Table 3. Characteristics of the studies on rs1801274 polymorphisms and risk of Kawasaki disease included in the meta-analysis.
| First Author | Year | Country | Ethnicity | Study Method | Study Design | Genotyping | T/NT | Case/Control |
| ShoichiroTaniuchi [37] | 2005 | Japan | Asian | CC | Replication | RFLP | 65/566 | |
| Maarten Biezeveld [38] | 2006 | Netherlands | Caucasian | CC | Replication | PCR-Direct sequencing | 176/239 | |
| ChieaChuenKhor [22] | 2011 | Singapore | European | CC | GWAS | IllumiaBeadChip | 405/6252 | |
| ChieaChuenKhor [22] | 2011 | Singapore | Asian | CC | Replication | SequenomMassARRAY | 438/446 | |
| ChieaChuenKhor [22] | 2011 | Singapore | Asian | CC | Replication | Taqman-PCR | 460/498 | |
| ChieaChuenKhor [22] | 2011 | Singapore | Asian | CC | Replication | Taqman-PCR | 130/568 | |
| ChieaChuenKhor [22] | 2011 | Singapore | Mixed | TDT | Replication | SequenomMassARRAY | 314/272 | |
| Yoshihiro Onouchi [23] | 2012 | Japan | Asian | CC | GWAS | IlluminaBeadChip | 428/3379 | |
| Yoshihiro Onouchi [23] | 2012 | Japan | Asian | CC | Replication | Invader Assay | 470/378 | |
| Yoshihiro Onouchi [23] | 2012 | Japan | Asian | CC | Replication | Invader Assay | 284/569 | |
| Yu Xiao Ji [39] | 2013 | China | Asian | CC | Replication | PCR-Direct sequencing | 35/25 | |
| Yuanlong Yan [36] | 2013 | China | Asian | CC | Replication | Taqman-PCR | 358/815 | |
| Current study | 2013 | China | Asian | CC | Replication | Taqman-PCR | 428/493 |
Abbreviations: CC, Case Control; TDT, transmission/disequilibrium test; T, transmission; NT, non-transmission.