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Suggested mechanisms for Zika virus causing microcephaly: what do the genomes tell us?
BMC bioinformatics - 28 Dec 2017
Jun Se-Ran, Wassenaar Trudy M, Wanchai Visanu, Patumcharoenpol Preecha, Nookaew Intawat, Ussery David W
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BACKGROUND: Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging human pathogen. Since its arrival in the Western hemisphere, from Africa via Asia, it has become a serious threat to pregnant women, causing microcephaly and other neuropathies in developing fetuses. The mechanisms behind these teratogenic effects are unknown, although epidemiological evidence suggests that microcephaly is not associated with the original, African...
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