A genome-wide association study identifies novel and functionally related susceptibility Loci for Ka...
A genome-wide association study identifies novel and functionally related susceptibility Loci for Kawasaki disease
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International Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium , Burgner, David , Davila, Sonia , Breunis, Willemijn B , Ng, Sarah B , Li, Yi , Bonnard, Carine , Ling, Ling , Wright, Victoria J , Thalamuthu, Anbupalam , Odam, Miranda , Shimizu, Chisato , Burns, Jane C , Levin, Michael , Kuijpers, Taco W and Hibberd, Martin L
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Kawasaki disease (KD) is a pediatric vasculitis that damages the coronary arteries in 25% of untreated and approximately 5% of treated children. Epidemiologic data suggest that KD is triggered by unidentified infection(s) in genetically susceptible children. To investigate genetic determinants of KD susceptibility, we performed a genome-wide associ...
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A genome-wide association study identifies novel and functionally related susceptibility Loci for Kawasaki disease
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1313510329
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1313510329
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1553-7404,1553-7390
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1553-7404
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10.1371/journal.pgen.1000319
