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Variations in the number of CCL3L1 gene copies and Kawasaki disease in Korean children.
Pediatric cardiology - 1 Dec 2012
Kim Hye-Eun, Kim Jae-Jung, Han Myung Ki, Lee Kyung-Yil, Song Min Seob, Lee Hyoung-Doo, Kim Dong Soo, Yu Jeong Jin, Park In-Sook, Yun Sin Weon, Hong Young Mi, Jang Gi Young, Lee Jong-Keuk
Abstract excerpt
High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy is the highly effective and standard treatment for Kawasaki disease (KD). However, ~20 % of KD patients have persistent fever or recurrence of fever after the initial IVIG treatment, which increases the risk for coronary artery lesions (CALs). Furthermore, the mechanism of IVIG resistance in KD patients still is unknown. The number of CC chemokine ligand 3-like...
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