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Common variants in the HLA-DRB1–HLA-DQA1 HLA class II region are associated with susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis by Fakiola, Michaela, Strange, Amy, Cordell, Heather J, Miller, E Nancy, Pirinen, Matti, Su, Zhan, Mishra, Anshuman, Mehrotra, Sanjana, Monteiro, Gloria R, Band, Gavin, Bellenguez, Céline, Dronov, Serge, Edkins, Sarah, Freeman, Colin, Giannoulatou, Eleni, Gray, Emma, Hunt, Sarah E, Lacerda, Henio G, Langford, Cordelia, Pearson, Richard, Pontes, Núbia N, Rai, Madhukar, Singh, Shri P, Smith, Linda, Sousa, Olivia, Vukcevic, Damjan, Bramon, Elvira, Brown, Matthew A, Casas, Juan P, Corvin, Aiden, Duncanson, Audrey, Jankowski, Janusz, Markus, Hugh S, Mathew, Christopher G, Palmer, Colin N A, Plomin, Robert, Rautanen, Anna, Sawcer, Stephen J, Trembath, Richard C, Viswanathan, Ananth C, Wood, Nicholas W, Wilson, Mary E, Deloukas, Panos, Peltonen, Leena, Christiansen, Frank, Witt, Campbell, Jeronimo, Selma M B, Sundar, Shyam, Spencer, Chris C A, Blackwell, Jenefer M, Donnelly, Peter

“…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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Association of Nutritional Status with the Response to Infection with Leishmania chagasi by Maciel, Bruna L. Lima, Lacerda, Henio G, Queiroz, Jose W, Galvao, Juliana, Pontes, Nubia N, Dimenstein, Roberto, McGowan, Stephen E, Pedrosa, Lucia F. C, Jeronimo, Selma M. B

“…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 by Jeronimo, Selma M. B., Duggal, Priya, Ettinger, Nicholas A., Nascimento, Eliana T., Monteiro, Gloria R., Cabral, Angela P., Pontes, Núbia N., Lacerda, Hênio G., Queiroz, Paula V., Gomes, Carlos E. M., Pearson, Richard D., Blackwell, Jenefer M., Beaty, Terri H., Wilson, Mary E.

“…The protozoan Leishmania chagasi can cause disseminated, fatal visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or asymptomatic infection in humans. We hypothesized that host…”
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Vitamin A deficiency alters airway resistance in children with acute upper respiratory infection by Amaral, Cleia T., Pontes, Núbia N., Maciel, Bruna L.L., Bezerra, Hugo S.M., Triesta, Ana Nataly A.B., Jeronimo, Selma M.B., McGowan, Stephen E., Dantas, Vera M.

“…Objective To assess whether vitamin A deficiency alters the recovery of total respiratory resistance (TRR) following acute upper respiratory tract infection…”
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A phase III trial of efficacy of the FML-vaccine against canine kala-azar in an endemic area of Brazil (São Gonçalo do Amaranto, RN) by da Silva, Valdemir Oliveira, Borja-Cabrera, Gulnara P, Correia Pontes, Nubia N, de Souza, Edilma Paraguai, Luz, Kleber G, Palatnik, Marcos, Palatnik de Sousa, Clarisa B

“…Protection against canine kala-azar was investigated in naturally exposed dogs of an endemic area, vaccinated with the fucose mannose ligand (FML)-vaccine of…”
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Leishmania infantum chagasi in Northeastern Brazil: Asymptomatic Infection at the Urban Perimeter by LIMA, Iraci D, QUEIROZ, Jose W, JERONIMO, Selma M. B, LACERDA, Henio G, QUEIROZ, Paula V. S, PONTES, Nubia N, BARBOSA, James D. A, MARTINS, Daniella R, WEIRATHER, Jason L, PEARSON, Richard D, WILSON, Mary E

“…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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Preventing Zoonotic Canine Leishmaniasis in Northeastern Brazil: Pet Attachment and Adoption of Community Leishmania Prevention by ESCH, Kevin J, PONTES, Nubia N, ARRUDA, Paulo, O'CONNOR, Annette, MORAIS, Lorena, JERONIMO, Selma M. B, PETERSEN, Christine A

“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by Leishmania infantum chagasi (L.i. chagasi syn. infantum) in northeastern Brazil, was responsible for 51,000 new VL cases…”
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Cytokine Responses to Novel Antigens in a Peri-Urban Population in Brazil Exposed to Leishmania infantum chagasi by STOBER, Carmel B, JERONIMO, Selma M. B, PONTES, Nubia N, NANCY MILLER, E, BLACKWELL, Jenefer M

“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is fatal if untreated, and there are no vaccines for this disease. High levels of CD4-derived interferon-γ (IFN-γ) in the presence…”
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Common variants in the HLA-DRB1-HLA-DQA1 Class II region are associated with susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis by Fakiola, Michaela, Strange, Amy, Cordell, Heather J., Miller, E. Nancy, Pirinen, Matti, Su, Zhan, Mishra, Anshuman, Mehrotra, Sanjana, Monteiro, Gloria R., Band, Gavin, Bellenguez, Céline, Dronov, Serge, Edkins, Sarah, Freeman, Colin, Giannoulatou, Eleni, Gray, Emma, Hunt, Sarah E., Lacerda, Henio G., Langford, Cordelia, Pearson, Richard, Pontes, Núbia N., Rai, Madhukar, Singh, S.P., Smith, Linda, Sousa, Olivia, Vukcevic, Damjan, Bramon, Elvira, Brown, Matthew A., Casas, Juan P., Corvin, Aiden, Duncanson, Audrey, Jankowski, Janusz, Markus, Hugh S., Mathew, Christopher G., Palmer, Colin N.A., Plomin, Robert, Rautanen, Anna, Sawcer, Stephen J., Trembath, Richard C., Viswanathan, Ananth C., Wood, Nicholas W., Wilson, Mary E., Deloukas, Panos, Peltonen, Leena, Christiansen, Frank, Witt, Campbell, Jeronimo, Selma M.B., Sundar, Shyam, Spencer, Chris C.A., Blackwell, Jenefer M., Donnelly, Peter

“…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 by Jeronimo, Selma M. B., Duggal, Priya, Ettinger, Nicholas A., Nascimento, Eliana T., Monteiro, Gloria R., Cabral, Angela P., Pontes, Núbia N., Lacerda, Hênio G., Queiroz, Paula V., Maia, Carlos G., Pearson, Richard D., Blackwell, Jenefer M., Beaty, Terri H., Wilson, Mary E.

“…The protozoan Leishmania chagasi can cause disseminated, fatal visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or asymptomatic human infection. We hypothesized that genetic…”
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