Correlation of TcII discrete typing units with severe chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy in patients from various Brazilian geographic regions.

• Main Authors: Maykon Tavares de Oliveira (Author), Carlos Alessandro Fuzo (Author), Maria Cláudia da Silva (Author), Eduardo Antônio Donadi (Author), João Santana da Silva (Author), Henrique Turin Moreira (Author), André Schmidt (Author), José Antônio Marin-Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Chagas disease (ChD) is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. The genetic structure of the species is divided into seven distinct genetic groups, TcI to TcVI, and Tcbat, which have shown differences in terms of geographic distribution, biological properties, and susceptibility...