The Role of Haptoglobin Genotypes in Chagas Disease
Although the number of people infected with T. cruzi is on the rise, host genetic and immune components that are crucial in the development of the Chagas disease have been discovered. We investigated the frequency of polymorphisms in the gene encoding haptoglobin of patients with chronic Chagas dise...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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Series: | Disease Markers |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/793646 |