Genetic variants in the HLA-G region are associated with Kawasaki disease

Human Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 867-871

  Kim, Jae Jung ^a   Hong, Soo Jong ^a   Hong, Young Mi ^b   Kim, Sun ^a   Kang, Mi Jin ^a   Kim, Kwi Joo ^a   Seo, Eul Joo ^a   Yoo, Han Wook ^a   Cheong, Hyun Sub ^c   Shin, Hyoung Doo ^c,d   Park, In Sook ^a   Lee, Jong Keuk ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c SNP Genetics Inc   (South Korea)

^d Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

HLA G; Kawasaki disease; Major histocompatibility complex; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

HLA G ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPLICATION STUDY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CORONARY ANEURYSM; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GERMANY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 57149146562     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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