Publications by authors named "Thurid R Hofmann"

Background: The interest in youthful appearance and rejuvenating procedures is unbroken in our society. Besides surgical procedures, permanent fillers are utilized. The incorrect and unprofessional use of these substances, auto-injections in particular, have devastating results for patients and are challenging for the plastic surgeon.

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Aims: This study aims at assessing the treatment effect, disease severity and quality-of-life outcomes of botulinum toxin (BTX) injections for focal hyperhidrosis.

Methods: We included randomized controlled trials of BTX injections compared with placebo for patients with primary or secondary focal hyperhidrosis. PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library were searched to August 2020.

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Analysis of specific DNA alterations in precision medicine of tumors is crucially important for molecular targeted treatments. Lung cancer is a prototypic example and one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. One major technical problem of detecting DNA alterations in tissue samples is cellular heterogeneity, that is, mixture of tumor and normal cells.

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