raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2573

Moyamoya disease

Synonyms: Idiopathic Moyamoya disease

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Multigenic/multifactorial, X-linked recessive
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare intracranial arteriopathy involving progressive stenosis of the cerebral vasculature located at the base of the brain causing transient ischemic attacks or strokes.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMoyamoya diseaseIdiopathic Moyamoya disease
frMaladie de MoyamoyaMaladie de Moyamoya idiopathique
deMoyamoya-KrankheitMoyamoya-Krankheit, idiopathische
esEnfermedad de MoyamoyaEnfermedad de Moyamoya idiopática
itMalattia di moyamoya
nlMoyamoya-ziekteIdiopathische moyamoya-ziekte
ptDoença de MoyamoyaDoença de Moyamoya idiopática
plChoroba moyamoyaIdiopatyczna choroba moyamoya
csMoyamoya onemocnění= en
ukХвороба МоямояІдіопатична хвороба Моямоя
zh烟雾病特发性烟雾病
trMoyamoya hastalığıİdiyopatik Moyamoya hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM252350Evalidated
OMIM607151BTNTvalidated
OMIM608796BTNTvalidated
OMIM614042BTNTvalidated
OMIM620687BTNTvalidated
OMIM621469BTNTvalidated
ICD-10I67.5Especificvalidated
ICD-118B22.BNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0016820Evalidated
MeSHD009072Evalidated
UMLSC0026654Evalidated
GARD7064Evalidated
MedDRA10028047Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

4 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DIAPH1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2876ENSG000001315046021215q31.3diaphanous related formin 134125151[PMID]
ACTA2Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:130ENSG0000010779610262010q23.31actin alpha 2, smooth muscle19409525[PMID]_20970362[PMID]
ANO1Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:21625ENSG0000013162061010811q13.3anoctamin 137253099[PMID]
RNF213Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:14539ENSG0000017382161376817q25.3ring finger protein 21321048783[PMID]_21799892[PMID]_22377813[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

10 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.74 / 100 000JapanValue and classNot yet validated9409395[PMID]_18048855[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0006.2 / 100 000JapanValue and classNot yet validated9409395[PMID]_18048855[PMID]_23041378[PMID]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.43 / 100 000ChinaValue and classValidated20004511[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 100 0003.92 / 100 000ChinaValue and classValidated20004511[PMID]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.048 / 100 000Taiwan, Province of ChinaValue and classValidated9409399[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.44 / 100 000Taiwan, Province of ChinaValue and classValidated9409399[PMID]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.086 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated16186547[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.33 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidated[EXPERT]
Annual incidence<1 / 1 000 0000.035 / 100 000EuropeValue and classNot yet validatedISBN:9783211243381[OTHER]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

5 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001009Telangiectasia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0100659Abnormality of the cerebral vasculature
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

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