Jenefer Blackwell, Peter Donnelly and colleagues report a genome-wide association study for visceral leishmaniasis using studies from India and Brazil, with replication in an additional Indian study. They identify common variants at the HLA-DRB1–HLA-DQA1 HLA class II region associated with susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis.
- Michaela Fakiola
- Amy Strange
- Peter Donnelly
