DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for alveolar echinococcosis

Alveolar echinococcosis [DOID:12148]

An echinococcosis that is caused by the larvae of Echinococcus multilocularis affecting the liver as a slow growing, destructive tumor, with abdominal pain, biliary obstruction, and occasionally metastatic lesions into the lungs and brain.

Synonyms:  alveolar echinococcosis,  alveolar echinococcosises,  DOID:12148,  alveolococcosis,  Multilocular hydatid ...