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About: University of Hamburg is a education organization based out in Hamburg, Germany. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Laser. The organization has 45564 authors who have published 89286 publications receiving 2850161 citations. The organization is also known as: Hamburg University.
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TL;DR: It is shown that reactivation indeed causes memory consolidation during sleep, and functional magnetic resonance imaging revealed significant hippocampal activation in response to odor re-exposure during SWS.
Abstract: Sleep facilitates memory consolidation. A widely held model assumes that this is because newly encoded memories undergo covert reactivation during sleep. We cued new memories in humans during sleep by presenting an odor that had been presented as context during prior learning, and so showed that reactivation indeed causes memory consolidation during sleep. Re-exposure to the odor during slow-wave sleep (SWS) improved the retention of hippocampus-dependent declarative memories but not of hippocampus-independent procedural memories. Odor re-exposure was ineffective during rapid eye movement sleep or wakefulness or when the odor had been omitted during prior learning. Concurring with these findings, functional magnetic resonance imaging revealed significant hippocampal activation in response to odor re-exposure during SWS.
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Harvard University1, University of Cambridge2, International Agency for Research on Cancer3, Utrecht University4, Osaka University5, University of Sydney6, Heidelberg University7, Dartmouth College8, University of Pisa9, Medical University of Vienna10, Karolinska Institutet11, University of Zurich12, McGill University13, Mayo Clinic14, Université de Montréal15, University of Hamburg16, Cancer Research UK17, Queen's University18
TL;DR: It is suggested that genotype-phenotype correlations do exist and, if made reliably absolute, could prove useful in the future in clinical management with respect to screening, surveillance, and prophylaxis, as well as provide insight into the genetic effects of particular mutations.
Abstract: Objective. —Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2) is an autosomal dominant disorder. The 3 recognized subtypes include MEN 2A, characterized by medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), pheochromocytoma (pheo), and hyperparathyroidism (HPT); MEN 2B, by MTC, pheo, and characteristic stigmata; and familial MTC (FMTC), by the presence of MTC only. The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between specific mutations and the presence of certain disease features in MEN 2 which could help in clinical decision making. Design. —Correlative survey study of 477 MEN 2 families. Setting. —Eighteen tertiary referral centers worldwide. Patients. —A total of 477 independent MEN 2 families. Main Outcome Measures. —Association between the position and type of germline mutation in the RET proto-oncogene and the presence or absence of MTC, pheo, HPT, and/or other features in a family. Results. —There is a statistically significant association between the presence of any mutation at a specific position (codon 634) and the presence of pheo and HPT. The presence of a specific mutation, CGC at codon 634, has yet to be associated with FMTC. Conversely, mutations at codons 768 and 804 are thus far seen only with FMTC, while codon 918 mutation is MEN 2B-specific. Rare families with both MEN 2 and Hirschsprung disease were found to have MEN 2-specific codon mutations. Patients with Hirschsprung disease presenting with such mutations should be monitored for the possible development of MEN 2 tumors. Conclusions. —This consortium analysis suggests that genotype-phenotype correlations do exist and, if made reliably absolute, could prove useful in the future in clinical management with respect to screening, surveillance, and prophylaxis, as well as provide insight into the genetic effects of particular mutations.
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TL;DR: A conceptual framework of CTC assays is proposed and current challenges of C TC research are pointed out, which might structure this dynamic field of translational cancer research.
Abstract: Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) are the subject of many published papers, but the diversity of assays used for their analysis can be daunting. This Opinion article discusses issues regarding the detection and characterization of CTCs, and poses the major outstanding questions in this field.
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TL;DR: Maintenance therapy with pemetrexed is well tolerated and offers improved progression-free and overall survival compared with placebo in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.
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TL;DR: Analysis of STD NMR experiments performed under competitive conditions proved that the two saccharides studied bind at the same receptor site, thereby ruling out unspecific binding.
Abstract: A protocol based on saturation transfer difference (STD) NMR spectra was developed to characterize the binding interactions at an atom level, termed group epitope mapping (GEM). As an example we chose the well-studied system of galactose binding to the 120-kDa lectin Ricinus communis agglutinin I (RCA120). As ligands we used methyl β-d-galactoside and a biantennary decasaccharide. Analysis of the saturation transfer effects of methyl β-d-galactoside showed that the H2, H3, and H4 protons are saturated to the highest degree, giving evidence of their close proximity to protons of the RCA120 lectin. The direct interaction of the lectin with this region of the galactose is in excellent agreement with results obtained from the analysis of the binding specificities of many chemically modified galactose derivatives (Bhattacharyya, L.; Brewer, C. F. Eur. J. Biochem. 1988, 176, 207−212). This new NMR technique can identify the binding epitope of even complex ligands very quickly, which is a great improvement over ...
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Rudolf Jaenisch | 206 | 606 | 178436 |
Bruce M. Psaty | 181 | 1205 | 138244 |
Stefan Schreiber | 178 | 1233 | 138528 |
Chris Sander | 178 | 713 | 233287 |
Dennis J. Selkoe | 177 | 607 | 145825 |
Daniel R. Weinberger | 177 | 879 | 128450 |
Ramachandran S. Vasan | 172 | 1100 | 138108 |
Bradley Cox | 169 | 2150 | 156200 |
Anders Björklund | 165 | 769 | 84268 |
J. S. Lange | 160 | 2083 | 145919 |
Hannes Jung | 159 | 2069 | 125069 |
Andrew D. Hamilton | 151 | 1334 | 105439 |
Jongmin Lee | 150 | 2257 | 134772 |
Teresa Lenz | 150 | 1718 | 114725 |
Stefanie Dimmeler | 147 | 574 | 81658 |