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HLA class II locus and susceptibility to podoconiosis.

Tekola Ayele F, Adeyemo A, Finan C et al.

22455414 PubMed ID
GWAS Study Type
1003 Participants
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Chapter I

Publication Details

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Authors

TA
Tekola Ayele F
AA
Adeyemo A
FC
Finan C
HE
Hailu E
SP
Sinnott P
BN
Burlinson ND
AA
Aseffa A
RC
Rotimi CN
NM
Newport MJ
DG
Davey G
Chapter II

Abstract

Summary of the research findings

Podoconiosis is a tropical lymphedema resulting from long-term barefoot exposure to red-clay soil derived from volcanic rock. The World Health Organization recently designated it as a neglected tropical disease. Podoconiosis develops in only a subgroup of exposed people, and studies have shown familial clustering with high heritability (63%).

194 African ancestry cases, 203 African ancestry controls

Chapter III

Study Statistics

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1003
Total Participants
GWAS
Study Type
Yes
Replicated
202 African ancestry family trios
Replication Participants
Sub-Saharan African
Ancestry
Ethiopia
Recruitment Country
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