Focus Narrows On Genetic Cause Of Kawasaki Disease Following International Research Collaboration
Researchers from Japan’s RIKEN SNP Research Center, collaborating with a team at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have discovered a new genetic variation that affects a child’s risk of getting Kawasaki disease (KD), an illness characterized by acute inflammation of the arteries throughout the body. [click link for full article]
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