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Association between ocular toxoplasmosis and APEX1 and MYD88 polymorphism.
Acta tropica - 1 Sept 2021
Aloise Débora de Almeida, Coura-Vital Wendel, Carneiro Mariângela, Rodrigues Marlus Venâncio, Toscano Gislani Acásia da Silva, da Silva Ramiza Bernardino, Silva-Portela Rita de Cássia Barreto, Fontes-Dantas Fabrícia Lima, Agnez-Lima Lucymara Fassarella, Vitor Ricardo Wagner Almeida, Andrade-Neto Valter Ferreira de
Abstract excerpt
Ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) is the most common form of posterior uveitis, and in some countries, it is the most frequent cause of visual impairment. Studies demonstrate that the polymorphism in genes involved with the immune response can be related both to the occurrence and to the recurrence of OT. Thus, the present study aimed to analyze the association between OT and the polymorphism of the APEX1 (rs1130409) and...
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