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S Haase

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PubMed2005

A novel 3D wavelet-based filter for visualizing features in noisy biological data.

Summary We have developed a three-dimensional (3D) wavelet-based filter for visualizing structural features in volumetric data. The only variable parameter is a characteristic linear size of the feature of interest. The filtered output contains only those regions that are correlated with the characteristic size, thus de-noising the image. We demonstrate the use of the filter by applying it to 3D data from a variety of electron microscopy samples, including low-contrast vitreous ice cryogenic preparations, as well as 3D optical microscopy specimens.

Animals↗
PubMed2005

Autoimmune disorders in two patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and 5q deletion.

Autoimmune diseases occurring concurrently with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with deletion del(5q) including band q31 are very rare and have only been reported twice in the medical literature. We present two additional cases, one patient with del(5q) and trisomy 21 who suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and one patient with isolated del(5q) and autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Both patients had mild leukopenia and severe transfusion-dependent anemia. The rheumatoid arthritis was treated with antirheumatics without additional immunosuppressive medication. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia was controlled with long-term steroid administration. This patient developed additional trisomy 21, 2 years after the initial diagnosis of del(5q). Contrary to previous reports on autoimmune disorders in MDS mentioning improvements of hematological function in response to steroid administration, neither of our patients had a hematological improvement under corticosteroids.

Adrenal Cortex Hormones↗
PubMed2005

Characterisation of the promoter region of the human DNA-repair gene Rad51.

PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION: Regulatory elements of the 5'-flanking region of the DNA-repair gene Rad51 were analysed to characterise pathological alterations of Rad51 mRNA expression during tumour development. METHODS: Various fragments of the Rad51 promoter were cloned into the pGL3 reporter vector and the respective promoter activity was determined by luciferase assays in transfected U2-OS cells. Transcription factor binding was identified using Protein/DNA arrays. RESULTS: The region encompassing base pairs -204 to -58 was identified as crucial for Rad51 gene transcription. Down regulator sequences are present upstream (-305 to -204) and downstream (-48 and +204) of this core promoter element. Promoter activity is significantly enhanced by substituting G at the polymorphic positions +135 and +172 for C and T, respectively. Transcription factors Ets1/PEA3, E2F1, p53, EGR1, and Stat5 were identified as relevant for regulating expression of Rad51. CONCLUSION: We identified three separate cis-sequence elements within the Rad51 transcriptional promoter, one ensuring basal levels of expression and two elements limiting expression to relatively low levels. The characterisation of transcription factor binding might help to explain high-level expression of Rad51 in a variety of solid tumours. The polymorphic sites appear important for the increased risk of breast and/or ovarian cancer for BRCA2 mutation carriers.

5' Flanking Region↗
PubMed2004

Early plasmacytoid dendritic cell leukemia/lymphoma coexpressing myeloid antigenes.

Early plasmacytoid dendritic cell (pDC) leukemia/lymphoma has recently been described as a CD4(+)CD56(+) lineage negative malignancy with characteristic clinical, morphologic, immunophenotypic, and biological features. We present a case of a 72-year-old man who was diagnosed with isolated skin involvement 30 months ago and received numerous chemotherapy cycles that did not prevent three relapses of the disease, the last two involving the bone marrow. The bone marrow was nearly completely infiltrated with small- to medium-sized blasts displaying a high nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio, a cytoplasm with faint basophilia lacking granulations or Auer rods. Small vacuoles surrounding the nucleus were frequently observed. Flow cytometry showed CD4(+), CD56(+), CD45(+), CD38(+), HLA-DR(+), CD33(+), CD123(+), CD2(-), cyCD3(-), CD7(-), CD10(-), CD11b(-), CD13(-), CD14(-), CD16(-), CD19(-), cyCD22(-), CD24(-), CD34(-), CD57(-), CD61(-), CD64(-), CD65(-), cyCD79a(-), CD117(-), MPO(-), and TdT(-) population. At the second bone marrow relapse, CD117 was also positive. Our patient was initially treated with acute myeloid leukemia-type chemotherapy, later he was given acute lymphoblastic leukemia-type treatment, and at the last relapse he received CHOP chemotherapy. Each treatment led to rapid response of tumor manifestations with disease-free intervals of 7 months, 9 months, and 8 months, respectively. Although patients usually have an ominous prognosis, with only 25% living more than 24 months, our patient is alive after 30+ months and has again achieved complete remission after the last chemotherapy.

Aged↗
PubMed2004

Clinical, morphological, cytogenetic, and prognostic features of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and del(5q) including band q31.

We analyzed data of 76 consecutive patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and isolated del(5q) (n=66) or del(5q) plus one additional chromosomal abnormality (n=10) included in our MDS database over the last 26 years. The median age of our patient population was 66.8 years. The male to female ratio was 1:1.7. In all, 14 patients (18%) had advanced MDS with an increased medullary blast count. A total of 17 patients (22%) had significant dysplasia in the nonmegakaryocytic cell lines. Nearly half of the study population showed erythroid hypoplasia in the bone marrow. The projected median survival of patients with isolated del(5q) is 146 months for a median follow-up of 67 months. Patients with an increased medullary blast count and those with an additional chromosomal abnormality have a significantly shorter overall survival (24 and 45 months, respectively) than patients with isolated del(5q). We did not find survival differences for different cytogenetic breakpoints, nor did the amount of dysplasia have an impact on survival in our population. In total, 29 patients have died. Deaths occurred primarily due to transformation into acute leukemia, infection, or cardiac failure. Our data support the current definition of a separate entity of MDS with del(5q) that has been suggested by the World Health Organization.

Adult↗
PubMed2003

[Temporomandibular disorders in juvenile patients with rheumatic diseases].

PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to investigate the incidence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in juvenile patients with rheumatic diseases. Furthermore, correlations between the degree of the rheumatic disease and the clinical symptoms were evaluated. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a prospective investigation the temporomandibular joints of 48 children with rheumatic diseases were evaluated clinically regarding clicking, crepitation, pain, duration of the rheumatic disease, and the number of affected peripheral joints. The degree of rheumatic disease was assessed with Steinbrocker's classification. RESULTS: 26 patients (54.17%) showed clinical symptoms of TMD. No significant correlation was found between the degree of the rheumatic disease and the awareness of TMD. A high number of affected peripheral joints does not lead to a significant increase of TMD. A significant correlation between the duration of the rheumatic disease and TMD could be detected. A significant correlation between the duration of the rheumatic disease and clicking or crepitation was found ( p=0.011). CONCLUSION: Rheumatic diseases lead to a higher incidence of TMD in juvenile patients. A longer duration of rheumatic diseases leads to a higher incidence of TMD.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2003

The impact of peripartum factors on the onset and duration of lactation.

Knowledge of peripartum indicators of those mother-infant pairs that are at increased risk of early failure of lactation may improve specific support of breastfeeding. Mode of delivery, labor complications, hyperbilirubinemia, milk intake and weight development were evaluated in healthy term infants in a hospital (n = 338). Delayed onset of lactation was observed in primiparae and in study participants with peripartum complications. The quantitative intake of human milk, assessed by test weighing 0-24 h and 24-48 h after the onset of lactation, was not significantly different between these groups. In addition, volume intake, weight gain and lactation success were tracked in 77 infants. Partial feeding of infant formula or an intake of <150 g of human milk per day 24-48 h after the onset of lactation was linked to weaning within 4 weeks. Ninety-one percent of the infants were exclusively breastfed at discharge; this value had declined to 49, 35 and 20% at 4, 12 and 20 weeks, respectively. Peripartum factors may contribute to early lactation failure; the long-term success of breastfeeding was predominantly determined outside the hospital.

Breast Feeding↗
PubMed2001

Surgically repaired cleft lips depicted in paintings of the late Gothic period and the Renaissance.

Paintings and drawings by Lucas Moser, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, and Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen suggest that they employed people who had had cleft lips operated on as models for their works of art. Created between 1431 and 1520, the portraits show diagnostic facial profiles with a curved nasal dorsum, short columella, maxillary retrusion, and pseudoprogenia. The first medical illustration of cleft lip surgery was published in 1564 by Ambroise Paré. It was therefore late Gothic and Renaissance artists who depicted the conspicuous signs of surgically treated patients with cleft lip more than 130 years before the surgeons.

Art↗
PubMed2000

EST comparison indicates 38% of human mRNAs contain possible alternative splice forms.

Expressed sequence tag (EST) databases represent a large volume of information on expressed genes including tissue type, expression profile and exon structure. In this study we create an extensive data set of human alternative splicing. We report the analysis of 7867 non-redundant mRNAs, 3011 of which contained alternative splice forms (38% of all mRNAs analysed). From a total of 12572 ESTs 4560 different possible alternative splice forms were detected. Interestingly, 70% of the alternative splice forms correspond to exon deletion events with only 30% exonic insertions. We experimentally verified 19 different splice forms from 16 genes in a total subset of 20 studied; all of the respective genes are of medical relevance.

Alternative Splicing↗
PubMed1994

Antiestrogens activate an estrogen receptor mutant exhibiting enhanced binding to the estrogen response element.

The appearance of constitutively active and antiestrogen resistant estrogen receptor variants has been proposed as one of several factors leading to the development of antiestrogen resistant breast cancers. We recently described the ER2, estrogen receptor mutant, which exhibits enhanced binding to the estrogen response element on DNA, and partial constitutive estrogen-independent) ability to activate transcription. In this work we used transient transfections to show that the antiestrogens trans hydroxytamoxifen and ICI 164,384 are unable to suppress the constitutive activity of the ER2 mutant. Instead, both antiestrogens were concentration-dependent activators of the ER2 mutant. The ER2 mutant appears to be the first estrogen receptor mutant to show activation of a simple estrogen response element-containing promoter using the "pure" antiestrogen ICI 164,384.

Animals↗
PubMed1993

[Body height determination using radio-cephalometric data].

215 skulls taken from graves of the 4th to 12th century in southern Germany were cephalometrically evaluated. The correlations of the parameters S-N, PM-SN and PM-ANS were used to develop new formulas for calculating the body height, needing only parts of the skull. Compared with other methods based on the length of bones of the extremities very similar results were obtained.

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PubMed1991

Monitoring of intra-arterial treatment with epirubicin and cisplatin in oral carcinoma by DNA flow cytometry.

Twenty-two patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity were treated intra-arterially with epirubicin and cisplatin. Biopsies were taken before, during, and after treatment and analysed by DNA flow cytometry. Clinical response to therapy was better in the diploid group as well as in previously aneuploid tumors which showed complete disappearance of the abnormal clone in the course of treatment. Poor reduction of tumor volume corresponded with persistence of aneuploid cells.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell↗
PubMed1991

[The treatment of zygomatic fractures. An anatomico-clinical study].

The treatment of malar bone fractures by stable osteosynthesis represents a well established method. The necessity of a second surgery is one of the major disadvantages of using metal implants. Resorbable plates can only be deformed by very difficult methods. We found out that, cause of the anatomical structure of malar bone region, only three types of plates are necessary to treat every kind of malar bone fracture of males and females.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

[The DNA ploidy in squamous cell carcinomas of the mouth floor determined by flow cytometry].

The cellular DNA content of 90 primary squamous cell carcinomas of the floor of mouth was determined by flow cytometry. Aneuploid cell lines were detected in 86% of the cases. The proportion of diploid carcinomas decreased with size (T1: 63%, T2: 11%, T3: 7%) and histologic grade (G1: 17%, G2: 16%, G3: 9%). Only 15% of the diploid, but 61% of the aneuploid tumors showed evidence of lymph node involvement. A 96% sensitivity of the test and a negative predictive value of 85% emphasize the prognostic importance of DNA ploidy in the primary tumor to evaluate the risk of subclinical dissemination.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell↗
PubMed1990

Prognostic implications of DNA ploidy in squamous cell carcinomas of the tongue assessed by flow cytometry.

A total of 47 primary squamous cell carcinomas of the tongue were analysed by DNA flow cytometry. With respect to their clonal DNA content two distinct tumor groups could be distinguished. In 14 cases the tumors (29.8%) were dipoid, whereas in 33 cases (70.2%) additional cell lines characterized by abnormal DNA content could be detected. A significant increase of aneuploid cases with tumor size as well as with decreasing histological differentiation could be detected. Aneuploid cell lines are lacking in T1 as well as in most G1 carcinomas but predominate in T3 and G3. Furthermore, cervical lymph node involvement was recognized in the majority of aneuploid primary carcinomas (81.8%) but was largely lacking in diploid tumors (21.4%). Hence, the presence of aneuploid cell lines is clearly connected with clinical and histopathological parameters, each of which have turned out to worsen the prognosis in tongue carcinomas.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell↗