Identification of a diagnostic antibody-binding region on the immunogenic protein EpC1 from Echinococcus granulosus and its application in population screening for cystic echinococcosis

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-86

  Zhang, W B ^a,d   Li, J ^a   Li, Q ^b   Yang, D ^b   Zhu, B ^c   You, H ^a   Jones, M K ^a   Duke, M ^a   McManus, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Xinjiang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

^c Xinjiang People's Hospital   (China)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibody binding region; Echinococcus granulosus; Immunoblotting; Immunogenic protein EpC1; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP B ANTIGEN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PEPTIDE 5 GLUTATHIONE S TRANSFERASE CONJUGATE; PROTEIN EPC1 GLUTATHIONE S TRANSFERASE CONJUGATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY COMBINING SITE; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGENICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BINDING SITES, ANTIBODY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; EPITOPE MAPPING; FEMALE; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 34250190653     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: 13652249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2007.03386.x     Document Type: Article

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