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 ranks in the top 2% of rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,496 views/month).[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's Commons category is recorded as Microcephaly[7].
  • microcephaly's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as N85[8].
  • microcephaly's has cause is recorded as Zika virus infection[9].
  • microcephaly's has cause is recorded as Illegal drugs[10].
  • microcephaly's has cause is recorded as phenytoin[11].
  • microcephaly's has cause is recorded as valproic acid[12].
  • microcephaly's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Microcephaly[13].
  • microcephaly's anatomical location is recorded as brain[14].
  • microcephaly's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • microcephaly's described by source is recorded as The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)[16].
  • microcephaly's has characteristic is recorded as abnormally low value[17].
  • microcephaly's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 742.1[18].
  • microcephaly's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C85874[19].
  • microcephaly's different from is recorded as sperm microcephaly[20].
  • microcephaly's health specialty is recorded as medical genetics[21].
  • microcephaly's genetic association is recorded as DIAPH1[22].
  • microcephaly's genetic association is recorded as APOE[23].
  • microcephaly's genetic association is recorded as KNL1[24].
  • microcephaly's genetic association is recorded as STIL[25].
  • microcephaly's genetic association is recorded as ASPM[26].
  • microcephaly's genetic association is recorded as CENPJ[27].

Why It Matters

microcephaly ranks in the top 2% of rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,496 views/month).[2] microcephaly has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] microcephaly is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Michel Bakni · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q113466993]]"
  2. 13w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → nervous system malformations, malformation of cortical development, Group I
    Has cause → Zika virus infection, Illegal drugs, phenytoin +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39732|batch #39732]]: rm redundant subclass"
  3. 18w ago · Sabrina2026 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has cause → Zika virus infection, Illegal drugs, phenytoin +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P828]]: [[Q114441260]]"
  4. 18w ago · Eva L Vedin · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National historical museums of sweden id → term/c374c2e9-81a8-42e6-a272-c473a8244474
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  5. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    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
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531514905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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