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Significant Association of the RNF213 p.R4810K Polymorphism with Quasi-Moyamoya Disease.
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Nov 2016
Morimoto Takaaki, Mineharu Yohei, Kobayashi Hatasu, Harada Kouji H, Funaki Takeshi, Takagi Yasushi, Sakai Nobuyuki, Miyamoto Susumu, Koizumi Akio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Quasi-moyamoya disease is an angiographical moyamoya disease equivalent accompanied by known underlying diseases. Mysterin/RNF213 is a major susceptibility gene for moyamoya disease, of which the p.R4810K variant is a founder polymorphism. The genetics of quasi-moyamoya disease is poorly understood, therefore, this study investigated a potential association between the p.R4810K polymorphism and...
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