A retrospective study on the influence of siblings’ relatedness in Bolivian patients with chronic Chagas disease

A retrospective study on the influence of siblings’ relatedness in Bolivian patients with chronic Chagas disease

Abstract Background Chagas disease is a protozoan infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease has a chronic course in which 20–30% of the patients would develop progressive damage to the cardiovascular system and the gastrointestinal tube. We are still unable to predict who will develop end-o...

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Main Authors: Juan Espinosa-Pereiro, Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá, Fernando Salvador, Augusto Sao-Avilés, Elena Sulleiro, Israel Molina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Siblings
Brotherhood
Cardiomyopathy
Gastrointestinal disease
Delayed type hypersensitivity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3518-4

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