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A Polymorphism in RNF213 Is a Susceptibility Gene for Intracranial Atherosclerosis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Bang Oh Young, Chung Jong-Won, Cha Jihoon, Lee Mi Ji, Yeon Je Young, Ki Chang-Seok, Jeon Pyoung, Kim Jong-Soo, Hong Seung Chyul
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BACKGROUND: Both intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) and moyamoya disease (MMD) are prevalent in Asians. We hypothesized that the Ring Finger protein 213 gene polymorphism (RNF213), a susceptibility locus for MMD in East Asians, is also a susceptibility gene for ICAS in patients whose diagnosis had been confirmed by conventional angiography (absence of basal collaterals) and high-resolution MRI (HR-MRI,...
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