The present study is a review of admixture studies in Latin America, an interesting subject
because of the unique history of the area, in which populations from 3 different origins had …

We have analyzed 247 Brazilian mtDNAs for hypervariable segment (HVS)–I and selected
restriction fragment-length–polymorphism sites, to assess their ancestry in different …

Sixteen biallelic markers (SRY10831a, SRY10831b, SRY4064, SRY2627, 92R7, P2, P3,
M34, M9, M3, M2, YAP, M60, M89, M213, M216) located in the nonrecombinant region of the …

Levels of the serum opsonin mannan-binding lectin (MBL) were directly correlated with the
probability of developing visceral leishmaniasis. Monocytes infected with MBL-opsonized …

Background. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is almost always lethal if not treated, but most
infections with the causative agents are clinically silent. Mannan-binding lectin (MBL), an …

Objectives: xMany Africans were brought to Brazil as slaves. The runaway or abandoned
slaves founded isolated communities named quilombos. There are many quilombo …

Brazilian quilombos are communities formed by enslaved Africans and their descendants all
over the country during slavery and shortly after its abolition. Quilombos harbor a great …

Polymorphisms in the promoter regions of cytokine genes may affect their transcription. AT/G
substitution at position− 330 of the interleukin‐2 (IL‐2) gene and a T/C substitution at …

Background: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that occurs in genetically
susceptible individuals in whom the ingestion of dietary gluten induces intestinal mucosa …

This study defined the normal variation range for different subsets of T-lymphocyte cells
count in two different Brazilian regions. We analysed the T-lymphocytes subpopulations …