Association of vitamin D3, VDR gene polymorphisms, and LL-37 with a clinical form of Chagas Disease

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease (CD) is an important public health problem in Brazil and worldwide. Aging and obesity are important matters in patients with CD, as is hypovitaminosis D3, which can decrease the quality of life of these patients. Immunomodulation mediated by vitamin D3, especi...

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Main Authors: Luiz Roberto de Oliveira Junior, Thaysa Buss Carvalho, Rodrigo Mattos dos Santos, Érika Alessandra Pellison Nunes da Costa, Paulo Câmara Marques Pereira, Cilmery Suemi Kurokawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100329&lng=en&tlng=en