Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-12-03eCollection Date: 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2060
Fleur S van Dijk, Chloe Angwin, Serwet Demirdas, Neeti Ghali, Johannes Zschocke
{"title":"Clinical diagnosis of the monogenic Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.","authors":"Fleur S van Dijk, Chloe Angwin, Serwet Demirdas, Neeti Ghali, Johannes Zschocke","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2060","DOIUrl":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2060","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Monogenic Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of inherited connective tissue conditions that are clinically characterised by joint hypermobility, skin hyperextensibility and/or fragility, and generalised tissue fragility. Gene panel testing with massively parallel sequencing is currently gold standard to confirm diagnoses of the monogenic EDS types. We aim to report on the (combination of) clinical features of the monogenic EDS types through text and photographs, to aid clinical diagnosis as despite the significant progress in genetic testing possibilities, a thorough clinical assessment which includes medical history, family history and physical examination remains important in the diagnostic process. In addition, in those cases where no molecular diagnosis is possible, a clinical diagnosis can still guide management and surveillance.</p>","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 4","pages":"225-234"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11610443/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142774309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-12-03eCollection Date: 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2051
{"title":"Die neue, mit den Fachgruppen \"konsentierte\" Fassung der GOÄ - eine unendliche Geschichte mit inakzeptablem Ende.","authors":"","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2051","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 4","pages":"287"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11610429/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142774415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-12-03eCollection Date: 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2050
Johannes Zschocke, Fleur S van Dijk
{"title":"Editorial.","authors":"Johannes Zschocke, Fleur S van Dijk","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2050","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 4","pages":"223-224"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11610433/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142774419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-12-03eCollection Date: 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2046
Bernhard H F Weber
{"title":"20 Jahre universitäre Humangenetik in Regensburg.","authors":"Bernhard H F Weber","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2046","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 4","pages":"261-264"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11610432/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142774227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-12-03eCollection Date: 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2062
Fleur S van Dijk, Chloe Angwin, Neeti Ghali, Johannes Zschocke, Bart Wagner
{"title":"Non-genetic diagnostic investigations in monogenic Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.","authors":"Fleur S van Dijk, Chloe Angwin, Neeti Ghali, Johannes Zschocke, Bart Wagner","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2062","DOIUrl":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With increased application of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) in the diagnosis of monogenic Ehlers-Danlos syndromes, there is an increased probability to identify variants of unknown significance. Additionally, in some cases no genetic alteration may be identified whilst there is a strong clinical suspicion on a monogenic EDS type. The diagnostic value of non-genetic investigations, which prior to NGS were quite commonly used to support the clinical diagnosis of monogenic EDS types, is explored. In addition, new structural/functional investigations that could deliver evidence towards pathogenicity are discussed. It appears that certain functional and/or structural investigations used frequently in the past can remain helpful and can provide additional evidence that may confirm a clinical diagnosis of a monogenic EDS type. However, there is a need for the development of novel structural/functional studies for monogenic types of EDS. The level of evidence of such studies for application in the established diagnostic DNA variant classification criteria remains to be determined.</p>","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 4","pages":"247-254"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11610441/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142774434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-09-06eCollection Date: 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2037
Margot J Wyrwoll, Frank Tüttelmann
{"title":"Reproduction, genetics, and health - a topic with implications far beyond infertility.","authors":"Margot J Wyrwoll, Frank Tüttelmann","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2037","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 3","pages":"159-160"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11380983/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-09-06eCollection Date: 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2042
{"title":"Umsetzung der In-vitro-Diagnostik Verordnung (IVDR) in medizinischen Diagnostik-Einrichtungen: Dringende Maßnahmen zur Entlastung sind notwendig, um die in-vitro Diagnostik aufrecht zu erhalten: Gemeinsame Stellungnahme von BVDH, GfH, BDP, DGP, BDL, ALM und SpiFa.","authors":"","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 3","pages":"203-206"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11380985/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-09-06eCollection Date: 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2039
{"title":"Protokoll der 36. ordentlichen Mitgliederversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Humangenetik am 02.06.2024 anlässlich der ESHG-Jahrestagung vom 01.–04. Juni 2024 in Berlin.","authors":"","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2039","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 3","pages":"209-214"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11381108/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2024-09-06eCollection Date: 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2032
Gudrun A Rappold
{"title":"10 Years of International Albinism Awareness: United Nations celebrate an anniversary and a decade of collective progress, but challenges remain.","authors":"Gudrun A Rappold","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2024-2032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2024-2032","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"36 3","pages":"217-218"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11381229/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}