Identification of susceptibility genes for Kawasaki disease.

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Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile illness of infants and children with unknown etiology. Coronary artery lesions occurring in 20-25% of untreated patients of KD has made KD a leading cause of acquired heart diseases of childhood in developed countries. High prevalence in East Asian countries is one of the epidemiological features of KD and has suggested genetic factors underlying the disease pathogenesis. We...

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