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HLA and beta-myosin heavy chain do not influence susceptibility to Chagas disease cardiomyopathy.
Microbes and infection - 1 Jun 2000
Faé K C, Drigo S A, Cunha-Neto E, Ianni B, Mady C, Kalil J, Goldberg A C
Abstract excerpt
An inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy occurs in 30% of Chagas' disease patients, chronically infected by Trypanosoma cruzi, while the remaining infected individuals are asymptomatic. Studies have indicated a role for genetic factors in the susceptibility to Chagas' disease cardiomyopathy. In an attempt to identify the genetic factors influencing the development and outcome of Chagas' cardiomyopathy, we compared...
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