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Association of vascular endothelial growth factor C-634 g polymorphism in taiwanese children with Kawasaki disease.
Pediatric cardiology - 1 Mar 2008
Hsueh K-C, Lin Y-J, Chang J-S, Wan L, Tsai Y-H, Tsai C-H, Chen C-P, Tsai F-J
Abstract excerpt
High expression of circulating vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been reported in patients with Kawasaki disease (KD). In the pathophysiology of KD, VEGF is considered to be involved, especially in the development of coronary artery lesions. This study aimed to examine whether the VEGF-634 promoter polymorphism is a marker of KD susceptibility or severity in Chinese patients in Taiwan. The study...
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