Beitrag aus dem Jahrbuch der Staatlichen Ethnographischen Sammlungen Sachsen aus dem Jahre 2013.

Background: There is growing evidence that genetic variants have an impact on the pathogenesis of intracranial aneurysm (IA). Recently, the genetic locus around the elastin gene (7q11) has been identified as linked to IA in a Japanese population. Our aim was to confirm these results in Caucasian populations. Methods: We conducted a case-control study in 120 Caucasian patients with IA and 172 controls to investigate 8 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and various haplotypes within the elastin gene, which were frequently found and associated with the phenotype in the Japanese populations. Real-time PCR and melting curve analysis were used for the detection of genotypes. Results: Allele frequencies and genotypes were equally distributed between Caucasian cases and controls. We failed to identify haplotypes that are associated with the phenotype in our population, which is in contrast to the Japanese study. However, allele frequencies in control populations differ between Caucasians and Japanese. Conclusions: We found no association between SNPs and haplotypes of the elastin gene and the occurrence of IA in our Caucasian populations. However, our data provide strong evidence for racial/ethnic differences in the association of SNP and specific haplotypes of the elastin gene with the phenotype. There might be other genetic variants of the elastin gene associated with IA in Caucasians. / Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.

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Background: There is growing evidence that genetic variants have an impact on the pathogenesis of intracranial aneurysm (IA). Recently, the genetic locus around the elastin gene (7q11) has been identified as linked to IA in a Japanese population. Our aim was to confirm these results in Caucasian populations. Methods: We conducted a case-control study in 120 Caucasian patients with IA and 172 controls to investigate 8 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and various haplotypes within the elastin gene, which were frequently found and associated with the phenotype in the Japanese populations. Real-time PCR and melting curve analysis were used for the detection of genotypes. Results: Allele frequencies and genotypes were equally distributed between Caucasian cases and controls. We failed to identify haplotypes that are associated with the phenotype in our population, which is in contrast to the Japanese study. However, allele frequencies in control populations differ between Caucasians and Japanese. Conclusions: We found no association between SNPs and haplotypes of the elastin gene and the occurrence of IA in our Caucasian populations. However, our data provide strong evidence for racial/ethnic differences in the association of SNP and specific haplotypes of the elastin gene with the phenotype. There might be other genetic variants of the elastin gene associated with IA in Caucasians. / Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.

Beitrag aus dem Jahrbuch der Staatlichen Ethnographischen Sammlungen Sachsen aus dem Jahre 2013.

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Diese Magisterarbeit handelt sich um die Beschreibung und die Kritik von Erzählungen über Gespenster, die in Lektüren von Kindern und Jugendlichen vorkommen. Dazu werden 72 für Kinder und Jugendliche geeignete Kurzgeschichten über Gespenster analysiert. Die Erzählungen sind in völkerkundlichen Sammlungen oder in Werken von Schriftstellern, die sich mit diesem Thema beschäftigen, gefunden worden. Die Beschreibung des gemeinsamen Kennzeichen, das mit dem Inhalt und der Form gebunden ist, und die tiefe Analyse von vier Geschichten zeigen die Vielfalt der Gattung und erlauben, dass man vier Gruppen festsetzt. Diese Gruppen achten auf die Figur des Gespenstes und seine Vorstellung in den Erzählungen. Durch die Einordnung der Kurzgeschichten und durch die Beschreibung ihrer Kennzeichen versucht man eine Typologie der Gattung zu entwerfen. Es gibt Untersuchungen, die von der Völkerkunde, der Kinderliteratur oder der fantastischen Gattung handeln; aber keine kümmert sich genau um die Erzählungen über Gespenster für Kinder und Jugendlichen. Da die Figur des Gespenstes so haüfig in den kulturelischen Medien heutzutage benutzt wird, ist diese Arbeit also sehr wichtig und kommt rechtzeitig in den literarischen Bereich an. Auβerdem begleiten die Erzählungen über Gespenster schon lange den Menschen durch die mündliche Übertragung. / Esta dissertação apresenta um estudo descritivo e crítico de um conjunto de narrativas de assombração do tipo fantasma, destinadas a leitores infanto-juvenis. Para tanto, são estudadas 72 narrativas curtas de fantasma voltadas ao público infanto-juvenil, registradas em coletâneas de contos folclóricos, em coleções cujos títulos sugerem a presença de histórias sobre fantasmas ou em obras de autores cuja produção explora a temática sobrenatural. A descrição de características comuns das narrativas, referentes ao conteúdo e à forma, e a análise aprofundada de quatro amostras demonstram a variabilidade do gênero e permitem o estabelecimento de quatro categorias, que levam em conta o tratamento dispensado à personagem fantasma. A classificação das narrativas em categorias e a descrição de suas características são uma tentativa de traçar a tipologia do gênero em questão, visto que estudos já existentes referentes ao folclore, à literatura infanto-juvenil ou ao gênero fantástico apenas tangenciam a questão das narrativas de assombração. O estudo aqui desenvolvido, portanto, é importante e oportuno no âmbito dos estudos literários, pois aborda a temática da assombração e, mais especificamente, do fantasma, que é tão presente em meios culturais diversos e que acompanha o homem há muito tempo por meio da transmissão oral.