2019
HLA-C variants associated with amino acid substitutions in the peptide binding groove influence susceptibility to Kawasaki disease
Shimizu C, Kim J, Eleftherohorinou H, Wright V, Hoang L, Tremoulet A, Franco A, Hibberd M, Takahashi A, Kubo M, Ito K, Tanaka T, Onouchi Y, Coin L, Levin M, Burns J, Shike H, Consortium O. HLA-C variants associated with amino acid substitutions in the peptide binding groove influence susceptibility to Kawasaki disease. Human Immunology 2019, 80: 731-738. PMID: 31122742, PMCID: PMC10793643, DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2019.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAntigen PresentationBinding SitesCohort StudiesGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHistocompatibility TestingHLA-C AntigensHumansJapanMucocutaneous Lymph Node SyndromePeptidesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein BindingProtein DomainsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicConceptsKawasaki diseaseCytotoxic T cellsSusceptible childrenJapanese cohortRisk A-alleleSingle cohort studyHLA class ISingle nucleotide variantsHLA-C variantsHLA-B geneCohort studyPediatric vasculitisAmino acid substitutionsT cellsKD susceptibilityHLAUnknown triggerA alleleRisk allelesClass ICohortInfluence susceptibilityAcid substitutionsNon-conservative amino acid substitutionsVasculitis
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