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Pathology affects different organs in two mouse strains chronically infected by a Trypanosoma cruzi clone: a model for genetic studies of Chagas' disease.
Infection and immunity - 1 Apr 2004
Marinho Claudio R F, Bucci Daniella Z, Dagli Maria Lúcia Z, Bastos Karina R B, Grisotto Marcos G, Sardinha Luiz R, Baptista Cristiane R G M, Gonçalves Carlos Penha, Lima Maria Regina D'Império, Alvarez José M
Abstract excerpt
Chagas' disease is a chronic infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and represents an important public health burden in Latin America. Frequently the disease evolves undetectable for decades, while in a significant fraction of the affected individuals it culminates in death by heart failure. Here, we describe a novel murine model of the chronic infection with T. cruzi using a stable clone isolated from a human...
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