Update on etio and immunopathogenesis of Kawasaki disease.

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review first discusses the pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease based on the results of recently performed studies aimed at identifying Kawasaki disease-susceptibility genes and the results of analyses of the immune system. Following that, we discuss the findings generated using a murine Kawasaki disease arteritis model and speculate regarding the mechanism of Kawasaki disease onset based on...

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