Liver fluke induces cholangiocarcinoma.
review · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 17622191.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1913093.
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Abstract
The authors discuss the molecular pathogenesis of opisthorchiasis and associated cholangiocarcinogenesis, particularly nitrative and oxidative DNA damage and the clinical manifestations of cholangiocarcinoma.
Medical subject headings
- Bile Duct Neoplasms
- Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Fasciola hepatica
- Fascioliasis