A comprehensive genetic analysis of candidate genes regulating response to Trypanosoma congolense infection in mice.

African trypanosomes are protozoan parasites that cause "sleeping sickness" in humans and a similar disease in livestock. Trypanosomes also infect laboratory mice and three major quantitative trait loci (QTL) that regulate survival time after infection with T. congolense have been identifi...

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Main Authors: Ian Goodhead, Alan Archibald, Peris Amwayi, Andy Brass, John Gibson, Neil Hall, Margaret A Hughes, Moses Limo, Fuad Iraqi, Stephen J Kemp, Harry A Noyes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2976683?pdf=render