A Novel Truncated Form of Serum Amyloid A in Kawasaki Disease.

BACKGROUND:Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute vasculitis in children that can cause coronary artery abnormalities. Its diagnosis is challenging, and many cytokines, chemokines, acute phase reactants, and growth factors have failed evaluation as specific biomarkers to distinguish KD from other febrile...

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Main Authors: John C Whitin, Tom To-Sang Yu, Xuefeng Bruce Ling, John T Kanegaye, Jane C Burns, Harvey J Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4894573?pdf=render