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Inflammatory gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to kawasaki disease and its arterial sequelae.
Pediatrics - 1 Sept 2008
Cheung Yiu-Fai, Huang Guo-Ying, Chen Shu-Bao, Liu Xiao-Qin, Xi Li, Liang Xue-Cun, Huang Mei-Rong, Chen Sun, Huang Li-Su, Liu Xiao-Qing, Chan Koon-Wing, Lau Yu-Lung
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OBJECTIVE: We tested the hypothesis that single-nucleotide polymorphisms of inflammatory genes C-reactive protein (CRP) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) may exert influence on susceptibility to Kawasaki disease and its arterial sequelae. METHODS: We analyzed the CRP +1444 C-->T and TNF...
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