Whole-exome sequencing analysis identifies novel variants associated with Kawasaki disease susceptibility

• Main Authors: Xing Zhang (Author), Ying Sun (Author), Lijuan Meng (Author), Caixia Ye (Author), Huifeng Han (Author), Tiesong Zhang (Author), Yue Feng (Author), Jianxiao Li (Author), Lifen Duan (Author), Yanfei Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute pediatric vasculitis affecting genetically susceptible infants and children. Although the pathogenesis of KD remains unclear, growing evidence links genetic susceptibility to the disease. Methods To explore the genes associated with susceptibilit...