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Recent Examples of malformation
One rare disease of particular interest for my lab is cerebral cavernous malformation, or CCM.
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Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Drake White had a stroke while performing on stage in 2019 and was later diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), according to his biography on his website.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Examples include a Brazilian boy who had his pancreatic malformation disappear in 2013.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
That one, announced last month, has twoXAR working with the Department of Dermatology at Stanford’s School of Medicine to identify drug candidates targeting lymphatic malformation, epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), and other rare disorders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2016
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Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Drake White had a stroke while performing on stage in 2019 and was later diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), according to his biography on his website.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Examples include a Brazilian boy who had his pancreatic malformation disappear in 2013.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
That one, announced last month, has twoXAR working with the Department of Dermatology at Stanford’s School of Medicine to identify drug candidates targeting lymphatic malformation, epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), and other rare disorders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformation
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In December 2023, the FDA issued a warning about the dangers of fat-dissolving injections after many reports of severe side effects, including permanent scars, serious infections, skin deformities, cysts, and deep, painful knots.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Investigators documented animals with health concerns including overgrown hooves, draining abscesses and limb deformities.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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Not only that, through comparing 182 skin biopsies, the researchers showed the UV emitted from tanning beds caused unique DNA mutations, more damaging than previously known.—
Tori Crowther,
Allure,
19 Mar. 2026
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Then, in 2023, the FDA approved a new drug, Qalsody (tofersen), which was found to reverse symptoms of ALS patients with a different mutation called SOD1.—
Mindy Uhrlaub,
STAT,
16 Mar. 2026
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According to the Food and Drug Administration, the injections have not been approved and can cause serious injuries, disfigurement and even death.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Some of those injuries include burns, disfigurement and scarring.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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Any abnormalities, such as areas of inflammation or suspicious growths, can be biopsied and tested.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Blood pressure medications can also cause electrolyte abnormalities, which are more likely to be life-threatening in an older patient.—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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The character is a mutant with superhuman abilities.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
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In this trial, participants received a treatment that carried new genetic instructions into the brain to reduce production of and silence the mutant huntingtin protein.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Although many are still chasing after this anomaly in pursuit of a fifth force, a superior experiment known as PADME should settle the issue once and for all.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Mar. 2026
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Near critical infrastructure, anomalies have a way of outing themselves, and a modest building along Highway A1A soon did just that.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Malformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malformation. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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