26.10.2022 There are numerous severe, hardly treatable monogenetic diseases that are caused by a defect in a single gene - also in the liver. These include the blood coagulation disorders haemophilia

10.11.2022 Sugar compounds from the glycan group play an important role in many biological processes in our body. By chemically combining with proteins and fats and thereby changing them, they regulat

19.10.2022 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. In Germany, there are currently around 9,000 new HCC diagnoses per year, and almost 8,000 people affected do not

21.10.2022 Hereditary primary haemochromatosis is one of the most common inborn errors of metabolism in Europe. In this disorder, also known as iron storage disease, the body is overloaded with iron.

18.10.2022 Amyloidosis is a rare disease that can affect individual organs and body regions or the entire organism. It is caused by misfolded protein molecules that are deposited in the body. Since th

22.09.2022 The bacterial toxin botulinum toxin (BTX) - colloquially known as Botox - is probably known to most people as a remedy for wrinkles. But botulinum toxin can do even more: if it is injected

26.09.2022 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most common chronic respiratory disease worldwide and the third leading cause of death. In Germany, about ten percent of the population i

23.09.2022 Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a rare genetic disorder associated with a greatly increased risk of various types of cancer. The genetic defect can lead to multiple occurrences of malignant t

01.09.2022 Experts from the Department of Clinical Psychology and Sexual Medicine at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) have launched a new treatment and research project for the prevention and treatme

24.08.2022 Pathogenic variants in BRCA1/2 genes are associated with an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer in adults and variants in mismatch repair (MMR) genes increase the risk of gastrointe