Search Results - "Lacerda, Henio G."
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Association of Nutritional Status with the Response to Infection with Leishmania chagasi
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-10-2008)“…Outcomes of infection with Leishmania chagasi range from self-resolving infection to visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Risk factors determining development of…”
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Genetic Predisposition to Self-Curing Infection with the Protozoan Leishmania chagasi: A Genomewide Scan
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-10-2007)“…The protozoan Leishmania chagasi can cause disseminated, fatal visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or asymptomatic infection in humans. We hypothesized that host…”
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Leptospirosis in a subsistence farming community in Brazil
Published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (01-12-2008)“…Leptospirosis has been reported in rural areas of Brazil. However, there is limited information about the exposure risk or the risk of Leptospira infection for…”
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Common variants in the HLA-DRB1–HLA-DQA1 HLA class II region are associated with susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis
Published in Nature genetics (01-02-2013)“…Jenefer Blackwell, Peter Donnelly and colleagues report a genome-wide association study for visceral leishmaniasis using studies from India and Brazil, with…”
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CD45RO+ T Cells and T Cell Activation in the Long-Lasting Immunity after Leishmania infantum Infection
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-01-2018)“…Manifestations of infection range from asymptomatic to symptomatic visceral leishmaniasis (VL). People with symptomatic VL (sVL) have suppressed immune…”
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Comprehensive candidate gene analysis for symptomatic or asymptomatic outcomes of Leishmania infantum infection in Brazil
Published in Annals of human genetics (01-01-2017)“…Summary Genetic risk factors contribute to asymptomatic versus symptomatic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) outcomes following infection with Leishmania infantum…”
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Leishmania infantum chagasi in Northeastern Brazil: Asymptomatic Infection at the Urban Perimeter
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (2012)“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in large cities in Brazil, including Natal. We determined the prevalence of asymptomatic human infection with Leishmania…”
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Fine mapping under linkage peaks for symptomatic or asymptomatic outcomes of Leishmania infantum infection in Brazil
Published in Infection, genetics and evolution (01-09-2016)“…Infection with the protozoan Leishmania infantum can lead to asymptomatic infection and protective immunity, or to the progressive and potentially fatal…”
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Changing epidemiology of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in Brazil: a disease of the urban–rural interface
Published in Acta tropica (01-04-2004)“…American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) was first reported from the south-western region of the state of Rio Grande do Norte in1987. São Miguel municipality and…”
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Common variants in the HLA-DRB1-HLA-DQA1 Class II region are associated with susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis
Published in Nature genetics (06-01-2013)“…To identify susceptibility loci for visceral leishmaniasis we undertook genome-wide association studies in two populations; 989 cases and 1089 controls from…”
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Genetic Predisposition to Self-Curing Infection with the Protozoan Leishmania chagasi: A Genome Wide Scan
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (13-09-2007)“…The protozoan Leishmania chagasi can cause disseminated, fatal visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or asymptomatic human infection. We hypothesized that genetic…”
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