Assessment of genetic mutation frequency induced by oxidative stress in Trypanosoma cruzi

Abstract Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease, a public health challenge due to its morbidity and mortality rates, which affects around 6-7 million people worldwide. Symptoms, response to chemotherapy, and the course of Chagas disease are greatly influenced by T. cruzi‘s intr...

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Main Authors: Carolina Furtado Torres-Silva, Bruno Marçal Repolês, Hugo Oliveira Ornelas, Andréa Mara Macedo, Glória Regina Franco, Sérgio Danilo Junho Pena, Erich Birelli Tahara, Carlos Renato Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2018-06-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
DNA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572018005011104&lng=en&tlng=en