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Interferon lambda protects the female reproductive tract against Zika virus infection [PDF]

, 2019
Zika virus infections can cause devastating congenital birth defects but the underlying interactions with the host immune system are not well understood.
Arora, Nitin, Artyomov, Maxim N., Caine, Elizabeth A., Coyne, Carolyn B., Diamond, Michael S., Moley, Kelle H., Scheaffer, Suzanne M., Zaitsev, Konstantin   +7 more
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Changes in prevalence and perinatal outcomes of congenital hydrocephalus among Chinese newborns: a retrospective analysis based on the hospital-based birth defects surveillance system

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background Little is known about the epidemiology of congenital hydrocephalus (CH) in China. This study aimed to depict recent changes in CH prevalence and perinatal outcomes of the affected newborns.
Ling Yi, Chaomin Wan, Changfei Deng, Xiaohong Li, Kui Deng, Yi Mu, Jun Zhu, Qi Li, Yanping Wang, Li Dai   +9 more
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Hinokiflavone induces apoptosis, cell cycle arrest and autophagy in chronic myeloid leukemia cells through MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathway

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2022
Background Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative tumor originating from hematopoietic stem cells, and resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) has become a major cause of treatment failure.
Xiang Qin, Xi Chen, Ling Guo, Jing Liu, You Yang, Yan Zeng, Cheng Li, Wenjun Liu, Wenzhe Ma   +8 more
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Risk factors and birth prevalence of birth defects and inborn errors of metabolism in Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Birth defects and inborn errors of metabolism are related to variable poor perinatal and neonatal outcomes. Our aim was to explore the pattern and prevalence of birth defects and metabolic birth errors in Al-Ahsa Governorate in the Eastern ...
Waleed Hamad Al Bu Ali, Magdy Hassan Balaha, Mohammed Saleh Al Moghannum, Ibrahim Hashim   +3 more
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Believability and Attitudes toward Alcohol Warning Label Information: The Role of Persuasive Communications Theory [PDF]

, 1990
Based on tenets of persuasive communications theory, five recently proposed alcohol warning labels are examined for their differential impact on label believability and attitudes.
Andrews, J. Craig, Netemeyer, Richard G., Durvasula, Srinivas   +2 more
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MEF2C regulates outflow tract alignment and transcriptional control of Tdgf1 [PDF]

, 2016
Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects in humans, and those that affect the proper alignment of the outflow tracts and septation of the ventricles are a highly significant cause of morbidity and mortality in infants.
Barnes, Ralston M., Black, Brian L., Harris, Ian S., Jaehnig, E., McCulley, David J., Norris, Russell A., Rojas González, Anabel, Sauls, Kimberly, Schachterle, William, Sinha, Tanvi   +9 more
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Clinical exome sequencing identifies novel CREBBP variants in 18 Chinese Rubinstein–Taybi Syndrome kids with high frequency of polydactyly

Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2019
Background Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome (RSTS) is a rare genetic disease characterized by broad thumbs and halluces, facial dysmorphisms, short stature, and intellectual disability.
Sha Yu, Bingbing Wu, Yanyan Qian, Ping Zhang, Yulan Lu, Xinran Dong, Qing Wang, Xuemei Zhao, Renchao Liu, Wenhao Zhou, Huijun Wang   +10 more
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Coupled visco-mechanical and diffusion void growth modelling during composite curing [PDF]

, 2010
Most critical processing step during long fiber reinforced epoxy matrix composite laminate manufacturing is the polymerization stage. If not optimized, it gives birth to defects in the bulk material, such as voids.
Bernhart, Gérard, Ledru, Yohann, Michel, Laurent, Piquet, Robert, Schmidt, Fabrice   +4 more
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Iraqi Birth Defects and the WHO Report [PDF]

, 2013
Since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, epidemics of birth defects and cancers are rising in many Iraqi cities. In 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Iraqi Ministry of Health (MoH) undertook a large-scale epidemiological study to ...
Savabieasfahani, mozhgan
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A zinc transporter gene required for development of the nervous system. [PDF]

, 2013
The essentiality of zinc for normal brain development is well established. It has been suggested that primary and secondary zinc deficiencies can contribute to the occurrence of numerous human birth defects, including many involving the central nervous ...
Chowanadisai, Winyoo, Graham, David M, Keen, Carl L, Messerli, Mark A, Rucker, Robert B   +4 more
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