Kawasaki disease

Clues to solving mystery behind Kawasaki disease

harminka — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:16:01 -0600

A study looking at the entire human genome has identified new genes that appear to be involved in making some children more susceptible to Kawasaki disease, according to a new international study published January 9 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics.

New clues to mystery childhood illness

harminka — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:51:19 -0600

A study looking at the entire human genome has identified new genes that appear to be involved in making some children more susceptible to Kawasaki disease (KD), a serious illness that often leads to coronary artery disease, according to a new international study published in PLoS Genetics.

John Travolta's 16-year-old son dead in Bahamas

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:16:27 -0600

My heart goes out to the family of John Travolta for the loss of his son Jett Travolta. Reuters and other news outlets are reporting that actor John Travolata's 16-year-old son, Jett, has died, reportedly from a seizure, while on vacation the family in the Bahamas. Jett apparently had a history of seizures. Our prayers to up for this family at this terribly sad time in their lives.

focusing on genetic cause of Kawasaki disease

harminka — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:31:33 -0600

Researchers from Japan’s RIKEN SNP Research Center, collaborating with a team at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have discovered a new genetic variation that affects a child’s risk of getting Kawasaki disease (KD), an illness characterized by acute inflammation of the arteries throughout the body.