Investigating HLA haplotypes as a potential risk factor for nodding syndrome: A case-control study in the Mahenge area, Tanzania

• Amber Hadermann ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: amber.hadermann@uantwerpen.be

  Affiliation Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1207-5811

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• Dan Bhwana,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Research, Tanga, Tanzania

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• Athanas D. Mhina,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision

  Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Research, Tanga, Tanzania

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• Luís-Jorge Amaral,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Joseph N. Siewe Fodjo,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Marie-Paule Emonds,

  Affiliation Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory, Belgian Red Cross-Flanders, Mechelen, Belgium

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• Sarah Weckhuysen,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Neurology, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium, VIB-Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, University of Antwerp, Belgium, Translational Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Bruno P. Mmbando,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Research, Tanga, Tanzania

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• Robert Colebunders

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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