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Lack of association between IL-6-174G/C gene polymorphism and Chagas disease.
Tissue antigens - 1 Aug 2010
Torres O A, Calzada J E, Beraún Y, Morillo C A, González A, González C I, Martín J
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the IL-6-174G/C gene polymorphism in susceptibility/resistance to Trypanosoma cruzi infection in two independent cohorts from Colombia and Peru. We determined the IL-6-174G/C genotypes in a sample of 399 seronegative individuals and 317 serologically positive patients from Colombia and Peru. All individuals are from regions where T. cruzi infection is endemic....
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