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Humbatova A, Maroofian R, Romano MT, Tafazzoli A, Behnam M, Dilaver N, Nouri N, Salehi M, Wolf S, Frank J, Kokordelis P, Betz RC. An insertion mutation in HOXC13 underlies pure hair and nail ectodermal dysplasia with lacrimal duct obstruction. Br J Dermatol 2017; 178:e265-e267. [PMID: 29278420 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- A Humbatova
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Institute of Genetic Resources, Azerbaijan, National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan
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- Molecular & Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St. George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, U.K
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Medical Genetics Laboratory of Genome, Isfahan, Iran
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- Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Wales, U.K
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- Medical Genetics Laboratory of Genome, Isfahan, Iran
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- Medical Genetics Laboratory of Genome, Isfahan, Iran.,Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Ralser DJ, Lestringant GG, Du-Thanh A, Kokordelis P, Fischer J, Basmanav FBÜ, Wolf S, Thiele H, Altmüller J, Nürnberg P, Oji V, Fritz G, Frank J, Betz RC. Functional implications of novel ADAM10 mutations in reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura. Br J Dermatol 2017; 177:e340-e343. [PMID: 29192958 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- D J Ralser
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Consultant dermatologist (retired), British Ministry of Defence, London, U.K
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Human Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Neurozentrum, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Grint D, Tedaldi E, Peters L, Mocroft A, Edlin B, Gallien S, Klinker H, Boesecke C, Kokordelis P, Rockstroh JK. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA profiles among chronic HIV/HCV-coinfected individuals in ESPRIT; spontaneous HCV RNA clearance observed in nine individuals. HIV Med 2017; 18:430-434. [PMID: 27785892 DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Studies have shown that hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA levels remain stable over time in HIV/HCV-coinfected individuals taking combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), while spontaneous clearance of HCV RNA during the persistent infection phase has been documented only rarely among those with the CC interleukin (IL)-28B genotype. This study describes HCV RNA profiles and factors associated with changes over time in HCV RNA levels in the ESPRIT study. METHODS HIV/HCV-coinfected individuals positive for HCV RNA were included in the study. Follow-up was counted from the first HCV RNA positive test and censored at the initiation of interferon-based treatment. HCV RNA and IL-28B measurements were performed in the same reference laboratory. Random effects mixed models were used to analyse changes over time in HCV RNA. RESULTS A total of 312 ESPRIT patients were included in the study (151 in the arm receiving subcutaneous recombinant IL-2 and 161 in the control arm). Most of the patients were white (89%) and male (76%), and they had a median of 5 HCV RNA measurements per person [interquartile range (IQR) 3-6; range 1-9]. Median follow-up was 5 years (IQR: 2-6 years). At baseline, 96% of patients were taking cART and 93% had undetectable HIV RNA. Mean HCV RNA levels decreased by 13% per year over the study period [95% confidence interval (CI) 8-18%; P < 0.0001]. Baseline HCV RNA levels and the change over time in HCV RNA did not differ by randomization arm (P = 0.16 and P = 0.56, respectively). Nine individuals spontaneously cleared HCV RNA during follow-up [IL-28B genotypes: CC, five patients (56%); CT, four patients (44%)]. CONCLUSIONS HCV RNA levels decreased over time in this population with well-controlled HIV infection. Spontaneous clearance of HCV RNA was documented in five individuals with IL-28B genotype CC and four with the CT genotype.
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- D Grint
- University College London, London, UK
- St George's University of London, London, UK
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- Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, CHIP, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- University College London, London, UK
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- SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York City, NY, USA
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- University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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