A polymorphism in the haptoglobin, haptoglobin related protein locus is associated with risk of human sleeping sickness within Cameroonian populations.

A polymorphism in the haptoglobin, haptoglobin related protein locus is associated with risk of human sleeping sickness within Cameroonian populations.

Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a neglected disease targeted for elimination as a public health problem by 2020. Elimination requires a better understanding of the epidemiology and clinical evolution of HAT. In addition to the classical clinical evolution of HAT, asymptomatic carriers and spo...

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Main Authors: Elvis Ofon, Harry Noyes, Julius Mulindwa, Hamidou Ilboudo, Martin Simuunza, Vincent Ebo'o, Flobert Njiokou, Mathurin Koffi, Bruno Bucheton, Pythagore Fogue, Christiane Hertz-Fowler, Annette MacLeod, Gustave Simo, TrypanoGEN Research Group, as members of The H3Africa Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5697879?pdf=render

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