Distinct Patterns of Autoantibodies Against G-Protein-Coupled Receptors in Chagas' Cardiomyopathy and Megacolon. Their Potential Impact for Early Risk Assessment in Asymptomatic Chagas' Patients

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 463-468

  Wallukat, Gerd ^a   Muñoz Saravia, Silvia Gilka ^b,c   Haberland, Annekathrin ^b   Bartel, Sabine ^a   Araujo, Raul ^c   Valda, Gregorio ^c   Duchen, Diana ^c   Diaz Ramirez, Ivan ^b   Borges, Adrian Constantin ^b   Schimke, Ingolf ^b  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Santa Barbara Hospital Sucre   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

autoantibodies; cardiomyopathy; Chagas' disease; megacolon; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEGACOLON; PARASITISM; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; AUTOANTIBODIES; CELLS, CULTURED; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MEGACOLON; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; RATS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549140865     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.06.064     Document Type: Article

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