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2023-03-23 14:08:47 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Studies done on the impact of depleted uranium rounds showed it had an inconclusive impact on birth defects. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3492088/ The image also shows several images of harlequin ichthyosis, cleft palate, microcephaly, and omphalocele, all of which have causes that are not radiation based. https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/ichthyosis-harlequin-type/ https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/types.html

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• Studies done on the impact of depleted uranium rounds showed it had an inconclusive impact on birth defects. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3492088/ The image also shows several images of harlequin ichthyosis, cleft palate, microcephaly, and omphalocele, all of which have causes that are not radiation based. https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/ichthyosis-harlequin-type/ https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/types.html