Combined inflammatory and metabolic defects reflected by reduced serum protein levels in patients with Buruli ulcer disease.

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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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002786
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