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A genomic scale map of genetic diversity in Trypanosoma cruzi.
BMC genomics - 27 Dec 2012
Ackermann Alejandro A, Panunzi Leonardo G, Cosentino Raul O, Sánchez Daniel O, Agüero Fernán
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of Chagas Disease, affects more than 16 million people in Latin America. The clinical outcome of the disease results from a complex interplay between environmental factors and the genetic background of both the human host and the parasite. However, knowledge of the genetic diversity of the parasite, is currently limited to a number of highly studied loci. The...
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