Clustering and climate associations of Kawasaki Disease in San Diego County suggest environmental triggers
Rypdal M, Rypdal V, Burney J, Cayan D, Bainto E, Skochko S, Tremoulet A, Creamean J, Shimizu C, Kim J, Burns J. Clustering and climate associations of Kawasaki Disease in San Diego County suggest environmental triggers. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 16140. PMID: 30420674, PMCID: PMC6232126, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33124-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKawasaki diseaseKD casesCases of KDEnvironmental triggersMore environmental triggersCertain clinical characteristicsRegional children's hospitalClinical characteristicsKD patientsChildren's HospitalDisease characteristicsSusceptible childrenHeart diseaseCommon causeDiseaseEpisodic exposurePatientsHospitalGene expression analysisSan Diego CountyGene expression patternsExpression patternsDisease incidenceTemporal clusters