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Response to ATXN10 Microsatellite Distribution in a Peruvian Amerindian Population
(Springer, 2021)
We are grateful to Diego Sevilla, Victoria Marca, and Olimpio Ortega for lab assistance and logistic support. Research reported in this publication was supported by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the National ...
Effective population size for South American sea lions along the Peruvian coast: The survivors of the strongest El Niño event in history
(Crambridge University Press, 2012)
The South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, has been considered vulnerable and under the threat of extinction in Peru due to the drastic demographic changes as a result of the impact of low food availability and the ...
Distribution of the CAG Triplet Repeat in ATXN1, ATXN3, and CACNA1A Loci in Peruvian Population
(Springer, 2020)
Spinocerebellar ataxia subtypes 1, 3, and 6 (SCA1, MJD/SCA3, and SCA6) are among the most prevalent autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias worldwide, but their relative frequencies in Peru are low. Frequency of large normal ...
Vulnerable populations and the right to health: lessons from the Peruvian Amazon around tuberculosis control
(BioMed Central, 2019)
Background. In 2014 the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the “End TB Strategy”, setting new ambitious goals for elimination of tuberculosis (TB). In contrast with previous efforts to control TB, the new strategy ...
Population status of the Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus) in Chile: initial survey
(NEOTROPICAL ORNITHOLOGICAL SOC, USGS PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CTR, 2018)
The Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus) is an endemic seabird of the Humboldt Current System in South America, inhabiting the Pacific coast from the south of Ecuador, Peru to the south of Chile. In Peru it is classified ...
Genetic diversity and population structure of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in the Peruvian jungle
(Public Library of Science, 2022)
Background Human cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is highly prevalent in the Peruvian jungle, where it affects military forces deployed to fight against drug trafficking and civilian ...
ATXN10 Microsatellite Distribution in a Peruvian Amerindian Population
(Springer, 2019)
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 10 (SCA10) is a repeat expansion disease occurring mostly in Latin America, suggesting that the mutation spread with the peopling of the Americas, or that Amerindian populations, have a higher ...
Frequency of CYP2D6*3 and *4 and metabolizer phenotypes in three mestizo Peruvian populations
(Pensoft Publishers, Bulgaria, 2021)
Wild type genotypes (CYP2D6) and their allelic variants have been described in a sample of a Peruvian mestizo population. The global
allele frequency was 0.015 for CYP2D6*3 and 0.051 for CYP2D6*4. The percentages of ...
Temporal change of genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium vivax in three contrasting settlements in the Peruvian Amazon
(Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, 2019)
Background: Plasmodium vivax remains a challenge in Peru. The high heterogeneity of its transmission has limited the intervention measures based on global and generalized epidemiological information at medium and long term. ...
Economic cost of uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria case management in the Peruvian Amazon
(Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, 2019)
Peru is an upper-middle-income country, but a large part of the population is still unable to benefit from such economic growth, with poverty rates exceeding 40% in rural areas, mainly in the Andean and the Amazon Regions. ...