Article
A framework for understanding Kawasaki disease pathogenesis.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 May 2020
Lo Mindy S
Abstract excerpt
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a common vasculitis of childhood, typically affecting children under the age of five. Despite many aspects of its presentation that bear resemblence to acute infection, no causative infectious agent has been identified despite years of intense scrutiny. Unlike most infections, however, there are significant differences in racial predilection that suggest a strong genetic influence. The...
Topics
- Adaptive Immunity
- Animals
- Child, Preschool
- Cluster Analysis
- Coronary Vessels
- Disease Models, Animal
- Environmental Exposure
- Ethnicity
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans