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World J Clin Infect Dis. Jun 25, 2012; 2(3): 39-53
Published online Jun 25, 2012. doi: 10.5495/wjcid.v2.i3.39
Pathogenesis of Chagas disease cardiomyopathy
Priscila Camillo Teixeira, Amanda Farrage Frade, Luciana Gabriel Nogueira, Jorge Kalil, Christophe Chevillard, Edecio Cunha-Neto
Priscila Camillo Teixeira, Amanda Farrage Frade, Luciana Gabriel Nogueira, Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Laboratory of Immunology, Heart Institute (Incor), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05403-001 São Paulo, Brazil
Priscila Camillo Teixeira, Amanda Farrage Frade, Luciana Gabriel Nogueira, Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Institute for Investigation in Immunology (III), INCT, 05403-001 São Paulo, Brazil
Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 05403-001 São Paulo, Brazil
Christophe Chevillard, INSERM, UMR 906, 13385 Marseille, France
Christophe Chevillard, Aix-Marseille University, UMR 906, 13385 Marseille, France
Author contributions: All authors had an equal contribution. Chevillard C and Cunha-Neto E prepared the framework of the article; Teixeira PC, Frade AF, Nogueira LG prepared the multiple drafts; Kalil J, Chevillard C and Cunha-Neto E improved the quality of the draft.
Supported by the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale; the Aix-Marseille University (Direction des Relations Internationales); USP-COFECUB program; the ARCUS II PACA Brésil program; CNPq (Brazilian National Research Council); and FAPESP (São Paulo State Research Funding Agency-Brazil); a São Paulo State Research Funding Agency - FAPESP fellowship to Teixeira PC, Nogueira LG and Frade AF; Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development - CNPq productivity awards to Cunha-Neto E
Correspondence to: Dr. Christophe Chevillard, PhD, INSERM, U906, Genetics and Immunology of Infectious Diseases, Laboratory of Parasitology-Mycology, School of Medicine, Marseilles, 27, Bd Jean, Moulin 13385 Marseilles Cedex 5, France. christophe.chevillard@univmed.fr
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Received: November 18, 2011
Revised: May 7, 2012
Accepted: June 4, 2012
Published online: June 25, 2012
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