Functional FCGR2B gene variants influence intravenous immunoglobulin response in patients with Kawasaki disease.

Shrestha, Sadeep; Wiener, Howard W; Olson, Aaron K; Edberg, Jeffrey C; Bowles, Neil E; Patel, Hitendra; Portman, Michael A · J Allergy Clin Immunol · 2011

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Abstract

In Kawasaki Disease patients, the authors show associations between high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) response and a polymorphism in the FCγRIIB. This provides basis for defining the IVIG regulatory mechanisms and pharmacogenomic approach to IVIG therapy.

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