@article{RoeslerSegererMorbachetal.2012, author = {Roesler, Joachim and Segerer, Florian and Morbach, Henner and Kleinert, Stefan and Thieme, Sebastian and R{\"o}sen-Wolff, Angela and Liese, Johannes G.}, title = {P67-phox (NCF2) Lacking Exons 11 and 12 Is Functionally Active and Leads to an Extremely Late Diagnosis of Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD)}, series = {PLoS One}, volume = {7}, journal = {PLoS One}, number = {4}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0034296}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-134948}, pages = {e34296}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Two brothers in their fifties presented with a medical history of suspected fungal allergy, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, alveolitis, and invasive aspergillosis and pulmonary fistula, respectively. Eventually, after a delay of 50 years, chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) was diagnosed in the index patient. We found a new splice mutation in the NCF2 (p67-phox) gene, c.1000+2T -> G, that led to several splice products one of which lacked exons 11 and 12. This deletion was in frame and allowed for remarkable residual NADPH oxidase activity as determined by transduction experiments using a retroviral vector. We conclude that p67-phox which lacks the 34 amino acids encoded by the two exons can still exert considerable functional activity. This activity can partially explain the long-term survival of the patients without adequate diagnosis and treatment, but could not prevent progressing lung damage.}, language = {en} } @article{WiechingBenserKohlhauserVollmuthetal.2012, author = {Wieching, Anna and Benser, Jasmin and Kohlhauser-Vollmuth, Christina and Weisbrich, Bendikt and Streng, Andrea and Liese, Johannes G.}, title = {Clinical characteristics of pediatric hospitalizations associated with 2009 pandemic influenza a (H1N1) in Northern Bavaria, Germany}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-75657}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Background: The 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (PIA) virus infected large parts of the pediatric population with a wide clinical spectrum and an initially unknown complication rate. The aims of our study were to define clinical characteristics and outcome of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009-associated hospitalizations (PIAH) in children <18 years of age. All hospitalized cases of children <18 years of age with laboratory-confirmed pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in the region of Wuerzburg (Northern Bavaria, Germany) between July 2009 and March 2010 were identified. For these children a medical chart review was performed to determine their clinical characteristics and complications. Results: Between July 2009 and March 2010, 94 PIAH (62\% males) occurred in children <18 years of age, with a median age of 7 years (IQR: 3-12 years). Underlying diseases and predisposing factors were documented in 40 (43\%) children; obesity (n = 12, 30\%), asthma (n = 10, 25\%) and neurologic disorders (n = 8, 20\%) were most frequently reported. Sixteen (17\%) children received oxygen supplementation; three (3\%) children required mechanical ventilation. Six (6\%) children were admitted to an intensive care unit, four of them with underlying chronic diseases. Conclusions: Most PIAH demonstrated a benign course of disease. However, six children (6\%) needed treatment at an intensive care unit for severe complications.}, subject = {Medizin}, language = {en} }