Tenascin-C: as a diagnostic biomarker for rheumatic heart disease

• Main Authors: Maha M. A. Abo-Hashish (Author), Azza Mohamed Ahmed (Author), Mohammad Ali Hegazi (Author), Naglaa Abdel Rahman Mosaad (Author), Mona Hammed Ibrahim (Author), Nagwan Yehia Abdel Salam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Rheumatic fever is a long-term inflammatory disease that can happen if group A beta-hemolytic streptococci bacteria are not treated well enough. Rheumatic fever is recognized globally as the leading cause of heart disease in the pediatric population. This disease destroys the hea...