A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel and Functionally Related Susceptibility Loci for Kawasaki Disease

David Burgner; Sonia Davila; Willemijn B. Breunis; Sarah B. Ng; Yi Li; Carine Bonnard; Ling Ling; Victoria J. Wright; Anbupalam Thalamuthu; Miranda Odam; Chisato Shimizu; Jane C. Burns; Michael Levin; Taco W. Kuijpers; Martin L. Hibberd; International Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium

doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000319

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A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel and Functionally Related Susceptibility Loci for Kawasaki Disease

David Burgner ,

Contributed equally to this work with: David Burgner, Sonia Davila

* E-mail: dburgner@meddent.uwa.edu.au

Affiliation School of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Sonia Davila ,

Contributed equally to this work with: David Burgner, Sonia Davila

Affiliation Infectious Diseases, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Willemijn B. Breunis,

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Hematology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sarah B. Ng,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Yi Li,

Affiliation Human Genetics Programme, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Carine Bonnard,

Affiliation Human Genetics Programme, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Ling Ling,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Victoria J. Wright,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Anbupalam Thalamuthu,

Affiliation Human Genetics Programme, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Miranda Odam,

Affiliation School of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Chisato Shimizu,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Jane C. Burns,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Michael Levin,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Taco W. Kuijpers,

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Hematology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Martin L. Hibberd,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel and Functionally Related Susceptibility Loci for Kawasaki Disease

David Burgner,
Sonia Davila,
Willemijn B. Breunis,
Sarah B. Ng,
Yi Li,
Carine Bonnard,
Ling Ling,
Victoria J. Wright,
Anbupalam Thalamuthu,
Miranda Odam

Published: January 9, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000319

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