Article
Genetic polymorphisms in Kawasaki disease.
Acta pharmacologica Sinica - 1 Oct 2011
Kuo Ho-chang, Chang Wei-chiao
Abstract excerpt
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile systemic vasculitis, and the cause of KD is not well understood. It is likely due to multiple interactions between genes and environmental factors. The development of genetic association and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has opened an avenue to better understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying KD. A novel ITPKC signaling pathway was recently found to be...
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