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Parasitology ; 139(4): 516-21, 2012 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22309735

ABSTRACT

Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi may play a role in pathogenesis of Chagas disease forms. Natural populations are classified into 6 Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) Tc I-VI with taxonomical status. This study aimed to identify T. cruzi DTUs in bloodstream and tissue samples of Argentinean patients with Chagas disease. PCR-based strategies allowed DTU identification in 256 clinical samples from 239 Argentinean patients. Tc V prevailed in blood from both asymptomatic and symptomatic cases and Tc I was more frequent in bloodstream, cardiac tissues and chagoma samples from immunosuppressed patients. Tc II and VI were identified in a minority of cases, while Tc III and Tc IV were not detected in the studied population. Interestingly, Tc I and Tc II/VI sequences were amplified from the same skin biopsy slice from a kidney transplant patient suffering Chagas disease reactivation. Further data also revealed the occurrence of mixed DTU populations in the human chronic infection. In conclusion, our findings provide evidence of the complexity of the dynamics of T. cruzi diversity in the natural history of human Chagas disease and allege the pathogenic role of DTUs I, II, V and VI in the studied population.


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Chagas Disease/epidemiology , Chagas Disease/parasitology , Endemic Diseases , Trypanosoma cruzi/classification , Trypanosoma cruzi/genetics , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Argentina/epidemiology , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/epidemiology , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/parasitology , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/physiopathology , Chagas Disease/physiopathology , Child , Child, Preschool , DNA, Protozoan/analysis , DNA, Protozoan/genetics , Female , Genetic Variation , Genotype , Heart/parasitology , Humans , Infant , Male , Middle Aged , Phylogeny , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Trypanosoma cruzi/isolation & purification , Young Adult
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