Assenço, Regina Aparecida GomesMota, Ester AlvesOliveira, Victor Fernandes deBorges, William de CastroCota, Renata Guerra de Sá2021-11-232021-11-232021ASSENÇO, R. A. G. et al. Epigenetic markers associated with schistosomiasis. Helminthologia, v. 58, p. 28-40, 2021. Disponível em: <https://www.sciendo.com/article/10.2478/helm-2021-0009>. Acesso em: 10 jun. 2021.1336-9083http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/jspui/handle/123456789/14016It is important to consider the use of the epigenome as source of complementary data for genome knowledge, which is suitable for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis. Usually, a laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis is performed by means of 1. Egg detection in the stool or urine by microscopy remains with limited sensitivity; 2. Immunological screening, in which positivity persists after treatment, and 3. Molecular appraisals prevail over the disadvantages of the currently used methods. In this sense, molecular methodologies are being developed based on epigenetic biomarkers, aiming to improve the diagnosis of the disease and clinical treatment as early as possible to prevent the occurrence of serious liver damage.en-USabertoDNA methylationHistone modificationmiRNAsArtigo publicado em periodicoThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Fonte: Helminthologia. https://www.sciendo.com/article/10.2478/helm-2021-0009>. Acesso em: 10 nov. 2021.https://www.sciendo.com/article/10.2478/helm-2021-0009https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0009