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A functional polymorphism, rs28493229, in ITPKC and risk of Kawasaki disease: an integrated meta-analysis.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Dec 2012
Lou Jiao, Xu Sanqing, Zou Li, Zhong Rong, Zhang Ti, Sun Yu, Lu Xuzai, Liu Li, Li Chuanqi, Wang Li, Xiong Guanglian, Wang Wei, Gong Fangqi, Wu Jing
Abstract excerpt
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a multi-systemic vasculitis which preferentially affects infants and children. A single nucleotide polymorphism (rs28493229) in the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase C (ITPKC) was identified to be associated with the increased risk of KD; however, in more recent studies associations have been controversial. Thus, we performed a meta-analysis, integrating case-control and...
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