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Role of the IFNG +874T/A polymorphism in Chagas disease in a Colombian population.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2010
Torres Orlando A, Calzada José E, Beraún Yasmina, Morillo Carlos A, González Antonio, González Clara I, Martín Javier
Abstract excerpt
Genetic susceptibility to Trypanosoma cruzi infection and the development of cardiomyopathy is complex, heterogeneous, and likely involves several genes. Previous studies have implicated cytokine and chemokine genes in susceptibility to Chagas disease. Here we investigated the association between the interferon-gamma gene (IFNG) +874T/A polymorphism and Chagas disease, focusing on susceptibility and severity....
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