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A novel susceptibility locus for moyamoya disease on chromosome 8q23.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2004
Sakurai Kaoru, Horiuchi Yasue, Ikeda Hidetoshi, Ikezaki Kiyonobu, Yoshimoto Takashi, Fukui Masashi, Arinami Tadao
Abstract excerpt
Moyamoya disease (MIM 252350) is characterized by stenosis or occlusion of the terminal portions of the bilateral internal carotid arteries and by abnormal vascular networks at the base of the brain. There is a high incidence of moyamoya disease in Asia, especially in Japan. Multifactorial inheritance is estimated with lambda(s)>40. Previous linkage studies have indicated that susceptibility loci for the disease...
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