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. 2021 Nov;37(11):943-946.
doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2021.07.006. Epub 2021 Jul 29.

Cell-free DNA as a diagnostic tool for human echinococcosis

Yanping Zhao  1 , Shu Shen  2 , Xin Jin  3 , Wentao Wang  4 , Junhua Li  5 , Weijun Chen  6
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Cell-free DNA as a diagnostic tool for human echinococcosis

Yanping Zhao et al. Trends Parasitol. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

Echinococcosis is a major public health problem and an emerging/re-emerging disease. It was proposed that Echinococcus cell-free DNA (cfDNA) could be used in diagnosing human echinococcosis, though earlier attempts failed. Here, we update the research on detecting Echinococcus cfDNA in echinococcosis patients' samples and highlight future research directions.

Keywords: Echinococcus; cell-free DNA; diagnosis; echinococcosis; humans.

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