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Genetic epidemiology of Chagas disease.
Advances in parasitology - 1 Jan 2011
Williams-Blangero Sarah, VandeBerg John L, Blangero John, Corrêa-Oliveira Rodrigo
Abstract excerpt
Genetic epidemiological approaches hold great promise for improving the understanding of the determinants of susceptibility to infection with Trypanosoma cruzi and the causes of differential disease outcome in T. cruzi-infected individuals. To date, a variety of approaches have been used to understand the role of genetic factors in Chagas disease. Quantitative genetic techniques have been used to estimate the...
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