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Gene Expression Changes Associated with Myocarditis and Fibrosis in Hearts of Mice with Chronic Chagasic Cardiomyopathy
21 Jun 2010
Abstract excerpt
Chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy is a leading cause of heart failure in Latin American countries. About 30% of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected individuals develop this severe symptomatic form of the disease, characterized by intense inflammatory response accompanied by fibrosis in the heart. We performed an extensive microarray analysis of hearts from a mouse model of this disease and identified significant alterations...
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