Article
[Susceptibility genes for Kawasaki disease].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Sept 2014
Onouchi Yoshihiro
Abstract excerpt
More than 45 years have passed since Kawasaki disease(KD) was firstly described. Although the infectious agent possibly triggering the disease has not been identified, a total of 6 susceptibility genes/loci for KD have been identified through genome-wide studies. Although association of these loci are robust and has been confirmed in multiple populations, these can explain only a part of genetic background of the...
Topics
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome, Human
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans
- Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide