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The relationship between Interleukin-27 gene polymorphisms and Kawasaki disease in a population of Chinese children.
Cardiology in the young - 1 Sept 2018
Si Feifei, Wu Yao, Wang Xianmin, Gao Fang, Yang Dan, Liu Ruixi, Yi Qijian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children from developed countries. The Interleukin-6/ Interleukin-12 cytokine family has many members, including the paradoxical anti- and pro-inflammatory Interleukin-27. Recent studies have demonstrated that Interleukin-27 plays a role in immune diseases. Given this, we sought to evaluate the association between Interleukin-27...
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