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Genetic variants in rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics - 1 Mar 2020
Muhamed Babu, Shaboodien Gasnat, Engel Mark E
Abstract excerpt
Genetic association studies in rheumatic heart disease (RHD) have the potential to contribute toward our understanding of the pathogenetic mechanism, and may shed light on controversies about RHD etiology. Furthermore, genetic association studies may uncover biomarkers that can be used to identify susceptible individuals, and contribute toward developing vaccine and novel therapeutic targets. Genetic...
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