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Dameri M, Garlaschi A, Cuccarolo P, Ceccardi A, Stabile M, Valente I, Gristina L, Calabrese M, Ballestrero A, Tagliafico A, Zoppoli G. Complete pathological response of hormone receptor positive invasive breast cancer in a patient with multiple myeloma treated with ixazomib. Tumori 2023; 109:NP14-NP20. [PMID: 37265183 DOI: 10.1177/03008916231176586] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Multiple myeloma is a hematological cancer characterized by relapse after treatment and poor prognosis. Ixazomib, a second-generation protease inhibitor, is one of the most recently available treatments for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, while it has also shown good potential as antitumoral agent in preclinical solid tumor models such as breast cancer cell lines. Here we report the case of a 68-year-old female with multiple myeloma and an incidental cT1b (9 mm) hormone receptor positive breast cancer lesion that showed a complete pathological response to a three-month combination therapy with Ixazomib, bendamustine and dexamethasone and no signs of disease relapse during the later follow-up. This is the first case report describing such clinical outcome in breast cancer following Ixazomib, bendamustine and dexamethasone combination therapy. To investigate the potential antitumoral activity of Ixazomib in breast cancer, we performed in vitro experiments using two hormone receptor positive breast cancer cell lines. We assessed the synergism between Ixazomib and bendamustine and the antiproliferative effect of Ixazomib. We found no synergistic interaction between the two drugs, while Ixazomib alone showed an antiproliferative effect against tumoral cells, suggesting that this drug has been responsible for tumor regression in our case.
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- Martina Dameri
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
- Department of Radiology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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Dameri M, Cirmena G, Ravera F, Ferrando L, Cuccarolo P, Stabile M, Fanelli GN, Nuzzo PV, Calabrese M, Tagliafico A, Ballestrero A, Zoppoli G. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for non-invasive multiple biomarkers detection in an academic setting: a critical review of the literature for the RENOVATE study protocol. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2023; 185:103963. [PMID: 36931614 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2023.103963] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Liquid biopsy has the potential to drastically change clinical practice, paving the way to a novel non-invasive approach for cancer diagnosis and treatment. One of the limitations for the implementation of liquid biopsy in clinical practice is the lack of shared and reproducible standard operating procedures (SOPs) for sample collection, processing and storage. Here, we present a critical review of the literature focusing on the available SOPs to guide liquid biopsy management in research settings and describe SOPs that our laboratory developed and employed in the context of a prospective clinical-translational trial (RENOVATE, NCT04781062). The main aim of this manuscript is to address common issues, towards the implementation of interlaboratory shared protocols for optimized preanalytical handling of blood and urine samples. To our knowledge, this work is one of the few up-to-date, freely available comprehensive reports on trial-level procedures for the handling of liquid biopsy.
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- Martina Dameri
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties DiMI, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties DiMI, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 10044, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties DiMI, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties DiMI, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 10021, New York, NY, USA; First Division of Pathology, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 10044, New York, NY, USA
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132, Genoa, Italy; Department of Health Sciences DISSAL, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties DiMI, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties DiMI, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132, Genoa, Italy.
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Ravera F, Dameri M, Lombardo I, Stabile M, Tagliafico A, Calabrese M, Ballestrero A, Ferrando L, Zoppoli G. Abstract OT1-23-01: Development of a hoRizontal data intEgration classifier for NOn-invasive early diAgnosis of breasT cancEr: the RENOVATE trial. Cancer Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs22-ot1-23-01] [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: 03/06/2023]
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Background: The detection of breast lesions through self-examination or during screening tests is a frequent finding. Breast biopsy is required in case of radiologically suspect lesions, bestowing a high burden on both patients and national healthcare system, since only one every four biopsies is breast cancer (BC). To date, the assessment of circulating biomarkers failed to demonstrate clinical utility in the early diagnosis of BC, for its suboptimal accuracy and difficult transferability to clinical practice. The combination of novel cutting-edge methods for the assessment of circulating analytes in an integrated multiomic classifier may overcome such limitations, possibly allowing liquid biopsy to become a novel noninvasive procedure for the differential diagnosis of BC. Design: In the RENOVATE trial (NCT04781062), women with suspect (BI-RADS-4/5) breast lesions ≤ 2 cm (cT1) are asked, before biopsy, to donate ~ 35 mL of blood collected in four dedicated tubes and ~ 50 mL of urine at the Diagnostic Senology Unit of Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (Genoa, IT). Plasma cell-free DNA methylation and copy number alterations are assessed in a cohort of patients diagnosed with early BC and a matched set of patients with histologically proven benign lesions through cell-free methylated DNA immunoprecipitation and high throughput sequencing (cfMeDIPseq), as well as ultra-low pass whole genome sequencing (ULP-WGS). Thanks to the volume and quality of our sample set, other experimental techniques will be tested as well. Results from cfMeDIP-seq and ULP-WGS, possibly in combination with other findings, will be integrated in a unique classifier for the noninvasive differential diagnosis of suspect breast lesions. Eligibility criteria: Patients with radiologically suspect breast lesions ≤ 2 cm (i.e. BIRADS 4/5) are eligible. Patients with previous history of cancer, or diagnosed with autoimmune or active allergic diseases, acute or chronic hepatic, renal, or cardiac diseases, or acute or chronic infectious diseases are excluded from the present trial. Specific aims: The primary aim of the present trial is to develop a noninvasive classifier for the differential diagnosis of suspect breast lesions detected through mammography and/or ultrasound. For such purpose we will assess the performance of plasma cfMeDIPseq, ULP-WGS, and other promising techniques for the differential diagnosis of BC. Such techniques will be integrated in a unique classifier in order to reach the maximum possible accuracy. Statistical methods: Sample size was calculated with a semi-parametric simulation-based approach from beta-distributions of PBMC datasets: assuming to test 20,000 CpG regions, with 300 differentially methylated target CpGs, a target maximal difference in DNA methylation of 0.2 between groups and an FDR of 0.05, 1 – beta ~ 0.90 would be achieved with an overall sample size of 150 samples split in a 1:2 ratio. Target accrual and present accrual: Minimum target accrual is set at 49 patients with BC and 98 patients with benign lesions. To date, we have collected plasma samples from 74 eligible patients with BC and 115 eligible patients with benign lesions. A validation cohort accounting for ~30% of our sample set will be recruited at Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (Milan, IT). Contact information: For further information, please contact Gabriele Zoppoli at gabriele.zoppoli@unige.it.
Citation Format: Francesco Ravera, Martina Dameri, Isabella Lombardo, Mario Stabile, Alberto Tagliafico, Massimo Calabrese, Alberto Ballestrero, Lorenzo Ferrando, Gabriele Zoppoli. Development of a hoRizontal data intEgration classifier for NOn-invasive early diAgnosis of breasT cancEr: the RENOVATE trial [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2022 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(5 Suppl):Abstract nr OT1-23-01.
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- Francesco Ravera
- 1Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties DiMI, University of Genoa, Italy
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- 2Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties DiMI, University of Genoa, Italy
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- 3Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties DiMI, University of Genoa, Italy
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- 4Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties DiMI, University of Genoa, Italy
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- 7Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties DiMI, University of Genoa, Italy
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- 9Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties DiMI, University of Genoa, Italy
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Carbone F, Casaleggio A, Fiannacca M, Borda F, Ministrini S, Vischi G, Carpaneto V, Sobrero M, Monti C, De Stefano D, Saccomanno B, Massone M, Piccardo A, Calvia A, Vischi F, Bagnasco M, Magnani O, Caiti M, Cenni E, Ballarino P, Giuntini P, Barreca A, Tognoni C, Pirisi F, Canepa P, Cerminara D, Pelanconi L, Strozzi M, Thneibat A, Stabile M, Felix E, Dasso S, Casini C, Minetti A, Poggi AL, Gonella R, Ferrando F, Bellodi A, Ballestrero A, Barbera P, Arboscello E, Pende A, Moscatelli P, Cittadini G, Montecucco F. Chest X-ray severity score Brixia: From marker of early COVID-19 infection to predictor of worse outcome in internal medicine wards. Eur J Clin Invest 2023; 53:e13908. [PMID: 36377261 PMCID: PMC10078553 DOI: 10.1111/eci.13908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Federico Carbone
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL) - Radiology Section, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL) - Radiology Section, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department, "Santa Maria della Misericordia" Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Stabile M, Cipullo LMA, Carlucci S, Rispoli AF, Stabile G. Prognostic dilemmas for SIDS in idiopathic fetal right atrium dilatation: Case report and review literature. J Neonatal Perinatal Med 2023; 16:741-746. [PMID: 38043023 DOI: 10.3233/npm-230137] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
Abstract
The authors describe a case of fetal isolated right atrial enlargement or IDRA (idiopathic dilatations of the right atrium) evident in third trimester, complicated by arrhythmia in the female infant during the 1° month of life with ECG diagnosis of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW). The eldest sister died at 6 years because of an arrhythmia with the same diagnosis of WPW. The review of the literature on IDRA frequently shows a familial genetic aggregation. The pathogenetic mechanism underlying the dilation of the right atrium could consist of a myopathy or electrical conduction disorder. The exclusive involvement of the right atrium may be due to the increased pressure in the fetal right atrium. On the basis of our case and after review of the literature, we must be careful in defining as physiological the enlargement of the right fetal atrium in the third trimester of pregnancy. The ultrasound sign of IDRA may be a fetal prodrome of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome).
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- M Stabile
- Prenatal Diagnosis, Fertility, Zygote Center, Center for Genetics, Salerno, Italy
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona, Salerno, Italy
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- Prenatal Diagnosis, Fertility, Zygote Center, Center for Genetics, Salerno, Italy
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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Ravera F, Borea R, Cirmena G, Dameri M, Ferrando L, Gallo M, Casini C, Fallani N, Stabile M, Barbero V, Murialdo R, Tixi L, Cappuccio M, Cuboni A, Sivieri I, Fornarini G, De Maria A, Ballestrero A, Zoppoli G. Incidence and immunomic features of apyretic COVID-19 in patients affected by solid tumors: a prospective cohort study. J Transl Med 2022; 20:230. [PMID: 35568887 PMCID: PMC9107211 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-022-03429-0] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE Little is known about SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion in asymptomatic patients affected by solid cancer, and whether it is associated with specific transcriptomics changes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). METHODS Patients affected by solid cancer treated in a top comprehensive cancer center in Italy during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave, and negative for COVID-19-symptoms since the first detection of COVID-19 in Italy, were prospectively evaluated by SARS-CoV-2 serology in the period between April 14th and June 23rd 2020. Follow-up serologies were performed, every 21-28 days, until August 23rd 2020. All SARS-CoV-2 IgM + patients underwent confirmatory nasopharyngeal swab (NPS). PBMCs from a subset of SARS-CoV-2 IgM + patients were collected at baseline, at 2 months, and at 7 months for transcriptome sequencing. RESULTS SARS-CoV-2 serology was performed on 446 of the 466 recruited patients. A total of 14 patients (3.14%) tested positive for at least one SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin in the period between April 14th and August 23rd 2020. Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 IgM decreased from 1.48% in the first month of the accrual to 0% in the last month. Viral RNA could not be detected in any of the NPS. PBMC serial transcriptomic analysis showed progressive downregulation of interleukin 6 upregulated signatures, chemokine-mediated signaling and chemokine-chemokine receptor KEGG pathways. B- and T-cell receptor pathways (p-values = 0.0002 and 0.017 respectively) were progressively upregulated. CONCLUSIONS SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion rate in asymptomatic patients affected by solid cancer is consistent with that of asymptomatic COVID-19 assessed in the general population through NPS at the peak of the first wave. Transcriptomic features over time in IgM + asymptomatic cases are suggestive of previous viral exposure.
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- Francesco Ravera
- Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Università Degli Studi Di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Università Degli Studi Di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Università Degli Studi Di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Università Degli Studi Di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Università Degli Studi Di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Università Degli Studi Di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Università Degli Studi Di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
- Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Università Degli Studi Di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Università Degli Studi Di Genova, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine (DiMI), Università Degli Studi Di Genova, Genoa, Italy.
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
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Stabile M, Van Ryssen B, Minei S, Coppieters E, Crovace A, Lacitignola L, Staffieri F. Observational study of the clinical value of the Canine Osteoarthritis Staging Tool. Vet J 2022; 283-284:105832. [PMID: 35487477 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2022.105832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The aim of this multi-centred, cohort, prospective, observational study was to evaluate the clinical application of the canine osteoarthritis staging tool (COAST), in dogs affected by osteoarthritis (OA). In all dogs, a COAST stage was obtained based on the Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs (LOAD) score and a complete orthopaedic and radiographic examination. The severity of OA (COAST stage) was scored as 1 (preclinical), 2 (mild), 3 (moderate), and 4 (severe). These scores were compared with the overall subjective opinion of experienced orthopedic surgeons who examined the dogs (Clinical Opinion). Data were analysed with descriptive statistic, multiple regression analysis, chi-square and Bland-Altman tests (P < 0.05). In total, 362 evaluations were performed in 202 dogs. Clinical Opinion had a greater proportion of stage 1 and 2 cases compared to COAST (P < 0.0001). The proportion of stage 4 cases was higher in COAST compared to Clinical Opinion (P < 0.0001). The proportions of Stage 3 cases were similar in the two evaluation systems. COAST had a strong correlation (r = 0.79; P < 0.01) with Clinical Opinion. Overall, the two evaluation systems exhibited strong agreement (mean bias 0.51). Stages 1 and 2 had weaker agreement (mean bias 1.04 and 0.75, respectively), than stage 3 and stage 4 (mean bias 0.46 and 0.0, respectively).
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- M Stabile
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Small Animal Orthopaedics and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Novara Veterinary Institute AniCura Italia, Granozzo con Monticello (NO), Italy
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- Department of Small Animal Orthopaedics and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
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Carbone F, Ministrini S, Garbarino S, Vischi G, Carpaneto V, Sobrero M, Monti C, De Stefano D, Saccomanno B, Massone M, Liberale L, Piccardo A, Calvia A, Vischi F, Bagnasco M, Magnani O, Caiti M, Cenni E, Ballarino P, Giuntini P, Barreca A, Tognoni C, Pirisi F, Canepa P, Cerminara D, Pelanconi L, Strozzi M, Thneibat A, Stabile M, Felix E, Dasso S, Casini C, Minetti A, Gonella R, Ferrando F, Bellodi A, Ballestrero A, Barbera P, Poggi AL, Arboscello E, Pende A, Moscatelli P, Piana M, Montecucco F. Clinical predictors of late SARS-CoV-2 positivity in Italian internal medicine wards. Eur J Clin Invest 2022; 52:e13705. [PMID: 34747515 PMCID: PMC8646747 DOI: 10.1111/eci.13705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Federico Carbone
- Department of Internal Medicine, First Clinic of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa - Italian Cardiovascular Network, Genoa, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Department, "Santa Maria della Misericordia" Hospital, University of Perugia, Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Perugia, Italy.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Matematica, LISCOMPLab, University of Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, First Clinic of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, First Clinic of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, First Clinic of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, First Clinic of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, First Clinic of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, First Clinic of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa - Italian Cardiovascular Network, Genoa, Italy
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Clinica di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Divisione di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Divisione di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Divisione di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Divisione di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Divisione di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Divisione di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Divisione di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Divisione di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Divisione di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine for Oncology, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine for Oncology, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine for Oncology, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine for Oncology, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine for Oncology, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine for Oncology, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine for Oncology, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine for Oncology, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine for Oncology, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine for Oncology, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine for Oncology, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine for Oncology, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Emergency Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Emergency Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Emergency Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Divisione di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Matematica, LISCOMPLab, University of Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, First Clinic of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa - Italian Cardiovascular Network, Genoa, Italy
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Stabile M, Lacitignola L, Piemontese MR, Di Bella C, Acquafredda C, Grasso S, Crovace AM, Gomez de Segura IA, Staffieri F. Comparison of CPAP and oxygen therapy for treatment of postoperative hypoxaemia in dogs. J Small Anim Pract 2021; 62:351-358. [PMID: 33586789 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13295] [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] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare 5 cmH2 O of continuous positive airway pressure with oxygen therapy in dogs recovering from general anaesthesia with low SpO2 values. continuous positive airway pressure is more effective than oxygen therapy in restoring normoxaemia (SpO2 ≥95%). MATERIALS AND METHODS Prospectively, dogs recovering from anaesthesia, with SpO2 <95% after extubation (T0), were randomised and treated with continuous positive airway pressure (FiO2 0.21) or oxygen (O2 ; FiO2 0.35-0.40) therapy. Dogs were monitored with SpO2 every 15 minutes for 1 hour (T15, T30, T45, T60). Data from normoxaemic dogs (SpO2 >95%) were used as control (CTR). RESULTS Of the 42 dogs enrolled, 34 completed the study. Eleven dogs were treated with O2 , 10 with continuous positive airway pressure and 13 were CTR. The SpO2 values at T0 were similar in the continuous positive airway pressure and O2 groups and were lower than in the CTR group. At T15, T30, T45 and T60, the SpO2 values in the continuous positive airway pressure group were higher than at T0; these were similar to those of the CTR group at the same time-points. In the O2 group, SpO2 values were significantly higher at T45 and T60 than at T0; 45.5% of dogs became normoxaemic at T45 and the remaining dogs became normoxaemic at T60. The average time to reach normoxaemia in the O2 group (53.1±7.3 minutes) was longer than in the continuous positive airway pressure group (15.0±0.0 minutes). CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE In dogs recovering from general anaesthesia with pulmonary gas exchange impairment, normoxaemia is restored more effectively and rapidly by using continuous positive airway pressure than by oxygen therapy.
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- M Stabile
- Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.,PhD Course in Organs and Tissues Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.,PhD Course in Organs and Tissues Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Anaesthesiology Service, Veterinary Clinical Hospital, Veterinary Faculty, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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Stabile M, Angelino T, Caiazzo F, Olivieri P, De Marchi N, De Petrocellis L, Orlando P. Fertility in a i(Xq) Klinefelter patient: importance of XIST expression level determined by qRT-PCR in ruling out Klinefelter cryptic mosaicism as cause of oligozoospermia. Mol Hum Reprod 2008; 14:635-40. [PMID: 18854511 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gan057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The presence of an isochromosome Xq in Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is an apparently rare condition. In all cases reported so far, patients showed the classic phenotype. We here describe a case of isochromosome Xq [47,X,i(Xq),Y] in a non-mosaic KS patient. The patient exhibited a normal androgenized phenotype, normal testes and normal cognitive abilities. Semen analysis revealed a medium oligozoospermia (5 x 10(6) spermatozoa/ml). After the patient underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection, he generated two cytogenetically healthy normal females. Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis showed the presence of a dicentric Xq chromosome that did not show the presence of residual Xp arm up to the 57,820,478 bp position (Xp 1.1) of X chromosome sequence. Preferential inactivation of Xq isochromosome was demonstrated by bromodeoxyuridine replication analysis and transcriptional silencing by DNA methylation at the HUMARA locus. Furthermore, we demonstrated by quantitative RT-PCR an active XIST RNA expression in blood lymphocytes from Klinefelter patients, comparable to that observed in control females and over 30,000-fold greater than in control males. In conclusion, this qRT-PCR approach could be useful for screening of prepuberty males and for diagnosis or exclusion of cryptic Klinefelter mosaics.
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- M Stabile
- Medical Genetic Department, ASL Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy
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Stabile M, Balmelli B, Massei A, Romeo G, Gatti G. Treatment of burns using an artificial dermis (Integra) in the Burns Unit of Cisanello Hospital in Pisa, Italy. Burns 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.10.064] [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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de Falco FA, Olivieri P, de Falco A, Concolino D, Battaglia F, Verardi R, Grande G, Stabile M. Electroclinical evolution in ring chromosome 20 epilepsy syndrome: a case with severe phenotypic features followed for 25 years. Seizure 2006; 15:449-53. [PMID: 16806995 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2006.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 10/26/2004] [Revised: 03/09/2006] [Accepted: 03/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Intractable epilepsy and peculiar EEG patterns characterize ring chromosome 20 syndrome [r(20)], while dysmorphic features, mental retardation and behavioural disturbances are widely variable. The clinical evolution of r(20) over time is not well defined as relatively few cases have been reported. Here we describe a patient with severe clinical features followed for a 25-year period. The patient was subjected to clinical, psychometric and EEG evaluation twice a year from the age of 21 years. Cytogenetic studies, using chromosome analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and several immunological investigations were performed. Ring chromosome 20 was found in 50% of examined metaphases with the deletion of subtelomeric regions 20p and 20q. Our patient presented with marked dysmorphic features, severe mental retardation, tetraparesis, dysarthria and intractable epilepsy with onset during the first year of life. During follow up, EEG findings and clinical features progressively worsened: a progressive disorganization of background EEG activity occurred and mental and motor impairment evolved. The severity of clinical expression depended on the extent of chromosomal deletion and on the haploinsufficiency of other important related genetic loci due to ring instability. The progressive worsening of both clinical and EEG features over a long period, which has also been reported by other authors, further characterized this syndrome.
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- F A de Falco
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Loreto Mare Hospital, Naples, Italy
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Venturin M, Guarnieri P, Natacci F, Stabile M, Tenconi R, Clementi M, Hernandez C, Thompson P, Upadhyaya M, Larizza L, Riva P. Mental retardation and cardiovascular malformations in NF1 microdeleted patients point to candidate genes in 17q11.2. J Med Genet 2004; 41:35-41. [PMID: 14729829 PMCID: PMC1757270 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2003.014761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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de Falco FA, Majello L, Santangelo R, Stabile M, Bricarelli FD, Zara F. Familial infantile myoclonic epilepsy: clinical features in a large kindred with autosomal recessive inheritance. Epilepsia 2001; 42:1541-8. [PMID: 11879364 DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.26701.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe the clinical features of a large kindred with familial infantile myoclonic epilepsy (FIME) with autosomal recessive inheritance, and to discuss the nosology of the early infantile myoclonic epilepsies (IMEs). METHODS The family descends from the intermarriage of two couples of siblings. In a previous study, we mapped the genetic locus to chromosome 16p13. We analyzed results of family records and personal history, psychomotor development, neurologic examination, epilepsy features, and EEG recordings for each subject. RESULTS FIME has a strong penetrance (eight affected of 14 subjects) and a homogeneous clinical picture. Like the benign form of infantile myoclonic epilepsy (BIME), FIME is a true idiopathic IME with unremarkable history, no neurologic or mental impairment, good response to treatment, and normal interictal EEG pattern. Conversely, onset with generalized epileptic seizures without fever (four patients) or with fever (one patient), frequency and duration of the myoclonic seizures, occurrence of generalized tonic--clonic seizures (GTCSs) in all patients and persistence of seizures into adulthood are characteristics of the severe infantile myoclonic epilepsy (SIME). CONCLUSIONS Clinical overlap probably exists among the myoclonic epilepsies of infancy. FIME differs from other forms of IME in its phenotypic features. The peculiar mode of inheritance is explained by the genetic background of the family. Genetic studies suggest linkage to chromosome 16 in familial cases of true IME.
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- F A de Falco
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Loreto Mare Hospital, Naples, Italy.
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The cost of expanding health insurance coverage increases when people who would otherwise purchase insurance obtain public coverage. This paper investigates the effects of one of the first efforts to target insurance benefits to the most needy, the 1982 medicare as secondary payer (MSP) provisions. We find strong evidence of low compliance with the MSP both in terms of medical bill payments (payment compliance) and employer-sponsored insurance coverage (coverage compliance). We estimate payer compliance at approximately 33%. Coverage compliance is lower, at under 25%. We find weak evidence that the MSP caused older workers to shift toward MSP-exempt jobs.
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- S Glied
- Division of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 6th Floor, 168th Street, 600 West, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Glied S, Stabile M. Explaining the decline in health insurance coverage among young men. Inquiry 2001; 37:295-303. [PMID: 11111286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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This article examines the experience of cohorts of young American men to see how and why their employer-provided health insurance coverage has changed over time. It explores changes in the structure of the labor market, changes in the cost of employer-provided health insurance, and changes in the composition of wages and benefits offered to employees. We find that increases in the cost of health insurance rather than changes in the structure of the labor market are the principal cause of the observed decline in employer-provided health insurance coverage across all cohorts.
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- S Glied
- Division of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Division of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, USA
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Zara F, Gennaro E, Stabile M, Carbone I, Malacarne M, Majello L, Santangelo R, de Falco FA, Bricarelli FD. Mapping of a locus for a familial autosomal recessive idiopathic myoclonic epilepsy of infancy to chromosome 16p13. Am J Hum Genet 2000; 66:1552-7. [PMID: 10741954 PMCID: PMC1378007 DOI: 10.1086/302876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 01/14/2000] [Accepted: 02/28/2000] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Myoclonic epilepsies with onset in infancy and childhood are clinically and etiologically heterogeneous. Although genetic factors are thought to play an important role, to date very little is known about the etiology of these disorders. We ascertained a large Italian pedigree segregating a recessive idiopathic myoclonic epilepsy that starts in early infancy as myoclonic seizures, febrile convulsions, and tonic-clonic seizures. We typed 304 microsatellite markers spanning the 22 autosomes and mapped the locus on chromosome 16p13 by linkage analysis. A maximum LOD score of 4.48 was obtained for marker D16S3027 at recombination fraction 0. Haplotype analysis placed the critical region within a 3.4-cM interval between D16S3024 and D16S423. The present report constitutes the first example of an idiopathic epilepsy that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait.
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- F Zara
- Laboratorio di Genetica Umana, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, 16128 Genoa, Italy.
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Magri F, Terenzi F, Ricciardi T, Fioravanti M, Solerte SB, Stabile M, Balza G, Gandini C, Villa M, Ferrari E. Association between changes in adrenal secretion and cerebral morphometric correlates in normal aging and senile dementia. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2000; 11:90-9. [PMID: 10705166 DOI: 10.1159/000017220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The circadian organization of adrenal secretion was studied in 23 healthy elderly subjects, 23 elderly demented patients and 10 healthy young subjects, in order to investigate the relationships between the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and some cerebral morphometric parameters. The cerebral morphometric analysis was performed in some subjects of the three groups by MRI. A significant increase in cortisol levels during evening and nighttime was found in both groups of the aged subjects. In elderly subjects, particularly if demented, the mean serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAs) levels throughout the 24-hour cycle were significantly lower than in young controls. A significant reduction of the hippocampal and temporal volume and an enlargement of the lateral ventricles were found in aged subjects, these changes being significantly related to subjects' age. Moreover, the hippocampal volume was positively correlated with the circadian mesor of DHEAs (i.e., the circadian rhythm adjusted mean) and with the cortisol nocturnal increase. Our data may suggest the existence of a link between the selective impairment of cortisol secretion and DHEAs levels, and the progression of hippocampal degeneration.
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- F Magri
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapy, Chair of Geriatrics, University of Pavia, Italy.
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Solerte SB, Rondanelli M, Giacchero R, Stabile M, Lovati E, Cravello L, Pontiggia B, Vignati G, Ferrari E, Fioravanti M. Serum glucagon concentration and hyperinsulinaemia influence renal haemodynamics and urinary protein loss in normotensive patients with central obesity. Int J Obes (Lond) 1999; 23:997-1003. [PMID: 10490808 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Insulin-resistance syndrome and hyperinsulinaemia are linked with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the obese population. In particular, cardiovascular risk is more frequent in central obesity and is associated with microalbuminuria (MA). MA and changes of glomerular permeability to proteins in obesity might be related with renal haemodynamic modifications (that is glomerular hyperfiltration). Since glucagon is physiologically involved in renal haemodynamic regulation, the purpose of this study was to examine whether changes of circulating glucagon levels might haemodynamically induce MA and proteinuria in patients with central obesity. SUBJECTS Forty normotensive obese out-patients, 22 with central (CO group) and 18 with peripheral (PO group) body fat distribution and 11 healthy subjects. MEASUREMENTS Serum insulin and glucagon concentrations (fasting and after oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)) by radio immuno assay (RIA); glomerular filtration rate (GFR, isotopic); total clearances and urinary excretion rates of albumin (AER), IgG (IgGER) and alpha1 microglobulin (computerized immunonephelometry). RESULTS GFR and insulin concentrations (fasting and during OGTT) were higher in the CO than the PO group. Fasting glucagon concentrations were increased, and not physiologically suppressed during OGTT in patients with CO (fasting, P<0.05; OGTT 60 and 120 min, P<0.001 vs PO group). Moreover, glucagon concentrations were significantly correlated with GFR in the CO group (fasting, r=0.49, P<0.05; 60 min after OGTT, r=0.58, P<0.01); whereas no correlations were found in the PO group. Higher AER (P<0.001), IgGER (P<0.001) and alpha1 microglobulin (P<0.05) urinary concentrations were found in patients with CO than in the PO group. CONCLUSIONS The increase of serum glucagon concentrations may be associated with the enhancement of GFR in patients with central obesity. Glomerular hyperfiltration might influence the development of MA and of proteinuria by means of a haemodynamic mechanism so contributing to increase the risk of renal microvascular complications and of CVD in central obesity.
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- S B Solerte
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Chair of Geriatrics, University of Pavia, Piazza Borromeo 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- S Glied
- Division of Health Policy and Management, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA
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The authors report a moderately premature baby with Down's syndrome and hydrops, the latter probably caused by a large hepatic haemangioma which was diagnosed only after birth. At birth the baby was affected by massive right hydrothorax, ascites, hypoalbuminaemia and severe respiratory distress. With the use of modern neonatal intensive care, the baby survived. Corticosteroid treatment (prednisolone 2 mg kg(-1) d(-1) i.v. in divided doses) was associated with a very rapid resolution of the haemangioma and the baby was healthy at follow-up. Although hepatic angiomas are not uncommon in the neonatal period, the association with hydrops is a rare finding.
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- G Albano
- Clinical High Risk Pregnancy, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale A. Cardarelli, Naples, Italy
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Franceschini P, Guala A, Vardeu MP, Signorile F, Franceschini D, Mastroiacovo P, Gianotti A, Livini E, Lalatta F, Selicorni A, Andria G, Scarano G, Della Monica M, Rizzo R, Zelante L, Stabile M, Gabrielli O, Neri G. The Williams syndrome: an Italian collaborative study. Minerva Pediatr 1996; 48:421-8. [PMID: 9017917] [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: 02/03/2023]
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Williams syndrome (WS) is a multiple congenital anomalies/mental retardation syndrome caused by a microdeletion on the long arm of chromoome 7 including the elastin gene. Possibly it is a contiguous gene syndrome with autosomal dominant transmission. Seventy-seven WS patients from 11 Italian Pediatric-Dysmorphology-Genetics Units were collected by means of a questionnaire designed to draw a comprehensive clinical picture, to define the frequency of different traits and associations thereof, to better understand the clinical evolution, to improve the prognosis and to ameliorate the follow-up. The most important signs for diagnosis, based on their relative frequencies, are: mental retardation with characteristic outgoing behaviour and hoarse voice; facial findings like stellate iris, periorbital fullness and thick lips; congenital heart disease. The frequency of the clinical signs reported in our patients are on the whole concordant with those found in the literature; the only significant differences concern low stature, hallus valgus, hypoplastic nails, joint contractures and ear infections. The multisystemic nature of this syndrome requires a coordinated and integrated approach in order to avoid fragmentary interventions.
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- P Franceschini
- Istituto di Discipline Pediatriche, Università degli Studi, Torino
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D'Onofrio F, Passariello N, Sepe J, Gentile S, Cacciapuoti F, Stabile M, Pace E, Del Covillo G, Vacca C, Ventruto V. A clinical, genetic and echocardiographic study of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a large family. Eur J Med 1993; 2:227-31. [PMID: 8261076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To confirm recent reports on the incidence of human lymphocyte antigens (HLA) in familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and to better define the genetic patterns found in these patients. METHODS A large family (31 members, 18M, 13F, age range 6-80 years) with a high incidence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was screened for HLA, dermatoglyphic patterns and blood subtyping. RESULTS Our finding show variable expression of the disease and reduced penetrance. No linkage between the disease-causing gene and HLA loci could be demonstrated in the family. There was no specific haplotype which present in all affected individuals and missing in all controls. Haplotype A2 B18 was the most commonly encountered in affected individuals but was absent in IV 3 and present in a few controls. No linkage was found between the disease-responsible gene and the blood groups. Finally, no typical pattern emerged from the dermatoglyphic studies. CONCLUSION The genetic assessment of this family, in agreement with other European studies, showed no clear correlation between hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and blood groups ABO, Rh, Lewis, Duffy and was unable to show atypical or unusual dermatoglyphic patterns.
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- F D'Onofrio
- Istituto di Medicina Generale, Università Napoli 1o, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Italy
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Monaco R, Stabile M, Guida F, Sirimarco F. Echographic, radiological and anatomo-pathological evaluation of a foetus with Neu-Laxova syndrome. Australas Radiol 1992; 36:51-3. [PMID: 1632748 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1992.tb03075.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- R Monaco
- Servizio di Anatomia Patologica, Osp. Cardarelli, Napoli
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Stabile M, Ametrano O, Della Bruna M, Della Monica M, Lonardo F, Strisciuglio P. Report of three cases with tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome type I (two cases) and type II (one case). Australas Radiol 1988; 32:338-42. [PMID: 3264494 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1988.tb02749.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cobellis G, Iannoto P, Stabile M, Lonardo F, Della Bruna M, Caliendo E, Ventruto V. Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of macroglossia in the Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome. Prenat Diagn 1988; 8:79-81. [PMID: 3278309 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1970080112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We report the ultrasound prenatal diagnosis at the 30th week of macroglossia in two sibs with the Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome; the syndrome was also present in their mother. A study of high resolution chromosomes did not show any anomaly.
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- G Cobellis
- 1 Facoltà di Medicina, Università di Napoli, Scuola di Ostetricia di Salerno, Italy
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Strauss GD, Osher A, Wang CI, Goodrich E, Gold F, Colman W, Stabile M, Dobrenchuk A, Keens TG. Variable weight training in cystic fibrosis. Chest 1987; 92:273-6. [PMID: 3608598 DOI: 10.1378/chest.92.2.273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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A six-month pilot study of variable weight training (VWT) was undertaken to assess its impact on body weight, pulmonary function, muscle size and strength, and social function in 12 adolescent and adult patients with moderately severe cystic fibrosis. Exercise for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) has often been recommended as an adjunct to physical therapy, although aerobic exercise has not resulted in weight gain in CF. Compared to a three-month control period, six months of VWT resulted in significant increase in weight (2.88 kg, p less than .02), muscle size (1.6 to 1.8 cm upper arm, p less than .01), strength (increase from 16 to 32 muscle groups at normal strength, p less than .005), and decrease in residual volume (1.77 L, p less than .03) and RV/TLC (12.4 percent, p less than .02). There was no significant improvement in other measures of pulmonary or social function. VWT appears to be a form of exercise in which even moderately ill CF patients can engage safely, leading to desired weight gain and increased strength. These results warrant further study of the effects of VWT on pulmonary function and CF morbidity.
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Ventruto V, Ametrano O, D'Avanzo G, Della Bruna M, Stabile M, Lonardo F, Marasca F, Tortora P. A case of autosomal recessive form of cranio-metaphyseal dysplasia with unusual features and with bone fragility. Australas Radiol 1987; 31:79-82. [PMID: 3619813 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1987.tb01789.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Ventruto V, Stabile M, Lonardo F, Esposito G, Savanelli A, Orfeo L, D'Anna F. Gastroschisis in two sibs with abdominal hernia in maternal grandfather and greatgrandfather. Am J Med Genet 1985; 21:405-7. [PMID: 3160239 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320210224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Ventruto V, Stabile M, Lonardo F, Esposito G, Savanelli A, Orfeo L, D'Anna F. Gastroschisis in two sibs with abdominal hernia in maternal grandfather and greatgrandfather. Am J Med Genet 1985. [PMID: 3160239 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320210224.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A case of holoprosencephaly is reported in which the mother was prescribed high doses of oestroprogestins during the first 5 months of the pregnancy. Investigation of the family failed to reveal any sign of physical abnormality. A normal karyotype was detected in the proband. The authors suggest that this case may shed some light on the normal and abnormal way in which embryonic fields develop.
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Ventruto V, Rinaldi A, Renda S, Stabile M, Rinaldi MM, Cavaliere ML, Conte N, Aveta V. Ring (13),t(2;6) associated with familial fragile (16). J Med Genet 1984; 21:233. [PMID: 6748026 PMCID: PMC1049278 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.21.3.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
MESH Headings
- Abnormalities, Multiple/genetics
- Chromosome Aberrations/genetics
- Chromosome Disorders
- Chromosome Fragility
- Chromosomes, Human, 1-3/ultrastructure
- Chromosomes, Human, 13-15/ultrastructure
- Chromosomes, Human, 16-18/ultrastructure
- Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X/ultrastructure
- Female
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Translocation, Genetic
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Stabile M, Cavaliere ML, Scarano G, Fels A, Valiani R, Ventruto V. Abnormal B.A.E.P. in a family with Moebius syndrome: evidence for supranuclear lesion. Clin Genet 1984; 25:459-63. [PMID: 6723108 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1984.tb02017.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A family with Moebius syndrome is presented. Neurological lesions in the affected members are various: complete VI and VII cranial nerves palsy associated with mental retardation in the proband; left convergent strabismus and mental retardation in a brother of the proband and only mental retardation in a sister of the proband. The brainstem auditory evoked potentials (B.A.E.P.), investigated in the proband and his affected sister, are abnormal. The presence of the anomaly after the 3rd wave is consistent with a disfunction of the auditory tract at a supranuclear level. The mental deficiency and the supranuclear site of the acoustic lesion are an indication for a more general involvement of C.N.S. than cranial nerve nuclei alone. Karyotype and dermatoglyphics of the three affected subjects were normal. The authors hypothesized the same disorganogenetic factor acting very early (4th-6th week of gestational age) on the metamerization process of limb buds mesoderm and brainstem gray matter.
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Zatterale A, Stabile M, Nunziata V, Di Giovanni G, Vecchione R, Ventruto V. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (Sipple's syndrome): clinical and cytogenetic analysis of a kindred. J Med Genet 1984; 21:108-11. [PMID: 6143828 PMCID: PMC1049236 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.21.2.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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This report describes the clinical and cytogenetic analysis of a kindred with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN-2 or Sipple's syndrome) in two generations. Medullary thyroid carcinoma was present in five members either as a large or as an occult tumour. Phaeochromocytoma was demonstrated in one severely hypertensive relative and urine vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) was increased in one normotensive member. Serum parathormone (PTH) was normal in all but one normocalcaemic patient of this family who did not have a history of nephrolithiasis. Prometaphase banding failed to detect a 20p12.2 deletion or chromosome instability as observed in some MEN-2 families.
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Stabile M, Amoriello A, Capobianco S, Cavaliere ML, Conte N, De Rosa C, Ruoppo S, Sorrentino V, Ventruto V. Study of a form of pulverulent cataract in a large kindred. J Med Genet 1983; 20:419-21. [PMID: 6655667 PMCID: PMC1049171 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.20.6.419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A large kindred (64 members in four generations), affected by a form of apparently congenital pulverulent cataract, was studied for linkage of its gene locus with that of the Fy blood group. No indication of linkage was found. The involvement of the cortex distinguishes this form from the zonular pulverulent cataract (total nuclear) of Nettleship and Ogilvie, the locus of which is probably linked with Fy. A correlation between morphological and genetic heterogeneity, based on the linkage with Fy, cannot be established because of the scarcity of published data.
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Ventruto V, Pisciotta R, Renda S, Festa B, Rinaldi MM, Stabile M, Cavaliere ML, Esposito M. Multiple skeletal familial abnormalities associated with balanced reciprocal translocation 2;8(q32;p13). Am J Med Genet 1983; 16:589-94. [PMID: 6660251 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320160416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A father and three of his offspring had skeletal abnormalities consisting of a short forearm, cubitus valgus, fusion of first and second cervical vertebrae, and cleft of L5 and S1. All four had a reciprocal, apparently balanced, translocation 2;8(q32;p13). Normal sibs had normal chromosomes. We conclude that this may be a rare instance of an autosomal dominant condition associated with a balanced chromosome translocation.
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Ventruto V, D'Avanzo M, Stabile M, Tolone C, Santinelli R, Dell'Aria V, Toraldo R, De Tollis G. [Description of a family with 3 brothers with X-linked mental retardation and fragile site Xq 27 der mat]. Pediatria (Napoli) 1983; 91:241-50. [PMID: 6420768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Stabile M, Scarano G, Rinaldi A, Fioretti G, Pagano L, Tancredi F, Della Pietra D, Renda S, Festa B, Ventruto V. [Partial trisomy 10q24 leads to 10qter due to familial translocation (9;10) (p24;q24) recurring in 3 generations]. Minerva Pediatr 1983; 35:515-9. [PMID: 6877198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Scarano G, Rinaldi MM, Cavaliere ML, Esposito M, Sicolo A, Santulli B, Stabile M, Fasano R, Ventruto V. [Aarskog's syndrome (facial-digital-genital syndrome). Study of a family (author's transl)]. Pediatr Med Chir 1981; 3:323-5. [PMID: 7343926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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A case of Aarskog syndrome in a 6-years old boy is reported. The patient showed clinical pictures typical of the syndrome: characteristic dysmorphic facies, palpebral ptosis, brachyfalangism, abnormality of the scrotum. Minimal stigmata and clinodactyly of 5th finger were present in a sister. Isolated bilateral clinodactyly was found in other 4 members of the family. The significance of this sign in the context of the syndrome has been discussed. Unusual dermatoglyphic patterns were present in the proband, mother and sister.
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Di Natale P, Stabile M, Ronsisvalle L, Utili R. Effect of bacterial endotoxin on lysosomal enzyme activities of normal and mucolipidosis III fibroblasts. Biomedicine 1981; 35:46-9. [PMID: 7260237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The effect of bacterial endotoxin (LPS) on lysosomal enzyme activities of fibroblasts from normals and mucolipidosis III patients was investigated. Exposure of normal fibroblasts to LPS for 24 hours resulted in enhanced intracellular activities of beta-glucuronidase, beta-galactosidase, alpha-L-iduronidase and beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase. Endotoxin also led to an increased extracellular activity of beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase. In contrast, mucolipidosis III fibroblasts did not show either intracellular or extracellular increase of lysosomal hydrolases after LPS treatment. Difference in cellular responsiveness to LPS may be related to the mechanism of LPS-cell interaction.
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Ventruto V, Pisciotta R, Celona A, Cavaliere ML, Pagano L, Stabile M, Fioretti G, Togo F. [XXXXY syndrome: clinical-radiological findings in one patient (author's transl)]. Radiol Med 1981; 67:147-51. [PMID: 7268086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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A case of XXXXY syndrome in a 15 year old male is reported. Clinical findings (mental retardation, muscular hypotonia, hypogonadism, characteristic facies), chromosome analyses as well as fingerprint ridge counts were typical of the syndrome. Several radiological abnormalities were found. It is noteworthy that features consistent with epiphysial dysplasia were present. In the patient's kindred a case of "cri du chat" syndrome and a 5:9 balanced translocation were discovered.
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Di Cesare D, Paludetto R, Casullo C, Pagano L, Stabile M, Sicolo A, Ventruto V. [Rethoré syndrome (9p trisomy) with unusual karyotype: 46,XX,-9, + der 9p, t(9;9)mat]. Minerva Pediatr 1980; 32:1349-52. [PMID: 7219376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Ventruto V, Catani L, Celona A, Fioretti G, Stabile M, Gallo G. Familial occurrence of protrusio acetabuli (Otto's disease). Ten members affected in four generations. Ital J Orthop Traumatol 1980; 6:423-6. [PMID: 7216742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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It is rare for hereditary forms of primary protrusio acetabuli to be reported, and the mode of transmission is not always clear. The writers present a familial occurrence of this malformation in which the hereditary factor was in accord with the presence of a dominant autosomal gene.
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Two cases of previously unreported simultaneous presence of A and B postaxial polydactyly in two brothers out of 12 affected members of a kindred are reported. The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that in this family A and b types of postaxial polydactyly are caused by a single gene rather than by two different genes.
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Ventruto V, Stabile M, Cavaliere ML, Pagano L, Fioretti G, Celona A. Primary protrusio acetabuli in four generations of an Italian family. J Med Genet 1980; 17:404-5. [PMID: 7218282 PMCID: PMC1048611 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.17.5.404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Morelli G, Mesolella C, Cavaliere ML, Stabile M, Ventruto V. Autosomal dominant inheritance of Gerhardt's syndrome in three generations of a family. J Med Genet 1980; 17:325. [PMID: 7205912 PMCID: PMC1048586 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.17.4.325-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Fioretti G, Pagano L, Renda S, Festa B, Rinaldi A, Celona A, Casullo C, Stabile M, Cavaliere ML, Ventruto V. [Observation of 7 cases of rare autosomal pathology. Trisomy 9p; monosomy 18q; ring 21; trisomy 6p; trisomy 2q 1-21 translocation]. Minerva Pediatr 1980; 32:807-14. [PMID: 7464734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
MESH Headings
- Child, Preschool
- Chromosome Aberrations/genetics
- Chromosome Disorders
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, 1-3
- Chromosomes, Human, 16-18
- Chromosomes, Human, 21-22 and Y
- Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Phenotype
- Translocation, Genetic
- Trisomy
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Stabile M, Pisciotta R, Cavaliere ML, Sicolo A, Celona A, Ventruto V. [A case of Poland's syndrome. Brachysyndactyly and deficiency of the pectoralis major muscle]. Minerva Pediatr 1980; 32:759-62. [PMID: 6258039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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