Assessment of Galectin-3 Polymorphism in Subjects with Chronic Chagas Disease

Assessment of Galectin-3 Polymorphism in Subjects with Chronic Chagas Disease

AbstractBackground:Galectin-3, a β-galactoside binding lectin, has been described as a mediator of cardiac fibrosis in experimental studies and as a risk factor associated with cardiovascular events in subjects with heart failure. Previous studies have evaluated the genetic susceptibility to Chagas...

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Main Authors: Gabriela da Silva Cruz, Ana Luiza Dias Angelo, Ticiana Ferreira Larocca, Carolina Thé Macedo, Márcia Noya-Rabelo, Luís Claudio Lemos Correia, Jorge Andion Torreão, Bruno Solano de Freitas Souza, Ricardo Ribeiro dos Santos, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2015-11-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
Doença de Chagas
Galectina 3
Insuficiência Cardíaca
Polimorfismo Genético
Cardiomiopatia Chagásica
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