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Development of an innovative diagnostic system against liver fluke infection in Southeast Asian countries |
| Principal Investigator / Affiliation | Prof. Hisashi Narimatsu (Senior Invited Researcher) / Glycomedicine Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology  Japan |
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Prof.Sopit Wongkham / Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University  Thailand |
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Prof. Bounthome Samountry / Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Health Sciences  Lao P.D.R. |
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| Year Adopted | 2015 |
| Research Period | 3 years |
| General Description of the Research Project | This collaborative research aims to develop and provide diagnostic systems to address bile duct cancer caused by liver fluke infection in more than ten million Thai and Lao patients, utilizing a platform for diagnostic markers developed based on Japan’s leading glycoscience technology. |
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| Principal Investigator / Country of Research Team | 
Hisashi Narimatsu Japan
Sopit Wongkham Thailand
Bounthome Samountry Lao PDR |
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