Serum levels of PDGF-CC as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease

• Main Authors: Jing Zhang (Author), Penghui Yang (Author), Yihao Liu (Author), Zhuo Chen (Author), Jinhui Wu (Author), Siqi Feng (Author), Qijian Yi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology that predominantly affects children, and no specific diagnostic biomarkers for KD are available. Platelet-derived growth factor CC (PDGF-CC) is a peptide with angiogenic properties that has been amply demon...