BACKGROUND: The current requirement is to establish the preoperative diagnosis accurately as possible and to achieve an adequate extent of surgery. The aim of this study was to define the preoperative clinical and molecular genetic risks of malignancy in indeterminate thyroid nodules (Bethesda III and IV) and to determine their impact on the surgical strategy. METHODS: Prospectively retrospective analysis of 287 patients provided the basis of preoperative laboratory examination, sonographic stratification of malignancy risks and cytological findings. Molecular tests focused on pathogenic variants of genes associated with thyroid oncogenesis in cytologically indeterminate nodules (Bethesda III and IV). The evaluation included clinical risk factors: positive family history, radiation exposure and growth in size and/or number of nodules. RESULTS: Preoperative FNAB detected 52 cytologically indeterminate nodules (28.7%) out of 181 patients. Postoperative histopathological examination revealed malignancy in 12 cases (23.7%) and there was no significant difference between Bethesda III and IV categories (P=0.517). Clinical risk factors for malignancy were found in 32 patients (61.5%) and the presence of at least one of them resulted in a clearly higher incidence of malignancy than their absence (31.3% vs. 10.0%, respectively). Pathogenic variants of genes were detected in 12/49 patients in Bethesda III and IV, and in 4 cases (33.3%) thyroid carcinoma was revealed. The rate of malignancies was substantially higher in patients with pathogenic variants than in those without (33.3% vs. 16.2%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Our experience implies that molecular genetic testing is one of several decision factors. We will continue to monitor and enlarge our patient cohort to obtain long-term follow-up data.

• MeSH
• Adult MeSH
• Genetic Testing MeSH
• Middle Aged MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Thyroid Neoplasms * genetics   MeSH
• Retrospective Studies MeSH
• Risk Factors MeSH
• Aged MeSH
• Biopsy, Fine-Needle MeSH
• Thyroid Nodule * genetics   pathology   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Adult MeSH
• Middle Aged MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Male MeSH
• Aged MeSH
• Female MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH

Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 2 (PHA2) is a rare inherited condition of altered tubular salt handling. It is characterized by the specific constellation of hyperkalaemic hyporeninemic hypertension, hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis and hypercalciuria. Molecular genetic testing confirms the diagnosis in the majority of cases. Thiazides constitute effective treatment. Due to its rarity, the diagnosis is often delayed. We here present two children with PHA2, who were initially treated with fludrocortisone and bicarbonate complicated mainly by exacerbation of their hypertension. Discontinuation of their previous therapy and commencement of thiazide diuretics led to normalisation of their blood pressure and electrolyte and acid-base status.

• MeSH
• Acidosis * diagnosis   etiology   MeSH
• Child MeSH
• Fludrocortisone therapeutic use   MeSH
• Hyperkalemia diagnosis   etiology   genetics   blood   MeSH
• Hypertension * diagnosis   etiology   drug therapy   genetics   MeSH
• Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors therapeutic use   MeSH
• Blood Pressure MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Pseudohypoaldosteronism * genetics   diagnosis   physiopathology   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Child MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Male MeSH
• Female MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Case Reports MeSH

Autoři popisují případ 35letého HIV negativního muže s vysoce zánětlivou (kerion-like) formou tinea barbae přenesenou pohlavním stykem. Jeho sexuální partner měl méně zánětlivou formu tinea corporis lokalizovanou převážně perianálně, pubogenitálně a v tříslech. U obou mužů byl kultivačním a molekulárně-genetickým vyšetřením prokázán T. mentagrophytes genotyp VII. Jedná se o nedávno popsaný genotyp s možnou adaptací nebo mutací usnadňující přenos z člověka na člověka, včetně sexuálního kontaktu. Tinea barbae byla klinicky a mykologicky vyléčena po 7 týdnech užívání perorálního itrakonazolu.

The authors describe the case of a 35-year-old HIV-negative man with a highly inflammatory (kerion-like) form of sexually transmitted tinea barbae. His sexual partner had a less inflammatory form of tinea corporis localized predominantly perianally, pubogenitally and in the groin. Both men were found to have T. mentagrophytes genotype VII by culture and molecular genetic testing. This is a recently described genotype with a possible adaptation or mutation facilitating human-to-human transmission, including sexual contact. Tinea barbae was clinically and mycologically cured after 7 weeks of oral therapy with itraconazole.

• MeSH
• Dermatomycoses diagnosis   etiology   drug therapy   MeSH
• Adult MeSH
• Itraconazole administration & dosage   therapeutic use   MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Microbiological Techniques MeSH
• Face pathology   MeSH
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases MeSH
• Tinea Capitis diagnosis   etiology   drug therapy   MeSH
• Tinea * diagnosis   etiology   drug therapy   MeSH
• Trichophyton isolation & purification   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Adult MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Male MeSH
• Publication type
• Case Reports MeSH

INTRODUCTION: Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a rare but serious condition requiring accurate diagnostics. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis plays a crucial role, particularly in cases where biopsy is not feasible, and imaging is inconclusive. AREAS COVERED: Chemical markers have limitations, particularly in low-cellularity samples. Novel molecular techniques, including circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis and microRNAs (miRNAs), are gaining prominence for their ability to detect gene mutations at diagnosis and monitor minimal residual disease during follow-up. The sensitivity and specificity of genetic mutations, particularly MYD88 L265P, in combination with interleukin-10 (IL-10) levels, are discussed. The literature search methodology involved reviewing relevant studies and clinical data.This review examines both traditional and emerging methods for CSF analysis in diagnosing CNS involvement in DLBCL. Conventional approaches such as cytomorphology, flow cytometry, and biochemical markers have limitations, particularly in low-cellularity samples. Novel molecular techniques, including ctDNA analysis and miRNAs, are gaining prominence for their ability to detect gene mutations at diagnosis and monitor minimal residual disease during follow-up. The sensitivity and specificity of genetic mutations, particularly MYD88 L265P, in combination with interleukin-10 (IL-10) levels, are discussed. The literature search methodology involved reviewing relevant studies and clinical data. EXPERT OPINION: Advancements in CSF biomarker analysis are improving the diagnosis of CNS lymphoma, aiding early detection and personalized treatment approaches. However, further research and broader clinical validation are necessary for their routine implementation.

• MeSH
• Circulating Tumor DNA cerebrospinal fluid   genetics   MeSH
• Molecular Diagnostic Techniques methods   MeSH
• Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse * diagnosis   cerebrospinal fluid   genetics   pathology   MeSH
• Interleukin-10 genetics   cerebrospinal fluid   MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Meningeal Neoplasms * diagnosis   cerebrospinal fluid   genetics   MeSH
• MicroRNAs genetics   cerebrospinal fluid   MeSH
• Mutation MeSH
• Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 genetics   MeSH
• Biomarkers, Tumor * cerebrospinal fluid   genetics   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Humans MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Review MeSH

BACKGROUND: Diagnosing primary or secondary CNS lymphoma (CNSL) is a clinical challenge due to the limitations of standard biopsy and imaging procedures despite established guidelines. Therefore, accurate biomarkers and analytical methods that are convenient for practical routine use are needed to diagnose and manage these aggressive lymphomas effectively. We evaluated the utility of minimally invasive circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) detection in a prospective real-world scenario, moving this approach closer to clinical practice. METHODS: A total of 164 plasma, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and tumor samples from 56 CNSL patients were collected to analyze tumor DNA by the diagnostic next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel LYNX, enabling simultaneous analysis of gene variants, chromosomal aberrations, and antigen receptor rearrangements in targeted regions. RESULTS: The well-known genetic heterogeneity of CNSL was refined with integrative molecular data, showing the most frequent MYD88, PIM1, and KMT2D mutations and a broad spectrum of chromosomal aberrations, reflecting high genomic complexity. The multi-target approach achieved a substantially higher detection rate of CNS infiltration (90%) than tracking a single variant in gene MYD88 (46%). CSF clearly surpasses plasma if applying a routine (non-ultrasensitive) NGS approach and allows for more reliable evidence of CNS involvement than conventional flow cytometry (91% vs. 21%, p < 0.001). Parallel analysis of tumor DNA in both cell-free and cellular DNA from CSF makes the probability of primary or secondary CNS malignancy detection even higher. CONCLUSIONS: Our prospective, tissue-agnostic approach highlights the feasibility of ctDNA sequencing by a commonplace and affordable method, offering higher sensitivity to detect CNS infiltration with lymphoma than standard cell-analyzing techniques. We accentuate the benefit of a multi-target NGS approach and adequate CSF sampling to obtain satisfactory diagnostic yield. Less invasive liquid biopsy testing by comprehensive NGS complements standard procedures in the diagnostics and management of CNSL patients, especially when encountering limitations.

• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH

Východiska: Cholangiocelulární karcinom je agresivní maligní onemocnění s rostoucí incidencí a nepříznivou prognózou, přičemž medián přežití u pokročilého onemocnění činí přibližně 12 měsíců. Standardem léčby zůstává systémová chemoterapie na bázi platinového derivátu, avšak její účinnost je limitovaná. Genetické změny jako mutace IDH1 představují potenciální cíle pro cílenou terapii, zejména u pacientů s intrahepatálním cholangiocelulárním karcinomem. Ivosidenib, perorální inhibitor IDH1, prokázal ve studii fáze III ClarIDHy zlepšení přežití bez progrese onemocnění u pacientů s cholangiocelulárním karcinomem a mutací IDH1. Pozorování: Prezentujeme případ 62letého pacienta s pokročilým cholangiocelulárním karcinomem a mutací IDH1, u něhož na standardní chemoterapii po přechodné stabilizaci došlo k progresi. Pro přítomnost alterace IDH1 byl pacient léčen ivosidenibem v druhé linii. Na této léčbě došlo ke stabilizaci nemoci dle RECIST kritérií. Subjektivně však došlo k významnému kvalitativnímu zlepšení. Pacient dosáhl více než trojnásobně delšího přežití bez progrese v porovnání s přežitím dosaženým v rámci klinické studie, a to bez nutnosti redukce dávky. Závěr: Tento případ potvrzuje význam cílené terapie u pacientů s IDH1-mutovaným cholangiocelulárním karcinomem, kde je nejen dosažena objektivní stabilizace nemoci, ale i výrazné subjektivní zlepšení kvality života. Tento přístup podtrhuje význam molekulárního vyšetření a podporuje využití personalizované medicíny v léčbě vzácných typů nádorů, jako je cholangiocelulární karcinom, i přes relativně nízkou frekvenci objektivních odpovědí.

Background: Cholangiocarcinoma is an aggressive cancer with an increasing incidence and a poor prognosis, typically resulting in a median survival of about 12 months for advanced cases. The standard treatment has been platinum-based systemic chemotherapy, although its effectiveness is often limited. Genetic alterations, such as mutations in the IDH1 gene, offer potential targets for targeted therapies, particularly in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Ivosidenib, an oral IDH1 inhibitor, has shown improved progression-free survival in patients with IDH1-mutated cholangiocarcinoma, according to phase III ClarIDHy study. Observation: We present the case of a 62-year-old patient diagnosed with advanced cholangiocarcinoma and an IDH1 mutation. The patient initially responded to standard chemotherapy, which led to a temporary stabilisation of the disease; however, progression was noted after 6 months. Given the presence of the IDH1 alteration, the patient was treated with ivosidenib as a second-line therapy. This treatment resulted in disease stabilisation according to RECIST criteria. Subjectively, the patient experienced a significant improvement in the quality of life. The patient achieved more than three times longer progression-free survival than was achieved in the clinical trial, without the need for dose reduction. Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of targeted therapy for patients with IDH1-mutated cholangiocarcinoma. Not only was objective disease stabilisation achieved, but there was also a significant subjective improvement in the quality of life. This underscores the value of molecular testing and supports the use of personalised medicine when treating rare cancer types like cholangiocarcinoma, even in instances where objective responses are relatively uncommon.

• Keywords
• ivosidenib,
• MeSH
• Cholangiocarcinoma diagnostic imaging   diagnosis   drug therapy   complications   MeSH
• Molecular Targeted Therapy methods   MeSH
• Isocitrate Dehydrogenase antagonists & inhibitors   genetics   therapeutic use   MeSH
• Middle Aged MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Femoral Neoplasms diagnostic imaging   diagnosis   radiotherapy   secondary   MeSH
• Liver Neoplasms drug therapy   secondary   MeSH
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Middle Aged MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Male MeSH
• Publication type
• Case Reports MeSH

BACKGROUND: Through the agnostic screening of patients with uncharacterised disease phenotypes for an upregulation of type I interferon (IFN) signalling, we identified a cohort of individuals heterozygous for mutations in PTPN1, encoding the protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B). We aimed to describe the clinical phenotype and molecular and cellular pathology of this new disease. METHODS: In this case series, we identified patients and collected clinical and neuroradiological data through collaboration with paediatric neurology and clinical genetics colleagues across Europe (Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, and the UK) and Israel. Variants in PTPN1 were identified by exome and directed Sanger sequencing. The expression of IFN-stimulated genes was determined by quantitative (q) PCR or NanoString technology. Experiments to assess RNA and protein expression and to investigate type 1 IFN signalling were undertaken in patient fibroblasts, hTERT-immortalised BJ-5ta fibroblasts, and RPE-1 cells using CRISPR-Cas9 editing and standard cell biology techniques. FINDINGS: Between Dec 20, 2013, and Jan 11, 2023, we identified 12 patients from 11 families who were heterozygous for mutations in PTPN1. We found ten novel or very rare variants in PTPN1 (frequency on gnomAD version 4.1.0 of <1·25 × 10:sup>-6). Six variants were predicted as STOP mutations, two involved canonical splice-site nucleotides, and two were missense substitutions. In three patients, the variant occurred de novo, whereas in nine affected individuals, the variant was inherited from an asymptomatic parent. The clinical phenotype was characterised by the subacute onset (age range 1-8 years) of loss of motor and language skills in the absence of seizures after initially normal development, leading to spastic dystonia and bulbar involvement. Neuroimaging variably demonstrated cerebral atrophy (sometimes unilateral initially) or high T2 white matter signal. Neopterin in CSF was elevated in all ten patients who were tested, and all probands demonstrated an upregulation of IFN-stimulated genes in whole blood. Although clinical stabilisation and neuroradiological improvement was seen in both treated and untreated patients, in six of eight treated patients, high-dose corticosteroids were judged clinically to result in an improvement in neurological status. Of the four asymptomatic parents tested, IFN signalling in blood was normal (three patients) or minimally elevated (one patient). Analysis of patient blood and fibroblasts showed that tested PTPN1 variants led to reduced levels of PTPN1 mRNA and PTP1B protein, and in-vitro assays demonstrated that loss of PTP1B function was associated with impaired negative regulation of type 1 IFN signalling. INTERPRETATION: PTPN1 haploinsufficiency causes a type 1 IFN-driven autoinflammatory encephalopathy. Notably, some patients demonstrated stabilisation, and even recovery, of neurological function in the absence of treatment, whereas in others, the disease appeared to be responsive to immune suppression. Prospective studies are needed to investigate the safety and efficacy of specific immune suppression approaches in this disease population. FUNDING: The UK Medical Research Council, the European Research Council, and the Agence Nationale de la Recherche.

• MeSH
• Child MeSH
• Haploinsufficiency * genetics   MeSH
• Infant MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Adolescent MeSH
• Mutation genetics   MeSH
• Brain Diseases genetics   MeSH
• Neuroinflammatory Diseases genetics   MeSH
• Child, Preschool MeSH
• Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1 * genetics   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Child MeSH
• Infant MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Adolescent MeSH
• Male MeSH
• Child, Preschool MeSH
• Female MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH

BACKGROUND: Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) causes respiratory disease ranging from mild to severe and in rare cases a paralytic syndrome, called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). Since the global EV-D68 outbreak in 2014, the virus has mainly circulated in biennial epidemic cycles with peaks detected during even years. However, following the COVID-19 pandemic, the seasonal pattern of EV-D68 has been characterized by large yearly upsurges. Here, we describe the circulation of EV-D68 in Europe in 2023 and track its genetic evolution. STUDY DESIGN: Data was compiled from members of the European Non-Polio Network (ENPEN). This included monthly data on the total number of EV samples tested, EV positive samples, EV-D68 positive samples and cases, and other EV positive samples detected in 2023. Information on sample types and surveillance system was recorded. Sequence data from the VP1 gene was used for phylogenetic and amino acid sequence analysis. RESULTS: EV was detected in 13,585 out of 203,622 diagnostic samples tested (6.7 %), of which 402 (3.0 %) were determined as EV-D68, representing 386 cases. EV-D68 infections peaked in October 2023 (136/386; 35.2 %). 267/386 (69.2 %) of EV-D68 cases were captured through clinical EV surveillance, almost all of which (202/204 of positive samples with sample type information) were detected in respiratory specimens. Phylogenetic analysis performed on 99 VP1 sequences revealed a distinct B3-derived lineage with a previously undescribed residue change, D554E, in Europe. CONCLUSIONS: The study documents sustained circulation of EV-D68 in Europe in 2023, the evolution of B3-derived lineages, and appearance of previously undescribed amino acid substitutions in Europe. This stresses the need for continuous EV-D68 surveillance and harmonization of EV-D68 detection practices towards better data comparability across countries.

• MeSH
• COVID-19 epidemiology   MeSH
• Enterovirus Infections * epidemiology   virology   MeSH
• Phylogeny MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Enterovirus D, Human * genetics   classification   isolation & purification   MeSH
• Evolution, Molecular MeSH
• Amino Acid Substitution MeSH
• Capsid Proteins * genetics   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Humans MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Geographicals
• Europe MeSH

The disease currently known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has undergone a complex evolution from its first description by Arnold Pick and later by Alois Alzheimer, through the first clinicopathological criteria introduced by David Neary and David Mann, to its current nomenclatural perception as a complex clinicopathological entity. Currently, Frontotemporal lobar degeneration is viewed as a heterogeneous syndrome caused by progressive degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Clinically, it can manifest as three syndromes of frontotemporal dementia (behavioral variant of FTD, progressive non-fluent aphasia and semantic dementia) but also as so-called "overlap" syndromes involving corticobasal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy. Its prevalence is about 10 % among all dementias and 40 % among dementias with onset between 45 and 65 years of age. The clinical manifestation of the different subtypes varies, the common denominator being behavioral disturbances and impairment of fatic, gnostic and executive functions. Mnestic and visuo-spatial functions, although preserved for a relatively long time, are superimposed by personality disintegration, fatic, gnostic and executive dysfunction. Compared with Alzheimer's disease, it generally has an earlier age of onset, a more rapid course and more devastating impairment of individual cognitive domains. FTD has a heritability of more than 30 % according to current knowledge. The main genes involved are MAPT, C9orf72 and GRN. More rarely affected genes are VCP, TDP-43, FUS and CHMP2B. In our article, we focus on the genetics of FTD and the clinic-genetic-pathological correlations. We also aim to provide a plastic picture of how individual mutations affect the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration.

• MeSH
• Epigenesis, Genetic genetics   MeSH
• Frontotemporal Dementia * diagnosis   genetics   classification   MeSH
• Genetic Testing methods   MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia diagnosis   genetics   MeSH
• Progranulins genetics   MeSH
• tau Proteins genetics   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Humans MeSH
• Publication type
• Review MeSH

Epilepsia je komplexné neurologické ochorenie, ktoré postihuje 40 - 60 miliónov ľudí na celom svete. V patogenéze epilepsie zohrávajú významnú úlohu viaceré genetické faktory, čo vedie k rastúcemu významu genetiky v oblasti epileptológie. S rozvojom metodík využívajúcich masívne paralelné sekvenovanie boli identifikované mnohé DNA varianty spôsobujúce epilepsiu, čím sa zlepšuje naše chápanie molekulárnych mechanizmov súvisiacich s klinickými prejavmi geneticky podmienených epilepsií. V tejto práci ponúkame prehľad súčasných, ale aj budúcich možností genetickej diagnostiky epilepsie, ktorá prostredníctvom určenia génových variantov u pacientov s monogénovou aj polygénovou epilepsiou môže otvoriť cestu k cielenej personalizovanej diagnostike a liečbe.

Epilepsy is a complex neurological disease that affects 40-60 million people worldwide. Multiple genetic factors play a significant role in the pathogenesis of epilepsy, leading to the growing importance of genetics in the field of epileptology. With the development of methodologies using massively parallel sequencing, many DNA variants causing epilepsy have been identified, improving our understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in the clinical manifestations of genetically determined epilepsies. In this paper, we offer an overview of current but also future possibilities for genetic diagnostics of epilepsy, which, by identifying gene variants in patients with both monogenic and polygenic epilepsy, may open the way to targeted personalized diagnosis and treatment.

• MeSH
• Molecular Diagnostic Techniques methods   MeSH
• Epilepsy * diagnosis   genetics   classification   MeSH
• Genetic Testing * methods   MeSH
• Karyotyping methods   MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Whole Genome Sequencing methods   MeSH
• Exome Sequencing methods   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Humans MeSH
• Publication type
• Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
• Review MeSH