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Identification of novel susceptibility Loci for kawasaki disease in a Han chinese population by a genome-wide association study.
PloS one - 4 Feb 2011
Tsai Fuu-Jen, Lee Yi-Ching, Chang Jeng-Sheng, Huang Li-Min, Huang Fu-Yuan, Chiu Nan-Chang, Chen Ming-Ren, Chi Hsin, Lee Yann-Jinn, Chang Li-Ching, Liu Yi-Min, Wang Hsiang-Hua, Chen Chien-Hsiun, Chen Yuan-Tsong, Wu Jer-Yuarn
Abstract excerpt
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis syndrome that primarily affects infants and young children. Its etiology is unknown; however, epidemiological findings suggest that genetic predisposition underlies disease susceptibility. Taiwan has the third-highest incidence of KD in the world, after Japan and Korea. To investigate novel mechanisms that might predispose individuals to KD, we conducted a...
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