Assessment of Galectin-3 Polymorphism in Subjects with Chronic Chagas Disease
AbstractBackground:Galectin-3, a β-galactoside binding lectin, has been described as a mediator of cardiac fibrosis in experimental studies and as a risk factor associated with cardiovascular events in subjects with heart failure. Previous studies have evaluated the genetic susceptibility to Chagas...
Main Authors: | Gabriela da Silva Cruz, Ana Luiza Dias Angelo, Ticiana Ferreira Larocca, Carolina Thé Macedo, Márcia Noya-Rabelo, Luís Claudio Lemos Correia, Jorge Andion Torreão, Bruno Solano de Freitas Souza, Ricardo Ribeiro dos Santos, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2015-11-01
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Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2015002400472&lng=en&tlng=en |
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