Institute for Immunodeficiency (IFI),
Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI) &
Center for Pediatrics
Medical Center – University of Freiburg
Breisacher Str. 115
79106 Freiburg i. Brsg.
- +49 (0) 761/ 270 – 77300
- stephan.ehl@uniklinik-freiburg.de
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Current position
Professor, Director, Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI),
Medical Center – University of Freiburg
Academic training
1985 – 1992 | Study of Medicine in Aachen, Erlangen and Munich |
Scientific qualifications
2003 | Habilitation in Pediatrics, University of Freiburg (Mentor: Prof. M. Brandis) |
1992 | Dissertation in Medicine, University of Erlangen (Supervisor: Prof. D. Seiler) |
Postgraduate Positions
since 2018 | Director, Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center - University of Freiburg |
since 2012 | Medical Director, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center - University of Freiburg |
2008 – 2011 | Scientific Director, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center - University of Freiburg |
2002 – 2008 | Attending physician, Center for Pediatrics, Freiburg |
1998 – 2002 | Assistant physician, Center for Pediatrics, Freiburg |
1994 – 1997 | Postdoctorate, Institute for Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
1993 – 1994 | Intern in Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Ulm |
Miscellaneous (Honors, Awards)
2021 | President of the German/Swiss/Austrian Working group for Pediatric Immunology (API) |
2020 | Elected Member to German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina |
2016 | Chaim Roifman Scholar Award |
since 2015 | Speaker SFB 1160 |
since 2008 | Speaker CCI Freiburg |
2001 | Kind-Phillip-Prize of the German Society for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology |
1999 | Research Prize of the German Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases |
1998 | Research Prize of the German-Austrian Society for Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care |
link to all publications from S. Ehl: Pubmed
Publications based on CRC1160 funding
Mann J, Runge S, Schell C, Gräwe K, Thoulass G, Lao J, Ammann S, Grün S, König C, Berger SA, Hild B, Aichele P, Rosshart SP, Ehl S. 2024. The Microbiome Modifies Manifestations of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Perforin-Deficient Mice. Eur J Immunol. 2024 Nov 16:e202451061. doi: 10.1002/eji.202451061.
Chiang SCC, Covill LE, Tesi B, Campbell TM, Schlums H, Nejati-Zendegani J Mrs, Mördrup K, Wood S, Theorell J, Sekine T, Al Herz W, Akar HH, Belen Apak FB, Chan MY, Devecioglu O, Aksu T, Ifversen M, Malinowska I, Sabel M, Unal E, Unal S, Introne W, Krzewski K, Gilmour KC, Ehl S, Ljunggren HG, Nordenskjöld M, Horne A, Henter JI, Meeths M, Bryceson YT. 2024. Efficacy of T cell assays for the diagnosis of primary defects in cytotoxic lymphocyte exocytosis. Blood. Jul 3:blood.2024024499. doi: 10.1182/blood.2024024499.
Kögl T, Chang HF, Staniek J, Chiang SCC, Thoulass G, Lao J, Weißert K, Dettmer-Monaco V, Geiger K, Manna PT, Beziat V, Momenilandi M, Tu SM, Keppler SJ, Pattu V, Wolf P, Kupferschmid L, Tholen S, Covill LE, Ebert K, Straub T, Groß M, Gather R, Engel H, Salzer U, Schell C, Maier S, Lehmberg K, Cornu TI, Pircher H, Shahrooei M, Parvaneh N, Elling R, Rizzi M, Bryceson YT, Ehl S, Aichele P, Ammann S. 2024. Patients and mice with deficiency in the SNARE protein SYNTAXIN-11 have a secondary B cell defect. J Exp Med. 221(7):e20221122. doi: 10.1084/jem.20221122.
Hägele P, Staus P, Scheible R, Uhlmann A, Heeg M, Klemann C, Maccari ME, Ritterbusch H, Armstrong M, Cutcutache I, Elliott KS, von Bernuth H, Leahy TR, Leyh J, Holzinger D, Lehmberg K, Svec P, Masjosthusmann K, Hambleton S, Jakob M, Sparber-Sauer M, Kager L, Puzik A, Wolkewitz M, Lorenz MR, Schwarz K, Speckmann C, Rensing-Ehl A, Ehl S; ALPID study group. 2024. Diagnostic evaluation of paediatric autoimmune lymphoproliferative immunodeficiencies (ALPID): a prospective cohort study. Lancet Haematol. 11(2):e114-e126. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(23)00362-9.
Staniek J, Kalina T, Andrieux G, Boerries M, Janowska I, Fuentes M, Díez P, Bakardjieva M, Stancikova J, Raabe J, Neumann J, Schwenk S, Arpesella L, Stuchly J, Benes V, García Valiente R, Fernández García J, Carsetti R, Piano Mortari E, Catala A, de la Calle O, Sogkas G, Neven B, Rieux-Laucat F, Magerus A, Neth O, Olbrich P, Voll RE, Alsina L, Allende LM, Gonzalez-Granado LI, Böhler C, Thiel J, Venhoff N, Lorenzetti R, Warnatz K, Unger S, Seidl M, Mielenz D, Schneider P, Ehl S, Rensing-Ehl A, Smulski CR, Rizzi M. 2024. Non-apoptotic FAS signaling controls mTOR activation and extrafollicular maturation in human B cells. Sci Immunol. Jan 12;9(91):eadj5948. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adj5948.
Dettmer-Monaco V, Weißert K, Ammann S, Monaco G, Lei L, Gräßel L, Rhiel M, Rositzka J, Kaufmann MM, Geiger K, Andrieux G, Lao J, Thoulass G, Schell C, Boerries M, Illert AL, Cornu TI, Ehl S, Aichele P, Cathomen T. 2024. Gene editing of hematopoietic stem cells restores T-cell response in familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. Jan;153(1):243-255.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.08.003.
Böhm S, Wustrau K, Pachlopnik Schmid J, Prader S, Ahlman M, Yacobovich J, Beier R, Speckmann C, Behnisch W, Ifversen M, Jordan MB, Marsh RA, Naumann-Bartsch N, Mauz-Koerholz C, Honig M, Schulz AS, Malinowska I, Hines MR, Nichols KE, Gil-Herrera J, Talano JA, Crooks B, Formankova R, Jorch N, Bakhtiar S, Kühnle I, Streiter M, Nathrath M, Russo A, Duerken M, Lang P, Lindemans CA, Henter JI, Lehmberg K, Ehl S. 2023. Survival in primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis 2016-2021: etoposide is better than its reputation. Blood. Nov 22:blood.2023022281. doi: 10.1182/blood.2023022281.
Rensing-Ehl, A., M. R. Lorenz, M. Fuhrer, W. Willenbacher, E. Willenbacher, S. Sopper, M. Abinun, M. E. Maccari, C. Konig, P. Haegele, S. Fuchs, C. Castro, P. Kury, O. Pelle, C. Klemann, M. Heeg, J. Thalhammer, O. Wegehaupt, M. Fischer, S. Goldacker, B. Schulte, S. Biskup, P. Chatelain, V. Schuster, K. Warnatz, B. Grimbacher, A. Meinhardt, D. Holzinger, P. T. Oommen, T. Hinze, H. Hebart, K. Seeger, K. Lehmberg, T. R. Leahy, A. Claviez, S. Vieth, F. H. Schilling, I. Fuchs, M. Gross, F. Rieux-Laucat, A. Magerus, C. Speckmann, K. Schwarz, S. Ehl, and A. s. group. 2023. Abnormal biomarkers predict complex FAS or FADD defects missed by exome sequencing. J Allergy Clin Immunol. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2023.11.006.
Magerus, A., A. Rensing-Ehl, V. K. Rao, D. Teachey, F. Rieux-Laucat, and S. Ehl. 2023. Autoimmune-lymphoproliferative immunodeficiencies (ALPID) A proposed approach to redefining ALPS and other lymphoproliferative immune disorders. J Allergy Clin Immunol. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2023.11.004.
Maccari ME, Wolkewitz M, Schwab C, Lorenzini T, Leiding JW, Aladjdi N, Abolhassani H, Abou-Chahla W, Aiuti A, Azarnoush S, Baris S, Barlogis V, Barzaghi F, Baumann U, Bloomfield M, Bohynikova N, Bodet D, Boutboul D, Bucciol G, Buckland MS, Burns SO, Cancrini C, Cathébras P, Cavazzana M, Cheminant M, Chinello M, Ciznar P, Coulter TI, D’Aveni M, Ekwall O, Eric Z, Eren E, Fasth A, Frange P, Fournier B, Garcia-Prat M, Gardembas M, Geier C, Ghosh S, Goda V, Hammarström L, Hauck F, Heeg M, Heropolitanska-Pliszka E, Hilfanova A, Jolles S, Karakoc-Aydiner E, Kindle GR, Kiykim A, Klemann C, Koletsi P, Koltan S, Kondratenko I, Körholz J, Krüger R, Jeziorski E, Levy R, Le Guenno G, Lefevre G, Lougaris V, Marzollo A, Mahlaoui N, Malphettes M, Meinhardt A, Merlin E, Meyts I, Milota T, Moreira F, Moshous D, Mukhina A, Neth O, Neubert J, Neven B, Nieters A, Nove-Josserand R, Oksenhendler E, Ozen A, Olbrich P, Perlat A, Pac M, Schmid JP, Pacillo L, Parra-Martinez A, Paschenko O, Pellier I, Sefer AP, Plebani A, Plantaz D, Prader S, Raffray L, Ritterbusch H, Riviere JG, Rivalta B, Rusch S, Sakovich I, Savic S, Scheible R, Schleinitz N, Schuetz C, Schulz A, Sediva A, Semeraro M, Sharapova SO, Shcher…See abstract for full author list. 2023. Activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ syndrome: Update from the ESID Registry and comparison with other autoimmune-lymphoproliferative inborn errors of immunity. J Allergy Clin Immunol. Oct;152(4):984-996.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.06.015.
Wolf C, Fischer H, Kühl JS, Koss S, Abou Jamra R, Starke S, Schultz J, Ehl S, Neumann K, Schuetz C, Huber R, Hornung V, Lee-Kirsch MA. 2023. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis-like hyperinflammation due to a de novo mutation in DPP9. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 Aug 4:S0091-6749(23)00978-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.07.013.
Brauer N, Maruta Y, Lisci M, Strege K, Oschlies I, Nakamura H, Böhm S, Lehmberg K, Brandhoff L, Ehl S, Parvaneh N, Klapper W, Fukuda M, Griffiths GM, Hennies HC, Niehues T, Ammann S. 2023. Immunodeficiency with susceptibility to lymphoma with complex genotype affecting energy metabolism (FBP1, ACAD9) and vesicle trafficking (RAB27A). Front Immunol. 14:1151166. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1151166.
Staus P, Rusch S, El-Helou S, Müller G, Krausz M, Geisen U, Caballero-Oteyza A, Krüger R, Bakhtiar S, Lee-Kirsch MA, Fasshauer M, Baumann U, Hoyer BF, Farela Neves J, Borte M, Carrabba M, Hauck F, Ehl S, Bader P, von Bernuth H, Atschekzei F, Seppänen MRJ, Warnatz K, Nieters A, Kindle G, Grimbacher B. 2023. The GAIN Registry – a New Prospective Study for Patients with Multi-organ Autoimmunity and Autoinflammation. J Clin Immunol. Apr 21:1-13. doi: 10.1007/s10875-023-01472-0.
Fox T, Bueren J, Candotti F, Fischer A, Aiuti A, Lankester A; AGORA Initiative; Booth C. Access to gene therapy for rare diseases when commercialization is not fit for purpose. Nat Med. 2023 Feb 13. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02208-8.
Maccari ME, Schneider P, Smulski CR, Meinhardt A, Pinto F, Gonzalez-Granado LI, Schuetz C, Sica MP, Gross M, Fuchs I, Kury P, Heeg M, Vocat T, Willen L, Thomas C, Hühn R, Magerus A, Lorenz M, Schwarz K, Rieux-Laucat F, Ehl S, Rensing-Ehl A. Revisiting autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome caused by Fas ligand mutations. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 Jan 5:S0091-6749(23)00001-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.11.028.
Weissert, K., S. Ammann, T. Kogl, V. Dettmer-Monaco, C. Schell, T. Cathomen, S. Ehl, and P. Aichele. 2022. Adoptive T cell therapy cures mice from active hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). EMBO Mol Med: e16085. doi: 10.15252/emmm.202216085.
Leiding, J. W., T. P. Vogel, V. G. J. Santarlas, R. Mhaskar, M. R. Smith, A. Carisey, A. Vargas-Hernandez, M. Silva-Carmona, M. Heeg, A. Rensing-Ehl, B. Neven, J. Hadjadj, S. Hambleton, T. Ronan Leahy, K. Meesilpavikai, C. Cunningham-Rundles, C. M. Dutmer, S. O. Sharapova, M. Taskinen, I. Chua, R. Hague, C. Klemann, L. Kostyuchenko, T. Morio, A. Thatayatikom, A. Ozen, A. Scherbina, C. S. Bauer, S. E. Flanagan, E. Gambineri, L. Giovannini-Chami, J. Heimall, K. E. Sullivan, E. Allenspach, N. Romberg, S. G. Deane, B. T. Prince, M. J. Rose, J. Bohnsack, T. Mousallem, R. Jesudas, M. M. D. Santos Vilela, M. O’Sullivan, J. Pachlopnik Schmid, S. Pruhova, A. Klocperk, M. Rees, H. Su, S. Bahna, S. Baris, L. M. Bartnikas, A. Chang Berger, T. A. Briggs, S. Brothers, V. Bundy, A. Y. Chan, S. Chandrakasan, M. Christiansen, T. Cole, M. C. Cook, M. M. Desai, U. Fischer, D. A. Fulcher, S. Gallo, A. Gauthier, A. R. Gennery, J. Goncalo Marques, F. Gottrand, B. Grimbacher, E. Grunebaum, E. Haapaniemi, S. Hamalainen, K. Heiskanen, T. Heiskanen-Kosma, H. M. Hoffman, L. I. Gonzalez-Granado, A. L. Guerrerio, L. Kainulainen, A. Kumar, M. G. Lawrence, C. Levin, T. Martelius, O. Neth, P. Olbrich, A. Palma, N. C. Patel, T. Pozos, K. Preece, S. O. Lugo Reyes, M. A. Russell, Y. Schejter, C. Seroogy, J. Sinclair, E. Skevofilax, D. Suan, D. Suegeorgz, P. Szabolcs, H. Velasco, K. Warnatz, K. Walkovich, A. Worth, S. G. W. G. members, M. R. J. Seppanen, T. R. Torgerson, G. Sogkas, S. Ehl, S. G. Tangye, M. A. Cooper, J. D. Milner, and L. R. Forbes Satter. 2022. Monogenic early-onset lymphoproliferation and autoimmunity: Natural history of STAT3 gain-of-function syndrome. J Allergy Clin Immunol. pii: S0091-6749(22)01182-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.09.002.
Schutze, K., M. Gross, K. Cornils, K. Wustrau, S. Schneppenheim, H. Lenhartz, G. C. Korenke, G. Janka, S. Ledig, I. Muller, S. Ehl, and K. Lehmberg. 2022. MAP kinase activating death domain deficiency is a novel cause of impaired lymphocyte cytotoxicity. Blood Adv. pii: 486738. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008195.
Ehl, S., and R. Thimme. 2022. Immune-mediated pathology as a consequence of impaired immune reactions: the IMPATH paradox. Eur J Immunol 52: 1386-1389. doi: 10.1002/eji.202250069.
Globig AM, Hipp AV, Otto-Mora P, Heeg M, Mayer LS, Ehl S, Schwacha H, Bewtra M, Tomov V, Thimme R, Hasselblatt P, Bengsch B. Nat Commun. 2022. High-dimensional profiling reveals Tc17 cell enrichment in active Crohn’s disease and identifies a potentially targetable signature. First published: 2022 Jun 27;13(1):3688. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-31229-z. PMID: 35760777 Free PMC article.
Gross, M., C. Speckmann, A. May, T. Gajardo-Carrasco, K. Wustrau, S. L. Maier, M. Panning, D. Huzly, A. Agaimy, Y. T. Bryceson, S. Choo, C. W. Chow, G. Duckers, A. Fasth, S. Fraitag, K. Grawe, S. Haxelmans, D. Holzinger, O. Hudowenz, J. M. Hubschen, C. Khurana, K. Kienle, R. Klifa, K. Korn, H. Kutzner, T. Lammermann, S. Ledig, D. Lipsker, M. Meeths, N. Naumann-Bartsch, J. Rascon, A. Schanzer, M. Seidl, B. Tesi, C. Vauloup-Fellous, B. Vollmer-Kary, K. Warnatz, C. Wehr, B. Neven, P. Vargas, F. E. Sepulveda, K. Lehmberg, A. Schmitt-Graeff, and S. Ehl. 2022. Rubella vaccine-induced granulomas are a novel phenotype with incomplete penetrance of genetic defects in cytotoxicity. J Allergy Clin Immunol 149: 388-399.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.05.007.
Aichele P, Neumann-Haefelin C, Ehl S, Thimme R, Cathomen T, Boerries M, Hofmann M. 2022. Immunopathology caused by impaired CD8+ T-cell responses. Eur J Immunol. Jan 31. doi: 10.1002/eji.202149528. Online ahead of print.
Harder, I., M. Munchhalfen, G. Andrieux, Boerries, B. Grimbacher, H. Eibel, M. E. Maccari, S. Ehl, J. Wienands, J. Jellusova, K. Warnatz, and B. Keller. 2022. Dysregulated PI3K Signaling in B Cells of CVID Patients. Cells 11:464. doi: 10.3390/cells11030464.
Boeckelmann, D., M. Wolter, K. Neubauer, F. Sobotta, A. Lenz, H. Glonnegger, B. Kasmann-Kellner, J. Mann, S. Ehl, and B. Zieger. 2021. Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome: Identification of Novel Variants in the Genes HPS3, HPS5, and DTNBP1 (HPS-7). Front Pharmacol 12: 786937. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.786937
Rojas-Restrepo J, Caballero-Oteyza A, Huebscher K, Haberstroh H, Fliegauf M, Keller B, Kobbe R, Warnatz K, Ehl S, Proietti M, Grimbacher B. 2021. Establishing the Molecular Diagnoses in a Cohort of 291 Patients With Predominantly Antibody Deficiency by Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing: Experience From a Monocentric Study. Front Immunol. 12:786516. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.786516.
Vavassori S, Chou J, Faletti LE, Haunerdinger V, Opitz L, Joset P, Fraser CJ, Prader S, Gao X, Schuch LA, Wagner M, Hoefele J, Maccari ME, Zhu Y, Elakis G, Gabbett MT, Forstner M, Omran H, Kaiser T, Kessler C, Olbrich H, Frosk P, Almutairi A, Platt CD, Elkins M, Weeks S, Rubin T, Planas R, Marchetti T, Koovely D, Klämbt V, Soliman NA, von Hardenberg S, Klemann C, Baumann U, Lenz D, Klein-Franke A, Schwemmle M, Huber M, Sturm E, Hartleif S, Häffner K, Gimpel C, Brotschi B, Laube G, Güngör T, Buckley MF, Kottke R, Staufner C, Hildebrandt F, Reu-Hofer S, Moll S, Weber A, Kaur H, Ehl S, Hiller S, Geha R, Roscioli T, Griese M, Pachlopnik Schmid J. 2021. Multisystem inflammation and susceptibility to viral infections in human ZNFX1 deficiency. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 148(2):381-393. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.03.045. Epub 2021 Apr 17.
Meinhardt A, Ramos PC, Dohmen RJ, Lucas N, Lee-Kirsch MA, Becker B, de Laffolie J, Cunha T, Niehues T, Salzer U, Yoshimi A, Erlacher M, Peters AMJ, Ehl S, Strahm B, Speckmann C. 2021. Curative Treatment of POMP-Related Autoinflammation and Immune Dysregulation (PRAID) by Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. J Clin Immunol. Jun 16. doi: 10.1007/s10875-021-01067-7
Lange M, Linden T, Müller HL, Flasskuehler MA, Koester H, Lehmberg K, Ledig S, Ehl S, Heep A, Beske F. 2021. Primary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (Chédiak-Higashi Syndrome) triggered by acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in a six-week-old infant. Br J Haematol. 2021 Jun 16. doi: 10.1111/bjh.17669.
Ehl, S., T. von Bahr Greenwood, E. Bergsten, A. Fischer, J. I. Henter, M. Hines, K. Lehmberg, G. Janka, D. Moshous, and K. E. Nichols. Is neutralization of IFN-gamma sufficient to control inflammation in HLH? Pediatr Blood Cancer 68: e28886.
Kury, P., J. Staniek, O. Wegehaupt, I. Janowska, M. Eckenweiler, R. Korinthenberg, N. Japaridze, M. Pendziwiat, I. Helbig, E. Verhoeyen, J. Jung, A. C. Garcia de Oteyza, M. Proietti, T. Phirtskhalaishvili, I. Rtskhiladze, P. J. Nielsen, S. Ehl, C. Speckmann, and M. Rizzi. 2021. Agammaglobulinemia with normal B-cell numbers in a patient lacking Bob1. J Allergy Clin Immunol. S0091-6749(21)00174-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.01.027.
Maccari, M. E., S. Fuchs, P. Kury, G. Andrieux, S. Volkl, B. Bengsch, M. R. Lorenz, M. Heeg, J. Rohr, S. Jagle, C. N. Castro, M. Gross, U. Warthorst, C. Konig, I. Fuchs, C. Speckmann, J. Thalhammer, F. G. Kapp, M. G. Seidel, G. Duckers, S. Schonberger, C. Schutz, M. Fuhrer, R. Kobbe, D. Holzinger, C. Klemann, P. Smisek, S. Owens, G. Horneff, R. Kolb, N. Naumann-Bartsch, M. Miano, J. Staniek, M. Rizzi, T. Kalina, P. Schneider, A. Erxleben, R. Backofen, A. Ekici, C. M. Niemeyer, K. Warnatz, B. Grimbacher, H. Eibel, A. Mackensen, A. P. Frei, K. Schwarz, M. Boerries, S. Ehl, and A. Rensing-Ehl. 2021. A distinct CD38+CD45RA+ population of CD4+, CD8+, and double-negative T cells is controlled by FAS. J Exp Med 218(2):e20192191. doi: 10.1084/jem.20192191.
Ohishi Y, Ammann S, Ziaee V, Strege K, Groß M, Amos CV, Shahrooei M, Ashournia P, Razaghian A, Griffiths GM, Ehl S, Fukuda M, Parvaneh N. 2020. Griscelli Syndrome Type 2 Sine Albinism: Unraveling Differential RAB27A Effector Engagement. Front Immunol. 11:612977. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.612977.
Blincoe A, Heeg M, Campbell PK, Hines M, Khojah A, Klein-Gitelman M, Talano JA, Speckmann C, Touzot F, Lankester A, Legger GE, Rivière JG, Garcia-Prat M, Alonso L, Putti MC, Lehmberg K, Maier S, El Chazli Y, Elmaksoud MA, Astigarraga I, Kurjane N, Bulina I, Kenina V, Bryceson Y, Rascon J, Lortie A, Goldstein G, Booth C, Worth A, Wassmer E, Schmitt EG, Warren JT, Bednarski JJ, Ali S, Chiang KY, Krueger J, Henry MM, Holland SM, Marsh RA, Ehl S, Haddad E. 2020. Neuroinflammatory Disease as an Isolated Manifestation of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. J Clin Immunol. 40(6):901-916. doi: 10.1007/s10875-020-00814-6. Epub 2020 Jul 7.
Wustrau K, Greil J, Sykora KW, Albert MH, Burkhardt B, Lang P, Meisel R, Wössmann W, Beier R, Schulz A, Bader P, Chada M, Kühl JS, Schlegel PG, Speckmann C, Gruhn B, Seidel M, Wawer A, Ozga AK, Janka G, Ehl S, Müller I, Lehmberg K. 2020. Risk factors for mixed chimerism in children with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis after reduced toxicity conditioning. Pediatr Blood Cancer. Jul 3:e28523. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28523. Online ahead of print.
Gather, R., P. Aichele, N. Goos, J. Rohr, H. Pircher, T. Kogl, R. Zeiser, H. Hengel, A. Schmitt-Graff, C. Weaver, and S. Ehl. 2020. Trigger-dependent differences determine therapeutic outcome in murine primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Eur J Immunol. doi: 10.1002/eji.201948123. [Epub ahead of print].
Wegehaupt, O., K. Wustrau, K. Lehmberg, and S. Ehl. 2020. Cell Versus Cytokine – Directed Therapies for Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in Inborn Errors of Immunity. Front Immunol 11: 808.
Wegehaupt, O., M. Gross, C. Wehr, R. Marks, A. Schmitt-Graeff, M. Uhl, M. Lorenz, K. Schwarz, C. Kratz, C. Niemeyer, and S. Ehl. 2020. TIM-3 deficiency presenting with two clonally unrelated episodes of mesenteric and subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Pediatr Blood Cancer 67: e28302.
Zenke S, Palm MM, Braun J, Gavrilov A, Meiser P, Böttcher JP, Beyersdorf N, Ehl S, Gerard A, Lämmermann T, Schumacher TN, Beltman JB, Rohr JC. 2020. Quorum Regulation via Nested Antagonistic Feedback Circuits Mediated by the Receptors CD28 and CTLA-4 Confers Robustness to T Cell Population Dynamics. Immunity. 52(2):313-327.e7.
Thian, M., B. Hoeger, A. Kamnev, F. Poyer, S. Kostel Bal, M. Caldera, R. Jimenez-Heredia, J. Huemer, W. F. Pickl, M. Gross, S. Ehl, C. L. Lucas, J. Menche, C. Hutter, A. Attarbaschi, L. Dupre, and K. Boztug. 2020. Germline biallelic PIK3CG mutations in a multifaceted immunodeficiency with immune dysregulation. Haematologica. pii: haematol.2019.231399. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2019.231399. [Epub ahead of print]
Ammann, S., S. Fuchs, L. Martin-Martin, C. N. Castro, B. Spielberger, C. Klemann, R. Elling, M. Heeg, C. Speckmann, I. Hainmann, P. Kaiser-Labusch, G. Horneff, J. Thalhammer, R. G. Bredius, U. Z. Stadt, K. Lehmberg, I. Fuchs, C. von Spee-Mayer, P. Henneke, and S. Ehl. 2020. Functional flow cytometry of monocytes for routine diagnosis of innate primary immunodeficiencies. J Allergy Clin Immunol 145: 434-437 e434.
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