Haptoglobin genotypes in Chagas' disease

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 314-316

  Jorge, Susan E D C ^a   Abreu, Cristina Feix ^a   Guariento, Maria Elena ^a   Sonati, Maria de Fatima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cardiomyopathies; Chagas' disease; Haptoglobin; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

HAPTOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENOTYPE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAPTOGLOBINS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 74249091928     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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