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. 1979 Mar;42(3):208–214. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.42.3.208

Familial occurrence of moya-moya disease: report of three Japanese families

Toshiki Kitahara 1,2, Naobumi Ariga 1,2, Akira Yamaura 1,2, Hiroyasu Makino 1,2, Yutaka Maki 1,2
PMCID: PMC490722  PMID: 438828

Abstract

Three Japanese families with moya-moya disease in six patients are presented. These six patients were among 49 cases of confirmed moya-moya disease in our experience, and the familial incidence was more than 12%. A relatively high familial incidence (7%) was found in the total Japanese series emphasising the important hereditary components in the pathogenesis of the disease.

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