Polymorphism of SLC11A1 (formerly NRAMP1) gene confers susceptibility to Kawasaki disease

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 326-329

  Ouchi, Kazunobu ^a   Suzuki, Yoichi ^b   Shirakawa, Taro ^c   Kishi, Fumio ^d  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^d KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SLC11A1 GENE; VASCULITIS;

CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0037439430     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345878     Document Type: Article

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