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Candidate gene polymorphisms study between human African trypanosomiasis clinical phenotypes in Guinea.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Aug 2017
Kaboré Justin Windingoudi, Ilboudo Hamidou, Noyes Harry, Camara Oumou, Kaboré Jacques, Camara Mamadou, Koffi Mathurin, Lejon Veerle, Jamonneau Vincent, MacLeod Annette, Hertz-Fowler Christiane, Belem Adrien Marie Gaston, Matovu Enock, Bucheton Bruno, Sidibe Issa
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BACKGROUND: Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), a lethal disease induced by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, has a range of clinical outcomes in its human host in West Africa: an acute form progressing rapidly to second stage, spontaneous self-cure and individuals able to regulate parasitaemia at very low levels, have all been reported from endemic foci. In order to test if this clinical diversity is influenced by...
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