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Common genetic polymorphisms in moyamoya and atherosclerotic disease in Europeans.
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery - 1 Feb 2011
Roder Constantin, Peters Vera, Kasuya Hidetoshi, Nishizawa Tsutomu, Takehara Yayoi, Berg Daniela, Schulte Claudia, Khan Nadia, Tatagiba Marcos, Krischek Boris
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PURPOSE: Moyamoya is the most common cerebrovascular disease in children in Japan. The disease's etiology is still widely unknown. Several publications describe histopathological changes in the walls of affected vessels similar to those seen in atherosclerosis. In this study, we analyzed the DNA of European patients with Moyamoya disease for single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with atherosclerotic changes....
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