This content is machine translated Hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa Challenges of outpatient care The disease hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa was first mentioned in 1839 with superficial abscesses on the axillary, submammary and perianal regions. To date, the disease has had various names: Perifolliculitis capitis… CME-Test
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Genetics of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Basics, diagnostics and a new molecular therapeutic approach Pulmonary hypertension (PH) affects approximately 1% of the world’s population. It is associated with a poor prognosis for patients. Various causes condition right ventricular afterload increase, which can lead to… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Improving treatment management: genetics in focus The genetics of breast cancer has become a fundamental aspect of treatment management. It influences screening, follow-up, prophylactic and therapeutic recommendations for women who carry a germinal breast cancer susceptibility…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Genetics Revised law on genetic testing entered into force As of 01.12.2022, the revised law on human genetic testing has come into force. It is intended to prevent abuses and ensure the protection of personality.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Migraine Common genetic variables to MS detected Although the symptoms and risk factors for migraine and multiple sclerosis (MS) often overlap, it is not known whether these two conditions are independent or share a common biological etiology,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Anxiety disorders What is the role of epigenetics? “We are not our genes!” With this statement, Prof. Katharina Domschke from Freiburg referred to the importance of environmental influences – and how they shape our mental health through epigenetic…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 3rd Swiss Symposium on Psychosomatics in Zurich What does the patient want? “Personalized medicine” is almost a buzzword these days. But it doesn’t just affect the genetic side of medicine. Today, it is also impossible to imagine everyday practice without taking (inter)subjective…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Adjuvant system therapy of breast carcinoma Current standards of adjuvant therapy according to tumor subtype Adjuvant systemic treatment improves survival and freedom from recurrence in early breast cancer. Genetic testing of the tumor can help in the choice of therapy. Supportive monitoring is useful even…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Impulse Control Disorders Genetics of Tourette syndrome Tourette syndrome (TS) is in the realm of impulse control disorders and includes motor and vocal tics that manifest in childhood. The presented study addresses de novo mutations and their…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Guest article by the Foundation for People with Rare Diseases The increasing importance of genetics in medicine In medicine, one must think of the possibility of a genetic effect. Familiarity may be indicative, but genetic diseases also occur sporadically. With state-of-the-art high-throughput sequencing, diagnoses can now be…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Guest article by the Foundation for People with Rare Diseases Ways of diagnostics – genetic testing for medical purposes The enormous progress made in recent years in the field of human genetics has already led to the identification of the cause of more than four thousand genetic (congenital) diseases.…
