title: Genotyping of Panamanian Trypanosoma cruzi stocks using the calmodulin 3'UTR polymorphisms.
abstract: Mutations in the 3' untranslated region of calmodulin gene have recently been reported to be specific to different Trypanosoma cruzi lineages. In the present report, this molecular marker was used to genotype 24 T. cruzi isolates from humans and vectors from different endemic areas in Panama. The finding of solely T. cruzi I genotype might explain the low morbidity of Chagas' disease in the region when compared to other countries in Latin America.
authors.affiliation: Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz, Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adeilton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brandao
authors.forename: Franklyn
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Samudio
authors.forename: Octavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Jose E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Calzada
authors.forename: Octavio E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Sousa
mesh_terms: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000235:genetics*; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D005838:Genotype; D010176:Panama; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; D002147:Calmodulin; D015800:Protozoan Proteins