METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTING KAWASAKI DISEASE AND METHODS FOR TREATING KAWASAKI DISEASE

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of using a novel biomarker to diagnose and/or treat Kawasaki disease. The novel biomarkers of the present invention show altered cytosine methylation status of specific CpG loci in subjects with Kawasaki disease compared to subjects without Kawasaki disease. Also provided is a kit comprising at least one primer or reagent specific for the altered cytosine methylation state of a particular CpG locus to detect Kawasaki disease.