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Inositol-Triphosphate 3-Kinase C Mediates Inflammasome Activation and Treatment Response in Kawasaki Disease.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Nov 2016
Alphonse Martin Prince, Duong Trang T, Shumitzu Chisato, Hoang Truong Long, McCrindle Brian W, Franco Alessandra, Schurmans Stéphane, Philpott Dana J, Hibberd Martin L, Burns Jane, Kuijpers Taco W, Yeung Rae S M
Abstract excerpt
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a multisystem vasculitis that predominantly targets the coronary arteries in children. Phenotypic similarities between KD and recurrent fever syndromes point to the potential role of inflammasome activation in KD. Mutations in NLRP3 are associated with recurrent fever/autoinflammatory syndromes. We show that the KD-associated genetic polymorphism in inositol-triphosphate 3-kinase C...
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