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Aicardi Syndrome
Aicardi Syndrome was originally characterized by a triad of ... Many affected children also have microcephaly (small head), axial hypotonia (decreased muscle tone), and appendicular hypertonia with ...
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Young kids with congenital Zika syndrome have 13-fold higher death rate, study finds
A new study of mortality rates among children younger than 5 years old in Brazil shows that children with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) had a 13-fold higher risk of death compared with those without ...
Mum-to-be terminates pregnancy after contracting horror virus found in Europe that made baby’s head abnormally small
A MUM-to-be was forced to terminate her pregnancy at 26 weeks after catching a virus that’s been spotted Europe – as it ...
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Microcephaly Protein Promotes Zika Virus Replication
The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results in a smaller-than-expected head. A new study published Jan. 13 in mBio shows ...
The EMBO Journal8d
The microcephaly-associated transcriptional regulator AUTS2 cooperates with Polycomb complex PRC2 to produce upper-layer neurons in mice
AUTS2 syndrome patients often exhibit microcephaly, yet its etiological mechanism remains unclear. This study reveals that ...