malformation

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Recent Examples of malformation One rare disease of particular interest for my lab is cerebral cavernous malformation, or CCM. 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 See All Example Sentences for malformation
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Noun
  • 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
  • Investigators documented animals with health concerns including overgrown hooves, draining abscesses and limb deformities.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The plants that carried these drought-resistant traits were able to survive and pass those mutations forward via the seeds.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
  • It is caused by a mutation on the FOLR1 gene and can produce some similar symptoms to autism, such as communication issues.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Some of those injuries include burns, disfigurement and scarring.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • His petition says the medications can cause pregnancy complications, including miscarriages and fetal brain abnormalities that may lead to autism and other disorders in children.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026
  • These tests screen for abnormalities, and if the results are concerning, your next step is a colonoscopy.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The character is a mutant with superhuman abilities.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • But Kelce was a statistical anomaly at age 36.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Doctors noticed the fatal fetal anomaly in November of 2024.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026

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