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Common variants in the CRP promoter are associated with a high C-reactive protein level in Kawasaki disease.
Pediatric cardiology - 1 Feb 2015
Kim Jae-Jung, Yun Sin Weon, Yu Jeong Jin, Yoon Kyung Lim, Lee Kyung-Yil, Kil Hong-Ryang, Kim Gi Beom, Han Myung Ki, Song Min Seob, Lee Hyoung Doo, Byeon Jung Hye, Sohn Saejung, Hong Young Mi, Jang Gi Young, Lee Jong-Keuk
Abstract excerpt
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self-limiting form of vasculitis that afflicts infants and children and manifests as fever and signs of mucocutaneous inflammation. Children with KD show various laboratory inflammatory abnormalities, such as elevations in their white blood cell (WBC) count, C-reactive protein (CRP) level, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). We here performed a genome-wide association study...
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