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The Japanese connection is fairly well known ... studies I have read say 9 to 10% of MM cases occur in those with Japanese background. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) site states: "Researchers suspect a genetic link because of the 9 percent incidence of the disease found in certain Japanese families."
The reference to Native Americans came from some reading I did two nights ago that said some historians believe there is a common ancestor between the Asian and Native American peoples ... a Mongol ancestor. Sorry, I have lost that link, but will try to find it again.
Another source, without numbers, is: www.emedicine.com . This site states (as we have all probably read many times) that "the exact etiology of MM is unkown", then goes on to list several disease states that have been reported in association with MM:
"Infections - Leptospirosis and tuberculosis
Hematologic disorders - Aplastic anemia, Fanconi anemia, sickle cell anemia, and lupus anticoagulant
Congenital syndromes - Apert syndrome, Down syndrome, Marfan syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, Turner syndrome, von Recklinghausen disease, and Hirschsprung disease
Vascular diseases - Atherosclerotic disease, coarctation of the aorta and fibromuscular dysplasia, cranial trauma, radiation injury, parasellar tumors, and hypertension"
Some more links:
http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/Neurovascular/NVNwin96.htm (from 1996)
Links to many newer articles appear on: http://www.chasa.org/moyamoya.htm
University of Alabama
http://www.uab.edu/pedradpath/case26.html
A listing of links: http://www.geometry.net/health_conditions/moyamoya_disease.php
Everything on DJ's link page!
WARNING: Unless you are a fan of popups, don't bother going to wrongdiagnosis.com .
Steve
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