| Abstract | Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic fungal infection caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. As infectious diseases can cause DNA damage, the authors aimed at analyzing DNA breakage in peripheral blood cells of patients with paracoccidioidomycosis by using the comet assay. The results suggested that paracoccidioidomycosis does not cause genotoxicity. |
| Authors | Renata Aparecida Martinez Antunes Ribeiro-Vieira, Daniel Araki Ribeiro, Daisy Maria Favero Salvadori, Sílvio Alencar Marques
(Affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy, Botucatu School of Medicine, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP.)
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| Journal | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
(Rev Soc Bras Med Trop)
2007 Jul-Aug
Vol. 40
Issue 4
Pg. 476-8
ISSN: 0037-8682 Brazil |
| PMID | 17876475
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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| Topics |
- Adult
- Comet Assay
- DNA Damage
- Humans
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
(chemistry)
- Paracoccidioidomycosis
(genetics, metabolism)
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