BackgroundCytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a relevant threat to heart-transplanted patients during the first year after surgery, leading to increased morbidity and, in some cases, mortality. This proof-of-concept study aims to assess the transcriptom…
Since its advent about ten years ago, the CRISPR-Cas9 system has been frequently used in biomedical applications. It has advanced various fields, and CRISPR-Cas9-based therapeutics have shown promising results in the treatment of specific hematological…
The CEPI-Centralized Laboratory Network (CLN) has significantly contributed to the development of several approved SARS-CoV-2 vaccines by conducting over 70,000 clinical samples for testing from various vaccine developers. A centralized data management…
Recently recognised as a desmosomal disorder, autoimmune pemphigus remains severe in some of its forms, such as pemphigus vulgaris. This review is divided into four parts. “Cellular and molecular mechanisms in autoimmune pemphigus” discusses in detail …
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) predominately affects women with a ratio of females-to-males of about 9:1. The complement of sex chromosomes may play and important role in the mechanism of the sex bias. Previous work has shown that men with Klinefle…
Artificial intelligence (AI) can play a vital role in achieving a shift towards predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine, provided we are guided by the science with and of patient input. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) represent a un…
A little over twenty-five years ago, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the chimeric antibody rituximab which fundamentally altered the landscape of anti-cancer drugs. While only a few antibodies wer…
Foxp3-expressing CD4 regulatory T (Treg) cells play a crucial role in suppressing autoimmunity, tolerating food antigens and commensal microbiota, and maintaining tissue integrity. These multifaceted functions are guided by environmental cues through i…
Activated PI3K delta syndrome (APDS) is a primary immunodeficiency that is caused by mutations in the PI3K signalling pathway resulting in either gain-of-function or loss-of-function phenotypes of APDS 1 and 2. Malignancy is one of the most serious com…
