Association of APOL1 renal disease risk alleles with Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infection outcomes in the northern part of Malawi.

• Main Authors: Kelita Kamoto (Author), Harry Noyes (Author), Peter Nambala (Author), Edward Senga (Author), Janelisa Musaya (Author), Benjamin Kumwenda (Author), Bruno Bucheton (Author), Annette Macleod (Author), Anneli Cooper (Author), Caroline Clucas (Author), Christiane Herz-Fowler (Author), Enock Matove (Author), Arthur M Chiwaya (Author), John E Chisi (Author), TrypanoGEN Research Group as members of The H3Africa Consortium (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Trypanosoma brucei (T.b.) rhodesiense is the cause of the acute form of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) in eastern and southern African countries. There is some evidence that there is diversity in the disease progression of T.b. rhodesiense in different countries. HAT in Malawi is associated wit...