Kawasaki disease and soy: potential role for isoflavone interaction with Fcγ receptors.

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Kawasaki disease (KD) is a diffuse vasculitis occurring in children and showing predilection for the coronary arteries. The etiology remains unknown, although some risk factors for susceptibility have been defined. Asian ethnicity is a primary risk factor. Several theories have circulated regarding the differences in KD ethnic incidence. Those theories implicating genetic differences among populations as the...

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