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Hans Christian Hennies is affiliated with the University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions to Medicine. Within these broad fields, their work focuses on subfields such as Cell Biology, Dermatology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Rheumatology.

The main topics addressed in Hennies's research include Skin and Cellular Biology Research, Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments, Congenital Limb and Hand Anomalies, Genital Health and Disease, and Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery.

Recent publications by Hennies include:

  • "A genome-wide association meta-analysis implicates Hedgehog and Notch signaling in Dupuytren's disease," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Quality of life and clinical characteristics of self-improving congenital ichthyosis within the disease spectrum of autosomal-recessive congenital ichthyosis," 2021, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • "Immunodeficiency with susceptibility to lymphoma with complex genotype affecting energy metabolism (FBP1, ACAD9) and vesicle trafficking (RAB27A)," 2023, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "hiPSC-Derived Epidermal Keratinocytes from Ichthyosis Patients Show Altered Expression of Cornification Markers," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Cystatin M/E Variant Causes Autosomal Dominant Keratosis Follicularis Spinulosa Decalvans by Dysregulating Cathepsins L and V," 2021, Frontiers in Genetics

Frequent co-authors in Hennies's work include:

  • Katja-Martina Eckl
  • Robert Gruber
  • Matthias Schmuth
  • Johannes Zschocke
  • Roswitha Plank

Publication venues where Hennies has contributed include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Genetics

Best Publications

  • Mutations in the gene encoding the serine protease inhibitor, Kazal type 1 are associated with chronic pancreatitis

    H Witt;W Luck;H C Hennies;M Classen

  • Revised nomenclature and classification of inherited ichthyoses: Results of the First Ichthyosis Consensus Conference in Sorèze 2009

    Vinzenz Oji;Gianluca Tadini;Masashi Akiyama;Claudine Blanchet Bardon

  • The centrosomal protein nephrocystin-6 is mutated in Joubert syndrome and activates transcription factor ATF4

    John A. Sayer;John A. Sayer;Edgar A. Otto;John F. O'Toole;Gudrun Nurnberg

  • Linkage of familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) type-4 to chromosome 6q24 and identification of mutations in syntaxin 11

    Udo zur Stadt;Susanne Schmidt;Brigitte Kasper;Karin Beutel

  • Positional cloning uncovers mutations in PLCE1 responsible for a nephrotic syndrome variant that may be reversible.

    Bernward Hinkes;Roger C. Wiggins;Rasheed Gbadegesin;Christopher N. Vlangos

  • Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 5 (FHL-5) is caused by mutations in Munc18-2 and impaired binding to syntaxin 11.

    Udo zur Stadt;Jan Rohr;Wenke Seifert;Wenke Seifert;Florian Koch

  • Increased activity of coagulation factor XII (Hageman factor) causes hereditary angioedema type III

    Sven Cichon;Ludovic Martin;Hans Christian Hennies;Felicitas Müller

  • Mutation spectrum in children with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: molecular and functional analyses of PRF1, UNC13D, STX11, and RAB27A.

    Udo Zur Stadt;Karin Beutel;Susanne Kolberg;Reinhard Schneppenheim

  • Keratin 9 Gene Mutations in Epidermolytic Palmoplantar Keratoderma (EPPK)

    André Reis;Hans Christian Hennies;Lutz Langbein;Martin Digweed

  • Genetic Variation in the Human Androgen Receptor Gene Is the Major Determinant of Common Early-Onset Androgenetic Alopecia

    Axel M. Hillmer;Sandra Hanneken;Sibylle Ritzmann;Tim Becker

  • A gene mutated in nephronophthisis and retinitis pigmentosa encodes a novel protein, nephroretinin, conserved in evolution

    Edgar Otto;Julia Hoefele;Rainer Ruf;Adelheid M. Mueller

  • Loss of Corneodesmosin Leads to Severe Skin Barrier Defect, Pruritus, and Atopy: Unraveling the Peeling Skin Disease

    Vinzenz Oji;Katja-Martina Eckl;Karin Aufenvenne;Marc Nätebus

  • RHBDF2 mutations are associated with tylosis, a familial esophageal cancer syndrome.

    Diana C. Blaydon;Sarah L. Etheridge;Janet M. Risk;Hans-Christian Hennies

  • In vitro Modeling of Ryanodine Receptor 2 Dysfunction Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Azra Fatima;Guoxing Xu;Kaifeng Shao;Symeon Papadopoulos

  • A Truncating Mutation of CEP135 Causes Primary Microcephaly and Disturbed Centrosomal Function

    Muhammad Sajid Hussain;Shahid Mahmood Baig;Sascha Neumann;Gudrun Nürnberg

  • Mutations in AP3D1 associated with immunodeficiency and seizures define a new type of Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome.

    Sandra Ammann;Sandra Ammann;Ansgar Schulz;Ingeborg Krägeloh-Mann;Nele M. G. Dieckmann

  • Impaired Epidermal Ceramide Synthesis Causes Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis and Reveals the Importance of Ceramide Acyl Chain Length

    Katja-Martina Eckl;Katja-Martina Eckl;Rotem Tidhar;Holger Thiele;Vinzenz Oji

  • Novel gene locus for autosomal dominant left ventricular noncompaction maps to chromosome 11p15

    Sabine Sasse-Klaassen;Susanne Probst;Brenda Gerull;Erwin Oechslin

  • Gerodermia osteodysplastica is caused by mutations in SCYL1BP1, a Rab-6 interacting golgin.

    Hans Christian Hennies;Uwe Kornak;Uwe Kornak;Haikuo Zhang;Haikuo Zhang;Johannes Egerer

  • Evidence for a single genetic locus in Clouston's hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia

    H P Stevens;H P Stevens;S E Choon;H C Hennies;D P Kelsell

Frequent Co-Authors

André Reis
André Reis University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Peter Nürnberg
Peter Nürnberg University of Cologne
Ingrid Hausser
Ingrid Hausser University Hospital Heidelberg
Matthias Schmuth
Matthias Schmuth Innsbruck Medical University
Friedhelm Hildebrandt
Friedhelm Hildebrandt Boston Children's Hospital
Gudrun Nürnberg
Gudrun Nürnberg University of Cologne
Edgar A. Otto
Edgar A. Otto University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Bernd Wollnik
Bernd Wollnik University of Göttingen
Irene M. Leigh
Irene M. Leigh University of Dundee
Markus M. Nöthen
Markus M. Nöthen University Hospital Bonn

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