@phdthesis{Berking2021, author = {Berking, Ann-Cathrine}, title = {Assoziationsuntersuchung von ausgew{\"a}hlten Polymorphismen der Gene DNMT3A und DNMT3B mit der Panikst{\"o}rung}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-23468}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-234687}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Currently, the vulnerability-stress model, in the sense of a multifactorial explanatory model, is considered to be the most appropriate to represent the etiopathogenesis of anxiety disorders. Epigenetic mechanisms are understood as a bridge between genetic factors and environmental factors. This includes the methylation of specific DNA regions, which is mediated by DNA methyltransferases. These enzymes have rarely been the focus of psychiatric research in relation to anxiety disorders. Therefore, this work deals with selected single nucleotide polymorphisms of the DNMT3A and DNMT3B gene and investigates whether these SNPs and/or their haplotypes are associated panic disorder and/or with dimensional psychological characteristics, such as anxiety-related cognition or anxiety sensitivity. In summary, a significant or nominally significant association of two SNPs with anxiety-related characteristics such was shown. To better assess these associations, replications with sufficient test strength are required . Given the demonstrated association with PSWQ, investigation of another anxiety phenotype, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, is also sensible. As a further step, the functionality of the significantly associated SNPs should be performed. In addition, another DNMT, Dnmt1, is associated with fear conditioning, and the methylation patterns of the DNMTs themselves also appear to have an impact on the development of anxiety disorders. Therefore, an investigation of the DNMT1 gene and the methylation patterns of the DNMT genes are further reasonable steps to better understand a possible influence of DNMTs on the development of anxiety disorders and on anxiety-related psychological characteristics.}, language = {de} } @article{vonBernuthRavindranDuetal.2014, author = {von Bernuth, Horst and Ravindran, Ethiraj and Du, Hang and Froehler, Sebastian and Strehl, Karoline and Kraemer, Nadine and Issa-Jahns, Lina and Amulic, Borko and Ninnemann, Olaf and Xiao, Mei-Sheng and Eirich, Katharina and Koelsch, Uwe and Hauptmann, Kathrin and John, Rainer and Schindler, Detlev and Wahn, Volker and Chen, Wei and Kaindl, Angela M.}, title = {Combined immunodeficiency develops with age in Immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome 2 (ICF2)}, series = {Orphanet Journal of Rare Dieeases}, volume = {9}, journal = {Orphanet Journal of Rare Dieeases}, doi = {10.1186/s13023-014-0116-6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-114859}, pages = {116}, year = {2014}, abstract = {The autosomal recessive immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies syndrome (ICF) is characterized by immunodeficiency, developmental delay, and facial anomalies. ICF2, caused by biallelic ZBTB24 gene mutations, is acknowledged primarily as an isolated B-cell defect. Here, we extend the phenotype spectrum by describing, in particular, for the first time the development of a combined immune defect throughout the disease course as well as putative autoimmune phenomena such as granulomatous hepatitis and nephritis. We also demonstrate impaired cell-proliferation and increased cell death of immune and non-immune cells as well as data suggesting a chromosome separation defect in addition to the known chromosome condensation defect.}, language = {en} }