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Association of mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms with Kawasaki disease in the Japanese.
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Dec 2009
Sato Satoshi, Kawashima Hisashi, Kashiwagi Yasuyo, Fujioka Tao, Takekuma Kouji, Hoshika Akinori
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis in childhood; its etiology is unknown. The possibility that KD is an infectious disease has been discussed and investigated for decades, in light of the implication that infections are involved in the pathogenesis of KD. Young children rel...
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