lymphoedema
Among the causes of lymphoedema (LE), secondary LE due to filariasis is the most prevalent. It affects only a minority of the 120 million people infected with the causative organisms of lymphatic filariasis (LF), Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi/timori, but is clustered in families, indicating a genetic basis for development of this pathology. The majority of infected individuals develop ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Parasite Immunology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0141-9838,1365-3024
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2009.01133.x