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White LK, Hillman N, Ruparel K, Moore TM, Gallagher RS, McClellan EJ, Roalf DR, Scott JC, Calkins ME, McGinn DE, Giunta V, Tran O, Crowley TB, Zackai EH, Emanuel BS, McDonald-McGinn DM, Gur RE, Gur RC. Remote assessment of the Penn computerised neurocognitive battery in individuals with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. J Intellect Disabil Res 2024; 68:369-376. [PMID: 38229473 DOI: 10.1111/jir.13115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Neurocognitive functioning is an integral phenotype of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome relating to severity of psychopathology and outcomes. A neurocognitive battery that could be administered remotely to assess multiple cognitive domains would be especially beneficial to research on rare genetic variants, where in-person assessment can be unavailable or burdensome. The current study compares in-person and remote assessments of the Penn computerised neurocognitive battery (CNB). METHODS Participants (mean age = 17.82, SD = 6.94 years; 48% female) completed the CNB either in-person at a laboratory (n = 222) or remotely (n = 162). RESULTS Results show that accuracy of CNB performance was equivalent across the two testing locations, while slight differences in speed were detected in 3 of the 11 tasks. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that the CNB can be used in remote settings to assess multiple neurocognitive domains.
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- L K White
- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- VISN4 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 22q and You Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Human Biology and Medical Genetics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) of, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Terraneo S, Ferrer M, Martín-Loeches I, Esperatti M, Di Pasquale M, Giunta V, Rinaudo M, de Rosa F, Li Bassi G, Centanni S, Torres A. Impact of Candida spp. isolation in the respiratory tract in patients with intensive care unit-acquired pneumonia. Clin Microbiol Infect 2015; 22:94.e1-94.e8. [PMID: 26369603 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Revised: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
In immunocompetent patients with nosocomial pneumonia, the relationship between Candida spp. isolation in respiratory samples and outcomes or association with other pathogens is controversial. We therefore compared the characteristics and outcomes of patients with intensive care unit-acquired pneumonia (ICUAP), with or without Candida spp. isolation in the respiratory tract. In this prospective non-interventional study, we assessed 385 consecutive immunocompetent patients with ICUAP, according to the presence or absence of Candida spp. in lower respiratory tract samples. Candida spp. was isolated in at least one sample in 82 (21%) patients. Patients with Candida spp. had higher severity scores and organ dysfunction at admission and at onset of pneumonia. In multivariate analysis, previous surgery, diabetes mellitus and higher Simplified Acute Physiology Score II at ICU admission independently predicted isolation of Candida spp. There were no significant differences in the rate of specific aetiological pathogens, the systemic inflammatory response, and length of stay between patients with and without Candida spp. Mortality was also similar, even adjusted for potential confounders in propensity-adjusted multivariate analyses (adjusted hazard ratio 1.08, 95% CI 0.57-2.05, p 0.80 for 28-day mortality and adjusted hazard ratio 1.38, 95% CI 0.81-2.35, p 0.24 for 90-day mortality). Antifungal therapy was more frequently prescribed in patients with Candida spp. in respiratory samples but did not influence outcomes. Candida spp. airway isolation in patients with ICUAP is associated with more initial disease severity but does not influence outcomes in these patients, regardless of the use or not of antifungal therapy.
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- S Terraneo
- Servei de Pneumologia, Institut del Torax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Respiratory Unit, San Paolo Hospital, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Servei de Pneumologia, Institut del Torax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomedica En Red-Enfermedades Respiratorias (CibeRes, CB06/06/0028), Ireland.
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- St. James's Hospital, Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Research Organization (MICRO), Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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- Servei de Pneumologia, Institut del Torax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Pneumologia, Institut del Torax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Cà Granda Milano, Italy
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- Servei de Pneumologia, Institut del Torax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Pneumologia, Institut del Torax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Pneumologia, Institut del Torax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Cà Granda Milano, Italy
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- Servei de Pneumologia, Institut del Torax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomedica En Red-Enfermedades Respiratorias (CibeRes, CB06/06/0028), Ireland
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- Respiratory Unit, San Paolo Hospital, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Servei de Pneumologia, Institut del Torax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomedica En Red-Enfermedades Respiratorias (CibeRes, CB06/06/0028), Ireland
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Ciprandi G, De Amici M, Legoratto S, Giunta V, Vignini M, Borroni G. Serum IL-9 levels in patients with spontaneous urticaria: a preliminary study. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2012; 22:232-234. [PMID: 22697022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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- G Ciprandi
- IRCCS - Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
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Ciprandi G, De Amici M, Giunta V, Marseglia GL. Comparison of serum specific IgE and skin prick test in polysensitized patients. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2011; 23:1293-5. [PMID: 21244783 DOI: 10.1177/039463201002300438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate serum specific-IgE in a large group of polysensitized patients with the same SPT result (such as ++++) comparing two diagnostic methods. Six hundred ten patients (310 females; median age 32 years) suffering from allergic rhinitis were studied. Serum specific-IgE were measured by ImmunoCap assay. Skin prick test was also performed. There was a significant difference between serum specific-IgE values in these polysensitized patients. In conclusion, the serum specific-IgE measurement in polysensitized patients seems to be more appropriate than SPT.
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Barco S, Barone M, Beltrametti C, De Amici M, Giunta V, Iosub D, Piovella F. PO-75 Efficacy and safety of fondaparinux in the management of strongly suspected heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT): the key role of an early diagnosis. Thromb Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s0049-3848(10)70125-0] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Ciprandi G, Quaglini S, Giunta V, Cirillo I. Assessment of the bronchodilation test by visual analog scale in the selection of patients with rhinitis for screening spirometry. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2010; 20:419-424. [PMID: 20945609] [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: 05/30/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The nose and bronchi are closely linked, and rhinitis often precedes the onset of asthma. Bronchial obstruction is a characteristic of asthma, and demonstration of its reversibility is a key element in diagnosis. However, reversibility testing requires a spirometer, which is rarely available in the doctor's office. Visual analog scales (VAS) are frequently used in daily practice. OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the suitability of a VAS for assessing bronchodilation in patients with persistent allergic rhinitis as a means of selecting candidates for screening spirometry. METHODS We evaluated 120 patients with moderate to severe persistent allergic rhinitis. All patients underwent a clinical examination, skin prick test, spirometry, bronchodilation test, and VAS. RESULTS Patients with rhinitis showed significantly increased forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) after the bronchodilation test (median, 11.5%). Positive results were observed in 60%, and VAS values increased (>30%) after the test. There was a significant relationship between deltaVAS and deltaFEV1 (P<.0001; r=0.482). CONCLUSION This preliminary study shows that patients with moderate to severe persistent allergic rhinitis often experience an increase in FEV1 after the bronchodilation test. VAS assessment of the test might be useful when selecting candidates for spirometry for possible bronchial involvement.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Asthma/diagnosis
- Asthma/etiology
- Asthma/physiopathology
- Bronchoconstriction
- Disease Progression
- Feasibility Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mass Screening
- Pain Measurement/methods
- Pain Measurement/statistics & numerical data
- Patient Selection
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/complications
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/diagnosis
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/physiopathology
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/complications
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/diagnosis
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/physiopathology
- Spirometry/methods
- Spirometry/statistics & numerical data
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- G Ciprandi
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università di Genova-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino di Genova, Genova, Italy.
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Purrello M, Di Pietro C, Rapisarda A, Amico V, Giunta V, Engel H, Stevens S, Hsieh Y, Teichman M, Wang Z, Sichel G, Roeder R, Grzeschik KH. Genes for human general transcription initiation factors TFIIIB, TFIIIB-associated proteins, TFIIIC2 and PTF/SNAPC: functional and positional candidates for tumour predisposition or inherited genetic diseases? Oncogene 2001; 20:4877-83. [PMID: 11521199 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2000] [Revised: 05/03/2001] [Accepted: 05/09/2001] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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TFIIIB, TFIIIC2, and PTF/SNAPC are heteromultimeric general transcription factors (GTFs) needed for expression of genes encoding small cytoplasmic (scRNAs) and small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs). Their activity is stimulated by viral oncogenes, such as SV40 large T antigen and Adenovirus E1A, and is repressed by specific transcription factors (STFs) acting as anti-oncogenes, such as p53 and pRb. GTFs role as final targets of critical signal transduction pathways, that control cell proliferation and differentiation, and their involvement in gene expression regulation suggest that the genes encoding them are potential proto-oncogenes or anti-oncogenes or may be otherwise involved in the pathogenesis of inherited genetic diseases. To test our hypothesis through the positional candidate gene approach, we have determined the physical localization in the human genome of the 11 genes, encoding the subunits of these GTFs, and of three genes for proteins associated with TFIIIB (GTF3BAPs). Our data, obtained by chromosomal in situ hybridization, radiation hybrids and somatic cell hybrids analysis, demonstrate that these genes are present in the human genome as single copy sequences and that some cluster to the same cytogenetic band, alone or in combination with class II GTFs. Intriguingly, some of them are localized within chromosomal regions where recurrent, cytogenetically detectable mutations are seen in specific neoplasias, such as neuroblastoma, uterine leyomioma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary glands and hemangiopericytoma, or where mutations causing inherited genetic diseases map, such as Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Their molecular function and genomic position make these GTF genes interesting candidates for causal involvement in oncogenesis or in the pathogenesis of inherited genetic diseases.
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- M Purrello
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Sezione di Biologia generale, cellulare e di Genetica molecolare, Università di Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
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