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Pieńkowska JR, Manganelli G, Proćków M, Barbato D, Sosnowska K, Giusti F, Lesicki A. Next step in Monachacantiana (Montagu, 1803) phylogeography: northern French and Dutch populations (Eupulmonata, Stylommatophora, Hygromiidae). Zookeys 2024; 1198:55-86. [PMID: 38693970 PMCID: PMC11061557 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1198.119738] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024] Open
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Features of shell and genitalia as well as nucleotide sequences of selected mitochondrial and nuclear genes of specimens of Monachacantiana from ten northern French and two Dutch populations were compared with the same features of British and Italian populations. They were found to be very similar to populations previously identified as belonging to the CAN-1 lineage of M.cantiana. This confirms previous suggestions that M.cantiana was introduced to western Europe (England, France and the Netherlands) in historical times.
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- Joanna R. Pieńkowska
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznańPoland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversità di SienaSienaItaly
- NBFC (National Biodiversity Future Center), Palermo, ItalyNBFC (National Biodiversity Future Center)PalermoItaly
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- Museum of Natural History, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław, PolandUniversity of WrocławWrocławPoland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversità di SienaSienaItaly
- NBFC (National Biodiversity Future Center), Palermo, ItalyNBFC (National Biodiversity Future Center)PalermoItaly
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznańPoland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversità di SienaSienaItaly
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznańPoland
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Pieńkowska JR, Manganelli G, Proćków M, Gürelli G, Kosicka E, Giusti F, Lesicki A. Monacha samsunensis (Pfeiffer, 1868): another Anatolian species introduced to Western Europe, where it is known as Monacha atacis Gittenberger & de Winter, 1985 (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Hygromiidae). The European Zoological Journal 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2022.2100932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022] Open
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- J. R. Pieńkowska
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Italy
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- Museum of Natural History, University of Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Kastamonu University, Turkey
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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Manganelli G, Lesicki A, Benocci A, Barbato D, Miserocchi D, Pieńkowska JR, Giusti F. A small slug from a tropical greenhouse reveals a new rathouisiid lineage with triaulic tritrematic genitalia (Gastropoda: Systellommatophora). Zool J Linn Soc 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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A small slug found in the tropical greenhouse of the Science Museum (MUSE) of Trento (Italy) turned out to be a species of the little-known systellommatophoran family Rathouisiidae. We undertook detailed comparative anatomical and molecular studies using specimens of the MUSE slug, Rathouisia sinensis, and sequences of other systellommatophoran species deposited in GenBank to conduct a systematic and phylogenetic assessment. Analysis of the genitalia of the MUSE slug and R. sinensis revealed an unusual triaulic tritrematic structure: two separate female ducts – one for egg release (oviduct), the other for intake of allosperm (vagina) – and a separate male duct for autosperm release. Analysis of the nucleotide sequences of several mitochondrial (COI, 16S rDNA) and nuclear (18S rDNA, ITS2 flanked by 5.8S and 28S rDNA fragments, H3) gene fragments supported assignation of the MUSE slug to Rathouisiidae, but also its distinction from the other rathouisiid genera Atopos, Granulilimax, Rathouisia and an undescribed genus from the Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Therefore, we decided to describe the MUSE slug as a new species in a new genus: Barkeriella museensis gen. et sp. nov. The species is certainly an alien introduced into the tropical greenhouse of MUSE, but its origin is unknown and calls for further investigation.
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- Giuseppe Manganelli
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli, Siena , Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego, Poznań , Poland
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- Museo di Storia Naturale dell’Accademia dei Fisiocritici , Piazzetta S. Gigli, Siena , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli, Siena , Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego, Poznań , Poland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli, Siena , Italy
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Masi L, Marini F, Franceschelli F, Leoncini G, Cianferotti L, Cioppi F, Giusti F, Marcucci G, Gronchi G, Brandi ML. Polymorphic variants of alkaline phosphatase gene correlate with clinical signs of adult hypophosphatasia? Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:2461-2472. [PMID: 34097127 PMCID: PMC8608776 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-05893-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED We analyzed polymorphism of the ALPL gene in patients with low serum levels of tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP). The presence of three or more of the less frequent alleles of ALPL polymorphisms was associated with significantly lower TNAP serum level and higher frequencies of metatarsal fractures, which may help confirm a clinical suspicion of adult hypophosphatasia. INTRODUCTION Alkaline phosphatases (ALPs) are membrane-bound enzymes that hydrolyze monophosphate esters at a high pH (pH 8-10). Inorganic pyrophosphate, pyridoxal 5-phosphate, the activated form of vitamin B6 (PLP), and phosphoethanolamine (PEA), are natural substrates of ALPs. Hypophosphatasia (HPP, OMIM 146300, 241500, 241510) is a heterogeneous rare metabolic bone disease caused by loss-of-function mutations in the tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase gene (ALPL; MIM 171760) with a deficiency of TNAP. Clinical presentation of HPP in adults demonstrated a wide range of manifestations, many of which are nonspecific. In the present study, we screened the polymorphic genetic variants of ALPL in 56 subjects presenting low serum levels of TNAP and/or other clinical signs of adult HPP in order to evaluate a possible role of polymorphic variants in the diagnosis and management of HPP in adults. METHODS Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood and ALPL gene was sequenced by PCR-based Sanger technique. RESULTS Fourteen different polymorphic variants were found in the study population. A lower serum level of TNAP and higher frequencies of metatarsal fractures were observed in patients bearing three or more of the minor frequency alleles (MFAs) of the ALPL polymorphic variants. The presence of some MFAs, mostly as a contemporary presence of three or more of them, was found to be mainly represented in patients having both a significantly lower level of TNAP and a higher level of vitamin B6. CONCLUSION The genetic analysis and presence of some polymorphic variants may be an instrument to confirm clinical and biochemical data, consider adult HPP, and help clinicians be cautious in the administration of anti-reabsorption drugs.
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- University Hospital of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi (AOUC), Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- University Hospital of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi (AOUC), Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Deparment of Neuroscience, Psychology Drug Research and Child's Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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Giusti F, Martos C, Neamtiu L, Randi G, Flego M, Dyba T, Calvalho R, Dimitrova N, Nicholson N, Bettio M. 1402P Gastroesophageal cancer treatment patterns in Europe and the United States: An exploratory analysis using population-based cancer registry data. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1511] [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: 10/20/2022] Open
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Giusti F, Lesicki A, Benocci A, Pieńkowska JR, Manganelli G. Weltersia obscura, a new slug from the island of Montecristo (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy): a hitherto undiscovered endemic or a recent alien? (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Limacidae). SYST BIODIVERS 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2021.1908442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Folco Giusti
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell'Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via P. A. Mattioli 4, Siena, 53100, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, Poznań, 61-614, Poland
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- Museo di Storia Naturale dell'Accademia dei Fisiocritici, Piazzetta S. Gigli 2, Siena, 53100, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, Poznań, 61-614, Poland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell'Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via P. A. Mattioli 4, Siena, 53100, Italy
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Felines N, Arrachart G, Giusti F, Beillard A, Marie C, Pellet-Rostaing S. Stereochemically enriched extractants for the extraction of actinides. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj02077c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Stereoisomers of monoamide highlight the importance of the extractant chirality for U/Pu extraction.
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Manganelli G, Pieńkowska J, Kosicka E, Barbato D, Benocci A, Lesicki A, Giusti F. New evidence on the relationships between Hypnophila Bourguignat, 1859 and Gomphroa Westerlund, 1902 (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Azecidae). Folia Malacol 2020. [DOI: 10.12657/folmal.028.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea) and Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller) are among the most invasive aquatic molluscs found in Europe. Both species were recorded in the Adriatic part of Croatia for the first time in 2019 although in the Danubian Croatia they were more common. An abundant population of S. woodiana was found in an oxbow of the Cetina River; mussels with shell length of ca. 12–17 cm dominated. A population of C. fluminea was recorded in the freshwater section of the Zrmanja River above the Jankovića Buk waterfall which forms the border between the brackish and the freshwater sections of the river. Possible pathways of their introduction and reasons for their rare occurrence in contrast to the Danubian Croatia are discussed.
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Pieńkowska JR, Manganelli G, Giusti F, Barbato D, Kosicka E, Hallgass A, Lesicki A. Redescription of Monacha pantanellii (De Stefani, 1879), a species endemic to the central Apennines, Italy (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Hygromiidae) by an integrative molecular and morphological approach. Zookeys 2020; 988:17-61. [PMID: 33223890 PMCID: PMC7666099 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.988.56397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Specimens obtained from ten populations of a Monacha species from the central Apennines were compared with six molecular lineages of Monacha cantiana s. l. (CAN-1, CAN-2, CAN-3, CAN-4, CAN-5, CAN-6) and two other Monacha species (M. cartusiana and M. parumcincta), treated as outgroup, by molecular (nucleotide sequences of two mitochondrial COI and 16S rDNA as well as two nuclear ITS2 and H3 gene fragments) and morphological (shell and genital anatomy) analysis. The results strongly suggest that these populations represent a separate species for which two names are available: the older Helix pantanellii De Stefani, 1879 and the junior M. ruffoi Giusti, 1973. The nucleotide sequences created well separated clades on each phylogenetic tree. Genital anatomy included several distinctive features concerning vaginal appendix, penis, penial papilla and flagellum; instead, shell characters only enabled them to be distinguished from M. cartusiana and M. parumcincta. Remarkably, populations of M. pantanellii show high morphological variability. Shell variability mainly concerns size, some populations having very small dimensions. Genital variability shows a more intricate pattern of all anatomical parts, being higher as regards the vagina and vaginal appendix. Despite this morphological variability, the K2P distance range of COI sequences between populations is narrow (0.2-4.5%), if we consider all but three of the 53 sequences obtained. This research confirmed that the species of Monacha and their molecularly distinguished lineages can only occasionally be recognised morphologically and that they have significant inter- and intra-population variability. The possibility of using an overall approach, including shell, genital and molecular evidence, was taken in order to establish a reliable taxonomic setting.
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- Joanna R. Pieńkowska
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznanPoznańPoland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversità di SienaSienaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversità di SienaSienaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversità di SienaSienaItaly
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznanPoznańPoland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversità di SienaSienaItaly
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznanPoznańPoland
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Giusti F, Martos C, Neamtiu L, Dimitrova N, Randi G, Carvalho R, Dyba T, Flego M, Nicholson N, Bettio M. Monitoring clinical patterns in early and advanced breast cancer in Europe through population-based cancer registries data. Eur J Cancer 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(20)30820-0] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Randi G, Dyba T, Martos C, Giusti F, Dimitrova N, Neamtiu L, Flego M, Nicholson N, Carvalho R, Bettio M. Estimated Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Europe for the year 2020. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.1348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Up-to-date cancer burden indicators are essential to support political decision making, to enable epidemiological research and as an information source for citizens. Nevertheless, observed cancer incidence and mortality suffer from an endemic registration delay in the data production workflow. To overcome this, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre in collaboration with the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer have computed estimates of cancer incidence and mortality, for the year 2020 and for European countries, in the framework of the European Cancer Information System (ECIS).
Methods
Predicted values for the year 2020 are based on the incidence data of more than 150 European population-based cancer registries included in the ECIS, and on the WHO mortality database. According to previously developed and applied methodology, the estimates of 2020 cancer incidence and mortality rates were produced for 40 European countries, on the basis of the most recent time trends of observed data, where possible. Estimated rates were then applied to the projected 2020 population from EUROSTAT, to calculate the predicted number of new cases and deaths for 2020 in each European country.
Results
The number of new cancer cases and deaths in 2020 has been estimated per country by sex and age group, for 25 major cancer sites. The results are included and disseminated through the ECIS web application (https://ecis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/).
Conclusions
The release of up-to-date cancer incidence and mortality estimates is of crucial importance in supporting evidence-based EU cancer policies. The homogeneity of the estimation methods applied throughout Europe guarantees the comparability of the estimated values between countries. Reliable and comparable estimates enable highlighting differences between countries in cancer incidence and mortality, thus facilitating the identification of possible intervention areas.
Key messages
The EC’s JRC, in collaboration with WHO’s IARC, have computed estimates of cancer incidence and mortality for the year 2020 for European countries, in the framework of the ECIS. The number of new cancer cases and deaths in 2020 has been estimated in 40 European countries for 25 major cancer sites and included in the ECIS web application (https://ecis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/).
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- G Randi
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA), Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA), Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA), Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA), Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA), Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA), Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA), Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA), Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA), Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA), Italy
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Giusti F, Martos M, Scoccianti S, Neamtiu L, Randi G, Flego M, Dyba T, De Carvalho RN, Dimitrova N, Nicholson N, Bettio M. 365MO Exploring changes in glioblastoma treatment patterns in Europe and the USA with population-based cancer registry data. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.474] [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: 11/29/2022] Open
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Giusti F, Martos C, Neamtiu L, Randi G, Dyba T, Flego M, Carvalho R, Dimitrova N, Nicholson N, Bettio M. 508P Evaluating colorectal cancer treatment patterns by stage in European cancer registries. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.618] [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] Open
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Martos M, Giusti F, Neamtiu L, Randi G, Dyba T, Flego M, Dimitrova N, Carvalho R, Nicholson N, Bettio M. 1596P Could population-based cancer registries contribute to breast cancer screening assessment? Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1905] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Carvalho R, Randi G, Martos C, Dyba T, Giusti F, Nicholson N, Neamtiu L, Dimitrova N, Bettio M. Burden of cancer and human exposure to chemicals. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cancer has important impacts on the EU's health systems and economies, with around 3 million new patients diagnosed each year. However, up to 40% of cancers are attributed to preventable causes. For these reasons, cancer is one of the main priorities of the EC in the health domain.
The new Europe's Beating Cancer Plan of the EC, to be launched at the end of 2020, aims to support EU Member States to improve cancer control and care, by proposing actions at every key stage of the disease: prevention (lifestyle, pollution, vaccination), diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. Reliable cancer statistics are essential to propel both epidemiological research and political decision making, and provide the supporting evidence to allow assessment of best practices in all those key stages. To this purpose, the European Cancer Information System (ECIS), built on European population-based cancer registries' data, provides the latest information on indicators that quantify the burden of cancer in Europe. It permits the exploration of geographical patterns and temporal trends of incidence, mortality and survival by granting access to harmonised and validated cancer incidence data.
Population-based cancer registries have been essential in many of the epidemiological studies that led to the identification of several carcinogens in the work place as well as those linked to certain lifestyle habits such as tobacco and alcohol consumption. However, In conditions of low exposure, the identification of cancer hazards has remained largely inconclusive, due to the unavailability of sufficient exposure data and appropriate models that can account for multiple exposures over extended periods.
The linkage between cancer registries data and administrative databases, biobanks, environmental data and extensive lifestyle questionnaires could help identifying or consolidate the available information on emerging carcinogens and populations at risk, thus allowing the development of preventable measures.
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- R Carvalho
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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Dyba T, Randi G, Martos M, Giusti F, Ferlay J, Bray F, Dimitrova N, Neamtiu L, Nicholson N, Carvalho R, Bettio M. 1581O Estimation of European cancer burden for the year 2020. Ann Oncol 2020. [PMCID: PMC7506369 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.2306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Manganelli G, Barbato D, Pieńkowska JR, Benocci A, Lesicki A, Giusti F. Unravelling the tangle of the azecid land snails: a survey on the supraspecific systematics based on comparative morphology and molecular phylogeny (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Orthurethra). Folia Malacol 2019. [DOI: 10.12657/folmal.027.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Giusti F, Martos C, Crocetti E, Dimitrova N, Randi G, Neamtiu L, Carvalho R, Dyba T, Flego M, Nicholson N, Bettio M. Patient data to monitor clinical patterns in early and advanced breast cancer in Europe. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz240.048] [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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Bettio M, Carvalho R, Dimitrova N, Dyba T, Flego M, Giusti F, Martos C, Neamtiu L, Nicholson N, Randi G, Nicholl C. Measuring the cancer burden in Europe: The European Cancer Information System (ECIS). Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz263.014] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Giusti F, Marciniak A, Randi F, Sparapassi G, Boschini F, Eisaki H, Greven M, Damascelli A, Avella A, Fausti D. Signatures of Enhanced Superconducting Phase Coherence in Optimally Doped Bi_{2}Sr_{2}Y_{0.08}Ca_{0.92}Cu_{2}O_{8+δ} Driven by Midinfrared Pulse Excitations. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 122:067002. [PMID: 30822056 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.067002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Optimally doped cuprate are characterized by the presence of superconducting fluctuations in a relatively large temperature region above the critical transition temperature. We reveal here that the effect of thermal disorder, which decreases the condensate phase coherence at equilibrium, can be dynamically contrasted by photoexcitation with ultrashort midinfrared pulses. In particular, our findings reveal that light pulses with photon energy comparable to the amplitude of the superconducting gap and polarized in plane along the copper-copper direction can dynamically enhance the optical response associated with the onset of superconductivity. We propose that this effect can be rationalized by an effective d-wave BCS model, which reveals that midinfrared pulses result in a transient increase of the phase coherence.
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- Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., 34127 Basovizza Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., 34127 Basovizza Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., 34127 Basovizza Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., 34127 Basovizza Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Nanoelectronics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Fisica "E.R. Caianiello," Università degli Studi di Salerno, I-84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
- CNR-SPIN, UOS di Salerno, I-84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., 34127 Basovizza Trieste, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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Pieńkowska JR, Manganelli G, Giusti F, Barbato D, Hallgass A, Lesicki A. Exploration of phylogeography of Monachacantiana s.l. continues: the populations of the Apuan Alps (NW Tuscany, Italy) (Eupulmonata, Stylommatophora, Hygromiidae). Zookeys 2019; 814:115-149. [PMID: 30655712 PMCID: PMC6335383 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.814.31583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Two new lineages CAN-5 and CAN-6 were recognised in four populations of Monachacantiana (Montagu, 1803) s.l. from the Italian Apuan Alps by joint molecular and morphological analysis. They are different from other M.cantiana lineages known from English, Italian, Austrian and French populations, i.e. CAN-1, CAN-2, CAN-3 and CAN-4, as well as from the other Italian Monacha species used for comparisons (M.parumcincta and M.cartusiana). Although a definite taxonomic and nomenclatural setting seems to be premature, we suggest that the name or names for these new lineages as one or two species should be found among 19th century names (Helixsobara Mabille, 1881, H.ardesa Mabille, 1881, H.apuanica Mabille, 1881, H.carfaniensis De Stefani, 1883 and H.spallanzanii De Stefani, 1884).
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- Joanna R. Pieńkowska
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan; Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, PolandAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznanPoznańPoland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversitá di SienaSienaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversitá di SienaSienaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversitá di SienaSienaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversitá di SienaSienaItaly
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan; Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, PolandAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznanPoznańPoland
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Bettio M, Carvalho R, Dimitrova N, Dyba T, Giusti F, Martos C, Neamtiu L, Randi G, Nicholson N. Measuring the cancer burden: the European Cancer Information System. Eur J Public Health 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky212.500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- M Bettio
- Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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Giusti F, Martos C, Randi G, Carvalho RN, Dimitrova N, Neamtiu L, Dyba T, Crocetti E, Bettio M. Cancer registration in Europe: where are we? Eur J Public Health 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky214.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- F Giusti
- European Commission - DG Joint Reasearch Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission - DG Joint Reasearch Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission - DG Joint Reasearch Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission - DG Joint Reasearch Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission - DG Joint Reasearch Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission - DG Joint Reasearch Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission - DG Joint Reasearch Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission - DG Joint Reasearch Centre, Ispra, Italy
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Dyba T, Randi G, Giusti F, Martos C, Carvalho R, Dimitrova N, Neamtiu L, Bettio M. Comparing two approaches for estimating national incidence with regional cancer registration only. Eur J Public Health 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky218.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- T Dyba
- DG Joint Research Centre Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Ispra, Italy
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- DG Joint Research Centre Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Ispra, Italy
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- DG Joint Research Centre Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Ispra, Italy
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- DG Joint Research Centre Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Ispra, Italy
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- DG Joint Research Centre Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Ispra, Italy
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- DG Joint Research Centre Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Ispra, Italy
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- DG Joint Research Centre Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Ispra, Italy
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- DG Joint Research Centre Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Ispra, Italy
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Randi G, Ben E, Carvalho R, Dimitrova N, Dyba T, Giusti F, Martos C, Neamtiu L, Nicholson N, Bettio M. European Cancer Information System web-application: analysing and visualising European cancer data. Eur J Public Health 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky214.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- G Randi
- Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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Pieńkowska JR, Manganelli G, Giusti F, Hallgass A, Lesicki A. Exploring Monacha cantiana (Montagu, 1803) phylogeography: cryptic lineages and new insights into the origin of the English populations (Eupulmonata, Stylommatophora, Hygromiidae). Zookeys 2018; 765:1-41. [PMID: 29904267 PMCID: PMC5999686 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.765.24386] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Molecular analysis of nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) and 16S ribosomal DNA (16SrDNA) as well as nuclear histone 3 (H3) and internal transcribed spacer 2 of rDNA (ITS2) gene fragments together with morphological analysis of shell and genitalia features showed that English, French and Italian populations usually assigned to Monacha cantiana consist of four distinct lineages (CAN-1, CAN-2, CAN-3, CAN-4). One of these lineages (CAN-1) included most of the UK (five sites) and Italian (five sites) populations examined. Three other lineages represented populations from two sites in northern Italy (CAN-2), three sites in northern Italy and Austria (CAN-3), and two sites in south-eastern France (CAN-4). The taxonomic and nomenclatural setting is only currently available for lineages CAN-1 and CAN-4; a definitive frame for the other two requires much more research. The lineage CAN-1 corresponds to the true M. cantiana (Montagu, 1803) because it is the only one that includes topotypical English populations. The relationships and genetic distances support the hypothesis of the Italian origin of this lineage which was probably introduced to England by the Romans. The lineage CAN-4 is attributed to M. cemenelea (Risso, 1826), for which a neotype has been designated and deposited. Its diagnostic sequences of COI, 16SrDNA, H3 and ITS2 genes have also been deposited in GenBank. Molecular and morphological (shell and genitalia) features showed that M. parumcincta (Rossmässler, 1834) is a distinct taxon from the M. cantiana lineages.
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- Joanna R. Pieńkowska
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan; Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan; Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Minisola S, Cianferotti L, Biondi P, Cipriani C, Fossi C, Franceschelli F, Giusti F, Leoncini G, Pepe J, Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Brandi ML. Correction of vitamin D status by calcidiol: pharmacokinetic profile, safety, and biochemical effects on bone and mineral metabolism of daily and weekly dosage regimens: response to comments by Chen et al. Osteoporos Int 2018; 29:1219-1220. [PMID: 29470595 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-018-4398-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- S Minisola
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, "Sapienza", Rome University, Rome, Italy
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- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, "Sapienza", Rome University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, "Sapienza", Rome University, Rome, Italy
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- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, "Sapienza", Rome University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Geriatrics and Aging Research, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy.
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Minisola S, Cianferotti L, Biondi P, Cipriani C, Fossi C, Franceschelli F, Giusti F, Leoncini G, Pepe J, Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Brandi ML. Correction of vitamin D status by calcidiol: pharmacokinetic profile, safety, and biochemical effects on bone and mineral metabolism of daily and weekly dosage regimens. Osteoporos Int 2017; 28:3239-3249. [PMID: 28815282 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-4180-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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RATIONALE Calcidiol can be employed to correct vitamin D deficiency. MAIN RESULTS Calcidiol administered at daily and weekly regimens over a period of 3 months was able to successfully raise 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels without altering other markers related to bone and mineral metabolism. SIGNIFICANCE Calcidiol supplementation is effective and safe. INTRODUCTION The correction of vitamin D status is necessary to maintain an optimal mineral and skeletal homeostasis. Despite cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) is the most commonly used drug for vitamin D supplementation, the more hydrophilic compound calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin D3) can be employed at daily, weekly, and monthly regimens to reach in the short term the target levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]. In the administration of different doses of calcidiol pharmacokinetic study (ADDI-D study), the efficacy and safety of daily and weekly dosages of calcidiol were tested. METHODS A total of 87 Caucasian, community-dwelling, postmenopausal women, aged 55 years or older, with vitamin D inadequacy (serum 25(OH)D levels <30 ng/ml, with mean 25(OH)D below 20 ng/ml, namely 16.5 ± 7.5 ng/ml) were randomized to receive three different dosages of calcidiol: 20 μg/day, 40 μg/day, and 125 μg/week for 3 months. The attained level of serum 25(OH)D was selected as primary endpoint to assess efficacy, while other parameters of mineral metabolism, (serum calcium, parathyroid hormone, phosphate, FGF23, urinary calcium, and markers of bone turnover) were assessed as secondary endpoints to establish safety. RESULTS In all the three groups, serum 25(OH)D values significantly and promptly rose and plateaued above the 30 ng/ml threshold remaining within safety interval after 14 days of treatment, with similar efficacy for the similar daily and weekly dose regimens. The different dosages were also equally effective in controlling secondary hyperparathyroidism. No significant changes in calcium and phosphate metabolism and in bone turnover markers were observed for any of the treatments, confirming the safety of this compound. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study demonstrate the short- and mid-term efficacy and safety on core parameters of mineral metabolism of different daily or weekly dosages of calcidiol when used to treat vitamin D inadequacy or deficiency in postmenopausal women. Further studies are needed to assess falls as primary outcome of calcidiol supplementation.
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- S Minisola
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, "Sapienza", University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, "Sapienza", University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, "Sapienza", University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, "Sapienza", University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Geriatrics and Aging Research, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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Maraldo M, Giusti F, van der Kaaij M, Henry-Amar M, Aleman B, Raemaekers J, Meijnders P, Moser E, Kluin-Nelemans H, Spina M, Ferme C, Fortpied C, Specht L. Cardiac Disease and Lifestyle Risk Factors Following Hodgkin Lymphoma: An EORTC Lymphoma Group and GELA Follow-Up Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.323] [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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Maraldo M, Giusti F, van der Kaaij M, Henry-Amar M, Aleman B, Raemaekers J, Meijnders P, Moser E, Kluin-Nelemans H, Spina M, Ferme C, Fortpied C, Specht L. CARDIAC DISEASE PREDICTION FOLLOWING HODGKIN LYMPHOMA: AN EORTC LYMPHOMA GROUP AND GELA FOLLOW-UP STUDY. Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2438_34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- M.V. Maraldo
- Department of Clinical Oncology; Rigshospitalet; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Statistics; EORTC Headquarters; Brussels Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine; VU University Medical Centre; Amsterdam Netherlands
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- Centre de Traitement des Données du Cancéropôle Nord-Ouest; Centre François Baclesse; Caen France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology; the Netherlands Cancer Institute; Amsterdam Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology; Radboud University Medical Center; Nijmegen Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Iridium Cancer Network; University of Antwerp; Antwerp Belgium
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- Department of Radiation Oncology; Champalimaud Cancer Centre; Lisbon Portugal
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- Department of Hematology; University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen; Groningen Netherlands
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- Division of Medical Oncology; National Cancer Institute; Aviano Italy
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- Department of Hematology; Institut Gustave Roussy; Villejuif France
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- Department of Statistics; EORTC Headquarters; Brussels Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Oncology; Rigshospitalet; Copenhagen Denmark
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Bettio M, Carvalho R, Crocetti E, Dyba T, Giusti F, Martos C, Randi G, Rooney R, Voti L, Nicholson N. Assessing Cancer Burden across Europe: Towards a Comprehensive an Harmonised Cancer Information System. Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw168.068] [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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Martos C, Giusti F, Randi G, Voti L, Crocetti E, Rooney R, Dyba T, Carvalho R, Nicholson N, Bettio M. Improving cancer data comparability in Europe: a common data quality-checking software tool. Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw168.070] [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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Randi G, Crocetti E, Martos C, Dyba T, Voti L, Giusti F, Rooney R, Carvalho R, Bettio M, Katalinic A. The ENCR-JRC project on Incidence and Mortality in Europe. Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw168.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- G Randi
- Joint Research Centre, European Commission
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- Joint Research Centre, European Commission
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- Joint Research Centre, European Commission
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- Joint Research Centre, European Commission
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- Joint Research Centre, European Commission
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- Joint Research Centre, European Commission
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- Joint Research Centre, European Commission
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- Joint Research Centre, European Commission
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- Joint Research Centre, European Commission
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- European Network of Cancer Registries (ENCR)
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Giusti F, Martos C, Randi G, Crocetti E, Dyba T, Voti L, Rooney R, Carvalho R, Nicholson N, Bettio M. Evaluation of European Cancer Registries' Data Quality within the ENCR-JRC Project. Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw168.072] [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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Mandel V, Ferrari F, Ciardo S, Giusti F, Pellacani G. Bowen's disease of the upper eyelid successfully treated with photodynamic therapy. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; 31:e127-e129. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- V.D. Mandel
- Dermatology Unit; Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant; Oncological and Regenerative Medicine; University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Dermatology Unit; Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant; Oncological and Regenerative Medicine; University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Dermatology Unit; Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant; Oncological and Regenerative Medicine; University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Dermatology Unit; Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant; Oncological and Regenerative Medicine; University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Dermatology Unit; Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant; Oncological and Regenerative Medicine; University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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Fiorentino V, Manganelli G, Giusti F, Ketmaier V. Recent expansion and relic survival: Phylogeography of the land snail genus Helix (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from south to north Europe. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2016; 98:358-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Maraldo M, Giusti F, Vogelius I, Lundemann M, Bentzen S, Van der Kaaij M, Aleman B, Henry-Amar M, Meijnders P, Moser E, Fortpied C, Specht L. OC-0060: Cardiac risk prediction: Moving beyond a mean heart dose model? Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)31309-3] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Pellacani G, Witkowski A, Cesinaro AM, Losi A, Colombo GL, Campagna A, Longo C, Piana S, De Carvalho N, Giusti F, Farnetani F. Cost-benefit of reflectance confocal microscopy in the diagnostic performance of melanoma. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015; 30:413-9. [PMID: 26446299 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The sub-optimal diagnostic accuracy for melanoma leads to excise a high number of benign lesions, with consequent costs. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) improves diagnostic specificity, thus possibly inducing a reduction in unnecessary excisions and related costs. OBJECTIVE To estimate the influence of RCM on number of benign lesions needed to excise (NNE) a melanoma, in term of clinical outcomes and costs per patient. PATIENTS AND METHODS Skin neoplasms excised by the dermatology public service in the Province of Modena were retrieved form centralized pathology database. Differences in NNE between the territorial service (using dermoscopy only) and the University Hospital (adding also RCM to the patients' workflow) were calculated and cost analysis was performed through a micro-costing approach. RESULTS A large reduction in benign lesions excised at University Hospital was evident, leading to NNE of 6.25 for University Hospital, compared to 19.41 for Territorial Dermatology. Since 4320 unnecessary excisions can be saved every million inhabitants, an overall yearly saving of over 280,000 Eur can be expected from the use of RCM. CONCLUSIONS The systematic use of RCM was dramatically affecting the number of benign lesions excised, and this can be translated in a significant cost-benefit advantage.
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- G Pellacani
- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, University of Modena, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- General Direction, Policlinico Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology and Skin Cancer Unit, IRCCS - Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, IRCCS - Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Bisogni S, Chiarini I, Giusti F, Ciofi D, Poggi GM, Festini F. Impact of hospitalization on the sleep patterns of newborns, infants and toddlers admitted to a pediatric ward: a cross-sectional study. Minerva Pediatr 2015; 67:209-217. [PMID: 25297322] [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: 06/04/2023]
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AIM Sleep is essential for children's physical and mental recovery and it is indispensable for their growth, for endocrine and for immune function, and for the development of cognitive behavioral skills. The purpose of this study is to describe the impact of hospitalization on the sleep patterns of newborns, infants and toddlers, as well as mothers' perceptions of any changes in their children's sleep patterns. METHODS This was a single-centre cross-sectional study. The study included children aged up to 2 years who had been hospitalized for more than two days, selected by accidental sampling. Data were collected using an anonymous questionnaire with open and closed questions administered to mothers. RESULTS Two hundred and one children aged on average 11.2 months (SD 10.3) were enrolled in the study. The percentage of children who at home used to sleep less than 5 hours a night increased by 4.7% in hospital, while the percentage of children sleeping 9 to 11 hours at home decreased by 5.9% in hospital. In hospital mothers put their children to bed later than at home. Indeed, the number of individuals going to bed between 9 and 10 p.m. decreased by 9.8% in hospital, while the number of children going to bed between 10 and 11 p.m. increased by 10.1%. The number of children who had 2 to 4 awakenings per night increased by 13.9% and the number of those who had 4 to 6 nocturnal awakenings increased by 4.8%; 50.5% of mothers reported that their children's sleep was interrupted by nurses to provide care. Mothers generally perceived their children's sleep as adequate, even if they noticed that their children were more restless and irritable. Mothers with only one child reported that they had more difficulty helping their children fall asleep (P=0.02). CONCLUSION The study highlights the need to review the routine in paediatric wards on the basis of the sleep needs of children. Further studies are needed to estimate the effectiveness of the specific measures suggested by mothers.
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- University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy -
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Masi L, Beltrami G, Ottanelli S, Franceschelli F, Gozzini A, Zonefrati R, Galli G, Ciuffi S, Mavilia C, Giusti F, Marcucci G, Cioppi F, Colli E, Fossi C, Franchi A, Casentini C, Capanna R, Brandi ML. Human Preosteoblastic Cell Culture from a Patient with Severe Tumoral Calcinosis-Hyperphosphatemia Due to a New GALNT3 Gene Mutation: Study of In Vitro Mineralization. Calcif Tissue Int 2015; 96:438-52. [PMID: 25899975 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-015-9974-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Human disorders of phosphate (Pi) handling and skeletal mineralization represent a group of rare bone diseases. One of these disease is tumoral calcinosis (TC). In this study, we present the case of a patient with TC with a new GALNT3 gene mutation. We also performed functional studies using an in vitro cellular model. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood collected from a teenage Caucasian girl affected by TC, and from her parents. A higher capability to form mineralization nodules in vitro was found in human preosteoblastic cells of mutant when compared to wild-type controls. We found a novel homozygous inactivating splice site mutation in intron I (c.516-2a>g). A higher capability to form mineralization nodules in vitro was found in the mutant cells in human preosteoblastic cells when compared to wild-type controls. Understanding the functional significance and molecular physiology of this novel mutation will help to define the role of FGF23 in the control of Pi homeostasis in normal and in pathological conditions.
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- L Masi
- Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit AOUC-Careggi, Department of Orthopedics, University of Florence, Largo Palagi, 1, 50134, Florence, Italy
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Seidenari S, Ferrari C, Borsari S, Fabiano A, Bassoli S, Giusti F, Ponti G, Magnoni C. Dermoscopy of small melanomas: just miniaturized dermoscopy? Br J Dermatol 2014; 171:1006-13. [PMID: 23909951 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Small malignant melanomas (MMs) are usually MMs in an initial growth phase, deserving attention by the clinician aiming at an early diagnosis. OBJECTIVES To identify clues for early diagnosis of small MMs, by comparing the dermoscopic features of MMs < 4 mm (micromelanomas) with those of larger MMs. METHODS Our database consists of dermoscopic images of 482 MMs, which have been retrieved and measured digitally. The ABCD (asymmetry, border, colour, dimension) and 7-point criteria were evaluated for the whole database by three expert dermoscopists, whereas the main dermoscopic pattern was assessed only for micromelanomas. The dermoscopic aspects were correlated to clinical and histological features. RESULTS Most 7-point and ABCD scores, and criteria referring to micromelanomas, differed from those of the MM database as a whole. Lesion asymmetry, number of colours, blue-whitish veil, atypical vessels, irregular globules/dots and regression increased according to MM diameter. An inverse trend was observed for atypical network and irregular pigmentation, which were more frequently observed in micromelanomas than in larger ones. Among the 22 micromelanomas, 12 lesions were in situ, whereas the other 10 were 0·2-2 mm thick. The clinical and dermoscopic characteristics of the two groups were similar. CONCLUSIONS Micromelanomas are not a rarity. However, the clinician should be aware of the fact that the majority of them lack most of the dermoscopic features presented by larger lesions.
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- S Seidenari
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Fiorentino V, Manganelli G, Giusti F, Tiedemann R, Ketmaier V. A question of time: the land snailMurella muralis(Gastropoda: Pulmonata) reveals constraints on past ecological speciation. Mol Ecol 2012; 22:170-86. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.12107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Revised: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- V. Fiorentino
- Unit of Evolutionary Biology/Systematic Zoology; Institute of Biochemistry and Biology; University of Potsdam; Potsdam; 14476; Germany
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- Department of Environmental Sciences; University of Siena; Via P. A. Mattioli 4; Siena; 53100; Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences; University of Siena; Via P. A. Mattioli 4; Siena; 53100; Italy
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- Unit of Evolutionary Biology/Systematic Zoology; Institute of Biochemistry and Biology; University of Potsdam; Potsdam; 14476; Germany
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Festini F, Giusti F, Paoletti E, Biancalani L, Poggi GM. Is early use of pacifier a risk factor for diarrhea? Minerva Pediatr 2012; 64:303-305. [PMID: 22555322] [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 Non nutritive suckling has been always used by mothers for calming and comforting infants and young children. Previous studies have suggested that pacifiers may get contaminated but only three studies have shown a possible association between the use of pacifiers and diarrhea or enteric infections. The goal of this study was to investigate whether the early start of pacifier within the first month of life is a risk factor for diarrhea in early childhood. METHODS Case-control study. Subjects 12 to 36 month old were recruited. Cases were children with at least 1 episode of diarrhea per year of life. RESULTS Among cases (N.=63), those who had started using pacifier in the first month of life were 61.9%, while among controls (N.=78) they were 29.4%, OR 3.89, CI95% 1.92-7.85. Type and frequency of pacifier hygiene practices were not associated with diarrhea. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that the recommendation to postpone pacifier use after the first month of life not to interfere with the duration of breastfeeding, may have also the effect to reduce the risk of episodes of diarrhea in the first three years of life.
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- Department of Sciences of Women's and Children's Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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Caldarella A, Amunni G, Angiolini C, Crocetti E, Di Costanzo F, Di Leo A, Giusti F, Pegna AL, Mantellini P, Luzzatto L, Paci E. Feasibility of evaluating quality cancer care using registry data and electronic health records: a population-based study. Int J Qual Health Care 2012; 24:411-8. [DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzs020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Popot JL, Althoff T, Bagnard D, Banères JL, Bazzacco P, Billon-Denis E, Catoire LJ, Champeil P, Charvolin D, Cocco MJ, Crémel G, Dahmane T, de la Maza LM, Ebel C, Gabel F, Giusti F, Gohon Y, Goormaghtigh E, Guittet E, Kleinschmidt JH, Kühlbrandt W, Le Bon C, Martinez KL, Picard M, Pucci B, Sachs JN, Tribet C, van Heijenoort C, Wien F, Zito F, Zoonens M. Amphipols from A to Z. Annu Rev Biophys 2011; 40:379-408. [PMID: 21545287 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biophys-042910-155219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [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]
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Amphipols (APols) are short amphipathic polymers that can substitute for detergents to keep integral membrane proteins (MPs) water soluble. In this review, we discuss their structure and solution behavior; the way they associate with MPs; and the structure, dynamics, and solution properties of the resulting complexes. All MPs tested to date form water-soluble complexes with APols, and their biochemical stability is in general greatly improved compared with MPs in detergent solutions. The functionality and ligand-binding properties of APol-trapped MPs are reviewed, and the mechanisms by which APols stabilize MPs are discussed. Applications of APols include MP folding and cell-free synthesis, structural studies by NMR, electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction, APol-mediated immobilization of MPs onto solid supports, proteomics, delivery of MPs to preexisting membranes, and vaccine formulation.
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- J-L Popot
- Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, CNRS/Université Paris-7 UMR 7099, Paris, France.
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Gigli A, Crocetti E, Francisci S, Giusti F, Guzzinati S, Mezzetti M, Miccinesi G, Paci E, Zambon P. P1-161 The burden of cancer: an approach to evaluate in-hospital profile of cost in Italy. Br J Soc Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976d.54] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Bargellini T, Cantelli G, Bruscino A, Falchetti A, Giusti F, Brandi ML, Valeri A. [Left laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma in MEN 2B: case report]. G Chir 2011; 32:132-134. [PMID: 21453592] [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]
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INTRODUCTION Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes (MEN) are genetic disease with many pathologic models. MEN 2B is a autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by medullary thyroid carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, mucosal ganglioneuromatosis and marfanoid habitus. Laparoscopic surgery is the gold standard for the treatment of pheochromocytoma. CASE REPORT Woman 25 years old, suffering from medullary thyroid carcinoma in MEN 2B syndrome, underwent total thyroidectomy, with emptying of the lymphonodal central and lateral cervical (bilaterally) compartments and radioreceptor therapy. The patient was then submitted to four plastic surgery for cervical keloid. In January 2010, follow-up blood and instrumental tests show, in the lower portion of left adrenal gland, a round lesion, with smooth margins 17 mm diameter, attributable to pheochromocytoma. In March 2010 the patient underwent laparoscopic surgery for left adrenalectomy. DISCUSSION The benefits of laparoscopic adrenalectomy for a single lesion are well documented in the literature; this type of intervention is indicated in cases of pheochromocytoma in patients with MEN 2B. Our case demonstrates the feasibility of this technique.
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- Azienda Osperdaliero-Universitaria Carregi, Firenze
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Giusti F, Fiorentino V, Benocci A, Manganelli G. A Survey of Vitrinid Land Snails (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Limacoidea). Malacologia 2011. [DOI: 10.4002/040.053.0206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Seidenari S, Ferrari C, Borsari S, Benati E, Ponti G, Bassoli S, Giusti F, Schianchi S, Pellacani G. Reticular grey-blue areas of regression as a dermoscopic marker of melanoma in situ. Br J Dermatol 2010; 163:302-9. [PMID: 20426776 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09821.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND By dermoscopy, regression structures are substantially defined by the presence of white and blue areas in the lesion image. As fibrosis and melanosis are often seen in malignant melanoma (MM), the presence of dermoscopic signs of regression may represent a clue for the diagnosis of malignancy. OBJECTIVES To assess the frequency and extent of dermoscopic signs of regression in melanoma in situ (MIS) and to describe its dermoscopic features. METHODS Dermoscopic images of 85 MIS, 85 invasive MMs and 85 dermoscopically equivocal lesions with a histological diagnosis of naevus were evaluated by three dermatologists, who assessed the presence of 11 parameters of regression. RESULTS The number of regression parameters per lesion increased according to melanoma thickness. White areas, the grey-blue veil and widespread blue areas were more frequent in invasive MMs than in the other two lesion groups, whereas light brown areas and regression of dermoscopic structures were more frequent in MIS. Peppering was observable in the same percentage of MIS and invasive MMs. Blue areas were more frequently structureless in equivocal lesions and invasive MMs, whereas the reticular pattern prevailed in MIS. CONCLUSIONS Frequency, morphology, extent and distribution of regression vary according to melanoma thickness and diameter. Lesions with reticular blue regression and light brown areas should undergo surgical excision for the suspicion of MIS. Moreover, the identification of the reticular pattern of blue regression can be considered a significant discriminator and a reliable predictor of MIS.
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- S Seidenari
- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Darsow U, Wollenberg A, Simon D, Taïeb A, Werfel T, Oranje A, Gelmetti C, Svensson A, Deleuran M, Calza AM, Giusti F, Lübbe J, Seidenari S, Ring J. ETFAD/EADV eczema task force 2009 position paper on diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2010; 24:317-28. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03415.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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