microcephaly
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The research paper is titled 'Recessive TMEM167A variants cause neonatal diabetes, microcephaly and epilepsy syndrome', and it appears in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 14, 2026
Tamara had microcephaly - an abnormally small head - one of many conditions resulting from her mother being infected with the Zika virus while pregnant.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025
Known as Oropouche virus, it can trigger a fever that may cause pregnant people to miscarry or their babies to have birth defects known as microcephaly, or smaller than usual heads.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2025
While related cases of microcephaly or Guillain-Barre syndrome have yet to be reported, infections were the highest they’ve been since 2021.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025
Still, the horrifying stories about mothers trying to console their babies born with microcephaly and other tragic birth defects were heartbreaking.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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