Medizinische GenetikPub Date : 2026-02-18eCollection Date: 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2025-2051
{"title":"Ankündigung der 2. DACH-Tagung für Seltene Erkrankungen Grußwort der Tagungsleitung: 24.-25. September 2026, Bonn.","authors":"","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2025-2051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2025-2051","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"38 1","pages":"57"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12910333/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146221917","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 : 2026-02-18eCollection Date: 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2025-2049
Matias Simons, Julia Hoefele
{"title":"Genetic kidney diseases - from discovery to precision care.","authors":"Matias Simons, Julia Hoefele","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2025-2049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2025-2049","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"38 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12910340/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146222043","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 : 2026-02-18eCollection Date: 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2025-2047
{"title":"Tagungsbericht Syndromtag vom 12.-13.09.2025 in Essen: Was uns das Exom verschweigt.","authors":"","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2025-2047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2025-2047","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"38 1","pages":"55-56"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12910338/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146222048","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 : 2026-02-18eCollection Date: 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2025-2048
Isabell Schumann, Hanna Salchow, Simone Ahting, Maike Karnstedt, Robert Meyer, Debora Tibbe, Ilona Krey-Grauert, Anna Schaffeldt, Helene Faust, Daniel Pieh
{"title":"Tagungsbericht GfH-Juniorakademie 2025: Junge Humangenetik auf Schloss Buchenau: Austausch, Vernetzung und neue Perspektiven.","authors":"Isabell Schumann, Hanna Salchow, Simone Ahting, Maike Karnstedt, Robert Meyer, Debora Tibbe, Ilona Krey-Grauert, Anna Schaffeldt, Helene Faust, Daniel Pieh","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2025-2048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2025-2048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"38 1","pages":"53-54"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12910336/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146222051","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 : 2026-02-18eCollection Date: 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2025-2044
Ulla T Schultheiss, Anke Schumann
{"title":"The kidney in genetic metabolic disorders.","authors":"Ulla T Schultheiss, Anke Schumann","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2025-2044","DOIUrl":"10.1515/medgen-2025-2044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Genetic metabolic kidney diseases arise from (likely) pathogenic variants affecting kidney metabolism, causing progressive kidney dysfunction. Symptoms include but are not restricted to nephrolithiasis, proteinuria, kidney failure, and extrarenal manifestations. Genetic testing in combination with metabolic profiling aids early diagnosis and personalized management strategies, which may include enzyme replacement, dietary changes, and kidney-related therapies. Advances in gene therapy and precision medicine offer hope for better outcomes. Early diagnosis and intervention are key to improving prognosis and quality of life, emphasizing the importance of advancing combined metabolic/genetic testing and treatment approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"38 1","pages":"39-50"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12910344/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146222034","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 : 2026-02-18eCollection Date: 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2026-2002
{"title":"Eine nationale Datenbank ist wichtig!: Zum Stand der HGQN-Variantendatenbank.","authors":"","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2026-2002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2026-2002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"38 1","pages":"83-85"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12910341/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146221982","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 : 2026-02-18eCollection Date: 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2026-2001
Alma Küchler
{"title":"Jahresberichte 2025 aus den GfH-Kommissionen und GfH-Arbeitskreisen.","authors":"Alma Küchler","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2026-2001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2026-2001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"38 1","pages":"61-78"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12910342/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146222041","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 : 2026-02-18eCollection Date: 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2025-2052
{"title":"Tätigkeitsbeschreibung für Genetische Fachberater in der interprofessionellen Zusammenarbeit mit Fachärzten für Humangenetik/Medizinische Genetik.","authors":"","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2025-2052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/medgen-2025-2052","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"38 1","pages":"79-81"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12910334/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146222059","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 : 2025-11-08eCollection Date: 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2025-2040
{"title":"Die Humangenetik ist Präzisionsmedizin, sie braucht eine angepasste Bedarfsplanung.","authors":"","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2025-2040","DOIUrl":"10.1515/medgen-2025-2040","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"37 4","pages":"349"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12594446/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145483644","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 : 2025-11-08eCollection Date: 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1515/medgen-2025-2041
Luitpold V Distel, Laura S Hildebrand, Lukas C F Kuhlmann, Ramona K G Vogel
{"title":"Radiation sensitivity in genetic tumour syndromes and how to test for them.","authors":"Luitpold V Distel, Laura S Hildebrand, Lukas C F Kuhlmann, Ramona K G Vogel","doi":"10.1515/medgen-2025-2041","DOIUrl":"10.1515/medgen-2025-2041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Radiation therapy is now well tolerated and associated with few side effects. However, people with certain germline genetic variants may be more sensitive to radiation, increasing their risk of experiencing adverse effects from treatment. Increased sensitivity to radiation can be tested in various ways; chromosomal aberrations, which are mutations, are particularly useful for this purpose. Many genetic variants only cause a slight increase in radiation sensitivity such as heterozygous pathogenic variants in the breast cancer risk genes <i>BRCA1</i> and <i>BRCA2</i>. Variants of tumour suppressor genes, such as <i>TP53</i>, neurofibromatosis (<i>NF1, PTCH1</i>) and retinoblastoma (<i>RB1</i>), cause a slightly higher increase in radiation sensitivity. However, these also carry a high risk of secondary cancers for only a slightly increased level of risk for therapy-related side effects. Some patients with variants have significantly higher levels of radiation sensitivity - up to double the normal level - while others are even more sensitive. Nevertheless, significant variations exist within each specific genetic disorder. This means that radiosensitivity testing should be considered for all patients with a genetic disorder suspected to markedly increase their radiosensitivity, before they undergo radiotherapy. It implies that patients at risk of germline variants, such as children, young people and others at risk with a tumour, should be carefully evaluated and testing for genetic variants should be performed.</p>","PeriodicalId":51130,"journal":{"name":"Medizinische Genetik","volume":"37 4","pages":"313-320"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12594447/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145483690","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}