About the Authors

Anita Ghansah

AGhansah@noguchi.mimcom.org

Affiliation Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Kirk A. Rockett

Affiliation Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, United Kingdom

Taane G. Clark

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Michael D. Wilson

Affiliation Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Kwadwo A. Koram

Affiliation Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Abraham R. Oduro

Affiliation Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, Ghana

Lucas Amenga-Etego

Affiliations Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, United Kingdom, Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, Ghana

Thomas Anyorigiya

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Abraham Hodgson

Affiliation Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, Ghana

Paul Milligan

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

William O. Rogers

Affiliation Naval Medical Research Unit #2, Jakarta, Indonesia

Dominic P. Kwiatkowski

Affiliations Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, United Kingdom, Wellcome Trust Sanger Centre, Hinxton, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AG KAR DPK KAK MDW AH WOR. Performed the experiments: AG. Analyzed the data: AG KAR TGC PM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DPK KAK AH WOR. Wrote the paper: AG KAR DPK TGC LAE. Field collection of samples, DNA extractions: LAE TA. Design and implementation of the case-control study: ARO.