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Assessment of Galectin-3 Polymorphism in Subjects with Chronic Chagas Disease

BACKGROUND: 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 disease...

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Autores principales: Cruz, Gabriela da Silva, Angelo, Ana Luiza Dias, Larocca, Ticiana Ferreira, Macedo, Carolina Thé, Noya- Rabelo, Márcia, Correia, Luís Claudio Lemos, Torreão, Jorge Andion, Souza, Bruno Solano de Freitas, dos Santos, Ricardo Ribeiro, Soares, Milena Botelho Pereira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4651405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26312551
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20150105