Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Group 1 Is Distinguished by a Unique Amino Acid Substitution in the HpHb Receptor Implicated in Human Serum Resistance Full Text
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 07/11/2012
Symula RE et al. – This finding suggests that this single mutation could play a key role in conferring human infectivity to Tbg. Given the possible consequences for drug development and diagnostics, they suggest that future functional studies target this mutation to fully elucidate its role.
