Parasite Induced Genetically Driven Autoimmune Chagas Heart Disease in the Chicken Model

The Trypanosoma cruzi acute infections acquired in infancy and childhood seem asymptomatic, but approximately one third of the chronically infected cases show Chagas disease up to three decades or later. Autoimmunity and parasite persistence are competing theories to explain the pathogenesis of Chag...

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Main Authors: Teixeira, Antonio R. L., Nitz, Nadjar, Bernal, Francisco M., Hecht, Mariana M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MyJove Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3476407/