• Evolution of the primate trypanolytic factor APOL1 

      Thomson, Russell; Genovese, Giulio; Canona, Chelsea; Kovacsics, Daniella; Higgins, Matthew K.; Carrington, Mark; Winkler, Cheryl A.; Kopph, Jeffrey; Rotimi, Charles; Adeyemo, Adebowale; Doumatey, Ayo; Ayodo, George; Alper, Seth L.; Pollak, Martin R.; Friedman, David J.; Rapera, Jayne (PNAS, 2014-04-08)
      ApolipoproteinL1 (APOL1) protects humans and some primates against several African trypanosomes. APOL1 genetic variants strongly associated with kidney disease in African Americans have additional trypanolytic activity ...