@article{VerruaFerranteFilopantietal.2014, author = {Verrua, Elisa and Ferrante, Emanuele and Filopanti, Marcello and Malchiodi, Elena and Sala, Elisa and Giavoli, Claudia and Arosio, Maura and Lania, Andrea Gerardo and Ronchi, Christina Lucia and Mantovani, Giovanna and Beck-Peccoz, Paolo and Spada, Anna}, title = {Reevaluation of Acromegalic Patients in Long-Term Remission according to Newly Proposed Consensus Criteria for Control of Disease}, series = {International Journal of Endocrinology}, journal = {International Journal of Endocrinology}, issn = {1687-8345}, doi = {10.1155/2014/581594}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-117790}, pages = {581594}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Acromegaly guidelines updated in 2010 revisited criteria of disease control: if applied, it is likely that a percentage of patients previously considered as cured might present postglucose GH nadir levels not adequately suppressed, with potential implications on management. This study explored GH secretion, as well as hormonal, clinical, neuroradiological, metabolic, and comorbid profile in a cohort of 40 acromegalic patients considered cured on the basis of the previous guidelines after a mean follow-up period of 17.2 years from remission, in order to assess the impact of the current criteria. At the last follow-up visit, in the presence of normal IGF-I concentrations, postglucose GH nadir was over 0.4 mu g/L in 11 patients (Group A) and below 0.4 mu g/L in 29 patients (Group B); moreover, Group A showed higher basal GH levels than Group B, whereas a significant decline of both GH and postglucose GH nadir levels during the follow-up was observed in Group B only. No differences in other evaluated parameters were found. These results seem to suggest that acromegalic patients considered cured on the basis of previous guidelines do not need a more intensive monitoring than patients who met the current criteria of disease control, supporting instead that the cut-off of 0.4 mcg/L might be too low for the currently used GH assay.}, language = {en} } @article{UnnewehrStich2015, author = {Unnewehr, Markus and Stich, August}, title = {Fighting Hepatitis B in North Korea: Feasibility of a Bi-modal Prevention Strategy}, series = {Journal of Korean Medical Science}, volume = {30}, journal = {Journal of Korean Medical Science}, doi = {10.3346/jkms.2015.30.11.1584}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-138773}, pages = {1584-1588}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In North Korea, the prevalence of hepatitis B is high due to natural factors, gaps in vaccination, and the lack of antiviral treatment. Aid projects are urgently needed, however impeded by North Korea's political and economical situation and isolation. The feasibility of a joint North Korean and German humanitarian hepatitis B prevention program was assessed. Part 1: Hepatitis B vaccination catch-up campaign. Part 2: Implementation of endoscopic ligation of esophageal varices (EVL) by trainings in Germany and North Korea. By vaccinating 7 million children between 2010 and 2012, the hepatitis B vaccination gap was closed. Coverage of 99.23\% was reached. A total of 11 hepatitis B-induced liver cirrhosis patients (mean age 41.1 yr) with severe esophageal varices and previous bleedings were successfully treated by EVL without major complications. A clinical standard operating procedure, a feedback system and a follow-up plan were developed. The bi-modal preventive strategy was implemented successfully. Parts of the project can serve as an example for other low-income countries, however its general transferability is limited due to the special circumstances in North Korea.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Thorwarth2006, author = {Thorwarth, Christian}, title = {Diagnostische und therapeutische chirurgische Konzepte bei intestinaler Isch{\"a}mie}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-18191}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2006}, abstract = {Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Arbeit erfolgte eine retrospektive Analyse von 86 Patienten der Chirurgischen Universit{\"a}tsklinik W{\"u}rzburg die von 02/1995 bis 07/2002 aufgrund mesenterialer Isch{\"a}mien therapiert werden mussten. Ziel der Untersuchung war eine Bewertung aktueller diagnostischer und therapeutischer M{\"o}glichkeiten und deren Einfluss auf die Erfolgsprognose der Erkrankung. Das klinische Erscheinungsbild der akuten Verschlussformen war gerade in der entscheidenden Fr{\"u}hphase sehr uncharakteristisch. Daher kommt der sorgf{\"a}ltigen Anamneseerhebung eine große Bedeutung zu. Bei der chronischen mesenterialen Isch{\"a}mie kommt es zu postprandialen Schmerzen und Gewichtsverlust, meist als akute Verschlimmerung eines Dauerschmerzes etwa 10 - 30 Minuten nach einer Mahlzeit mit Regredienz innerhalb der n{\"a}chsten Stunden. Als diagnostische Verfahren kamen Sonografie, Nativaufnahme, Duplex-, Farbduplexsonografie und Computertomografie zum Einsatz. Alleine mit Hilfe der intraarteriellen Subtraktionsangiografie gelang ein zuverl{\"a}ssiger Nachweis akuter oder chronischer viszeraler Isch{\"a}mien. Ist die angiografische Abkl{\"a}rung aufgrund mangelnder apparativer Ausstattung nicht m{\"o}glich, muss z{\"u}gig eine diagnostische Laparoskopie durchgef{\"u}hrt werden. Eine typische Konstellation von Laborparametern konnte zu diesem Zeitpunkt nicht erhoben werden. Lediglich dem Serumlaktat kam eine Bedeutung zu, jedoch ließ die H{\"o}he keine R{\"u}ckschl{\"u}sse auf die Ausdehnung der isch{\"a}mischen Bezirke zu. Operative Therapieverfahren haben die m{\"o}glichst schnelle Strombahnwiederherstellung und Revaskularisiation der infarktbedrohten Darmabschnitte zum Ziel. Die alleinige Darmresektion ist angezeigt, wenn eine Gef{\"a}ßrekonstruktion technisch nicht m{\"o}glich erscheint. Arterielle Rekonstruktionsverfahren wie Embolektomie oder Methoden mit Gef{\"a}ßersatz- bzw. Transplantatmaterial sind indiziert, wenn die M{\"o}glichkeit einer Restitutio nach Perfusionswiederherstellung besteht. Eine prophylaktische Rekonstruktion bei asymptomatischen Viszeralarterienverschluss scheint bei der chronischen Verlaufsform nicht sinnvoll. Die Indikation f{\"u}r eine second - look Operation sollte großz{\"u}gig gestellt werden! Bei kurzstreckiger Verschlussmorphologie erscheinen Stenosen der Viszeralarterien auch f{\"u}r perkutane transluminale Angioplastie geeignet. Bei der nicht okklusiven Form der Mesenterialisch{\"a}mie haben kardiologisch - intensivmedizinische Maßnahmen als alleinige Therapie Vorrang. Der wichtigste prognostische Faktor f{\"u}r die erfolgreiche Behandlung und damit auch f{\"u}r die Gesamtprognose der akuten Verlaufsform ist die fr{\"u}hzeitige Diagnosestellung und Behandlung.}, language = {de} } @article{StrobelSickenbergerSchoenetal.2022, author = {Strobel, Katharina and Sickenberger, Christina and Schoen, Christoph and Kneitz, Hermann and Kolb-M{\"a}urer, Annette and Goebeler, Matthias}, title = {Diagnosis and therapy of Mycobacterium marinum: a single-center 21-year retrospective analysis}, series = {Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft}, volume = {20}, journal = {Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft}, number = {9}, doi = {10.1111/ddg.14847}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-318428}, pages = {1211 -- 1218}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Background and Objectives In Europe, infections with Mycobacterium (M.) marinum are rare. We conducted a retrospective single-center study to assess the clinical spectrum of M. marinum infection and its diagnosis, treatment and outcome under real-world conditions. Patients and Methods Eighteen patients presenting with M. marinum infections between 1998 and 2018 were identified in the data warehouse of the University Hospital W{\"u}rzburg and considered for detailed analysis. Results Twelve patients reported aquatic exposure. In 16/18 cases the upper extremities were affected. No invasive infections were detected. Mean time to diagnosis was 15 weeks. Histology revealed granulomatous inflammation in 14 patients while mycobacterial cultures were positive for M. marinum in 16 cases. Most patients received antibiotic monotherapy (14/18) while combination therapy was administered in four cases. Treatment (with a median duration of 10 weeks) was successful in 13 patients. Five patients were lost to follow-up. Conclusions Our retrospective analysis of M. marinum infections at a German tertiary referral center revealed a considerable diagnostic delay and the relevance of microbiological culture, PCR and histology for diagnosis. Monotherapy with clarithromycin (rather than doxycycline) appeared as a reasonable treatment option while immunosuppressed or -compromised patients and those with extended disease received combination therapy.}, language = {en} } @article{StebaniBlaimerZableretal.2023, author = {Stebani, Jannik and Blaimer, Martin and Zabler, Simon and Neun, Tilmann and Pelt, Dani{\"e}l M. and Rak, Kristen}, title = {Towards fully automated inner ear analysis with deep-learning-based joint segmentation and landmark detection framework}, series = {Scientific Reports}, volume = {13}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-023-45466-9}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-357411}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Automated analysis of the inner ear anatomy in radiological data instead of time-consuming manual assessment is a worthwhile goal that could facilitate preoperative planning and clinical research. We propose a framework encompassing joint semantic segmentation of the inner ear and anatomical landmark detection of helicotrema, oval and round window. A fully automated pipeline with a single, dual-headed volumetric 3D U-Net was implemented, trained and evaluated using manually labeled in-house datasets from cadaveric specimen (N = 43) and clinical practice (N = 9). The model robustness was further evaluated on three independent open-source datasets (N = 23 + 7 + 17 scans) consisting of cadaveric specimen scans. For the in-house datasets, Dice scores of 0.97 and 0.94, intersection-over-union scores of 0.94 and 0.89 and average Hausdorf distances of 0.065 and 0.14 voxel units were achieved. The landmark localization task was performed automatically with an average localization error of 3.3 and 5.2 voxel units. A robust, albeit reduced performance could be attained for the catalogue of three open-source datasets. Results of the ablation studies with 43 mono-parametric variations of the basal architecture and training protocol provided task-optimal parameters for both categories. Ablation studies against single-task variants of the basal architecture showed a clear performance beneft of coupling landmark localization with segmentation and a dataset-dependent performance impact on segmentation ability.}, language = {en} } @article{SmithBrayHoffmanetal.2015, author = {Smith, Craig J. and Bray, Benjamin D. and Hoffman, Alex and Meisel, Andreas and Heuschmann, Peter U. and Wolfe, Charles D. A. and Tyrrell, Pippa J. and Rudd, Anthony G.}, title = {Can a novel clinical risk score improve pneumonia prediction in acute stroke care? A UK multicenter cohort study}, series = {Journal of the American Heart Association}, volume = {4}, journal = {Journal of the American Heart Association}, number = {1}, doi = {10.1161/JAHA.114.001307}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-144602}, pages = {e001307}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Background Pneumonia frequently complicates stroke and has amajor impact on outcome. We derived and internally validated a simple clinical risk score for predicting stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP), and compared the performance with an existing score (A\(^{2}\)DS\(^{2}\)). Methods and Results We extracted data for patients with ischemic stroke or intracerebral hemorrhage from the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme multicenter UK registry. The data were randomly allocated into derivation (n=11 551) and validation (n=11 648) samples. A multivariable logistic regression model was fitted to the derivation data to predict SAP in the first 7 days of admission. The characteristics of the score were evaluated using receiver operating characteristics (discrimination) and by plotting predicted versus observed SAP frequency in deciles of risk (calibration). Prevalence of SAP was 6.7\% overall. The final 22-point score (ISAN: prestroke Independence [modified Rankin scale], Sex, Age, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) exhibited good discrimination in the ischemic stroke derivation (C-statistic 0.79; 95\% CI 0.77 to 0.81) and validation (C-statistic 0.78; 95\% CI 0.76 to 0.80) samples. It was well calibrated in ischemic stroke and was further classified into meaningful risk groups (low 0 to 5, medium6 to 10, high 11 to 14, and very high >= 15) associated with SAP frequencies of 1.6\%, 4.9\%, 12.6\%, and 26.4\%, respectively, in the validation sample. Discrimination for both scores was similar, although they performed less well in the intracerebral hemorrhage patients with an apparent ceiling effect. Conclusions The ISAN score is a simple tool for predicting SAP in clinical practice. External validation is required in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke cohorts.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Sieber2005, author = {Sieber, Dirk Karl Christian}, title = {Osteoporoseerkennung bei Schenkelhalsfrakturen - eine vernachl{\"a}ssigte Diagnose - Diagnosestellung und resultierende Therapie}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-20531}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2005}, abstract = {In dieser Arbeit wurden die Diagnostik- und Behandlungsabl{\"a}ufe von 250 Patienten nach erlittener proximaler Femurfraktur in der Region W{\"u}rzburg (Deutschland) untersucht. Auswertungsschwerpunkte waren die durchgef{\"u}hrte Diagnostik zur Abkl{\"a}rung einer Osteoporose, die Einleitung einer Pharmakotherapie und die Informations{\"u}bermittlung an den weiterbehandelnden Arzt. Aus den erhobenen Daten konnte eine Inzidenz f{\"u}r die Jahre 1993 und 1994 von 180 und eine Inzidenzdichte auf 100.000 Einwohner von 138,5 pro Jahr gemeinsam f{\"u}r Frauen und M{\"a}nner hochgerechnet werden. Das mittlere Alter der untersuchten Patienten lag bei 76,3 Jahren, die 10\%-Perzentile bei 59, die 90\%-Perzentile bei 89 Jahren und der Median war 80 Jahre, und damit vergleichbar mit den anderen internationalen Studien. Die geschlechtsspezifischen Verteilung der Frakturen zeigte ein deutliches {\"U}bergewicht der Frauen (194 vs. 56 bei M{\"a}nnern). Bei allen Patienten unterblieb eine weitere Abkl{\"a}rung der Frakturursache w{\"a}hrend des station{\"a}ren Aufenthaltes, obwohl die Diagnose Osteoporose zumindest hoch wahrscheinlich (241 F{\"a}lle) oder station{\"a}r festgestellt worden war (147 F{\"a}lle, radiologisch oder histologisch). - In keinem Fall wurde die zur Differenzialdiagnose erforderliche Laborroutine vollst{\"a}ndig durchgef{\"u}hrt. - In 147 F{\"a}llen wurde die Diagnose einer Osteoporose durch den Radiologen (konventionelle R{\"o}ntgenaufnahme) oder durch den Pathologen (Untersuchung des Femurkopfes) gestellt (in 127 F{\"a}llen radiologisch, in 58 F{\"a}llen histopathologisch). - Bei nur 20 der so festgestellten 147 F{\"a}lle (13,6 \%) wurde eine Osteoporose-Therapie station{\"a}r eingeleitet und in nur 13 F{\"a}llen als Therapieempfehlung f{\"u}r den Entlassungsbericht {\"u}bernommen. - Wurde die Diagnose durch den Radiologen oder Pathologen gestellt, so unterblieb in 2 von 3 F{\"a}llen jegliche Erw{\"a}hnung im Entlassungsbericht. Wurde sie erw{\"a}hnt, dann h{\"a}ufig nur in der Form des R{\"o}ntgen- oder Histologiebefunds. - Die Diagnose Osteoporose wurde in 19,6 \% der Entlassungsbriefe {\"u}bermittelt und lag damit um ca. 5 \% h{\"o}her als der internationale Vergleich. - W{\"a}re die station{\"a}r in 147 F{\"a}llen bereits festgestellte Diagnose jedes Mal {\"u}bermittelt worden, h{\"a}tte sich statt 19,6 \% eine Quote von 58,8 \% erreichen lassen. Eine Schenkelhalsfraktur steigert die Morbidit{\"a}t und Mortalit{\"a}t der betroffenen Patienten erheblich. Lediglich 23 von zuvor 195 Patienten konnten bei Entlassung aus der Akutklinik ohne Hilfe gehen, w{\"a}hrend die Zahl der vollst{\"a}ndig immobilen Patienten von 2 auf 23 Patienten zum Zeitpunkt der Entlassung zunahm. 14 Patienten (5,6 \%) starben im Krankenhaus oder im dokumentierten Beobachtungszeitraum. 26 Patienten (10,4 \%) erlitten bereits ihre zweite proximale Femurfraktur, 12 (4,8 \%) davon innerhalb nur eines Jahres und zwei sogar ihre dritte proximale Femurfraktur (0,8\%). Die f{\"u}r den Patienten wirkungsvollen und das Gesundheitssystem kosteneffektiven Behandlungsm{\"o}glichkeiten machen eine weiterf{\"u}hrende diagnostische Abkl{\"a}rung und Behandlung der proximalen Femurfraktur aus ethischen und sozio{\"o}konomischen Gr{\"u}nden erforderlich. Dies betrifft den Arzt der Akutversorgung und den weiterbehandelnden Arzt gleichermaßen. Die Behandlung sollte multimodal unter Einschluss einer ad{\"a}quaten Pharmakotherapie erfolgen. Die aktuellen Therapieempfehlungen lassen sich auch f{\"u}r den nicht Osteologen verst{\"a}ndlich und praktikabel aus den aktuellen Leitlinien z.B. der Deutschen Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Osteologie entnehmen und anwenden. Zu m{\"o}glichen nicht medikament{\"o}sen Maßnahmen geh{\"o}ren Behandlungskonzepte mit Mobilisationstraining (Fallverh{\"u}tung), H{\"u}ftprotektoren und Reduktion/Vermeidung von Sedativa (v. a. Benzodiazepine). Das Bewusstsein von {\"A}rzten und Patienten muss f{\"u}r den Zusammenhang „Fraktur mit inad{\"a}quatem Trauma" und „Osteoporose" gesch{\"a}rft werden. Fortbildungen und {\"O}ffentlichkeitsarbeit k{\"o}nnen hier wertvolle Dienste leisten. Jede erlittene Fraktur mit inad{\"a}quatem Trauma sollte bei Arzt und Patient die Frage nach einer Osteoporose aufwerfen. Eine weiterf{\"u}hrende Abkl{\"a}rung sollte gegebenenfalls eingeleitet und die Notwendigkeit einer Behandlung {\"u}berpr{\"u}ft werden. - Diese Studie belegt, dass die Versorgung f{\"u}r den untersuchten Zeitraum v{\"o}llig ungen{\"u}gend ist. - Sie kann als Basis dienen, um Verbesserungen in diesem Bereich zu dokumentieren. - Sie zeigt, dass umfassende Anstrengungen erforderlich sind, das Bewusstsein f{\"u}r den Zusammenhang proximale Femurfraktur und Osteoporose zu sch{\"a}rfen und effektive Pr{\"a}ventionsmaßnahmen (z.B. Verhinderung einer zweiten Schenkelhalsfraktur) einzuleiten.}, language = {de} } @article{SchreiberSchneideratKressetal.2013, author = {Schreiber, Olivia and Schneiderat, Peter and Kress, Wolfram and Rautenstrauss, Bernd and Senderek, Jan and Schoser, Bendikt and Walter, Maggie C.}, title = {Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy 1A-evidence for "double trouble" overlapping syndromes}, series = {BMC Medical Genetics}, volume = {14}, journal = {BMC Medical Genetics}, number = {92}, issn = {1471-2350}, doi = {10.1186/1471-2350-14-92}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-121963}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Background: We report on a patient with genetically confirmed overlapping diagnoses of CMT1A and FSHD. This case adds to the increasing number of unique patients presenting with atypical phenotypes, particularly in FSHD. Even if a mutation in one disease gene has been found, further genetic testing might be warranted in cases with unusual clinical presentation. Case presentation: The reported 53 years old male patient suffered from walking difficulties and foot deformities first noticed at age 20. Later on, he developed scapuloperoneal and truncal muscle weakness, along with atrophy of the intrinsic hand and foot muscles, pes cavus, claw toes and a distal symmetric hypoesthesia. Motor nerve conduction velocities were reduced to 20 m/s in the upper extremities, and not educible in the lower extremities, sensory nerve conduction velocities were not attainable. Electromyography showed both, myopathic and neurogenic changes. A muscle biopsy taken from the tibialis anterior muscle showed a mild myopathy with some neurogenic findings and hypertrophic type 1 fibers. Whole-body muscle MRI revealed severe changes in the lower leg muscles, tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius muscles were highly replaced by fatty tissue. Additionally, fatty degeneration of shoulder girdle and straight back muscles, and atrophy of dorsal upper leg muscles were seen. Taken together, the presenting features suggested both, a neuropathy and a myopathy. Patient's family history suggested an autosomal dominant inheritance. Molecular testing revealed both, a hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type 1A (HMSN1A, also called Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy 1A, CMT1A) due to a PMP22 gene duplication and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) due to a partial deletion of the D4Z4 locus (19 kb). Conclusion: Molecular testing in hereditary neuromuscular disorders has led to the identification of an increasing number of atypical phenotypes. Nevertheless, finding the right diagnosis is crucial for the patient in order to obtain adequate medical care and appropriate genetic counseling, especially in the background of arising curative therapies.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Schaefer2014, author = {Schaefer, Frauke}, title = {Diagnosis and therapy of malaria under the conditions of a developing country - the example of Burkina Faso}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-102863}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Malaria is a challenging infection with increasing and wide-spread treatment failure risk due to resistance. With a estimated death toll of 1-3 Million per year, most cases of Malaria affect children under the age of five years in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this thesis, I analyse the current status of malaria control (focussing on diagnosis and therapy) in Burkina Faso to show how this disease burdens public health in endemic countries and to identify possible approaches to improvement. MB is discussed as a therapeutic option under these circumstances. Burkina Faso is used as a representative example for a country in Sub-Saharan Africa with high endemicity for malaria and is here portrayed, its health system characterised and discussed under socioeconomic aspects. More than half of this country's population live in absolute poverty. The burden that malaria, especially treatment cost, poses on these people cannot be under-estimated. A retrospective study of case files from the university pediatric hospital in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, shows that the case load is huge, and especially the specific diagnosis of severe malaria is difficult to apply in the hospital's daily routine. Treatment policy as proposed by WHO is not satisfactorily implemented neither in home treatment nor in health services, as data for pretreatment clearly show. In the face of growing resistance in malaria parasites, pharmacological combination therapies are important. Artemisinins currently are the last resort of malaria therapy. As I show with homology models, even this golden bullet is not beyond resistance development. Inconsidered mass use has rendered other drugs virtually useless before. Artemisinins should thus be protected similar to reserve antibiotics against multi-resistant bacteria. There is accumulating evidence that MB is an effective drug against malaria. Here the biological effects of both MB alone and in combination therapy is explored via modeling and experimental data. Several different lines of MB attack on Plasmodium redox defense were identified by analysis of the network effects. Next, CQ resistance based on Pfmdr1 and PfCRT transporters as well as SP resistance were modeled in silico. Further modeling shows that MB has a favorable synergism on antimalarial network effects with these commonly used antimalarial drugs, given their correct application. Also from the economic point of view MB shows great potential: in terms of production price, it can be compared to CQ, which could help to diminuish the costs of malaria treatment to affordable ranges for those most affected and struk by poverty. Malaria control is feasible, but suboptimal diagnosis and treatment are often hindering the achievment of this goal. In order to achieve malaria control, more effort has to be made to implement better adjusted and available primary treatment strategies for uncomplicated malaria that are highly standardised. Unfortunately, campaigns against malaria are chronically underfinanced. In order to maximize the effect of available funds, a cheap treatment option is most important, especially as pharmaceuticals represent the biggest single matter of expense in the fight against malaria.}, subject = {Malaria}, language = {en} } @article{RickmanLachAbhyankaretal.2015, author = {Rickman, Kimberly A. and Lach, Francis P. and Abhyankar, Avinash and Donovan, Frank X. and Sanborn, Erica M. and Kennedy, Jennifer A. and Sougnez, Carrie and Gabriel, Stacey B. and Elemento, Olivier and Chandrasekharappa, Settara C. and Schindler, Detlev and Auerbach, Arleen D. and Smogorzewska, Agata}, title = {Deficiency of UBE2T, the E2 Ubiquitin Ligase Necessary for FANCD2 and FANCI Ubiquitination, Causes FA-T Subtype of Fanconi Anemia}, series = {Cell Reports}, volume = {12}, journal = {Cell Reports}, doi = {10.1016/j.celrep.2015.06.014}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-151525}, pages = {35 -- 41}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare bone marrow failure and cancer predisposition syndrome resulting from pathogenic mutations in genes encoding proteins participating in the repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs). Mutations in 17 genes (FANCA-FANCS) have been identified in FA patients, defining 17 complementation groups. Here, we describe an individual presenting with typical FA features who is deficient for the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2), UBE2T. UBE2T is known to interact with FANCL, the E3 ubiquitin-ligase component of the multiprotein FA core complex, and is necessary for the monoubiquitination of FANCD2 and FANCI. Proband fibroblasts do not display FANCD2 and FANCI monoubiquitination, do not form FANCD2 foci following treatment with mitomycin C, and are hypersensitive to crosslinking agents. These cellular defects are complemented by expression of wild-type UBE2T, demonstrating that deficiency of the protein UBE2T can lead to Fanconi anemia. UBE2T gene gains an alias of FANCT.}, language = {en} }