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Rheumatic heart disease in Africa: is there a role for genetic studies?

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) constitutes a leading cause of premature death and incapacity in Africa, where it is encountered in younger people, and shows a much faster and more malignant course than that seen in Europe or North America. While it is well established that RHD is a consequence of rec...

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Autor principal: Mocumbi, Ana Olga
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4569864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25962944
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2015-037