title: Amerindian genetic ancestry is associated with higher survival rates compared to African and European ancestry in Brazilian patients with heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Ethics and Occupational Health, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mari M S G
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cardena
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Human Genetics and Medicine, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ribeiro-dos-Santos
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Human Genetics and Medicine, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sidney
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alfredo J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mansur
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexandre C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Legal, Ética Médica e Medicina Social e do Trabalho - FMUSP. Electronic address: cfridman@usp.br.
authors.forename: Cintia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fridman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D001938:Brazil / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*
keywords: Genomic ancestry; Heart failure; INDEL; Mitochondrial DNA; Self-declared ethnicity; Survival