microcephaly

medical condition in which the brain does not develop properly resulting in a smaller than normal head
MedicalCondition rare_disease Q431643
microcephaly
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microcephaly

Summary

microcephaly is a rare disease[1]. microcephaly has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • microcephaly's instance of is recorded as rare disease[3].
  • microcephaly's instance of is recorded as class of disease[4].
  • microcephaly is a type of nervous system malformations[5].
  • microcephaly is a type of malformation of cortical development, Group I[6].
  • microcephaly is a type of disease[7].
  • microcephaly's Commons category is recorded as Microcephaly[8].
  • microcephaly's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as N85[9].
  • microcephaly's has cause is recorded as Zika virus infection[10].
  • microcephaly's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Microcephaly[11].
  • microcephaly's anatomical location is recorded as brain[12].
  • microcephaly's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • microcephaly's has characteristic is recorded as abnormally low value[14].
  • microcephaly's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 742.1[15].
  • microcephaly's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C85874[16].
  • microcephaly's different from is recorded as sperm microcephaly[17].
  • microcephaly's health specialty is recorded as medical genetics[18].
  • microcephaly's genetic association is recorded as DIAPH1[19].
  • microcephaly's genetic association is recorded as APOE[20].
  • microcephaly's genetic association is recorded as KNL1[21].
  • microcephaly's genetic association is recorded as STIL[22].
  • microcephaly's genetic association is recorded as ASPM[23].
  • microcephaly's genetic association is recorded as CENPJ[24].
  • microcephaly's genetic association is recorded as CDK5RAP2[25].
  • microcephaly's hashtag is recorded as microcephaly[26].
  • microcephaly's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_10907[27].

Why It Matters

microcephaly has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] microcephaly is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Homozygous loss of DIAPH1 is a novel cause of microcephaly in humans. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Phenocarta release 2016-02-04. Retrieved . chibi.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Kinetochore KMN network gene CASC5 mutated in primary microcephaly. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Mutations in STIL, encoding a pericentriolar and centrosomal protein, cause primary microcephaly. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ASPM is a major determinant of cerebral cortical size. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . A centrosomal mechanism involving CDK5RAP2 and CENPJ controls brain size. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . A centrosomal mechanism involving CDK5RAP2 and CENPJ controls brain size. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of nervous system malformations, malformation of cortical development, Group I, disease
    Has cause Zika virus infection
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  2. 5w ago · Sabrina2026 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has cause Zika virus infection
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  3. 5w ago · Eva L Vedin · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Zika Corpus, WikiProject Medicine
    Instance of
    Genetic association DIAPH1, APOE, KNL1 +4
    Subclass of nervous system malformations, malformation of cortical development, Group I, disease
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