Genetic variants in PLCB4/PLCB1 as susceptibility loci for coronary artery aneurysm formation in Kawasaki disease in Han Chinese in Taiwan

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Genetic variants in PLCB4/PLCB1 as susceptibility loci for

coronary artery aneurysm formation in Kawasaki disease in

Han Chinese in Taiwan

Ying-Ju Lin1,2_{, Jeng-Sheng Chang}3,4_{, Xiang Liu}5_{, Hsinyi Tsang}5_{, Wen-Kuei Chien}6_,

Jin-Hua Chen6,7_{, Hsin-Yang Hsieh}3,8_{, Kai-Chung Hsueh}9_{, Yi-Tzone Shiao}10_{, Ju-Pi}

Li2,11_{Cheng-Wen Lin}12_{, Chih-Ho Lai}13_{, Jer-Yuarn Wu}2,14_{, Chien-Hsiun Chen}2,14_,

Jaung-Geng Lin2_{, Ting-Hsu Lin}1_{, Chiu-Chu Liao}1_{, Shao-Mei Huang}1_{, Yu-Ching}

Lan15_{, Tsung-Jung Ho}2_{, Wen-Miin Liang}16_{, Yi-Chun Yeh}16_{, Jung-Chun Lin}17_&

Fuu-Jen Tsai1,2,18,_*

1_{Genetic Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University}

Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. 2_{School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University,}

Taichung, Taiwan. 3_{Children's Hospital of China Medical University, Taichung,}

Taiwan. 4_{School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.}5_National

Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 6_{Biostatistics Center, College of Management, Taipei Medical}

University, Taipei, Taiwan. 7_{School of Health Care Administration, College of}

Management, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. 8_{Pediatric Emergency}

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Kai-Chung Hsueh Clinics, Taichung, Taiwan. 10_{Heart Center, China Medical University}

Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. 11_{Rheumatism Research Center, China Medical}

University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. 12_{Department of Medical Laboratory Science}

and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. 13_{Department of}

Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. 14_{Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia}

Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. 15_{Department of Health Risk Management, China Medical}

University, Taichung, Taiwan. 16_{Graduate Institute of Biostatistics, School of Public}

Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. 17_{School of Medical Laboratory}

Science and Biotechnology, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. 18_{Department of Biotechnology and}

Bioinformatics, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.

Lin YJ, Chang JS, LiuX, TsangH, ChienWK, ChenJH, Hsin-Yang HsiehHY, HsuehKC, ShiaoYT, Li JP, Lin CW, LaiCH, WuJY, ChenCH, LinJG, LinTH, LiaoCC, HuangSM, LanYC, HoTJ, LiangWM, YehYC, LinJC & TsaiFJ