Association of Thrombomodulin Gene C1418T Polymorphism with Susceptibility to Kawasaki Disease in Chinese Children

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis that predominantly affects children and can result in coronary artery lesions (CALs). Thrombomodulin (TM) is a critical cofactor in the protein C anticoagulant system. The TM C1418T (rs1042579) polymorphism is associated with a high risk of cardi...

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Main Authors: Yapeng Lu, Rui Liu, Luting Zha, Shan Yuan, Lang Tian, Jia Chen, Lihua Huang, Zuocheng Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1064380