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A co-evolutionary arms race: trypanosomes shaping the human genome, humans shaping the trypanosome g...

A co-evolutionary arms race: trypanosomes shaping the human genome, humans shaping the trypanosome g...

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A co-evolutionary arms race: trypanosomes shaping the human genome, humans shaping the trypanosome genome

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Full title

A co-evolutionary arms race: trypanosomes shaping the human genome, humans shaping the trypanosome genome

Publisher

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

Parasitology, 2015-02, Vol.142 (S1), p.S108-S119

Language

English

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Publisher

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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Contents

Trypanosoma brucei is the causative agent of African sleeping
sickness in humans and one of several pathogens that cause the related
veterinary disease Nagana. A complex co-evolution has occurred between these
parasites and primates that led to the emergence of trypanosome-specific
defences and counter-measures. The first line of defenc...

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Full title

A co-evolutionary arms race: trypanosomes shaping the human genome, humans shaping the trypanosome genome

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4413828

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4413828

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ISSN

0031-1820,1469-8161

E-ISSN

1469-8161

DOI

10.1017/S0031182014000602

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