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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common form of pediatric vasculitis. Though its etiology is unknown, researchers have suggested that it is related to genetics. The inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor type 3 (ITPR3) gene has a strong association with the development of type 1 diabetes and, plays a critical role in the development of autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and Graves' disease. The aim of study is to examine the association of ITPR3 polymorphisms with KD risk in Taiwanese children. This study evaluates the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) rs2229634 in the ITPR3 gene with KD in a case-control study involving 93 KD patients and 680 healthy, gender- and age-matched controls. The frequency of the rs2229634 T/T genotype was significantly higher in KD patients with coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) than in patients without CAA [odds ratio (OR) = 2.56, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 1.35-4.88, P = 0.004]. In addition, KD patients with the T/T genotype elevated mean serum levels of C-reactive protein compared with patients with the C/C or C/T genotype (12.2 mg dL(-1) vs. 8.5 mg dL(-1) , P = 0.036). In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that the rs2229634 SNP in the ITPR3 gene is associated with the risk of CAA formation in Taiwanese KD patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1744-313X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
© 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
439-43
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Asian Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-C-Reactive Protein, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Child, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Coronary Aneurysm, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Genetic Markers, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:20618519-Taiwan
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Single nucleotide polymorphism rs2229634 in the ITPR3 gene is associated with the risk of developing coronary artery aneurysm in children with Kawasaki disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Genetics Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't