Risk of nontyphoidal Salmonella bacteraemia in African children is modified by STAT4

Risk of nontyphoidal Salmonella bacteraemia in African children is modified by STAT4

Nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) is a major cause of bacteraemia in children and HIV-infected adults in Africa. Here, Gilchrist et al. conduct a genome-wide association study and show that genetic variation in STAT4 is a determinant of NTS in Kenyan and Malawian children.

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Main Authors: James J. Gilchrist, Anna Rautanen, Benjamin P. Fairfax, Tara C. Mills, Vivek Naranbhai, Holly Trochet, Matti Pirinen, Esther Muthumbi, Salim Mwarumba, Patricia Njuguna, Neema Mturi, Chisomo L. Msefula, Esther N. Gondwe, Jenny M. MacLennan, Stephen J. Chapman, Malcolm E. Molyneux, Julian C. Knight, Chris C. A. Spencer, Thomas N. Williams, Calman A. MacLennan, J. Anthony G. Scott, Adrian V. S. Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02398-z

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02398-z

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