MoyaMoya disease 1: A very rare disorder involving progressive blocked arteries at the base of the brain (basal ganglia). Type 1 is caused by a genetic defect on chromosome 3p26-p24.2. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of MoyaMoya disease 1 is available below.
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Prognosis for MoyaMoya disease 1: mental retardation results in a third of cases
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MoyaMoya disease 1 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that MoyaMoya disease 1, or a subtype of MoyaMoya disease 1,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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