The Fetal Fentanyl Syndrome: Additional evidence in support of a new human teratogen
Genet Med. 2026 Aug 25:102698. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2026.102698. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Prenatal opioid exposure has inconsistently been associated with congenital anomalies. In 2023, fentanyl was proposed as a human teratogen in ten infants with documented exposure and a consistent pattern of abnormalities. Disrupted cholesterol biosynthesis was proposed as the pathogenetic mechanism. METHODS: We […]