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Genetic polymorphisms in TNFA/TNFR2 genes and Chagas disease in a Colombian endemic population.
Cytokine - 1 Mar 2012
Criado Libeth, Flórez Oscar, Martín Javier, González Clara Isabel
Abstract excerpt
In this study we investigated the association of functional single nucleotide polymorphisms of tumor necrosis factor-alfa (TNFA) and TNF receptor 2 (TNFR2) genes in determining the susceptibility to Chagas' disease. This study included 313 patients from Colombia serologically positive for Trypanosoma cruzi antigens (cardiomyopathic, N=159; asymptomatic, N=154). Genotypes were determined by polymerase chain...
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