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Karin Hartmann is affiliated with the University Hospital of Basel in Switzerland and has a substantial research output in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work predominantly focuses on immunological topics, especially within Immunology and Allergy, Rheumatology, Dermatology, and Physiology.

The scientist's research prominently addresses topics such as:

  • Mast cells and histamine
  • Food allergy and anaphylaxis research
  • Allergic rhinitis and sensitization
  • Urticaria and related conditions
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Drug-induced adverse reactions
  • Contact dermatitis and allergies

Hartmann has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Massimo Triggiani, Jason Gotlib, Cem Akin, Peter Valent, and Frank Siebenhaar. These collaborations have contributed to a broad spectrum of publications over the years.

The scholar has published extensively in notable journals. Among the frequent venues are:

  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • Allergy
  • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
  • Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia

Recent publications from Karin Hartmann cover various aspects of mast cell disorders, urticaria, and personalized medicine approaches to mast cell activation syndromes. These include:

  • Updated Diagnostic Criteria and Classification of Mast Cell Disorders: A Consensus Proposal (2021, HemaSphere)
  • Urticaria: Collegium Internationale Allergologicum (CIA) Update 2020 (2020, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology)
  • Mast cells as a unique hematopoietic lineage and cell system: From Paul Ehrlich's visions to precision medicine concepts (2020, Theranostics)
  • Diagnosis, Classification and Management of Mast Cell Activation Syndromes (MCAS) in the Era of Personalized Medicine (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Global Classification of Mast Cell Activation Disorders: An ICD-10-CM-Adjusted Proposal of the ECNM-AIM Consortium (2022, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice)

Best Publications

  • Mast cell and macrophage chemokines CXCL1/CXCL2 control the early stage of neutrophil recruitment during tissue inflammation.

    Katia De Filippo;Anne Dudeck;Mike Hasenberg;Emma Nye

  • Standards and standardization in mastocytosis: consensus statements on diagnostics, treatment recommendations and response criteria.

    P. Valent;C. Akin;L. Escribano;M. Födinger

  • Definitions, Criteria and Global Classification of Mast Cell Disorders with Special Reference to Mast Cell Activation Syndromes: A Consensus Proposal

    Peter Valent;Cem Akin;Michel Arock;Knut Brockow

  • Mast cells are key promoters of contact allergy that mediate the adjuvant effects of haptens.

    Anne Dudeck;Jan Dudeck;Julia Scholten;Anke Petzold

  • Efficacy and Safety of Midostaurin in Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis

    Jason Gotlib;Hanneke C. Kluin-Nelemans;Tracy I. George;Cem Akin

  • C3a and C5a Stimulate Chemotaxis of Human Mast Cells

    Karin Hartmann;Beate M. Henz;Beate M. Henz;Sabine Krüger-Krasagakes;Sabine Krüger-Krasagakes;Jörg Köhl;Jörg Köhl

  • Cutaneous manifestations in patients with mastocytosis: Consensus report of the European Competence Network on Mastocytosis; the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; and the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology

    Karin Hartmann;Luis Escribano;Clive Grattan;Knut Brockow

  • Pseudoallergen-free diet in the treatment of chronic urticaria : a prospective study

    T Zuberbier;S Chantraine-Hess;K Hartmann;B M Czarnetzki

  • KIT mutation analysis in mast cell neoplasms : recommendations of the European Competence Network on Mastocytosis

    Michel Arock;Karl Sotlar;Cem Akin;Sigurd Broesby-Olsen

  • Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 enhances gene expression and synthesis of matrix metalloproteinase-1 in human fibroblasts by an autocrine IL-1 alpha loop.

    Toshiyuki Yamamoto;Beate Eckes;Cornelia Mauch;Karin Hartmann

  • Updated Diagnostic Criteria and Classification of Mast Cell Disorders: A Consensus Proposal

    Peter Valent;Cem Akin;Karin Hartmann;Ivan Alvarez-Twose

  • Mastocytosis: recent advances in defining the disease.

    K. Hartmann;B.M. Henz

  • Advances in the Classification and Treatment of Mastocytosis: Current Status and Outlook toward the Future

    Peter Valent;Cem Akin;Karin Hartmann;Gunnar Nilsson

  • Pathogenic role for skin macrophages in a mouse model of keratinocyte-induced psoriasis-like skin inflammation

    Athanasios Stratis;Manolis Pasparakis;Rudolf A. Rupec;Doreen Markur

  • Mast cell-specific Cre/loxP-mediated recombination in vivo

    Julia Scholten;Karin Hartmann;Alexander Gerbaulet;Thomas Krieg

  • Novel Germline Mutation of KIT Associated With Familial Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors and Mastocytosis

    Karin Hartmann;Eva Wardelmann;Yongsheng Ma;Sabine Merkelbach–Bruse

  • Proposed Diagnostic Algorithm for Patients with Suspected Mast Cell Activation Syndrome.

    Peter Valent;Cem Akin;Patrizia Bonadonna;Karin Hartmann

  • Proposed diagnostic algorithm for patients with suspected mastocytosis: a proposal of the European Competence Network on Mastocytosis

    P Valent;L Escribano;S Broesby-Olsen;K Hartmann

  • The KIT D816V expressed allele burden for diagnosis and disease monitoring of systemic mastocytosis

    Philipp Erben;Juliana Schwaab;Georgia Metzgeroth;Hans-Peter Horny

  • Elevated serum sCD23 and sCD30 up to two decades prior to diagnosis associated with increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

    M P Purdue;Q Lan;T J Kemp;A Hildesheim

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Valent
Peter Valent Medical University of Vienna
Knut Brockow
Knut Brockow Technical University of Munich
Jason Gotlib
Jason Gotlib Stanford University
Andreas Reiter
Andreas Reiter Heidelberg University
Cem Akin
Cem Akin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hanneke C. Kluin-Nelemans
Hanneke C. Kluin-Nelemans University Medical Center Groningen
Massimo Triggiani
Massimo Triggiani University of Salerno
Olivier Hermine
Olivier Hermine Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Torsten Zuberbier
Torsten Zuberbier Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Dean D. Metcalfe
Dean D. Metcalfe National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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