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Pig Parasitic Worms : Potential For Providing New Treatments Of Human Diseases
Kamal Nayan writing in Counsel & Heal reported that researchers have successfully mapped the genes of a parasitic worm in pigs which could lead to new treatments for inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and autism, according to a new study.
"We know that humans infected with the harmless, 'pig whipworm' can have significantly reduced symptoms linked to autoimmune diseases. And now we have the genetic sequence of the worm, it opens the door to future human drug designs and treatment," said lead researcher, Dr Aaron Jex, Faculty of Veterinary Science, in the press release.
The 'pig whipworm' causes disease and losses in livestock, but it does not cause disease in humans. Contrastingly, the 'human whipworm' infects around 1 billion people, mainly children in developing nations and causes dysentery, malnourishment and impairment of physical and mental development.
The study has been published in the journal Nature Genetics.
Comment: What’s that phrase about it will happen when pigs fly…
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