Loa
"Loa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of parasitic nematodes found throughout the rain-forest areas of the Sudan and the basin of the Congo. L. loa inhabits the subcutaneous tissues, which it traverses freely.
| Descriptor ID |
D008117
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.410
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Loa" by people in Profiles.
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Poole CB, Ettwiller L, Tanner NA, Evans TC, Wanji S, Carlow CK. Genome Filtering for New DNA Biomarkers of Loa loa Infection Suitable for Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification. PLoS One. 2015; 10(9):e0139286.
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Franco-Paredes C. Filariasis caused by Loa loa is also a cause of angioedema. Am J Med. 2008 Oct; 121(10):e29.