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Saredi S, Gibertini S, Matalonga L, Farina L, Ardissone A, Moroni I, Mora M. Exome sequencing detects compound heterozygous nonsense LAMA2 mutations in two siblings with atypical phenotype and nearly normal brain MRI. Neuromuscul Disord 2019; 29:376-380. [PMID: 31040037 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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LAMA2 mutations cause the most frequent congenital muscular dystrophy subtype MDC1A and a variety of milder phenotypes, characterized by total or partial laminin-α2 deficiency. In both severe and milder cases brain MRI invariably shows abnormal white matter signal intensity. We report clinical, histopathological, imaging and genetic data on two siblings with very subtle, and at first undetected, reduction in laminin-α2 expression, and brain MRI showing minor non-specific abnormalities. Clinical features in the female proband were characterized by muscle weakness involving neck and axial muscles, and pelvic girdle and distal lower limb muscles, reduced tendon reflexes and pes cavus. Clinical features in a younger brother were similar, and remained stable in both siblings during the follow up. Whole exome sequencing (WES) detected two heterozygous truncating LAMA2 mutations. Brain MRI in combination with laminin-α2 immunohistochemistry might not be sufficient and WES might be the only means to reach a diagnosis.
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Pollacco DA, Farrugia L, Conti MC, Farina L, Schembri Wismayer P, Sammut CV. Characterization of the dielectric properties of biological tissues using mixture equations and correlations to different states of hydration. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2019. [DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/aafc1a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Pasotto D, Drigo I, Contalbrigo L, Farina L, Martini M, Menandro M. Occurrence of Clostridium difficile in dogs involved in animal assisted interventions (AAIs) In Italy. Int J Infect Dis 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.11.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Falcone R, Paci P, Verrienti A, Fiscon G, Sponziello M, Conte F, Pecce V, Rosignolo F, Grani G, Lamartina L, Ramundo V, Durante C, Farina L, Filetti S. Prediction of response to vemurafenib in BRAF V600E mutant cancers based on a network approach. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy303.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Picca A, Berzero G, Diamanti L, Bini P, Bacila A, Farina L, Bernini S, D’Ippolito E, Preda L, Iannalfi A. P05.84 Clinical and radiological patterns of brain radiation necrosis after ion beam radiotherapy for head and neck tumors. Neuro Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy139.410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Giovannoni R, Facoetti A, Chisci E, Reggi S, Kutryb-Zajac B, Bombelli S, Di Marzo N, Farina L, Bianchi C, Perego R, Avezza F, Cadamuro M, Crippa L, Lavitrano M, Bentivegna A, Leone BE, Rivolta I, Barisani D, Smolenski RT, Romano G. Innovative and Efficient Oral Delivery Method of APOA-1Milano Muteins Which Retain Anti-Atherosclerotic and Anti-Inflammatory Properties. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosissup.2018.04.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chapman SD, Farina L, Kronforst K, Dizon M. MicroRNA Profile Differences in Neonates at Risk for Cerebral Palsy. PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION INTERNATIONAL 2018; 5:1148. [PMID: 30740584 PMCID: PMC6364989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND MicroRNAs; miRs are used as biomarkers in the diagnosis of several diseases. Cerebral palsy; CP, resulting from perinatal brain injury, cannot be diagnosed until 18-24 months old. Biomarkers to predict CP and assess response to investigational therapies are needed. We hypothesized that miRs expressed in neonates with the CP risk factors of abnormal tone and/or intraventricular hemorrhage; IVH differ from those without risk factors. METHODS This was a cohort study of neonates at risk for CP. Subjects <32 weeks gestation and <1500 grams were recruited from neonatal intensive care units at a large urban delivery hospital and an adjacent children's hospital. Thirty-one plasma samples were evaluated. An unbiased examination was performed by locked nucleic acid quantitative real time - polymerase chain reaction; qRT-PCR. Results were evaluated in the context of IVH and abnormal tone. RESULTS Plasma miR profiles in neonates at risk for CP differ when comparing those with and without IVH, and with and without abnormal tone. Restricted profiles were found in each condition with greater differences in the tone comparison than the IVH comparison. CONCLUSION Plasma miR profiles show potential in predicting CP. This study also suggests biologically plausible candidates for future studies.
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Ardissone A, Tonduti D, Legati A, Lamantea E, Barone R, Dorboz I, Boespflug-Tanguy O, Nebbia G, Maggioni M, Garavaglia B, Moroni I, Farina L, Pichiecchio A, Orcesi S, Chiapparini L, Ghezzi D. KARS-related diseases: progressive leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord calcifications as new phenotype and a review of literature. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2018; 13:45. [PMID: 29615062 PMCID: PMC5883414 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-018-0788-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background KARS encodes lysyl- transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) synthetase, which catalyzes the aminoacylation of tRNA-Lys in the cytoplasm and mitochondria. Eleven families/sporadic patients and 16 different mutations in KARS have been reported to date. The associated clinical phenotype is heterogeneous ranging from early onset encephalopathy to isolated peripheral neuropathy or nonsyndromic hearing impairment. Recently additional presentations including leukoencephalopathy as predominant cerebral involvement or cardiomyopathy, isolated or associated with muscular and cerebral involvement, have been reported. A progressive Leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord calcifications was previously described in a singleton patient and in two siblings, without the identification of the genetic cause. We reported here about a new severe phenotype associated with biallelic KARS mutations and sharing some common points with the other already reported phenotypes, but with a distinct clinical and neuroimaging picture. Review of KARS mutant patients published to date will be also discussed. Results Herein, we report the clinical, biochemical and molecular findings of 2 unreported Italian patients affected by developmental delay, acquired microcephaly, spastic tetraparesis, epilepsy, sensory-neural hypoacusia, visual impairment, microcytic hypochromic anaemia and signs of hepatic dysfunction. MRI pattern in our patients was characterized by progressive diffuse leukoencephalopathy and calcifications extending in cerebral, brainstem and cerebellar white matter, with spinal cord involvement. Genetic analysis performed on these 2 patients and in one subject previously described with similar MRI pattern revealed the presence of biallelic mutations in KARS in all 3 subjects. Conclusions With our report we define the molecular basis of the previously described Leukoencephalopathy with Brainstem and Spinal cord Calcification widening the spectrum of KARS related disorders, particularly in childhood onset disease suggestive for mitochondrial impairment. The review of previous cases does not suggest a strict and univocal genotype/phenotype correlation for this highly heterogeneous entity. Moreover, our cases confirm the usefulness of search for common brain and spine MR imaging pattern and of broad genetic screening, in syndromes clinically resembling mitochondrial disorders in spite of normal biochemical assay. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13023-018-0788-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Lopresto V, Strigari L, Farina L, Minosse S, Pinto R, D’Alessio D, Cassano B, Cavagnaro M. CT-based investigation of the contraction ofex vivotissue undergoing microwave thermal ablation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aaaf07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Guidetti A, Mazzocchi A, Miceli R, Paterno' E, Taverna F, Spina F, Crippa F, Farina L, Corradini P, Gianni AM, Viviani S. Early reduction of serum TARC levels may predict for success of ABVD as frontline treatment in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma. Leuk Res 2017; 62:91-97. [PMID: 28992524 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2017.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Many efforts have been made to predict prognosis of newly diagnosed Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) patients. Objective of this study was to investigate the association between early reduction of Thymus and Activation-Regulated Chemokine after the first ABVD cycle (TARC-1) and prognosis of HL patients. METHODS Serum samples of 116 HL patients were collected at baseline, after every ABVD cycle and during follow-up. The 99th centile of TARC distribution in a group of 156 independent healthy subjects (800pg/ml) was considered as cut-off for discriminating between abnormal and normal TARC values. FINDINGS 101 patients out of 116 had baseline TARC above 800pg/ml (median value 27515pg/ml (IQR, 11001-68139)) and were the object of this analysis. TARC-1 significantly decreased to a median value of 556pg/ml (IQR, 378-977pg/ml). TARC-1 values below 800pg/ml were associated with success of therapy (p=0.0003) and PET-2 negativity (p=0.001). TARC-1≤800pg/ml identified a population with a significantly higher 5-years PFS in the whole cohort (90.1% vs 55.6%; p<0.0001) and in both subgroups of advanced (p=0.003) and early stage patients (p=0.021). At multivariable analysis, TARC-1 was significant independent predictor of PFS (p=0.0035). INTERPRETATION Early reduction of TARC serum levels can predict success of treatment, being associated with achievement of interim PET-2 negative and favorable long-term outcome in HL patients receiving ABVD as front-line therapy.
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Farina L, Nissenbaum Y, Cavagnaro M, Goldberg SN. Tissue shrinkage in microwave thermal ablation: comparison of three commercial devices. Int J Hyperthermia 2017; 34:382-391. [DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2017.1362115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Chisci E, De Giorgi M, Zanfrini E, Testasecca A, Brambilla E, Cinti A, Farina L, Kutryb-Zajac B, Bugarin C, Villa C, Grassilli E, Combi R, Gaipa G, Cerrito MG, Rivolta I, Smolenski RT, Lavitrano M, Giovannoni R. Simultaneous overexpression of human E5NT and ENTPD1 protects porcine endothelial cells against H 2O 2-induced oxidative stress and cytotoxicity in vitro. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 108:320-333. [PMID: 28389406 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) and oxidative stress still limit the survival of cells and organs in xenotransplantation models. Ectonucleotidases play an important role in inflammation and IRI in transplantation settings. We tested the potential protective effects derived by the co-expression of the two main vascular ectonucleotidases, ecto-5'-nucleotidase (E5NT) and ecto nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 1 (ENTPD1), in an in vitro model of H2O2-induced oxidative stress and cytotoxicity. We produced a dicistronic plasmid (named pCX-DI-2A) for the co-expression of human E5NT and ENTPD1 by using the F2A technology. pCX-DI-2A-transfected porcine endothelial cells simultaneously overexpressed hE5NT and hENTPD1, which were correctly processed and localized on the plasma membrane. Furthermore, such co-expression system led to the synergistic enzymatic activity of hE5NT and hENTPD1 as shown by the efficient catabolism of pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic extracellular adenine nucleotides along with the enhanced production of the anti-inflammatory molecule adenosine. Interestingly, we found that the hE5NT/hENTPD1 co-expression system conferred protection to cells against H2O2-induced oxidative stress and cytotoxicity. pCX-DI-2A-transfected cells showed reduced activation of caspase 3/7 and cytotoxicity than mock-, hE5NT- and hENTPD1-transfected cells. Furthermore, pCX-DI-2A-transfected cells showed decreased H2O2-induced production of ROS as compared to the other control cell lines. The cytoprotective phenotype observed in pCX-DI-2A-transfected cells was associated with higher detoxifying activity of catalase as well as increased activation of the survival signaling molecules Akt, extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Our data add new insights to the protective effects of the combination of hE5NT and hENTPD1 against oxidative stress and constitute a proof of concept for testing this new genetic combination in pig-to-non-human primates xenotransplantation models.
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Lopresto V, Pinto R, Farina L, Cavagnaro M. Microwave thermal ablation: Effects of tissue properties variations on predictive models for treatment planning. Med Eng Phys 2017. [PMID: 28647287 DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2017.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Microwave thermal ablation (MTA) therapy for cancer treatments relies on the absorption of electromagnetic energy at microwave frequencies to induce a very high and localized temperature increase, which causes an irreversible thermal damage in the target zone. Treatment planning in MTA is based on experimental observations of ablation zones in ex vivo tissue, while predicting the treatment outcomes could be greatly improved by reliable numerical models. In this work, a fully dynamical simulation model is exploited to look at effects of temperature-dependent variations in the dielectric and thermal properties of the targeted tissue on the prediction of the temperature increase and the extension of the thermally coagulated zone. In particular, the influence of measurement uncertainty of tissue parameters on the numerical results is investigated. Numerical data were compared with data from MTA experiments performed on ex vivo bovine liver tissue at 2.45GHz, with a power of 60W applied for 10min. By including in the simulation model an uncertainty budget (CI=95%) of ±25% in the properties of the tissue due to inaccuracy of measurements, numerical results were achieved in the range of experimental data. Obtained results also showed that the specific heat especially influences the extension of the thermally coagulated zone, with an increase of 27% in length and 7% in diameter when a variation of -25% is considered with respect to the value of the reference simulation model.
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Ghia P, Scarfò L, Coscia M, Sancetta R, Ferrario A, Tedeschi A, Farina L, Laurenti L, Orlandi E, Reda G, Motta M, Carlo Stella C, Massaia M, Quaresmini G, Rossini F, Ladetto M, Gaidano G, Rossi V, Montillo M. A MRD-GUIDED APPROACH FOR THE COMBINATION OF IBRUTINIB TO VENETOCLAX IN RELAPSED/REFRACTORY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (IMPROVE STUDY). Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2440_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Spina F, Radice T, Dalto S, De Philippis C, Montefusco V, Dodero A, Farina L, Mussetti A, Soldarini M, Di Chio M, Viviani S, Corradini P. ALLOGENEIC TRANSPLANTATION IN HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA AFTER A FAILED AUTOGRAFT: LONG TERM OUTCOMES AND GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE FREE/RELAPSE-FREE SURVIVAL (GRFS). Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2438_27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Piscosquito G, Magri S, Saveri P, Milani M, Ciano C, Farina L, Taroni F, Pareyson D. A novelNDRG1mutation in a non-Romani patient with CMT4D/HMSN-Lom. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2017; 22:47-50. [DOI: 10.1111/jns.12201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Maura F, Guidetti A, Pellegrinelli A, Dodero A, Pennisi M, Caprioli C, Testi A, Farina L, Bolli N, Devizzi LF, Cabras A, Corradini P. High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous transplantation may overcome the poor prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients with MYC/BCL2 co-expression. Blood Cancer J 2016; 6:e491. [PMID: 27813532 PMCID: PMC5148062 DOI: 10.1038/bcj.2016.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage
- Chemotherapy, Adjuvant/methods
- Cohort Studies
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, bcl-2
- Genes, myc
- Humans
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/diagnosis
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/genetics
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/mortality
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/therapy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prognosis
- Stem Cell Transplantation/methods
- Transplantation, Autologous
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Torraco A, Ardissone A, Invernizzi F, Rizza T, Fiermonte G, Niceta M, Zanetti N, Martinelli D, Vozza A, Verrigni D, Di Nottia M, Lamantea E, Diodato D, Tartaglia M, Dionisi-Vici C, Moroni I, Farina L, Bertini E, Ghezzi D, Carrozzo R. Novel mutations in IBA57 are associated with leukodystrophy and variable clinical phenotypes. J Neurol 2016; 264:102-111. [PMID: 27785568 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-016-8312-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/09/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Defects of the Fe/S cluster biosynthesis represent a subgroup of diseases affecting the mitochondrial energy metabolism. In the last years, mutations in four genes (NFU1, BOLA3, ISCA2 and IBA57) have been related to a new group of multiple mitochondrial dysfunction syndromes characterized by lactic acidosis, hyperglycinemia, multiple defects of the respiratory chain complexes, and impairment of four lipoic acid-dependent enzymes: α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex, pyruvic dehydrogenase, branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase complex and the H protein of the glycine cleavage system. Few patients have been reported with mutations in IBA57 and with variable clinical phenotype. Herein, we describe four unrelated patients carrying novel mutations in IBA57. All patients presented with combined or isolated defect of complex I and II. Clinical features varied widely, ranging from fatal infantile onset of the disease to acute and severe psychomotor regression after the first year of life. Brain MRI was characterized by cavitating leukodystrophy. The identified mutations were never reported previously and all had a dramatic effect on IBA57 stability. Our study contributes to expand the array of the genotypic variation of IBA57 and delineates the leukodystrophic pattern of IBA57 deficient patients.
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Savoiardo M, Bruzzone M, D'Incerti L, Farina L, Grisoli M. Metabolic and Genetic Diseases of the Brain. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/19714009990120s311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lopresto V, Pinto R, Farina L, Cavagnaro M. Treatment planning in microwave thermal ablation: clinical gaps and recent research advances. Int J Hyperthermia 2016; 33:83-100. [PMID: 27431328 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2016.1214883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Microwave thermal ablation (MTA) is a minimally invasive therapeutic technique aimed at destroying pathologic tissues through a very high temperature increase induced by the absorption of an electromagnetic field at microwave (MW) frequencies. Open problems, which are delaying MTA applications in clinical practice, are mainly linked to the extremely high temperatures, up to 120 °C, reached by the tissue close to the antenna applicator, as well as to the ability of foreseeing and controlling the shape and dimension of the thermally ablated area. Recent research was devoted to the characterisation of dielectric, thermal and physical properties of tissue looking at their changes with the increasing temperature, looking for possible developments of reliable, automatic and personalised treatment planning. In this paper, a review of the recently obtained results as well as new unpublished data will be presented and discussed.
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Amabile C, Farina L, Lopresto V, Pinto R, Cassarino S, Tosoratti N, Goldberg SN, Cavagnaro M. Tissue shrinkage in microwave ablation of liver: an ex vivo predictive model. Int J Hyperthermia 2016; 33:101-109. [DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2016.1208292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Minosse S, D'Alessio D, Lopresto V, Pinto R, Farina L, Cavagnaro M, Strigari L. CT-based monitoring of microwave thermal ablation. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.01.287] [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: 10/22/2022] Open
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Boncoraglio GB, Piazza F, Savoiardo M, Farina L, DiFrancesco JC, Prioni S, Tagliavini F, Parati EA, Giaccone G. Prodromal Alzheimer's disease presenting as cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation with spontaneous amyloid-related imaging abnormalities and high cerebrospinal fluid anti-Aβ autoantibodies. J Alzheimers Dis 2016; 45:363-7. [PMID: 25537009 DOI: 10.3233/jad-142376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation (CAA-ri), a rare form of vasculitis associated with amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition in vessel walls, has been proposed as a spontaneous human model of the amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) occurring after anti-Aβ immunotherapy for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We describe a case of a patient with biopsy-proven CAA-ri and prodromal AD, confirmed by means of neuropsychological examination after 20 months follow-up, presenting with ARIA and high levels of cerebrospinal fluid anti-Aβ autoantibodies. This case further supports the analogies between the inflammatory response driven by anti-Aβ immunotherapy and that spontaneously occurring in CAA-ri.
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Tonduti D, Ardissone A, Ceccherini I, Giaccone G, Farina L, Moroni I. Unusual presentations and intrafamilial phenotypic variability in infantile onset Alexander disease. Neurol Sci 2016; 37:973-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s10072-015-2466-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ardissone A, Invernizzi F, Nasca A, Moroni I, Farina L, Ghezzi D. Mitochondrial leukoencephalopathy and complex II deficiency associated with a recessive SDHB mutation with reduced penetrance. Mol Genet Metab Rep 2015; 5:51-54. [PMID: 26925370 PMCID: PMC4695914 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2015.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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