Heterogeneity in genetic admixture across different regions of Argentina

S Avena, M Via, E Ziv, EJ Pérez-Stable, CR Gignoux… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The population of Argentina is the result of the intermixing between several groups,
including Indigenous American, European and African populations. Despite the commonly …

Use of the plasma triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio to identify cardiovascular disease in hypertensive subjects

MR Salazar, HA Carbajal, WG Espeche… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - Elsevier
This analysis evaluated the hypothesis that the plasma triglyceride (TG)/high–density
lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration ratio can help identify patients with essential …

A Mycobacterium tuberculosis dormancy antigen differentiates latently infected bacillus Calmette–Guérin-vaccinated individuals

D Peña, AI Rovetta, REH Del Pino, NO Amiano… - …, 2015 - thelancet.com
IFN-γ release assays (IGRAs) are better indicators of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
than the tuberculin skin test (TST) in Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG)-vaccinated …

Human platelet‐specific antigens frequencies in the Argentinean population

CD De La Vega Elena, N Nogues… - Transfusion …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
summary The frequencies of several human platelet antigens (HPAs) vary between different
populations and are a major determinant for the prevalence of HPA alloimmunization and its …

Insulin resistance: the linchpin between prediabetes and cardiovascular disease

MR Salazar, HA Carbajal… - Diabetes and …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that cardiovascular disease occurs to the
greatest extent in persons with prediabetes mellitus who are also insulin resistant. In 2003 …

Facial growth changes in a Colombian Mestizo population: an 18-year follow-up longitudinal study using linear mixed models

I Jiménez, L Villegas, JC Salazar-Uribe… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Currently, a standard of reference for longitudinal facial growth parameters for
South American mestizos is lacking. Therefore, in this study, we describe an 18-year follow …

Hepatitis B virus genetic diversity in Argentina: dissimilar genotype distribution in two different geographical regions; description of hepatitis B surface antigen variants

FGP y Leone, SC Pezzano, C Torres… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The hepatitis B virus (HBV) molecular epidemiological data of Argentina
are still scarce, since most of the previous analyses have been performed in the …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular characterization and susceptibility testing of Helicobacter pylori strains isolated in western Argentina

AE Vega, TI Cortiñas, ON Puig, HJ Silva - International Journal of Infectious …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To characterize Helicobacter pylori isolates from western Argentina using
virulence markers and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in order to assess the association …

Use of the triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio to identify cardiometabolic risk: impact of obesity?

MR Salazar, HA Carbajal… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
There is evidence that the plasma concentration ratio of triglyceride (TG)/high-density
lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) identifies insulin resistance and increased cardiometabolic …

Congenital Aural Atresia prevalence in the Argentinian population

ME Zernotti, CA Curet, S Cortasa, M Chiaraviglio… - Acta …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Congenital Aural Atresia (CAA) or microtia is a malformation that
results in esthetic and functional problems. There is little information on prevalence …