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Role of activating FcγR gene polymorphisms in Kawasaki disease susceptibility and intravenous immunoglobulin response.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Jun 2012
Shrestha Sadeep, Wiener Howard, Shendre Aditi, Kaslow Richard A, Wu Jianming, Olson Aaron, Bowles Neil E, Patel Hitendra, Edberg Jeffrey C, Portman Michael A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A functional polymorphism in the inhibitory IgG-Fc receptor gene FcγRIIB influences intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) response in Kawasaki disease (KD), a vasculitis preferentially affecting the coronary arteries in children. We tested the hypothesis that the polymorphisms in the activating receptors (FcγRIIA, FcγRIIIA, and FcγRIIIB) also influence susceptibility, IVIG treatment response, and coronary...
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