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Polymorphism in the 3' UTR of the IL12B gene is associated with Chagas' disease cardiomyopathy.
Microbes and infection - 1 Jul 2007
Zafra German, Morillo Carlos, Martín Javier, González Antonio, González Clara Isabel
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the possible influence of a 3' untranslated region (3' UTR) polymorphism of the IL12B gene in susceptibility to Trypanosoma cruzi infection or in the development to cardiomyopathy in Chagas' disease (CD). We determined the IL12B 3' UTR genotypes in a sample of 200 seronegative individuals and 260 serologically positive patients (130 with Chagasic cardiomyopathy and 130...
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