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Asma alérgica e não alérgica apresentam diferentes características fenotípicas e genotípicas

Objetivo: A identificação dos fenótipos da asma permite uma melhor compreensão e abordagem desta doença heterogênea. Muitos estudos têm demonstrado associação entre os antígenos leucocitários humanos (HLA) e asma em diversas populações, porém os resultados são inconclusivos e raramente con...

High Clinical Manifestation Rate in an Imported Outbreak of Hepatitis E Genotype 1 Infection in a German Group of Travellers Returning from India

Ann. hepatol; 16 (1), 2017
Abstract: Background. There are only few reports about travel-associated, imported tropical hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 1 infections within Western travellers. We describe the clinical course of a single outbreak of hepatitis E in a German travellers group returning from India and compare the resu...

Daclatasvir Plus Asunaprevir Dual Therapy for Chronic HCV Genotype 1b Infection: Results of Turkish Early Access Program

Ann. hepatol; 16 (1), 2017
Abstract: Background. Daclatasvir and asunaprevir dual therapy is approved for the treatment of HCV genotype 1b infection in several countries. Aim. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of daclatasvir and asunaprevir dual therapy in Turkish patients. Material and methods. Sixty-one patients with HCV...

Human papillomavirus in oral cavity and oropharynx carcinomas in the central region of Brazil

Abstract Introduction Molecular studies about carcinomas of the oral cavity and oropharynx demonstrate the presence of human papilomavirus genome in these tumors, reinforcing the participation of human papilomavirus in oral carcinogenesis. Objectives This study aimed to determine the prevalence of huma...

Lack of evidence of HPV etiology of prostate cancer following radical surgery and higher frequency of the Arg/Pro genotype in turkish men with prostate cancer

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the possible role of HPV in the development of prostate cancer (PCa) and investigate the distribution of the p53 codon 72 polymorphism in PCa in a Turkish population. Materials and methods A total of 96 tissues, which had been obtained using a r...

Trypanosoma cruzi I genotype among isolates from patients with chronic Chagas disease followed at the Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases (FIOCRUZ, Brazil)

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiologic agent of Chagas disease in humans, mainly in Latin America. Trypanosome stocks were isolated by hemoculture from patients followed at Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases (FIOCRUZ) and studied using different approaches. METH...

Molecular diversity of human parvovirus B19 during two outbreaks of erythema infectiosum in Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (1), 2017
Abstract This study was conducted to provide information on the genetic diversity of human parvovirus B19 (B19V) circulating in the municipality of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil during 1996-2006, a period with two distinct outbreaks of B19V infection: 1999-2000 and 2004-2005. A total of 27 s...

Papillomavirus infections in the oral and genital mucosa of asymptomatic women

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (1), 2017
Abstract Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been found in several regions of the body, including the oral cavity. Recently, this virus has been associated with oropharyngeal cancer, but little is known about HPV transmission to the oral cavity. We carried out a study to investigate concurrent oral and cervic...

Genotipos circulantes del virus de la hepatitis C en Colombia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 37 (1), 2017
Resumen Introducción: La infección crónica por el virus de la hepatitis C es un problema de salud pública y se estima que hay más de 180 millones de personas infectadas en el mundo. En Colombia no se conoce la epidemiología de la infección ni los genotipos virales más frecuentes. Objetivo. Desc...

Development and application of KASP marker for high throughput detection of AhFAD2 mutation in peanut

Background: Cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a major oilseed crop worldwide. Fatty acid composition of peanut oil may affect the flavor and shelf life of the resulting food products. Oleic acid and linoleic acid are the major fatty acids of peanut oil. The conversion from oleic acid to linoleic...