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Low CCL2 and CXCL8 Production and High Prevalence of Allergies in Children with Microcephaly Due to Congenital Zika Syndrome

Viruses, 2023
Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) is associated with an increased risk of microcephaly in affected children. This study investigated the peripheral dysregulation of immune mediators in children with microcephaly due to CZS.
Wallace Pitanga Bezerra, Amanda Costa Ayres Salmeron, Anna Cláudia Calvielli Castelo Branco, Ingryd Camara Morais, Valéria Soraya de Farias Sales, Paula Renata Lima Machado, Janeusa Trindade Souto, Josélio Maria Galvão de Araújo, Paulo Marcos da Matta Guedes, Maria Notomi Sato, Manuela Sales Lima Nascimento   +10 more
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Biallelic mutations in valyl-tRNA synthetase gene VARS are associated with a progressive neurodevelopmental epileptic encephalopathy. [PDF]

, 2019
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) function to transfer amino acids to cognate tRNA molecules, which are required for protein translation. To date, biallelic mutations in 31 ARS genes are known to cause recessive, early-onset severe multi-organ diseases ...
Accogli, Andrea, Ben-Omran, Tawfeg, Bernard, Geneviève, Chowdhury, Shimul, Crawford, John R, Dimmock, David, Friedman, Jennifer, Gleeson, Joseph G, Guerrero, Kether, Hildreth, Amber, Issa, Mahmoud Y, James, Kiely N, Kingsmore, Stephen F, Koehler, Alanna E, Lo, Wing-Sze, Mendes, Marisa I, Musaev, Damir, Nahas, Shareef, Omar, Tarek EI, Salomons, Gajja S, Smith, Desiree E, Stanley, Valentina, Tran, Luan T, Wang, Rengang, Wigby, Kristen, Wright, Meredith S, Xu, Zhiwen, Zaki, Maha S, Zhai, Liting   +28 more
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Feelings of mothers of infants with microcephaly: a qualitative study

Bioscience Journal, 2018
Microcephaly is a congenital malformation in which the brain does not develop properly. It can be the result of a series of factors, from malnutrition of the mother, drug abuse, infections during pregnancy, among others. In the family context, the birth
Cláudia Maria Sousa de Carvalho, Antônio Adeilson Mendes Pereira, Geany Ferreira de Abreu, Lourena Joyce Matos Paz, Lydia de Carvalho Pires, Camila Aparecida Pinheiro Landim Almeida, Fernanda Cláudia Miranda Amorim, Magda Coeli Vitorino Sales Coêlho, Adélia Dalva da Silva Oliveira, Ana Raquel Batista de Carvalho, Guilherme Guarino de Moura Sá   +10 more
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The clinical diagnostic utility of array CGH in children with syndromic microcephaly

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2022
Background: A prospective study using array CGH in children with Syndromic microcephaly from a tertiary pediatric healthcare centre in India. Aim: To identify the copy number variations causative of microcephaly detected through chromosomal array CGH ...
Manisha Goyal, Mohammed Faruq, Ashok Gupta, Divya Shrivastava, Uzma Shamim   +4 more
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Developmental toxicity of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (epoxide resin badge) during the early life cycle of a native amphibian species [PDF]

, 2016
Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) is used in packaging materials, in epoxy adhesives, and as an additive for plastics, but it is also a potential industrial wastewater contaminant.
Andersen, Ballesteros-Gómez, Bantle, Beebee, Biedermann, Del Conte, Denoël, Di Rienzo, Durando, Edginton, Ferrari, Hammarling, Herkovits, Herkovits, Herkovits, Hutler Wolkowicz, Hutler Wolkowicz, Mann, Olea, Pisanó, Poole, Pérez-Coll, Räsänen, Sandermann, Semlitsch, Steiner, Stoker, Suárez, Terasaki, Uematsu, Un-jun, Yang   +31 more
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Congenital Zika Infection and the Risk of Neurodevelopmental, Neurological, and Urinary Track Disorders in Early Childhood. A Systematic Review

Viruses, 2021
It was late 2015 when Northeast Brazil noticed a worrying increase in neonates born with microcephaly and other congenital malformations. These abnormalities, characterized by an abnormally small head and often neurological impairment and later termed ...
Evangelia Antoniou, Eirini Orovou, Paraskevi Eva Andronikidi, Christos Orovas, Nikolaos Rigas, Ermioni Palaska, Angeliki Sarella, Georgios Iatrakis, Chrysa Voyiatzaki   +8 more
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Experimental Zika Virus Infection in the Pregnant Common Marmoset Induces Spontaneous Fetal Loss and Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities. [PDF]

, 2018
During its most recent outbreak across the Americas, Zika virus (ZIKV) was surprisingly shown to cause fetal loss and congenital malformations in acutely and chronically infected pregnant women.
Aagaard, Kjersti M, Castro, Eumenia CC, Chiu, Charles Y, Giavedoni, Luis, Hodara, Vida L, Layne-Colon, Donna, Li, Tony, Martyn, Calla, Parodi, Laura M, Patterson, Jean L, Reyes, Kevin, Rutherford, Julienne, Seferovic, Maxim, Suter, Melissa A, Sánchez-San Martín, Claudia, Tamhankar, Manasi, Tardif, Suzette D, Yagi, Shigeo   +17 more
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Severe congenital microcephaly with 16p13.11 microdeletion combined with NDE1 mutation, a case report and literature review

BMC Medical Genetics, 2017
Background Microcephaly is a disorder characterized by severe impairment in brain development, reduced brain and head size. Congenital severe microcephaly is very rare, and NDE1 deletion and genetic mutations are important contributors. Case presentation
Li Tan, Bo Bi, Peiwei Zhao, Xiaonan Cai, Chunhui Wan, Jianbo Shao, Xuelian He   +6 more
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Prevalence of Antibodies to Zika Virus in Mothers from Hawaii Who Delivered Babies with and without Microcephaly between 2009-2012. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito-borne pathogen. ZIKV infection is linked to the development of severe fetal abnormalities that include spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, hydranencephaly, and microcephaly. ZIKV outbreaks have been recorded in the
Mukesh Kumar, Lauren Ching, Joshua Astern, Eunjung Lim, Alexander J Stokes, Marian Melish, Vivek R Nerurkar   +6 more
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DNA strand break repair and neurodegeneration. [PDF]

, 2013
A number of DNA repair disorders are known to cause neurological problems. These disorders can be broadly characterised into early developmental, mid-to-late developmental or progressive.
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