If much more common viruses like dengue virus also target ANKLE2, why don’t they also cause the microcephaly seen in Zika virus infection? It’s probably all down to location. Zika virus is unusual in ...

It's difficult to say exactly what causes microcephaly, as there are many complex, interacting factors involved. As such, the specific molecular pathways that connect genetic mutations to ...

The results provide clues as to how Zika causes microcephaly in fetuses whose mothers were infected while pregnant. Indeed, the team also found that a rare type of inherited microcephaly called ...