Association between P2RY12 Gene Polymorphisms and IVIG Resistance in Kawasaki Patients

• Main Authors: Zhouping Wang (Author), Yufen Xu (Author), Huazhong Zhou (Author), Yanfei Wang (Author), Wei Li (Author), Zhaoliang Lu (Author), Zhiyong Jiang (Author), Xueping Gu (Author), Hao Zheng (Author), Lanlan Zeng (Author), Ping Huang (Author), Li Zhang (Author), Xiaoqiong Gu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi-Wiley, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Children with Kawasaki disease (KD) resistant to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) have a higher incidence of coronary artery lesions (CAL). Despite the association between Purinergic receptor P2Y12 (P2RY12) polymorphism, KD genetic susceptibility, and CAL complications being proved, few studies hav...