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Torricelli F, Tomassini A, Pezzulo G, Pozzo T, Fadiga L, D'Ausilio A. Actions are all we need for cognition, but do we know enough about them?: Reply to comments on "Motor invariants in action execution and perception". Phys Life Rev 2023; 47:30-32. [PMID: 37690326 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Francesco Torricelli
- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council, Via San Martino della Battaglia 44, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, UFR des Sciences du Sport, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000, Dijon, France
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- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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Torricelli F, Donati B, Reggiani F, Manicardi V, Piana S, Valli R, Lococo F, Ciarrocchi A. Spatially resolved, high-dimensional transcriptomics sorts out the evolution of biphasic malignant pleural mesothelioma: new paradigms for immunotherapy. Mol Cancer 2023; 22:114. [PMID: 37460925 PMCID: PMC10351128 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-023-01816-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) is a dreadful disease escaping the classical genetic model of cancer evolution and characterized by wide heterogeneity and transcriptional plasticity. Clinical evolution of MPM is marked by a progressive transdifferentiation that converts well differentiated epithelioid (E) cells into undifferentiated and pleomorphic sarcomatoid (S) phenotypes. Catching the way this transition takes place is necessary to understand how MPM develops and progresses and it is mandatory to improve patients' management and life expectancy. Bulk transcriptomic approaches, while providing a significant overview, failed to resolve the timing of this evolution and to identify the hierarchy of molecular events through which this transition takes place. METHODS We applied a spatially resolved, high-dimensional transcriptomic approach to study MPM morphological evolution. 139 regions across 8 biphasic MPMs (B-MPMs) were profiled using the GeoMx™Digital Spatial Profiler to reconstruct the positional context of transcriptional activities and the spatial topology of MPM cells interactions. Validation was conducted on an independent large cohort of 84 MPMs by targeted digital barcoding analysis. RESULTS Our results demonstrated the existence of a complex circular ecosystem in which, within a strong asbestos-driven inflammatory environment, MPM and immune cells affect each other to support S-transdifferentiation. We also showed that TGFB1 polarized M2-Tumor Associated Macrophages foster immune evasion and that TGFB1 expression correlates with reduced survival probability. CONCLUSIONS Besides providing crucial insights into the multidimensional interactions governing MPM clinical evolution, these results open new perspectives to improve the use of immunotherapy in this disease.
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- F Torricelli
- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, 42123, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, 42123, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, 42123, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, 42123, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, 42123, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, 42123, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, IRCCS-Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli, Roma, Italia
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Italia
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, 42123, Italy.
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Torricelli F, Tomassini A, Pezzulo G, Pozzo T, Fadiga L, D'Ausilio A. Motor invariants in action execution and perception. Phys Life Rev 2023; 44:13-47. [PMID: 36462345 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2022.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The nervous system is sensitive to statistical regularities of the external world and forms internal models of these regularities to predict environmental dynamics. Given the inherently social nature of human behavior, being capable of building reliable predictive models of others' actions may be essential for successful interaction. While social prediction might seem to be a daunting task, the study of human motor control has accumulated ample evidence that our movements follow a series of kinematic invariants, which can be used by observers to reduce their uncertainty during social exchanges. Here, we provide an overview of the most salient regularities that shape biological motion, examine the role of these invariants in recognizing others' actions, and speculate that anchoring socially-relevant perceptual decisions to such kinematic invariants provides a key computational advantage for inferring conspecifics' goals and intentions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francesco Torricelli
- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council, Via San Martino della Battaglia 44, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, UFR des Sciences du Sport, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000, Dijon, France
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- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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Reggiani F, Orecchioni S, Sauta E, Torricelli F, Talarico G, Mitola G, Gobbi G, Paci M, Lococo F, Zanetti E, Piana S, Ciarrocchi A, Bertolini F, Sancisi V. EP16.03-042 BET Inhibitors Stimulate NK Cytotoxic Activity in NSCLC through Attenuation of YAP/TAZ and SMAD3 Transcriptional Programs. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.1103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Pagano M, Gnoni R, Bonelli C, Zanelli F, Garassino M, Ceresoli G, Pasello G, Tiseo M, Soto Parra H, Grosso F, Zucali P, Larocca M, Torricelli F, Ciarrocchi A, Pinto C. Mutational profile of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) in the phase II RAMES study. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz266.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lococo F, Rena O, Torricelli F, Filice A, Di Stefano T, Rapicetta C, Coruzzi C, Boldorini R, Ciarrocchi A, Versari A, Paci M. P1.06-10 18F-FDG PET/CT in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Diagnostic/Prognostic Performance and Correlation with Pathological Results. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pagano M, Zanelli F, Gnoni R, Bonelli C, Tiseo M, Pasello G, Grosso F, Garassino M, Parra HS, Zucali P, Luca CG, Torricelli F, Ciarrocchi A, Larocca M, D'Arcangelo M, Pinto C. P1.06-16 Molecular Signature in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM). Preliminary Data of Rames Study. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Tomassini A, Vercillo T, Torricelli F, Morrone MC. Rhythmic motor behaviour influences perception of visual time. Proc Biol Sci 2018; 285:20181597. [PMID: 30282654 PMCID: PMC6191697 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.1597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Temporal processing is fundamental for an accurate synchronization between motor behaviour and sensory processing. Here, we investigate how motor timing during rhythmic tapping influences perception of visual time. Participants listen to a sequence of four auditory tones played at 1 Hz and continue the sequence (without auditory stimulation) by tapping four times with their finger. During finger tapping, they are presented with an empty visual interval and are asked to judge its length compared to a previously internalized interval of 150 ms. The visual temporal estimates show non-monotonic changes locked to the finger tapping: perceived time is maximally expanded at halftime between the two consecutive finger taps, and maximally compressed near tap onsets. Importantly, the temporal dynamics of the perceptual time distortion scales linearly with the timing of the motor tapping, with maximal expansion always being anchored to the centre of the inter-tap interval. These results reveal an intrinsic coupling between distortion of perceptual time and production of self-timed motor rhythms, suggesting the existence of a timing mechanism that keeps perception and action accurately synchronized.
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- Alice Tomassini
- Center for Translational Neurophysiology for Speech and Communication (CTNSC), Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Fossato di Mortara, 17-19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Ernest J. Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Università di Ferrara, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Chirurgico Specialistiche, Sezione di Fisiologia Umana, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research on New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, via San Zeno 31, 56123 Pisa, Italy
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Zanelli F, Pagano M, Bonelli C, Gnoni R, Boni L, Ceresoli G, Larocca M, Tiseo M, Zucali P, Grosso F, Cappuzzo F, Ciarrocchi A, Torricelli F, Pinto C. Molecular signature in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM): Preliminary data of Italian RAMES study. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy304.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Sodi A, Bini A, Passerini I, Menchini U, Torricelli F. Occurrence of Full-Thickness Macular Hole Complicating Stargardt Disease with ABCR Mutation. Eur J Ophthalmol 2018; 16:335-8. [PMID: 16703556 DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE To report an unusual episode of full-thickness macular hole complicating Stargardt disease with an ABCR mutation. METHODS Case report . RESULTS Fundus examination of a 20-year-old healthy man showed typical fundus manifestation with yellowish-round or fish-like flecks associated with vitreous macular adhesion and a round punched-out area in the right eye. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) illustrated a full-thickness macular hole. Molecular genetic examination of the ABCR gene showed two heterozygous missense mutations: R1108C (CGC-->TGC) in exon 22 and a splicing mutation IVS6--> 1GT - described in the literature in association with Stargardt disease. CONCLUSIONS Macular hole was once described in other inherited retinal degenerations (Best disease and Bietti crystal line retinopathy). The pathogenesis gives rise to a host of speculations: widespread alteration of the retinal pigment epithelium; inflammatory mechanisms; a minor trauma which might cause subretinal fibrosis. Surgical procedures were not performed on our patient after his ophthalmologic history and findings were considered.
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- A Sodi
- Department of Oto-Neuro-Ophthalmological Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic, Firenze, Italy
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Agnelli S, Pandini S, Torricelli F, Romele P, Serafini A, Barbera V, Galimberti M. Anisotropic properties of elastomeric nanocomposites based on natural rubber and sp2 carbon allotropes. EXPRESS POLYM LETT 2018. [DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2018.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Carboni I, Fattorini P, Previderè C, Ciglieri SS, Iozzi S, Nutini A, Contini E, Pescucci C, Torricelli F, Ricci U. Evaluation of the reliability of the data generated by Next Generation Sequencing from artificially degraded DNA samples. Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2015.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ricci U, Carboni I, Iozzi S, Nutini A, Contini E, Torricelli F, Focardi M, Pinchi V, Mari F, Norelli G. Genetic identification of burned corpses as a part of disaster victim identification effort. Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2015.09.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Anderlini R, Manieri G, Lucchi C, Raisi O, Soliera AR, Torricelli F, Varani M, Trenti T. Automated urinalysis with expert review for incidental identification of atypical urothelial cells: An anticipated bladder carcinoma diagnosis. Clin Chim Acta 2015; 451:252-6. [PMID: 26460065 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2015.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2015] [Revised: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The most common diagnostic technique for the detection of malignant/atypical urothelial cells (m/AUC) is urinary cytology (Ucytol). Urinary sediment (Used) examination, often prescribed for asymptomatic, healthy subjects, can incidentally identify suspicious/AUC (s/AUC) in routine daily practice. METHODS Unstained, unfixed and uncentrifuged urine samples were analyzed with an automated intelligent microscopy (AIM) system. From January 2010, any incidental identification of s/AUC through expert revision of unclassified cell images was reported, according to internal protocols, as an additional note on the patients' laboratory report. Patients' symptomatology or previous history was unknown to the pathologist. All referrals from January 2010 to December 2014, with the s/AUC note, were reviewed and cross-referenced with Ucytol and histology data from a central database. RESULTS Of the 162 patients identified with s/AUC (0.1/1000 samples), 84% (n=136) performed further Ucytol and/or histological examinations. The sensitivity of the identification of non-transitory AUC at Used was 87.5%. Positive histological examinations were 91.2% classified as high-grade urothelial carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS Routine Used examination, with an AIM and expert revision, can identify the presence of AUC in a clinical laboratory setting, and for some subjects, may anticipate bladder carcinoma diagnosis.
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- R Anderlini
- CoreLab, Dipartimento Interaziendale ad Attività Integrata Medicina di Laboratorio ed Anatomia Patologica, NOCSAE Hospital, Modena, Italy.
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- Cytopathology Laboratory, Dipartimento Interaziendale ad Attività Integrata Medicina di Laboratorio ed Anatomia Patologica, Mirandola Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- Cytopathology Laboratory, Dipartimento Interaziendale ad Attività Integrata Medicina di Laboratorio ed Anatomia Patologica, Mirandola Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- Cytopathology Laboratory, Dipartimento Interaziendale ad Attività Integrata Medicina di Laboratorio ed Anatomia Patologica, Mirandola Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- CoreLab, Dipartimento Interaziendale ad Attività Integrata Medicina di Laboratorio ed Anatomia Patologica, NOCSAE Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- CoreLab, Dipartimento Interaziendale ad Attività Integrata Medicina di Laboratorio ed Anatomia Patologica, NOCSAE Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- CoreLab, Dipartimento Interaziendale ad Attività Integrata Medicina di Laboratorio ed Anatomia Patologica, NOCSAE Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- CoreLab, Dipartimento Interaziendale ad Attività Integrata Medicina di Laboratorio ed Anatomia Patologica, NOCSAE Hospital, Modena, Italy
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Passalacqua R, Montironi R, Lazzarelli S, Donini M, Perrucci B, Nolè F, Ceresoli G, Pignata S, Torricelli F, Giannatempo P, Doni L, Ungari M, Panni S, Necchi A, Betri E, De Giorgi U, Sabbatini R, Rondini E, Sequino M, Caminiti C. 2639 Effectiveness and possible Molecular factors predictive of clinical Outcomes in patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelial tract (TCCU) treated with VInfluninE: A multicenter retrospective study (MOVIE) of the Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica (GOIRC). Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)31456-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Valencia A, Abdel-Wahab O, Buchi F, Masala E, Sanna A, Gozzini A, Figueroa M, Contini E, Torricelli F, Allione B, Lunghi M, Onida F, Polloni A, Angelucci E, Finelli F, Levis A, Gioia D, Bosi A, Santini V. 166 TARGETED SEQUENCING ANALYSIS OF COMMONLY MUTATED GENES IN CHRONIC MYELOMONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA USING NGS: IMPACT AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS. Leuk Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(15)30167-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Rongioletti M, Papa F, Vaccarella C, Majolini M, Centrone C, Minuti B, Luciano A, Mazzucchi V, Belli M, Giotti I, Giuliani C, Torricelli F, Liumbruno G. 86 Comparative study for the evaluation of a new technology for cystic fibrosis screening. J Cyst Fibros 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(14)60222-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zalaudek I, Ciarrocchi A, Piana S, Argenziano G, Torricelli F, Sancisi V, Gandolfi G, Longo C, Moscarella E, Banzi C, Nicoli D. A novel BRAF mutation in association with primary amelanotic melanoma with oral metastases. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014; 29:387-390. [PMID: 24393566 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the context of amelanotic melanoma, little is known on the genetic or molecular background that determines the onset of this peculiar phenotype of melanoma and its sites of metastatic spread. However, it appears that amelanotic melanomas frequently lack BRAF mutations. OBJECTIVE To report the genetical analysis of one case amelanotic melanoma developing oral metastasis. METHODS The BRAF mutational status of the primary lesion was assessed by both Sanger sequencing and pyrosequencing. RESULTS Both methodologies showed changes in three nucleotides: C1796T; G1798A and T1799A. These mutations should result in a rare double aminoacid substitution in codons 599 and 600 of the BRAF protein (BRAF T599I/V600K). CONCLUSION This unusual mutation was associated with an uncommon clinical phenotype of the primary tumour and with an unusual site of metastatic spread. In the lack of comparable data, a potential association between the unusual mutation and clinical findings remains a matter of further studies.
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- I Zalaudek
- Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.,Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Romani C, Iozzi S, Carboni I, Nutini AL, Torricelli F, Ricci U. Allele frequencies for 26 STR loci in a population of Tuscany (Central Italy). Int J Legal Med 2013; 128:455-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s00414-013-0942-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rongioletti M, Liumbruno GM, Papa F, Vaccarella C, Majolini MB, Luciano A, Mazzucchi V, Belli M, Giotti I, Giuliani C, Torricelli F, Centrone C, Minuti B. Comparative Study For The Evaluation Of A New Technology For Cystic Fibrosis Screening. Am J Clin Pathol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/140.suppl1.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Tomberli B, Girolami F, Bardi S, Benelli M, Contini E, Marseglia G, Pescucci C, Cecchi F, Torricelli F, Olivotto I. Genetic causes of cardiomyopathies identified by Whole Exome Sequencing. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.2605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Tomberli B, Fornaro A, Bardi S, Torricelli F, Benelli M, Pescucci C, Cecchi F, Girolami F, Olivotto I. A novel desmoplakin dominant mutation responsible for Carvajal/Naxos syndrome identified by exome sequencing. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.p2959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Centrone C, Minuti B, Falconi S, Mariottini A, Gozzini A, Torricelli F. 5 Large scale, high throughput, cystic fibrosis screening using a new kit for CFTR mutation detection. J Cyst Fibros 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(13)60148-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ricci U, De Sanzo C, Carboni I, Iozzi S, Nutini A, Torricelli F. Accreditation of a forensic genetics laboratory in Italy. Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2013.10.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Giorgini S, Martinelli C, Tognetti L, Carocci A, Giuntini R, Mastronardi V, Torricelli F, Leoncini F, Lotti T. Use of patch testing for the diagnosis of abacavir-related hypersensitivity reaction in HIV patients. Dermatol Ther 2012; 24:591-4. [PMID: 22515676 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2012.01409.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The use of antiretroviral drug abacavir (ABC) has been often associated with cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions, the majority being severe. OBJECTIVE The present study discusses the issues of patch testing associated with pharmacogenetic screening in light of the development of abacavir hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs). METHODS The present authors classified 100 patients into three groups: 20 patients (group A) had experienced a hypersensitivity reaction when treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) including ABC; 60 HIV-positive patients (group B) were receiving HAART scheme including ABC; 20 HIV-negative patients acted as control group (group C). Patients of group A and B were patch tested with ABC as such, then with an ABC extract diluted to 1 and 10% in petrolatum. Group C patients underwent patches with petrolatum only. A biopsy of the lesion was performed in those patients who showed a positive skin reaction. All patients had been tested for HLA-B5701. RESULTS A correlation between positive ABC-patch testing and HLA-B5701 was found in 50% of patients enrolled in group A, while in group B and C, all patients tested negative for both genetic marker and ABC-patch testing. Histopathology findings confirmed a vigorous CD4+ and CD8+ cellular response that is compatible with HSR. CONCLUSIONS Patch testing is a safe and sensitive method that can be used for to confirm or exclude any correlation between abacavir and hypersensitivity skin reactions in patients who have been previously treated with abacavir during HAART. Correlation between patch test, immunohistochimical, and genetic tests results shows that genetic testing increases the possibility to identify patients with a true reaction.
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- Division of Clinical, Preventive and Oncologic Dermatology - Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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Repetto T, Zavataro L, Mergni G, Fusco I, Vignoli N, Pasotto R, Pelo E, Centrone C, Torricelli F, Braggion C. WS21.6 11 years of newborn screening (NBS): the experience in Tuscany, Italy. J Cyst Fibros 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(12)60152-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Fistetto G, Iannitti T, Capone S, Torricelli F, Palmieri B. [Deep Oscillation: therapeutic-rehabilitative experiences with a new electrostatic device]. Minerva Med 2011; 102:277-288. [PMID: 21968626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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AIM Deep Oscillation® is an apparatus that produces low frequency electromagnetic radiations able to modulate immune reactions and, therefore, applicable to pain, tumour and inflammation treatments. The aim of this study is to evaluate how the Deep Oscillation® therapy works on conventional therapy resistant patients as the apparatus can be applied either to trauma derived fom surgical wounds or on sports post-traumatic oedema, low back pain and/or sciatalgic pain and cervicobrachial pain. METHODS In the first part of the study, 34 cases of recent surgical wounds have been treated with Deep Oscillation® with 3 times a week visits for 20 minutes. In the same way 30 cases of sports post-traumatic oedema, 20 cases of low back pain and/or sciatalgic pain and 10 cases of cervicobrachial pain were treated. Among these patients, 15 cases had also undergone contemporaneous nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs intravenous drip, electrolytes and vitamins to verify the probable synergetic efficacy of both treatments. RESULTS The results confirm that in some cases the Deep Oscillation® treatment is effective since the first/third therapy up to the restitutio ad integrum. It has also been demonstrated that the maximum efficiency of the Deep Oscillation® and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs synergetic treatment is probably due to the electromagnetic radiations able to facilitate the pharmacological uptake. CONCLUSION This study confirms the capacity of the electrostatic energy, released by Deep Oscillation®, to stimulate the patient's neurosensory system, raising his pain threshold and facilitating his pharmacological uptake and restoring his functional recovery more quickly.
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- Poliambulatorio del Secondo Parere, Modena, Italia
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Repetto T, Centrone C, Pelo E, Braggion C, Torricelli F. 13 The CFTR S737F(c.2210C>T) mutation: genotype/phenotype correlation in seven subjects. J Cyst Fibros 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(11)60035-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Torricelli F, Lucon M, Gomes C, Vicentini F, Srougi M, Bruschini H. UP-1.57: Effect of Clean Intermittent Catheterization on PSA Levels of Spinal Cord Injured Patients. Urology 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.07.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Magi A, Benelli M, Marseglia G, Nannetti G, Scordo MR, Torricelli F. A shifting level model algorithm that identifies aberrations in array-CGH data. Biostatistics 2009; 11:265-80. [DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxp051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Corre T, Schuettler J, Bione S, Marozzi A, Persani L, Rossetti R, Torricelli F, Giotti I, Vogt P, Toniolo D. A large-scale association study to assess the impact of known variants of the human INHA gene on premature ovarian failure. Hum Reprod 2009; 24:2023-8. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Passerini I, Sodi A, Giambene B, Mariottini A, Menchini U, Torricelli F. Novel mutations in of the ABCR gene in Italian patients with Stargardt disease. Eye (Lond) 2009; 24:158-64. [PMID: 19265867 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2009.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Stargardt disease (STGD) is the most prevalent juvenile macular dystrophy, and it has been associated with mutations in the ABCR gene, encoding a photoreceptor-specific transport protein. In this study, we determined the mutation spectrum in the ABCR gene in a group of Italian STGD patients. METHODS The DNA samples of 71 Italian patients (from 62 independent pedigrees), affected with autosomal recessive STGD, were analysed for mutations in all 50 exons of the ABCR gene by the DHPLC approach (with optimization of the DHPLC conditions for mutation analysis) and direct sequencing techniques. RESULTS In our group of STGD patients, 71 mutations were identified in 68 patients with a detection rate of 95.7%. Forty-three mutations had been already reported in the literature, whereas 28 mutations had not been previously described and were not detected in 150 unaffected control individuals of Italian origin. Missense mutations represented the most frequent finding (59.2%); G1961E was the most common mutation and it was associated with phenotypes in various degrees of severity. CONCLUSIONS Some novel mutations in the ABCR gene were reported in a group of Italian STGD patients confirming the extensive allelic heterogeneity of this gene-probably related to the vast number of exons that favours rearrangements in the DNA sequence.
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- Department of Genetic Diagnosis, Careggi Universitary Hospital, Florence, Italy.
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Austeri M, Bach R, Mehanna N, Sharma A, Torricelli F, Zeghida W, Lacour J. Swiss Science Concentrates. Chimia (Aarau) 2009. [DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2009.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Austeri M, Bach R, Mehanna N, Sharma A, Torricelli F, Zeghida W, Lacour J. Swiss Science Concentrates. Chimia (Aarau) 2008. [DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2008.980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Di Patti F, Fanelli D, Pedersen R, Giuliani C, Torricelli F. Modelling the pharmacokinetics of tramadol: On the difference between CYP2D6 extensive and poor metabolizers. J Theor Biol 2008; 254:568-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2008] [Revised: 06/09/2008] [Accepted: 06/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Testa F, Rossi S, Passerini I, Sodi A, Di Iorio V, Interlandi E, Corte MD, Menchini U, Rinaldi E, Torricelli F, Simonelli F. A normal electro-oculography in a family affected by best disease with a novel spontaneous mutation of the BEST1 gene. Br J Ophthalmol 2008; 92:1467-70. [DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.143776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Repetto T, Centrone C, Pelo E, Cavicchi M, Torricelli F. CF gene large deletions: possible genotype/phenotype association. J Cyst Fibros 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(08)60025-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Passerini I, Sodi A, Giambene B, Menchini U, Torricelli F. Phenotypic intrafamilial variability associated with S212G mutation in the RDS/peripherin gene. Eur J Ophthalmol 2008; 17:1000-3. [PMID: 18050133 DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe an Italian family in which two separate phenotypes (retinitis pigmentosa and adult onset vitelliform macular dystrophy) are associated with an identical mutation (S212G) in the peripherin/RDS gene. This mutation has already been reported in patients with retinitis pigmentosa, but it has never been previously detected in association with adult onset vitelliform macular dystrophy. METHODS A 38-year-old woman complained of bilateral mild metamorphopsias and on ophthalmologic examination she showed the clinical phenotype of adult onset vitelliform macular dystrophy. Her 62-year-old mother was clinically diagnosed with a retinitis pigmentosa, with a severe clinical course. RESULTS In both patients, molecular genetic analysis revealed a 874A-->G transition in the exon 2 of the RDS gene leading to the amino acid change of S212G. CONCLUSIONS Peripherin/RDS S212G mutation may have damaging effects on the formation and stability of the photoreceptors' disk structure and may be associated with different clinical phenotypes, even in the same family. Intrafamilial phenotypic variability has been reported for other RDS mutations; this supports the possible influence of modifier genes or environmental factors in the clinical expression of RDS gene variants. Moreover, it suggests that in patients with retinal degeneration and peripherin/RDS mutation, caution should be taken both in using molecular genetic results to predict the clinical course of the disease and in offering genetic counseling.
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- I Passerini
- Department of Genetic Diagnosis, Careggi University Hospital, Firenze, Italy.
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Vitelliform macular dystrophy (Best disease) is an inherited macular degeneration in which the primary defect is thought to occur at the level of the retinal pigment epithelium. The VMD2 gene, considered responsible for the disease, mapped to the long arm of chromosome 11, and it codifies the bestrophin protein, probably acting as a transmembrane ionic channel. In the present study, we screened for mutations the VMD2 gene in Italian patients with Best maculopathy. Five families with Best disease were recruited from central and southern Italy, and family members were evaluated by complete ophthalmologic examination and DNA analysis by means of DHPLC technology. Some mutations of the VMD2 gene were identified and among them there was a novel mutation (R218G), probably involving a functionally active region of the bestrophin protein. In spite of the small number of families considered, it was possible to note a significant phenotypic heterogeneity. First, in one family the R218C mutation was associated with early onset of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in the affected mother and her son, while no CNV was reported in another family sharing the same mutation. Then a patient with the R25W mutation showed a multifocal location of the vitelliform deposits, while another family with the same mutation showed a typical isolated vitelliform disc in the macular area.
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- A Sodi
- Department of Oto-Neuro-Ophthalmological Surgical Sciences, University of Florence, Italy.
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Austeri M, Linder D, Mehanna N, Novikov R, Torricelli F, Lacour J. SWISS Science Concentrates. Chimia (Aarau) 2007. [DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2007.587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Austeri M, Linder D, Mehanna N, Novikov R, Torricelli F, Lacour J. SWISS Science Concentrates. Chimia (Aarau) 2007. [DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2007.531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Austeri M, Linder D, Mehanna N, Novikov R, Torricelli F, Lacour J. SWISS Science Concentrates. Chimia (Aarau) 2007. [DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2007.386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Austeri M, Linder D, Mehanna N, Novikov R, Torricelli F, Lacour J. SWISS Science Concentrates. Chimia (Aarau) 2007. [DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2007.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Sodi A, Passerini I, Battista C, Bernabini S, Romani A, Menchini U, Torricelli F. 405 Détection par microchip des mutations du gène ABCR chez des patients italiens atteints de DMLA. J Fr Ophtalmol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0181-5512(07)80218-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Austeri M, Linder D, Mehanna N, Novikov R, Torricelli F, Lacour J. SWISS Science Concentrates. Chimia (Aarau) 2007. [DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2007.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Austeri M, Linder D, Mehanna N, Torricelli F, Novikov R, Lacour J. Swiss Science Concentrates. Chimia (Aarau) 2007. [DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2007.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Gurwitz D, Lunshof JE, Dedoussis G, Flordellis CS, Fuhr U, Kirchheiner J, Licinio J, Llerena A, Manolopoulos VG, Sheffield LJ, Siest G, Torricelli F, Vasiliou V, Wong S. Pharmacogenomics Education: International Society of Pharmacogenomics Recommendations for Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Schools Deans of Education. Pharmacogenomics J 2005; 5:221-5. [PMID: 15852053 DOI: 10.1038/sj.tpj.6500312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pharmacogenomics would be instrumental for the realization of personalized medicine in coming decades. Efforts are evident to clarify the potential bioethical, societal, and legal implications of key pharmacogenomics-based technologies projected to be soon introduced into the core practice of medicine. In sharp contrast, a lack of sufficient attention to educational aspects of pharmacogenomics, both for professionals and for society at large, is evident. In order to contribute to this discussion, a 'Pharmacogenomics Education Forum' was held on October 2, 2004 during the 3rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Pharmacogenomics (ISP) at Santorini, Greece. The participants, members of the ISP Pharmacogenomics Education Forum, after deliberate discussions, proposed a document of 'Background Statement' and 'Recommendations and Call for Action' addressed to Deans of Education at Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Schools globally. This document has been considered by the education committee of the International Society of Pharmacogenomics and the result is presented here. We hope that this call would be listened to, and soon followed by beneficial action, ultimately leading to enhanced implementation of personalized medicine into core medical education and practice.
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- D Gurwitz
- Department of Human Genetics & Molecular Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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Sodi A, Passerini I, Simonelli F, Testa F, Menchini U, Torricelli F. 485 Une nouvelle mutation VMD2 dans une famille italienne avec dégénérescence maculaire de Best. J Fr Ophtalmol 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0181-5512(05)73605-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Bione S, Rizzolio F, Sala C, Ricotti R, Goegan M, Manzini MC, Battaglia R, Marozzi A, Vegetti W, Dalprà L, Crosignani PG, Ginelli E, Nappi R, Bernabini S, Bruni V, Torricelli F, Zuffardi O, Toniolo D. Mutation analysis of two candidate genes for premature ovarian failure, DACH2 and POF1B. Hum Reprod 2004; 19:2759-66. [PMID: 15459172 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Balanced X;autosome translocations interrupting the 'critical region' of the long arm of the human X chromosome are often associated with premature ovarian failure (POF). However, the mechanisms leading to X-linked ovarian dysfunction are largely unknown, as the majority of the X chromosome breakpoints have been mapped to gene-free genomic regions. A few genes have been found to be interrupted, but their role has never been clarified. METHODS AND RESULTS By fine mapping of the X chromosome breakpoint of an X;autosome balanced translocation, we identified a new interrupted gene, POF1B. We performed a mutation analysis of POF1B and of another gene previously identified, DACH2, localized approximately 700 kb distal in Xq21, in a cohort of >200 Italian POF patients. Rare mutations were found in patients in both genes. CONCLUSIONS Our findings could not demonstrate any involvement of POF1B, but suggest that rare mutations in the DACH2 gene may have a role in the POF phenotype.
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- S Bione
- Institute of Molecular Genetics-CNR, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Boccalon P, Torricelli F, Zoccarato P, Taiuti R, Petrini S, Magnelli E, Leprini E, Giardiello R, Focardi L. [Part-time work at a hospital: study of atypical workers]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2003; 25 Suppl:216-8. [PMID: 14979157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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According to act 626/1994, employers have the duty to inform and train workers and their representatives. The implementation of training activities requires the following points: planning the training progra according to the needs of the target population, use of the methods aimed at promoting learning and the adoption of safe behaviour, setting-up of evaluation tools. The disciplines of risk perception and communication and adult training may provide useful contribution in this frame. At the light of the preliminary experiences in this field, the importance of the following items for workers, workers representatives and employers is emphasized: probabilistic causality models, role of cognitive and emotional factors in the learning process, definition of carcinogenic according to national and internationals organisation, meaning of TLV with respect to carcinogenic exposure, interaction between carcinogens in the case of multiple exposition, risk evaluation, preventive measures, transfer of carcinogen risk from workplace to domestic environment, due to lack of compliance with basic hygienic rules such proper use of work clothes.
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- P Boccalon
- UO Medicina Preventiva dei Lavoratori Azienda Ospedaliera Careggi
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