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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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Zika virus infection, associated microcephaly, and low yellow fever vaccination coverage in Brazil: is there any causal link?

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2016
Introduction: Since the end of 2014, Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been rapidly spreading in Brazil. Methodology: To analyze the possible association of yellow fever vaccine with a protective effect against ZIKV-related microcephaly, the following ...
Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti, Pedro Luiz Tauil, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Wanderson Oliveira, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Jorg Heukelbach   +5 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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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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Full genome sequence and sfRNA interferon antagonist activity of Zika virus from Recife, Brazil [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas has transformed a previously obscure mosquito-transmitted arbovirus of the Flaviviridae family into a major public health concern.
Biek, Roman, Brennan, Benjamin, Clark, Jordan J., Cordeiro, Marli T., Cumberworth, Stephanie L., Da Silva Filipe, Ana, Davis, Christopher, Donald, Claire L., Fall, Gamou, Freitas de Oliveira França, Rafael, Hughes, Joseph, Kohl, Alain, Lindenbach, Brett D., McLauchlan, John, Owsianka, Anna M., Patel, Arvind H., Pena, Lindomar J., Rehwinkel, Jan, Rezelj, Veronica V., Sall, Amadou A., Schnettler, Esther, Selinger, Martin, Varjak, Margus, Wilkie, Gavin S., Zuvanov, Luíza   +24 more
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Microcephaly epidemic related to the Zika virus and living conditions in Recife, Northeast Brazil

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Starting in August 2015, there was an increase in the number of cases of neonatal microcephaly in Northeast Brazil. These findings were identified as being an epidemic of microcephaly related to Zika virus (ZIKV) infection.
Wayner Vieira de Souza, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Enrique Vazquez, Luciana Caroline Albuquerque Bezerra, Antonio da Cruz Gouveia Mendes, Tereza Maciel Lyra, Thalia Velho Barreto de Araujo, André Luiz Sá de Oliveira, Maria Cynthia Braga, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Amanda Priscila de Santana Cabral Silva, Laura Rodrigues, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli   +13 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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Impact of PNKP mutations associated with microcephaly, seizures and developmental delay on enzyme activity and DNA strand break repair [PDF]

, 2012
Microcephaly with early-onset, intractable seizures and developmental delay (MCSZ) is a hereditary disease caused by mutations in polynucleotide kinase/phosphatase (PNKP), a DNA strand break repair protein with DNA 5'-kinase and DNA 3'-phosphatase ...
Alexandra K. Walker, Beckman, Bernstein, Breslin, Breslin, Brodsky, Buck, Buck, Caldecott, Caldecott, Chappell, Christopher A. Walsh, Date, Dingwall, Dobson, Edward C. Gilmore, El-Khamisy, Evans, Garces, Hsiang, Interthal, John J. Reynolds, Karimi-Busheri, Keith W. Caldecott, Koch, Kouzminova, Kuzminov, Lee, Lindahl, Loizou, McCullough, Moreira, Riballo, Segal-Raz, Shen, Sprules, Takashima, Wang, Wang, Ward, Ward, Whitehouse   +41 more
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Requests for Abortion in Latin America Related to Concern about Zika Virus Exposure [PDF]

, 2016
With the rapid emergence of Zika virus throughout Latin America and its association with microcephaly, requests for access to abortion medications through online telemedicine have increased in countries where access to safe abortion is not universally ...
Aiken, Abigail R.A., Aiken, Catherine E., Gomperts, Rebecca, Scott, James G., Trussell, James, Worrell, Marc   +5 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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