The Causes And Diagnosis Of Kawasaki Disease

Asian Descent

Individuals of Asian descent are more likely to develop Kawasaki disease than others, though anyone can still acquire the disease. Additionally, boys are more likely than girls to have Kawasaki disease. Scientists have used what is referred to as a linkage analysis to try to isolate a Kawasaki gene. Linkage analysis is used to find links between genes located close together on a chromosome. Previously, it had been suspected Kawasaki disease was more common in individuals of Asian descent, but this linkage analysis confirmed that belief. The scientists, while unable to find a single Kawasaki gene, did find a variation of an immune response gene closely related to Kawasaki is more common in those of Asian descent.

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