The genetic background of the Brazilian population is mainly characterized by three parental
populations: European, African, and Native American. The aim of this study was to overview …

Brazil is experiencing among the world's fastest demographic aging worldwide. This
demographic transition is occurring in a context of few resources and great social …

The history of the Americas involved the encounter of millions of Native Americans,
Europeans, and Africans. A variable admixture of these three continental groups has taken …

While South Americans are underrepresented in human genomic diversity studies, Brazil
has been a classical model for population genetics studies on admixture. We present the …

Background Universal health coverage (UHC) can play an important role in achieving
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10, which addresses reducing inequalities, but little …

Background Brazil is the third country most affected by Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-
19), but viral evolution in municipality resolution is still poorly understood in Brazil and it is …

Objective To provide a comprehensive description of demographic, clinical and radiographic
characteristics; treatment and case outcomes; and risk factors associated with in-hospital …

Background Salvador is the city with the highest number of HTLV-1 infected individuals in
Brazil, yet the main route of HTLV-1 transmission is unknown. Objective To investigate the …

SARS-CoV-2 utilizes the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor and
transmembrane serine protease (TMPRSS2) to infect human lung cells. Previous studies …

Background There are very few data about the mutational profile of families at-risk for
hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) from Latin America (LA) and especially from …