A Possible Mechanism of Zika Virus Associated Microcephaly: Imperative Role of Retinoic Acid Response Element (RARE) Consensus Sequence Repeats in the Viral Genome.

Owing to the reports of microcephaly as a consistent outcome in the foetuses of pregnant women infected with ZIKV in Brazil, Zika virus (ZIKV) - microcephaly etiomechanistic relationship has recently been implicated. Researchers, however, are still struggling to establish an embryological basis for...

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Main Authors: Ashutosh Kumar, Himanshu N. Singh, Vikas Pareek, Khursheed Raza, Subrahamanyam Dantham, Pavan Kumar, Sankat Mochan, Muneeb A. Faiq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00403/full