The MASP family of Trypanosoma cruzi: changes in gene expression and antigenic profile during the acute phase of experimental infection.

The MASP family of Trypanosoma cruzi: changes in gene expression and antigenic profile during the acute phase of experimental infection.

<h4>Background</h4>Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease, a debilitating illness that affects millions of people in the Americas. A major finding of the T. cruzi genome project was the discovery of a novel multigene family composed of approximately 1,300 genes that...

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Main Authors: Sara Lopes dos Santos, Leandro Martins Freitas, Francisco Pereira Lobo, Gabriela Flávia Rodrigues-Luiz, Tiago Antônio de Oliveira Mendes, Anny Carolline Silva Oliveira, Luciana Oliveira Andrade, Egler Chiari, Ricardo Tostes Gazzinelli, Santuza Maria Ribeiro Teixeira, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Daniella Castanheira Bartholomeu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001779&type=printable
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