@article{PetersenKuntzerFischeretal.2015,
  author    = {Petersen, Jens A. and Kuntzer, Thierry and Fischer, Dirk and von der Hagen, Maja and Veronika, Angela and Lobrinus, Johannes A. and Kress, Wolfram and Rushing, Elisabeth J. and Sinnreich, Michael and Jung, Hans H.},
  title     = {Dysferlinopathy in Switzerland: clinical phenotypes and potential founder effects},
  series = {BMC Neurology},
  volume    = {15},
  journal   = {BMC Neurology},
  number    = {182},
  doi       = {10.1186/s12883-015-0449-3},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-139920},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {Background: Dysferlin is reduced in patients with limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B, Miyoshi myopathy, distal anterior compartment myopathy, and in certain Ethnic clusters. Methods: We evaluated clinical and genetic patient data from three different Swiss Neuromuscular Centers. Results: Thirteen patients from 6 non-related families were included. Age of onset was 18.8 +/- 4.3 years. In all patients, diallelic disease-causing mutations were identified in the DYSF gene. Nine patients from 3 non-related families from Central Switzerland carried the identical homozygous mutation, c.3031 + 2T>C. A possible founder effect was confirmed by haplotype analysis. Three patients from two different families carried the heterozygous mutation, c.1064_1065delAA. Two novel mutations were identified (c.2869C>T (p.Gln957Stop), c.5928G>A (p.Trp1976Stop)). Conclusions: Our study confirms the phenotypic heterogeneity associated with DYSF mutations. Two mutations (c.3031 + 2T>C, c.1064_1065delAA) appear common in Switzerland. Haplotype analysis performed on one case (c.3031 + 2T>C) suggested a possible founder effect.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{GaiserGeissingerSchattenbergetal.2012,
  author    = {Gaiser, Timo and Geissinger, Eva and Schattenberg, Torsten and Scharf, Hanns-Peter and D{\"u}rken, Matthias and Dinter, Dietmar and Rosenwald, Andreas and Marx, Alexander},
  title     = {Case report: a unique pediatric case of a primary CD8 expressing ALK-1 positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma of skeletal muscle},
  series = {Diagnostic Pathology},
  volume    = {7},
  journal   = {Diagnostic Pathology},
  number    = {38},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-135381},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Primary involvement of skeletal muscle is a very rare event in ALK-1 positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). We describe a case of a 10-year old boy presenting with a three week history of pain and a palpable firm swelling at the dorsal aspect of the left thigh. Histological examination of the lesion revealed a tumoral and diffuse polymorphic infiltration of the muscle by large lymphoid cells. Tumor cells displayed eccentric, lobulated "horse shoe" or "kidney-shape" nuclei. The cells showed immunohistochemical positivity for CD30, ALK-1, CD2, CD3, CD7, CD8, and Perforin. Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis revealed a characteristic rearrangement of the ALK-1 gene in 2p23 leading to the diagnosis of ALK-1 positive ALCL. Chemotherapy according to the ALCL-99-NHL-BFM protocol was initiated and resulted in a complete remission after two cycles. This case illustrates the unusual presentation of a pediatric ALCL in soft tissue with a good response to chemotherapy.},
  language  = {en}
}