Association of caspase-1 polymorphisms with Chagas cardiomyopathy among individuals in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Association of caspase-1 polymorphisms with Chagas cardiomyopathy among individuals in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Trypanosoma cruzi (Tc) infection is usually acquired in childhood in endemic areas, leading to Chagas disease, which progresses to Chagas cardiomyopathy in 20-30% of infected individuals over decades. The pathogenesis of Chagas cardiomyopathy involves the host inflammatory re...

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Main Authors: Katherine Yih-Jia Fu, Roxana Zamudio, Jo Henderson-Frost, Alex Almuedo, Hannah Steinberg, Steven Joseph Clipman, Gustavo Duran, Rachel Marcus, Thomas Crawford, Daniel Alyesh, Rony Colanzi, Jorge Flores, Robert Hugh Gilman, Caryn Bern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Chagas cardiomyopathy
Single nucleotide polymorphisms
Caspase-1
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