Jae-Jung Kim, Young Mi Hong, Sin Weon Yun, Kyung-Yil Lee, Kyung Lim Yoon, Myung-Ki Han, Gi Beom Kim, Hong-Ryang Kil, Min Seob Song, Hyoung Doo Lee, Kee Soo Ha, Hyun Ok Jun, Jeong Jin Yu, Gi Young Jang, Jong-Keuk Lee
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute pediatric vasculitis that predominantly affects children under the age of 5 years. To date, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified several KD susceptibility genes (e.g., BLK, CD40, FCGR2A, BCL2L11, and IGHV), which are mainly involved in B cell immunity. In this study, we aimed to identify additional KD susceptibility genes mainly involved in B cell development and functions by analyzing our previous GWAS data and conducting a replication study using new sample...
July 13, 2023: Human Immunology