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Polymorphisms in TGFB1 and PDGFRB are associated with Moyamoya disease in European patients.
Acta neurochirurgica - 1 Dec 2010
Roder Constantin, Peters Vera, Kasuya Hidetoshi, Nishizawa Tsutomu, Takehara Yayoi, Berg Daniela, Schulte Claudia, Khan Nadia, Tatagiba Marcos, Krischek Boris
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BACKGROUND: The etiology of Moyamoya disease (MMD) is still widely unknown. Several publications on Moyamoya describe differences of cytokine and growth factor concentrations in different specimen. We analyzed the DNA of patients with MMD for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in and upstream of the genes for previously described associated cytokines and growth factors. METHOD: Thirteen SNPs were genotyped in...
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