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[Current knowledge on the genetic factors involved in moyamoya disease].
Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyu no shinpo - 1 Nov 2008
Hashikata Hirokuni, Liu Wanyang, Mineharu Yohei, Inoue Kayoko, Takenaka Katsunobu, Ikeda Hidetoshi, Houkin Kiyohiro, Kuroda Satoshi, Kikuchi Kenji, Kimura Mitsuru, Taki Takuyuu, Sonobe Makoto, Ban Sadahiko, Nogaki Hidekazu, Handa Akira, Kikuta Kenichiro, Takagi Yasushi, Nozaki Kazuhiko, Hashimoto Nobuo, Koizumi Akio
Abstract excerpt
Moyamoya disease (MMD) is characterized by progressive stenosis and occlusion of the terminal portion of the bilateral carotid arteries as well as arterial collateral vessels. The etiology of MMD, however, remains unknown. Several pieces of evidence suggest the involvement of genetic factors in MMD: over 10% of MMD patients have affected blood relatives; concordance in the affection status has been proven in 80%...
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