Background Microdeletions are known to confer risk to epilepsy, particularly at genomic
rearrangement ‘hotspot’ loci. However, microdeletion burden not overlapping these regions or …

The reductions in mortality and morbidity being achieved among cancer patients with current
therapies represent a major achievement. However, given their mechanisms of action, …

In the second half of the 19 th century, Roman and Portland cements played an essential role
as active hydraulic binder material in building construction and façade ornamentation. Size …

Copy number variants (CNV) are established risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders
with seizures or epilepsy. With the hypothesis that seizure disorders share genetic risk factors…

… The ethics committee of the canton of Bern reviewed the research design and exempted
the study from additional ethical approval. Confidentiality and anonymity regarding electronic …

Background Histologically assessed liver fibrosis stage has prognostic significance in patients
with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and is accepted as a surrogate endpoint in …

Objective Liver biopsy is still needed for fibrosis staging in many patients with non-alcoholic
fatty liver disease. The aims of this study were to evaluate the individual diagnostic …

… All were present, in addition to the authors, at the July 2019 Utrecht meeting for Bern’s
Master of Medical Education program and have actively engaged in the discussions about this …

Seit einigen Jahren beschäftigen sich Volkswirte, Betriebswirte und Verhaltensforscher in
den USA mit der Aktivierung der menschlichen Ressourcen (human resources) in der Bilanz …

Background. The end phase or metamorphosis is one of the remaining challenges of chronic
myeloid leukemia (CML) management. Blast crisis (BC) is a late marker. Earlier diagnosis …