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Barygina V, Becatti M, Mannucci A, Taddei N, Tirant M, Hercogovấ J, França K, Fioranelli M, Roccia MG, Tchernev G, Wollina U, Lotti T, Fiorillo C. Rapid communication: a vegetable oil extract restores redox status in fibroblasts from psoriatic patients. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2016; 30:129-131. [PMID: 27498670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease that affects 2-5% of the worldwide population. It is a chronic immune-mediated hyperproliferative inflammatory skin disease of unknown etiology, characterized by the appearance of sore patches of thick, red skin with silvery scales.
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Fiorillo C, Moro F, Brisca G, Accogli A, Trucco F, Trovato R, Pedemonte M, Severino M, Catala M, Capra V, Santorelli FM, Bruno C, Rossi A, Minetti C. Beyond spinal muscular atrophy with lower extremity dominance: cerebellar hypoplasia associated with a novel mutation inBICD2. Eur J Neurol 2016; 23:e19-21. [DOI: 10.1111/ene.12914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Covone A, Fiorillo C, Acquaviva M, Trucco F, Morana G, Ravazzolo R, Minetti C. WES in a family trio suggests involvement of TECPR2 in a complex form of progressive motor neuron disease. Clin Genet 2016; 90:182-5. [DOI: 10.1111/cge.12730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Revised: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Fiorillo C, Savarese M, Astrea G, Cassandrini D, Ruggiero L, Fanin M, Vercelli L, D'Amico A, Pane M, Tasca G, Morandi M, Pegoraro E, Santoro L, Mercuri E, Mora M, Bertini E, Minetti C, Santorelli F, Nigro V, Bruno C. MYH7-related myopathies: Clinical, histopathological and imaging findings in a cohort of Italian patients. Neuromuscul Disord 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2015.06.344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fiorillo C, Fattori F, Astrea G, Pedemonte M, Rubegni A, Trucco F, Tessa A, Savarese M, Baldacci J, Broda P, Bertini E, Minetti C, Nigro V, Bruno C, Santorelli F. X-linked myotubular myopathy in females. Neuromuscul Disord 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2015.06.319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Trucco F, Andaloro A, Pedemonte M, Lanzillotta V, Panicucci C, Fiorillo C, Becchetti F, Minetti C, Bruno C. Surgical correction of scoliosis in patients with congenital myopathies. Neuromuscul Disord 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2015.06.329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Romagnoli S, Becatti M, Bonicolini E, Fiorillo C, Zagli G. Protective ventilation with low fraction of inspired oxygen and radicals of oxygen production during general anaesthesia. Br J Anaesth 2015; 115:143-4. [PMID: 26089465 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aev180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Martellini A, Berni A, Becatti M, Fiorillo C, Poggesi L, Boddi M. Abdominal fat deposits in non-obese subjects: Ultrasound evaluation and relations with metabolic profile. Atherosclerosis 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.04.869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Savarese M, Di Fruscio G, Torella A, Mutarelli M, Comi G, Mongini T, Ricci E, Angelini C, Fanin M, Pegoraro E, Musumeci O, Toscano A, Siciliano G, Mora M, Morandi L, Bertini E, D’Amico A, Tasca G, Bruno C, Fiorillo C, Minetti C, Santorelli F, Garofalo A, Giugliano T, Pisano C, Del Vecchio Blanco F, Piluso G, De Concilio O, Sacconi S, Politano L, Nigro V. G.O.7. Neuromuscul Disord 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2014.06.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ballerini L, Milia A, Giannini L, Berni A, Fiorillo C, Becatti M, Poggesi L, Boddi M. Ultrasonographic steatosis evaluation and cardio-metabolic risk profile in healthy subjects. Atherosclerosis 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.05.571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Milia A, Giannini L, Ballerini L, Berni A, Fiorillo C, Becatti M, Poggesi L, Boddi M. Ultrasonographic abdominal fat assessment in cardiometabolic risk evaluation of healthy subjects. Atherosclerosis 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.05.573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Becatti M, Marcucci R, Bruschi G, Taddei N, Bani D, Gori AM, Giusti B, Gensini GF, Abbate R, Fiorillo C. Oxidative Modification of Fibrinogen Is Associated With Altered Function and Structure in the Subacute Phase of Myocardial Infarction. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2014; 34:1355-61. [DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.114.303785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Barygina VV, Becatti M, Soldi G, Prignano F, Lotti T, Nassi P, Wright D, Taddei N, Fiorillo C. Altered redox status in the blood of psoriatic patients: involvement of NADPH oxidase and role of anti-TNF-α therapy. Redox Rep 2013; 18:100-6. [PMID: 23601139 DOI: 10.1179/1351000213y.0000000045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Psoriasis is a chronic hyperproliferative inflammatory skin disease, characterized by a generalized redox imbalance. Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α therapy is widely used for the treatment of this disease, but its effect on blood redox status hasn't been explored. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of anti-TNF-α therapy on blood redox status in psoriatic patients. METHODS Twenty-nine psoriatic patients (PSO) were divided into two groups: one remained untreated (NRT) and to another the anti-TNF-α therapy was prescribed (TR). The levels of main oxidative stress markers and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in plasma, levels of total reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, lipoperoxidation, TAC, glutathione content, and activity of NADPH oxidase in white blood cells (WBC) were evaluated in PSO, in NTR and TR after 6 months of the study. RESULTS Plasma levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and protein carbonyl content (PCO), ROS production, lipoperoxidation, and glutathione content in WBC were increased, while TAC in both plasma and WBC was decreased in PSO with respect to controls. In the plasma of TR, levels of MDA and PCO were significantly lower with respect to PSO and NTR. The activity of NADPH oxidase was significantly increased in WBC of PSO and NTR but not in TR versus controls. DISCUSSION Our results represent novel data about the redox status of WBC in psoriatic patients. A significant redox-balancing effect of anti-TNF-α therapy, probably associated with the normalization of NADPH oxidase activity in WBC, was demonstrated.
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Tasca G, Moro F, Aiello C, Cassandrini D, Fiorillo C, Bertini E, Bruno C, Santorelli FM, Ricci E. Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy with α-dystroglycan deficiency and mutations in the ISPD gene. Neurology 2013; 80:963-5. [PMID: 23390185 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182840cbc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Astrea G, Brisca G, Fiorillo C, Valle M, Tosetti M, Bruno C, Santorelli FM, Battini R. Muscle MRI in TRPV4-related congenital distal SMA. Neurology 2012; 78:364-5. [PMID: 22291064 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e318245295a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Fanin M, Anichini A, Cassandrini D, Fiorillo C, Scapolan S, Minetti C, Cassanello M, Donati MA, Siciliano G, D'Amico A, Lilliu F, Bruno C, Angelini C. Allelic and phenotypic heterogeneity in 49 Italian patients with the muscle form of CPT-II deficiency. Clin Genet 2011; 82:232-9. [PMID: 21913903 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2011.01786.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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As genotype-phenotype correlations require the study of large patient populations, we investigated 49 Italian patients (33 unreported) with the muscle form of carnitine-palmitoyl-transferase-II (CPT-II) deficiency and CPT2 gene mutations. CPT enzyme activity below 25% of controls would lead to the development of muscle symptoms, and CPT activity below 15% would cause a relatively severe phenotype of the muscle form. Of the 15 different mutations found, 6 are novel (40%). A functional significance of mutations could be derived only for the two homozygous missense mutations found: both the p.S113L and the p.R631C (recurring in four unrelated patients from a genetic isolate) alleles caused a severe CPT enzyme defect (15% and 7%, respectively) and a relatively severe clinical phenotype of the muscle form. We identified three genotypes (homozygous p.R631C, homozygous p.S113L, and heterozygous null mutations) usually associated with a relatively severe and often life-threatening condition, which should be considered both in the clinical management of newly diagnosed patients (to prevent symptoms) and in their possible inclusion in therapeutic trials. We confirmed the existence of symptomatic heterozygous patient(s), through a family study, providing an important issue when offering genetic counseling and suggesting the crucial role of polymorphisms or environmental factors in determining the phenotype.
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Cassandrini D, Trovato R, Pane M, D'Amico A, Comi G, Battini R, Fiorillo C, Santorelli F, Minetti C, Bruno C. P-5
Search for mutations in the RYR1 gene in Italian
patients with congenital myopathy. ACTA MYOLOGICA 2011. [PMCID: PMC3235850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Fiorillo C, Moro F, Astrea G, Battini R, Gully C, Olschewski A, Auer-Grumbach M, Bruno C, F.M. Santorelli. P3.2 Novel mutation of TRPV4 in congenital distal SMA with vocal cord paralysis. Neuromuscul Disord 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2011.06.896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fiorillo C, Dubbioso R, Ruggiero L, Bruttini M, Manganelli F, Santoro L. P-7
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Italian patients with oculopharyngeal muscular
dystrophy (OPMD). ACTA MYOLOGICA 2011. [PMCID: PMC3235823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/29/2022]
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Fiorillo C, Becatti M, Attanasio M, Lucarini L, Nassi N, Evangelisti L, Porciani M, Nassi P, Gensini G, Abbate R, Pepe G. Evidence for oxidative stress in plasma of patients with Marfan syndrome. Int J Cardiol 2010; 145:544-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.04.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2010] [Revised: 04/19/2010] [Accepted: 04/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Bonifazi E, Lamperti C, Fiorillo C, Vercelli L, Borsato C, Frusciante R, Servida M, Greco F, Frambolli I, Colantoni L, Ricci G, Volpi L, Di Leo R, Manzoli C, Cudia P, Pastorello E, Ricciardi L, Govi M, Scionti I, Cao M, Siciliano G, Galluzzi G, Morandi L, Di Muzio A, Trevisan C, Ricci E, Rodolico C, Santoro L, Tomelleri G, Angelini C, Palmucci L, Moggio M, Tupler R. G.P.15.09 Unexpected high percentage of asymptomatic subjects carrying the FSHD molecular defect: Which factors contribute to the disease mechanism? Neuromuscul Disord 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.06.328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lamperti C, Fabbri G, Greco F, Servida M, Vercelli L, Fiorillo C, Borsato C, Cao M, Cudia P, Frusciante R, Leo RD, Volpi L, d’Amico R, Pastorello E, Ricciardi L, Galluzzi G, Siciliano G, Muzio A, D’Angelo G, Rodolico C, Morandi L, Tomelleri G, Trevisan C, Angelini C, Santoro L, Ricci E, Palmucci L, Moggio M, Tupler R. D.P.1.02 A robust tool to quantify disability in patients affected by facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscul Disord 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2008.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hicks D, Lampe AK, Barresi R, Charlton R, Fiorillo C, Bonnemann CG, Hudson J, Sutton R, Lochmüller H, Straub V, Bushby K. A refined diagnostic algorithm for Bethlem myopathy. Neurology 2008; 70:1192-9. [PMID: 18378883 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000307749.66438.6d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Mutations in COL6A1, COL6A2, and COL6A3, the genes that encode the extracellular matrix component collagen VI, lead to Bethlem myopathy (BM) and Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD). Unlike UCMD, BM is difficult to diagnose because of its clinical overlap with other contractural phenotypes and the lack of sensitivity of standard muscle biopsy immunohistochemical diagnostic techniques. METHODS We appraised two potential techniques for the diagnosis of BM: dual immunofluorescence (IF) for collagen VI and basal lamina-located perlecan in muscle, and immunofluorescent labeling of collagen VI in skin biopsy-derived fibroblast cultures, which was conducted in 40 patients by blinded investigators and correlated with genetic findings. RESULTS Dual IF was indistinguishable from normal controls in most BM patients. However, abnormalities in the IF labeling pattern of collagen VI were detected in more than 78% of genetically confirmed BM patient fibroblast cell lines. In addition, in a group of patients with unknown diagnosis studied prospectively, the fibroblast IF technique was highly predictive of the presence of a COL6A mutation, providing a positive predictive value of 75%, a sensitivity and negative predictive value of 100%, and a specificity of 63%. CONCLUSIONS Immunofluorescent labeling of collagen VI in fibroblast cultures is a useful addition to current diagnostic services for Bethlem myopathy (BM). It can be used to guide molecular genetic testing, the gold standard diagnostic technique for BM, in a cost-effective and time-saving manner.
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Fiorillo C, Ponziani V, Giannini L, Cecchi C, Celli A, Nassi N, Lanzilao L, Caporale R, Nassi P. Protective effects of the PARP-1 inhibitor PJ34 in hypoxic-reoxygenated cardiomyoblasts. Cell Mol Life Sci 2006; 63:3061-71. [PMID: 17131054 PMCID: PMC11136184 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-006-6345-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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To clarify the role of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase-1 (PARP-1) in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, we explored some effects of PJ34, a highly specific inhibitor of this enzyme, in hypoxic-reoxygenated (HR) H9c2 cardiomyoblasts. Compared to the control, HR cells showed signs of oxidative stress, marked PARP-1 activation, NAD(+) and ATP depletion and impaired mitochondrial activity. HR cardiomyoblasts were affected by both necrosis and apoptosis, the latter involving the nuclear translocation of apoptosis-inducing factor. In HR cardiomyoblasts treated with PJ34, oxidative stress and PARP-1 activity were decreased, and NAD(+) and ATP depletion, as well as mitochondrial impairment, were attenuated. Above all, PJ34 treatment improved the survival of HR cells; not only was necrosis significantly diminished, but apoptosis was also reduced and shifted from a caspase-independent to a caspase-dependent pathway. These results suggest that PARP-1 modulation by a selective inhibitor such as PJ34 may represent a promising approach to limit myocardial damage due to post-ischemic reperfusion.
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Lanzillo R, Aurino S, Fanin M, Aguennoz M, Vitale F, Fiorillo C, Del Giudice E, Nigro V, Santoro L. Early onset calpainopathy with normal non-functional calpain 3 level. Dev Med Child Neurol 2006; 48:304-6. [PMID: 16542520 DOI: 10.1017/s001216220600065x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2A (LGMD2A), caused by calpain 3 deficiency, is currently diagnosed through the immunodetection of muscle protein by Western blot (WB) analysis . However, WB may provide normal results in patients with LGMD2A. The case of a female (3y 6mo of age) is described. She was found to be affected by asymptomatic hypercreatine-kinaesaemia during routine biochemical analysis at 10 months of age and had developed myopathic signs at the last neurological assessment. The WB of muscle biopsy performed at 28 months of age showed a normal quantity and pattern of bands for calpain 3. Despite this finding, on molecular analysis she was found to be a compound heterozygote for two mutations of the calpain 3 (CAPN3) gene (R110X and G222R). Autocatalytic activity assay showed a loss of function of calpain 3. This is the first genetically confirmed case of very early onset calpainopathy with a normal amount of protein at WB. Molecular analysis is also suggested in very young patients with normal WB.
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