2021
Kawasaki Disease Patient Stratification and Pathway Analysis Based on Host Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiles
Jackson H, Menikou S, Hamilton S, McArdle A, Shimizu C, Galassini R, Huang H, Kim J, Tremoulet A, Thorne A, Fischer R, de Jonge M, Kuijpers T, Wright V, Burns J, Casals-Pascual C, Herberg J, Levin M, Kaforou M, On Behalf Of The Perform Consortium. Kawasaki Disease Patient Stratification and Pathway Analysis Based on Host Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiles. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2021, 22: 5655. PMID: 34073389, PMCID: PMC8198135, DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKawasaki diseaseViral infectionHost responseKD patientsAcute inflammatory disordersAnti-bacterial responsePathway analysisBacterial patientsInflammatory disordersInflammatory responsePatient stratificationCommon triggerPatientsKD samplesHost transcriptomicsInfectionProteomic profilesOmics profilesDifferent triggersDiagnostic signatureResponseInflammationTriggersLevelsEtiology
2018
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