Role of infliximab in treating Kawasaki disease

Antibody treatment helps children with dangerous heart disorder

26-Feb-2014 - Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a severe childhood disease that many parents, even some doctors, mistake for an inconsequential viral infection. If not diagnosed or treated in time, it can lead to irreversible heart damage. Signs of KD include prolonged fever associated with rash, red eyes, mouth, lips ...

Scientists discover new diagnostic markers for Kawasaki disease

04-Jan-2013 - Researchers have discovered proteins in human urine that offer new opportunities for the diagnosis, study and maybe even the treatment of Kawasaki disease. Mass spectrometry-based proteomic analysis of the human urine proteome, the entire set of proteins found in human urine, uncovered molecular ...

New High Purity Immunoglobulin Enters Phase III in Europe and the US

18-Feb-2010 - Octapharma AG announced the start of the first of a series of Phase III studies for its new 10% high purity intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). The study will investigate the efficacy and safety of this novel immunoglobulin in the treatment of primary immune deficiency and, together with results ...

Whole genome study reveals clues to solving the mystery behind Kawasaki disease

12-Jan-2009 - 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 in PLoS Genetics . The research team, from The University of Western Australia, the Genome ...

Focus Diagnostics - First U.S. Laboratory to License Newly Discovered Coronavirus CoV-NL63 From Primagen

13-Sep-2005 - Focus Diagnostics, Inc. announced a license agreement with Primagen Holding, B.V., to develop PCR detection for human coronavirus NL63, a newly identified virus related to SARS and other coronaviruses. The new coronavirus causes severe respiratory disease in children under 5 and is associated ...