Unique Molecular Patterns Uncovered in Kawasaki Disease Patients with Elevated Serum Gamma Glutamyl Transferase Levels: Implications for Intravenous Immunoglobulin Responsiveness.

Unique Molecular Patterns Uncovered in Kawasaki Disease Patients with Elevated Serum Gamma Glutamyl Transferase Levels: Implications for Intravenous Immunoglobulin Responsiveness.

Resistance to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) occurs in 10-20% of patients with Kawasaki disease (KD). The risk of resistance is about two-fold higher in patients with elevated gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) levels. We sought to understand the biological mechanisms underlying IVIG resistance in...

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Main Authors: Yue Wang, Zhen Li, Guang Hu, Shiying Hao, Xiaohong Deng, Min Huang, Miao Ren, Xiyuan Jiang, John T Kanegaye, Kee-Soo Ha, JungHwa Lee, Xiaofeng Li, Xuejun Jiang, Yunxian Yu, Adriana H Tremoulet, Jane C Burns, John C Whitin, Andrew Y Shin, Karl G Sylvester, Doff B McElhinney, Harvey J Cohen, Xuefeng B Ling, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Kawasaki Disease Research Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5176264?pdf=render

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