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Moyamoya disease: diagnosis and interventions.
The Lancet. Neurology - 1 Aug 2022
Ihara Masafumi, Yamamoto Yumi, Hattori Yorito, Liu Wanyang, Kobayashi Hatasu, Ishiyama Hiroyuki, Yoshimoto Takeshi, Miyawaki Satoru, Clausen Tim, Bang Oh Young, Steinberg Gary K, Tournier-Lasserve Elisabeth, Koizumi Akio
Abstract excerpt
Moyamoya disease is a rare cause of stroke, radiologically characterised by progressive stenosis of the terminal portion of the internal carotid arteries and compensatory capillary collaterals. The discovery that RNF213, which encodes an unconventional E3 ubiquitin ligase, is the major susceptibility gene for moyamoya disease in people from east Asia has opened new avenues for investigation into the mechanisms of...
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