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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Hospitalisation with infection, asthma and allergy in Kawasaki disease patients and their families: Genealogical analysis using linked population data |
Author: | Webster, R. Carter, K. Warrington, N. Loh, A. Zaloumis, S. Kuijpers, T. Palmer, L. Burgner, D. |
Citation: | PLoS One, 2011; 6(11):e28004-1-e28004-7 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 1932-6203 |
Editor: | Dubé, M.-P. |
Statement of Responsibility: | Rebecca J. Webster, Kim W. Carter, Nicole M. Warrington, Angeline M. Loh, Sophie Zaloumis, Taco W. Kuijpers, Lyle J. Palmer, David P. Burgner |
Abstract: | Background: Kawasaki disease results from an abnormal immunological response to one or more infectious triggers. We hypothesised that heritable differences in immune responses in Kawasaki disease-affected children and their families would result in different epidemiological patterns of other immune-related conditions. We investigated whether hospitalisation for infection and asthma/allergy were different in Kawasaki disease-affected children and their relatives. Methods/Major Findings: We used Western Australian population-linked health data from live births (1970–2006) to compare patterns of hospital admissions in Kawasaki disease cases, age- and sex-matched controls, and their relatives. There were 295 Kawasaki disease cases and 598 age- and sex-matched controls, with 1,636 and 3,780 relatives, respectively. Compared to controls, cases were more likely to have been admitted at least once with an infection (cases, 150 admissions (50.8%) vs controls, 210 admissions (35.1%); odds ratio (OR) = 1.9, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.4–2.6, P = 7.2×10−6), and with asthma/allergy (cases, 49 admissions (16.6%) vs controls, 42 admissions (7.0%); OR = 2.6, 95% CI 1.7–4.2, P = 1.3×10−5). Cases also had more admissions per person with infection (cases, median 2 admissions, 95% CI 1–5, vs controls, median 1 admission, 95% CI 1–4, P = 1.09×10−5). The risk of admission with infection was higher in the first degree relatives of Kawasaki disease cases compared to those of controls, but the differences were not significant. Conclusion: Differences in the immune phenotype of children who develop Kawasaki disease may influence the severity of other immune-related conditions, with some similar patterns observed in relatives. These data suggest the influence of shared heritable factors in these families. |
Keywords: | Humans Communicable Diseases Asthma Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome Hospitalization Incidence Linear Models Case-Control Studies Family Public Health Age of Onset Age Distribution Genealogy and Heraldry Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Infant Infant, Newborn Western Australia Female Male Databases as Topic Young Adult |
Rights: | © 2011 Webster et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0028004 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028004 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Translational Health Science publications |
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