Protective Human Leucocyte Antigen Haplotype, HLA-DRB1*01-B*14, against Chronic Chagas Disease in Bolivia

Florencia del Puerto; Juan Eiki Nishizawa; Mihoko Kikuchi; Yelin Roca; Cinthia Avilas; Alberto Gianella; Javier Lora; Freddy Udalrico Gutierrez Velarde; Sachio Miura; Norihiro Komiya; Koji Maemura; Kenji Hirayama

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001587

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Protective Human Leucocyte Antigen Haplotype, HLA-DRB101-B14, against Chronic Chagas Disease in Bolivia

Florencia del Puerto,

Affiliation Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), and Global COE Program, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Juan Eiki Nishizawa,

Affiliation Clinica Siraní, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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Mihoko Kikuchi,

Affiliations Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), and Global COE Program, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, Center for International Collaboration Research (CICORN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Yelin Roca,

Affiliation Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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Cinthia Avilas,

Affiliation Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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Alberto Gianella,

Affiliation Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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Javier Lora,

Affiliation Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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Freddy Udalrico Gutierrez Velarde,

Affiliation Hospital Universitario Japonés, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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Sachio Miura,

Affiliation Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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Norihiro Komiya,

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan
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Koji Maemura,

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan
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Kenji Hirayama

* E-mail: hiraken@nagasaki-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), and Global COE Program, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Protective Human Leucocyte Antigen Haplotype, HLA-DRB101-B14, against Chronic Chagas Disease in Bolivia

Florencia del Puerto,
Juan Eiki Nishizawa,
Mihoko Kikuchi,
Yelin Roca,
Cinthia Avilas,
Alberto Gianella,
Javier Lora,
Freddy Udalrico Gutierrez Velarde,
Sachio Miura,
Norihiro Komiya

Published: March 20, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001587

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Posted by jelvisentainer on 17 Jan 2013 at 17:14 GMT

I would find one reference cited in an article published in PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 March; 6(3): e1587.
Published online 2012 March 20. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001587:
18. Aida K, Juarez S, Kikuchi M, Gil M, Ayau O, et al. HLA-B35 and MICA-A5 synergistically enhanced susceptibility to Chagas Heart disease. MHC. 2000;7:63–70.

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Protective Human Leucocyte Antigen Haplotype, HLA-DRB101-B14, against Chronic Chagas Disease in Bolivia

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