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Serum alpha1-antitrypsin level and phenotype associated with familial moyamoya disease.
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery - 1 Sept 2003
Amano Toshiyuki, Inoha Satoshi, Wu Chun-Ming, Matsushima Toshio, Ikezaki Kiyonobu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Obstructive vascular lesions at the terminal portion of the internal carotid arteries are thought to be the primary and essential lesions in moyamoya disease. The etiology remains unknown. To detect possible mediators of the thickened intima of moyamoya disease, we measured serum alpha-1-antitrypsin (alpha1-AT) levels and characterized the phenotype of patients with familial moyamoya disease. PATIENTS...
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