# moya moya disease

> cerebral arterial disease characterized by constriction of certain arteries at the base of the brain; blood flow is blocked by the constriction and also by blood clots

**Wikidata**: [Q1951267](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1951267)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moyamoya_disease)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/moya-moya-disease


## References

1. [Source](http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/47)
2. [Source](https://ddrare.nibiohn.go.jp/)
3. Disease Ontology
4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
5. [Source](http://www.patient.co.uk/patientplus/m.htm)
6. Loss of α1β1 soluble guanylate cyclase, the major nitric oxide receptor, leads to moyamoya and achalasia
7. Mutations in smooth muscle alpha-actin (ACTA2) cause coronary artery disease, stroke, and Moyamoya disease, along with thoracic aortic disease
8. YSO-Wikidata mapping project
9. [Identifiers.org](https://registry.identifiers.org/registry/doid)
10. UMLS 2023
11. Quora
12. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
13. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)