G1 and G2 variants of apolipoprotein L1 among Central African population in Trypanosoma brucei gambiense endemic rural area
APOL1 variants are common in populations living in T. b. gambiense endemic areas of the DRC. Neither variant was associated with susceptibility to T. b. gambiense. The G2 variant was the only one associated with symptomatic HAT.
Authors
- Nathan B. Buila
- Lambertus P. van den Heuvel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3917-6727)
- Kévin Karume
- Hippolyte Nani Tuma Situakibanza
- Elena Levtchenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8352-7312)
- Agathe B. Nkoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1563-380X)
- Dominique M. Mupepe
- Pépé Mfutu Ekulu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0107-483X)
- Dieudonné Mumba Ngoyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5886-2004)
- Benjamin Longo‐Mbenza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5164-6296)
- Victoire Audray Bikoumou
- Jean Robert Makulo
- Jean Marie Kayembe
- Jean René M’buyamba-Kabangu
- M.N.N. Wameso
- Raggue Zm Mvibudulu
Institutions
- Rega Institute for Medical Research (BE)
- Kinshasa General Hospital (CD)
- University of Kinshasa (CD)
- National Institute of Biomedical Research (CD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.19495
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- KU Leuven