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Genome wide association study (GWAS) of Chagas cardiomyopathy in Trypanosoma cruzi seropositive subjects.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Deng Xutao, Sabino Ester C, Cunha-Neto Edecio, Ribeiro Antonio L, Ianni Barbara, Mady Charles, Busch Michael P, Seielstad Mark
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial aggregation of Chagas cardiac disease in T. cruzi-infected persons suggests that human genetic variation may be an important determinant of disease progression. OBJECTIVE: To perform a GWAS using a well-characterized cohort to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and genes associated with cardiac outcomes. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was developed by the NHLBI REDS-II...
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