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    Kuo, Ho-Chang; Hsu, Yu-Wen; Wu, Chung-Min; Chen, Shawn Hsiang-Yin; Hung, Kuo-Sheng; Chang, Wei-Pin; Yang, Kuender D; Hsieh, Kai-Sheng; Chen, Wei-Chiao; Onouchi, Yoshihiro; Chang, Wei-Chiao

    PloS one, 07/2013, Letnik: 8, Številka: 7
    Journal Article

    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.