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Trypanosoma cruzi: genetic structure of populations and relevance of genetic variability to the pathogenesis of chagas disease.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Feb 2004
Macedo Andréa M, Machado Carlos R, Oliveira Riva P, Pena Sérgio D J
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Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, has a variable clinical course, ranging from symptomless infection to severe chronic disease with cardiovascular or gastrointestinal involvement or, occasionally, overwhelming acute episodes. The factors influencing this clinical variability have not been elucidated, but it is likely that the genetic variability of both the host and the parasite are of...
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