Genetic Polymorphisms of IL17 and Chagas Disease in the South and Southeast of Brazil

The aim of this study was to investigate possible associations between genetic polymorphisms of IL17A G197A (rs2275913) and IL17F T7488C (rs763780) with Chagas Disease (CD) and/or the severity of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC). The s...

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Main Authors: Pâmela Guimarães Reis, Christiane Maria Ayo, Luiz Carlos de Mattos, Cinara de Cássia Brandão de Mattos, Karina Mayumi Sakita, Amarilis Giaretta de Moraes, Larissa Pires Muller, Julimary Suematsu Aquino, Luciana Conci Macedo, Priscila Saamara Mazini, Ana Maria Sell, Divina Seila de Oliveira Marques, Reinaldo Bulgarelli Bestetti, Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1017621