Article
Blood Gene Signatures of Chagas Cardiomyopathy With or Without Ventricular Dysfunction
29 Nov 2016
Abstract excerpt
Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, affects 7 million people in Latin American areas of endemicity. About 30% of infected patients will develop chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC), an inflammatory cardiomyopathy characterized by hypertrophy, fibrosis, and myocarditis. Further studies are necessary to understand the molecular mechanisms of disease progression. Transcriptome analysis...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
