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Geospatial modeling of microcephaly and zika virus spread patterns in Brazil.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Microcephaly and Zika Virus infection (ZIKV) were declared Public Health Emergencies of International Concern by the World Health Organization in 2016. Brazil was considered the epicenter of the outbreak.
Pedro Amaral, Lucas Resende de Carvalho, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Núbia Cristina da Silva, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci   +4 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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Extended Growth Curves for the Wolf‐Hirschhorn Syndrome (4p‐)

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wolf‐Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is a rare, highly variable contiguous gene deletion syndrome caused by deletions of the distal portion of the short arm of chromosome 4. Individuals with this disorder have prenatal onset of poor growth of all dimensions, along with neurological manifestations, developmental disability, and distinctive facial ...
Amy R. U. L. Calhoun, Amanda Lortz, T. Charles Casper, John C. Carey   +3 more
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The association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Brazil 2015-2017: An observational analysis of over 4 million births.

PLoS Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND:In 2015, high rates of microcephaly were reported in Northeast Brazil following the first South American Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak. Reported microcephaly rates in other Zika-affected areas were significantly lower, suggesting alternate causes
Oliver J Brady, Aaron Osgood-Zimmerman, Nicholas J Kassebaum, Sarah E Ray, Valdelaine E M de Araújo, Aglaêr A da Nóbrega, Livia C V Frutuoso, Roberto C R Lecca, Antony Stevens, Bruno Zoca de Oliveira, José M de Lima, Isaac I Bogoch, Philippe Mayaud, Thomas Jaenisch, Ali H Mokdad, Christopher J L Murray, Simon I Hay, Robert C Reiner, Fatima Marinho   +18 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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Microcephaly and Zika virus

Jornal de Pediatria, 2016
This episode on Yap Islandwas followed by others, in the Pacific Ocean region of Poly-nesia and in some Southeast Asian countries, with outbreaksconfirmed by serology or polymerase chain reaction (PCR)for the ZIKV on Easter Island, and in the Solomon Islands,the Cook Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and FrenchPolynesia.
Oliveira, Consuelo Silva de, Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando da Costa   +1 more
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Case Report: Hypomyelinating Leukodystrophy Type 20 (HLD20) With Novel CNP Gene Variant

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This case report describes a child with hypomyelinating leukodystrophy type 20 (HLD20), a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by impaired myelin formation. The patient presented with multiple neurodevelopmental abnormalities, including delayed motor milestones, seizures, and abnormal facial features.
Malak Alghamdi, Ghaida Alghamdi, Khalid Hundallah, Dima Jamjoom, Naif Almontashiri, Essa Alharbi, Muhammad Umair, Majid Alfadhel   +7 more
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Baseline microcephaly prevalence in rural Guatemala: implications for neonatal screening for congenital Zika virus infection

The Lancet Global Health, 2017
Background: Microcephaly is the result of disturbance in early brain development and has various causes. Zika was identified in Central America in early 2015.
Anne-Marie Rick, MD, Gretchen Domek, MD, Maureen Cunningham, MD, Daniel Olson, MD, Molly Lamb, PhD, Andrea Jimenez-Zambrano, MPH, Gretchen Heinrichs, MD, Stephen Berman, MD, Edwin Asturias, MD   +8 more
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Mechanisms of Zika virus infection and neuropathogenesis [PDF]

, 2016
A spotlight has been focused on the mosquito-borne Zika virus (ZIKV) because of its epidemic outbreak in Brazil and Latin America, as well as the severe neurological manifestations of microcephaly and Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with infection. In
Coyne, Carolyn B, Diamond, Michael S, Hiscott, John, Muscolini, Michela, Olagnier, David   +4 more
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Two New Cases Expand the Phenotypic Spectrum of TUBG1 Missense Variants

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The gamma‐tubulin ring complex (γ‐TuRC) plays a role in coordinating centrosome and spindle pole body formation during cell division. TUBG1 encodes a critical component of the γ‐TuRC. Pathogenic TUBG1 variants can cause a range of alterations in cortical gyral patterning, microcephaly, and other neurological manifestations.
Roser Urreizti, Jessica Vissicchio, Mohamed Idries, Monica Cozar, Raquel Rabionet, Tyhiesia Donald, Elizabeth J. Bhoj, Tomoki T. Nomakuchi, Shannon C. Shipley, Andrew E. Timms, Ghayda M. Mirzaa, Mercedes Serrano, Andrew K. Sobering   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source