Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus: An under-recognized congenital teratogen
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DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i25.8922
Abstract: BACKGROUND Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a neglected rodent-borne arenavirus associated with transplacental transmission and fetal infection. AIM To summarize the epidemiological, clinical, and diagnostic features of reported patients with congenital LCMV infection. METHODS A… read more here.
Keywords: lymphocytic choriomeningitis; teratogen; infection; choriomeningitis virus ... See more keywords
Ethanol itself is a holoprosencephaly-inducing teratogen
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176440
Abstract: Ethanol is a teratogen, inducing a variety of structural defects in developing humans and animals that are exposed in utero. Mechanisms of ethanol teratogenicity in specific defects are not well understood. Oxidative metabolism of ethanol… read more here.
Keywords: inducing teratogen; teratogen; holoprosencephaly inducing; ethanol holoprosencephaly ... See more keywords