Apolipoprotein L1 Variant Associated with Increased Susceptibility to Trypanosome Infection

Apolipoprotein L1 Variant Associated with Increased Susceptibility to Trypanosome Infection

Yes === African trypanosomes, except Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, which cause human African trypanosomiasis, are lysed by the human serum protein apolipoprotein L1 (ApoL1). These two subspecies can resist human ApoL1 because they express the serum resistance pro...

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Main Authors: Cuypers, B., Lecordier, L., Meehan, Conor J., Van den Broeck, F., Imamura, H., Büscher, P., Dujardin, J.-C., Laukens, K., Schnaufer, A., Dewar, C., Lewis, M., Balmer, O., Azurago, T., Kyei-Faried, S., Ohene, S.-A., Duah, B., Homiah, P., Mensah, E.K., Anleah, F., Jose Ramon, F., Pays, E., Deborggraeve, S.
Language:en
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Apolipoprotein L1
ApoL1
Trypanosome Infection
African trypanosomiasis
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17307

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