About the Authors
- Branwen J. Hennig
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* E-mail: branwen.hennig@lshtm.ac.uk
Affiliations London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Katherine Fielding
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Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- John Broxholme
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Affiliation Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Mathurin Diatta
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Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
- Maimuna Mendy
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Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
- Catrin Moore
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Andrew J. Pollard
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Pura Rayco-Solon
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Affiliations London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
- Giorgio Sirugo
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Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
- Marianne A. van der Sande
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Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
- Pauline Waight
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Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
- Hilton C. Whittle
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Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
- Syed M. Zaman
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Affiliation Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
- Adrian V. Hill
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Affiliation Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Andrew J. Hall
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Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AH Mv BH AH CM. Performed the experiments: BH MM PR. Analyzed the data: BH PW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AH GS HW BH AH CM JB KF AP. Wrote the paper: AH Mv BH AH. Other: Advised on analysis: KF. Assisted with bioinformatics aspects of analysis: JB. Coordination of DNA extractions and storage: MD. Sample shipment: MD. DNA database management: MD. HBV serology: MM. Sample collection: PR. Management of DNA bank: GS. Epidemiologist on study: Mv. Database management: PW. Epidemiologist: SZ. Principal investigator of study: BH.