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[Research advances in genetic polymorphisms in Kawasaki disease].
Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics - 15 Dec 2023
Dong Ming-Xing, Wang Xi-Xia, Jiao Fu-Yong, Zhang Wei-Hua
Abstract excerpt
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic inflammatory vascular disorder that predominantly affects children and is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children. Although the etiology of this disease remains unclear, genome-wide association and genome-wide linkage studies have shown that some susceptible genes and chromosomal regions are associated with the development and progression of KD. With the...
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