[HTML][HTML] A Replication Study for Association of ITPKC and CASP3 Two-Locus Analysis in IVIG Unresponsiveness and Coronary Artery Lesion in Kawasaki Disease

HC Kuo, YW Hsu, CM Wu, SHY Chen, KS Hung… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
HC Kuo, YW Hsu, CM Wu, SHY Chen, KS Hung, WP Chang, KD Yang, KS Hsieh, WC Chen…
PLoS One, 2013journals.plos.org
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate 3-kinase C (ITPKC,
rs28493229) and caspase-3 (CASP3, rs113420705) are associated with susceptibility to KD
in Japanese and Taiwanese populations. This study was conducted to investigate the
involvement of these 2 SNPs in the risk for intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistance
and coronary artery lesion (CAL) in Taiwanese population. A total of 340 KD patients were
subjected to assess by the identification of 2-locus genes model. A combinatorial …
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase C (ITPKC, rs28493229) and caspase-3 (CASP3, rs113420705) are associated with susceptibility to KD in Japanese and Taiwanese populations. This study was conducted to investigate the involvement of these 2 SNPs in the risk for intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistance and coronary artery lesion (CAL) in Taiwanese population. A total of 340 KD patients were subjected to assess by the identification of 2-locus genes model. A combinatorial association between ITPKC (rs28493229) and CASP3 (rs113420705) was found in CAL formation (P = 0.0227, OR: 3.06). KD patients with high-risk genotype had a trend of overrepresentation in IVIG resistance compared with individual SNPs. Our findings suggest the existence of genetic factors affecting patients’ risk for CAL formation and IVIG responsiveness in a Taiwanese population.
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