[Susceptibility genes for Kawasaki disease].

Abstract excerpt

Although the etiology of Kawasaki disease (KD) still remains unknown, the epidemiologic findings have suggested the existence of genetic factors of KD. To identify susceptibility genes for KD, we conducted affected sibpair analysis using 78 Japanese KD families and found positive linkage signal in 10 chromosomal loci. We are now performing linkage disequilibrium mapping using single nucleotide polymorphisms...

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