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Human <i>Trypanosoma evansi</i> Infection Linked to a Lack of Apolipoprotein L-I
27 Dec 2006
Abstract excerpt
Humans have innate immunity against Trypanosoma brucei brucei that is known to involve apolipoprotein L-I (APOL1). Recently, a case of T. evansi infection in a human was identified in India. We investigated whether the APOL1 pathway was involved in this occurrence. The serum of the infected patient was found to have no trypanolytic activity, and the finding was linked to the lack of APOL1, which was due to...
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