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Functional correlations between CXCL10/IP10 gene polymorphisms and risk of Kawasaki disease.
Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - 1 Feb 2021
Hsu Yu-Wen, Lu Hsing-Fang, Chou Wan-Hsuan, Kuo Ho-Chang, Chang Wei-Chiao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis syndrome with unknown pathogen. The immune system has been suggested to involve in the pathogenesis in KD. IP10 is a chemoattractant for initiating T-cell activation. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between genetic polymorphisms of IP10 and KD. METHODS: A total of 354 KD patients and 1,709 control subjects (709 subjects in...
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