Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups and Variants Predispose to Chagas Disease Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathies are major causes of heart failure. Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the parasite <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>, and it is endemic in Central and South America. Thirty percent of cases evolve into chronic chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC), which has worse prognosis as compared with...
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MDPI AG
2023-12-01
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Series: | Hearts |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3846/4/4/13 |