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Mazzucco A, Dematteis EM, Gulino V, Corno M, Sgroi MF, Palumbo M, Baricco M. Experimental and theoretical studies of the LiBH 4-LiI phase diagram. RSC Adv 2024; 14:12038-12048. [PMID: 38623301 PMCID: PMC11018216 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01642d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
Abstract
The hexagonal structure of LiBH4 at room temperature can be stabilised by substituting the BH4- anion with I-, leading to high Li-ion conductive materials. A thermodynamic description of the pseudo-binary LiBH4-LiI system is presented. The system has been explored investigating several compositions, synthetized by ball milling and subsequently annealed. X-ray diffraction and Differential Scanning Calorimetry have been exploited to determine structural and thermodynamic features of various samples. The monophasic zone of the hexagonal Li(BH4)1-x(I)x solid solution has been experimentally defined equal to 0.18 ≤ x ≤ 0.60 at 25 °C. In order to establish the formation of the hexagonal solid solution, the enthalpy of mixing was experimentally determined, converging to a value of 1800 ± 410 J mol-1. Additionally, the enthalpy of melting was acquired for samples that differ in molar fraction. By merging experimental results, literature data and ab initio theoretical calculations, the pseudo-binary LiBH4-LiI phase diagram has been assessed and evaluated across all compositions and temperature ranges by applying the CALPHAD method.
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- Asya Mazzucco
- Department of Chemistry, Inter-departmental Center NIS and INSTM, University of Turin Via Pietro Giuria 7 10125 Torino Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Inter-departmental Center NIS and INSTM, University of Turin Via Pietro Giuria 7 10125 Torino Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Inter-departmental Center NIS and INSTM, University of Turin Via Pietro Giuria 7 10125 Torino Italy
- Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University Universiteitsweg 99 3584 CG Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, Inter-departmental Center NIS and INSTM, University of Turin Via Pietro Giuria 7 10125 Torino Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Inter-departmental Center NIS and INSTM, University of Turin Via Pietro Giuria 7 10125 Torino Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Inter-departmental Center NIS and INSTM, University of Turin Via Pietro Giuria 7 10125 Torino Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Inter-departmental Center NIS and INSTM, University of Turin Via Pietro Giuria 7 10125 Torino Italy
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Gulino V, Longo A, de Kort LM, Rodenburg HP, Murgia F, Brighi M, Černý R, Sahle CJ, Sundermann M, Gretarsson H, de Groot F, Ngene P. Anomalous Impact of Mechanochemical Treatment on the Na-ion Conductivity of Sodium Closo-Carbadodecaborate Probed by X-Ray Raman Scattering Spectroscopy. Small Methods 2023:e2300833. [PMID: 37806773 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300833] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Solid-state sodium ion conductors are crucial for the next generation of all-solid-state sodium batteries with high capacity, low cost, and improved safety. Sodium closo-carbadodecaborate (NaCB11 H12 ) is an attractive Na-ion conductor owing to its high thermal, electrochemical, and interfacial stability. Mechanical milling has recently been shown to increase conductivity by five orders of magnitude at room temperature, making it appealing for application in all-solid-state sodium batteries. Intriguingly, milling longer than 2 h led to a significant decrease in conductivity. In this study, X-ray Raman scattering (XRS) spectroscopy is used to probe the origin of the anomalous impact of mechanical treatment on the ionic conductivity of NaCB11 H12 . The B, C, and Na K-edge XRS spectra are successfully measured for the first time, and ab initio calculations are employed to interpret the results. The experimental and computational results reveal that the decrease in ionic conductivity upon prolonged milling is due to the increased proximity of Na to the CB11 H12 cage, caused by severe distortion of the long-range structure. Overall, this work demonstrates how the XRS technique, allowing investigation of low Z elements such as C and B in the bulk, can be used to acquire valuable information on the electronic structure of solid electrolytes and battery materials in general.
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- Valerio Gulino
- Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, F-38000, France
- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Palermo, 90146, Italy
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- Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Crystallography, Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Geneva, CH-1211, Switzerland
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Sassari, 07100, Italy
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- Laboratory of Crystallography, Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Geneva, CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Crystallography, Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Geneva, CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, D-22607, Hamburg, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187, Dresden, Germany
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- Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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Černý R, Brighi M, Wu H, Zhou W, Dimitrievska M, Murgia F, Gulino V, de Jongh PE, Trump BA, Udovic TJ. Thermal Polymorphism in CsCB 11H 12. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28052296. [PMID: 36903543 PMCID: PMC10005072 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052296] [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: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Thermal polymorphism in the alkali-metal salts incorporating the icosohedral monocarba-hydridoborate anion, CB11H12-, results in intriguing dynamical properties leading to superionic conductivity for the lightest alkali-metal analogues, LiCB11H12 and NaCB11H12. As such, these two have been the focus of most recent CB11H12- related studies, with less attention paid to the heavier alkali-metal salts, such as CsCB11H12. Nonetheless, it is of fundamental importance to compare the nature of the structural arrangements and interactions across the entire alkali-metal series. Thermal polymorphism in CsCB11H12 was investigated using a combination of techniques: X-ray powder diffraction; differential scanning calorimetry; Raman, infrared, and neutron spectroscopies; and ab initio calculations. The unexpected temperature-dependent structural behavior of anhydrous CsCB11H12 can be potentially justified assuming the existence of two polymorphs with similar free energies at room temperature: (i) a previously reported, ordered R3 polymorph stabilized upon drying and transforming first to R3c symmetry near 313 K and then to a similarly packed but disordered I43d polymorph near 353 K and (ii) a disordered Fm3 polymorph that initially appears from the disordered I43d polymorph near 513 K along with another disordered high-temperature P63mc polymorph. Quasielastic neutron scattering results indicate that the CB11H12- anions in the disordered phase at 560 K are undergoing isotropic rotational diffusion, with a jump correlation frequency [1.19(9) × 1011 s-1] in line with those for the lighter-metal analogues.
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- Radovan Černý
- Laboratory of Crystallography, Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 24, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Correspondence:
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- Laboratory of Crystallography, Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 24, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102, USA
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102, USA
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102, USA
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
- Transport at Nanoscale Interfaces Laboratory, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technology (EMPA), Ueberlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Crystallography, Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 24, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102, USA
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Murgia F, Brighi M, Piveteau L, Avalos CE, Gulino V, Nierstenhöfer MC, Ngene P, de Jongh P, Černý R. Enhanced Room-Temperature Ionic Conductivity of NaCB 11H 12 via High-Energy Mechanical Milling. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:61346-61356. [PMID: 34927409 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c21113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The body-centered cubic (bcc) polymorph of NaCB11H12 has been stabilized at room temperature by high-energy mechanical milling. Temperature-dependent electrochemical impedance spectroscopy shows an optimum at 45-min milling time, leading to an rt conductivity of 4 mS cm-1. Mechanical milling suppresses an order-disorder phase transition in the investigated temperature range. Nevertheless, two main regimes can be identified, with two clearly distinct activation energies. Powder X-ray diffraction and 23Na solid-state NMR reveal two different Na+ environments, which are partially occupied, in the bcc polymorph. The increased number of available sodium sites w.r.t. ccp polymorph raises the configurational entropy of the bcc phase, contributing to a higher ionic conductivity. Mechanical treatment does not alter the oxidative stability of NaCB11H12. Electrochemical test on a symmetric cell (Na|NaCB11H12|Na) without control of the stack pressure provides a critical current density of 0.12 mA cm-2, able to fully charge/discharge a 120 mA h g-1 specific capacity positive electrode at the rate of C/2.
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- Fabrizio Murgia
- Laboratory of Crystallography, Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 24, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Crystallography, Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 24, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, NMR Platform, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, NMR Platform, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Fakultät für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften, Anorganische Chemie, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Gaußstr. 20, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Crystallography, Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 24, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Gulino V, Brighi M, Murgia F, Ngene P, de Jongh P, Černý R, Baricco M. Room-Temperature Solid-State Lithium-Ion Battery Using a LiBH 4-MgO Composite Electrolyte. ACS Appl Energy Mater 2021; 4:1228-1236. [PMID: 33644698 PMCID: PMC7903705 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c02525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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LiBH4 has been widely studied as a solid-state electrolyte in Li-ion batteries working at 120 °C due to the low ionic conductivity at room temperature. In this work, by mixing with MgO, the Li-ion conductivity of LiBH4 has been improved. The optimum composition of the mixture is 53 v/v % of MgO, showing a Li-ion conductivity of 2.86 × 10-4 S cm-1 at 20 °C. The formation of the composite does not affect the electrochemical stability window, which is similar to that of pure LiBH4 (about 2.2 V vs Li+/Li). The mixture has been incorporated as the electrolyte in a TiS2/Li all-solid-state Li-ion battery. A test at room temperature showed that only five cycles already resulted in cell failure. On the other hand, it was possible to form a stable solid electrolyte interphase by applying several charge/discharge cycles at 60 °C. Afterward, the battery worked at room temperature for up to 30 cycles with a capacity retention of about 80%.
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- Valerio Gulino
- Department
of Chemistry and Inter-departmental Center Nanostructured Interfaces
and Surfaces (NIS), University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Inorganic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratoire
de Cristallographie, DQMP, Université
de Genève, quai Ernest-Ansermet 24, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire
de Cristallographie, DQMP, Université
de Genève, quai Ernest-Ansermet 24, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Inorganic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratoire
de Cristallographie, DQMP, Université
de Genève, quai Ernest-Ansermet 24, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Inter-departmental Center Nanostructured Interfaces
and Surfaces (NIS), University of Turin, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Gulino V, Wolczyk A, Golov AA, Eremin RA, Palumbo M, Nervi C, Blatov VA, Proserpio DM, Baricco M. Combined DFT and geometrical–topological analysis of Li-ion conductivity in complex hydrides. Inorg Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi00577k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
This work suggests that topological analysis can adequately explain the ion conductivity in complex hydrides.
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- Valerio Gulino
- Department of Chemistry and NIS
- University of Turin
- I-10125 Torino
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS
- University of Turin
- I-10125 Torino
- Italy
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- Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science
- Samara University
- Samara 443011
- Russia
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- Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science
- Samara University
- Samara 443011
- Russia
- Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS
- University of Turin
- I-10125 Torino
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS
- University of Turin
- I-10125 Torino
- Italy
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- Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science
- Samara University
- Samara 443011
- Russia
- Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science
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- Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science
- Samara State Technical University
- Samara 443100
- Russia
- Dipartimento di Chimica
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS
- University of Turin
- I-10125 Torino
- Italy
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Aragona F, Pepe P, Motta M, Saita A, Raciti G, La Rosa P, Nicolosi D, Dammino A, Minaldi G, Rizza G, Azzarello G, Aragona C, Rotondo S, Orestano L, Serrao A, Amico F, Dibenedetto G, Cosentino V, Iurato C, Raffino S, Gulletta M, Calarco A, Paola Q, Barbera M, Gulino V, Capizzi G, Orestano F. Incidence of Prostate Cancer in Sicily: Results of a Multicenter Case-Findings Protocol. Eur Urol 2005; 47:569-74. [PMID: 15826745 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2004.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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: 10/23/2004] [Accepted: 11/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To establish the incidence of prostate cancer (PCa) in Sicily in patients who entered an early detection protocol. METHODS From February 2002 to February 2004, 16,298 subjects aged 40-75 entered the protocol. Patients with suspicious DRE, PSA>10 ng/ml, PSA<or=2.5 ng/ml, from 2.6 to 4 ng/ml or from 4.1 to 10 ng/ml with F/T PSA of <or=15%, <or=20% and <or=25% respectively underwent needle biopsy according to an extensive protocol. RESULTS 3266 patients were eligible for biopsy; PSA was <or=4 in 12.7% and <or=10 ng/ml in 63.9% of patients. A PCa was found in 1171 cases (36.9%) with a relationship between PCa incidence and PSA and age respectively (chi2-test, p<0.0001); 51.8% of patients with PCa had a PSA<10 and 8.8% a PSA<4 ng/ml; 49% were clinically staged as T1c. The estimated odds ratios for each age group showed increased risk for PCa in the fourth decade with PSA between 2.6 and 4 ng/ml (12.5 times higher) and in the fifth decade with PSA between 4.1 and 10 ng/ml (6.2 times higher). CONCLUSIONS Age and serum PSA levels are the major risk factors for PCa. On their basis it is possible to modulate the most suitable timing for early diagnosis in individual patients.
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- F Aragona
- Urology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Cannizzaro, Via Messina 829, 95126 Catania, Italy.
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Sobacchi C, Frattini A, Orchard P, Porras O, Tezcan I, Andolina M, Babul-Hirji R, Baric I, Canham N, Chitayat D, Dupuis-Girod S, Ellis I, Etzioni A, Fasth A, Fisher A, Gerritsen B, Gulino V, Horwitz E, Klamroth V, Lanino E, Mirolo M, Musio A, Matthijs G, Nonomaya S, Notarangelo LD, Ochs HD, Superti Furga A, Valiaho J, van Hove JL, Vihinen M, Vujic D, Vezzoni P, Villa A. The mutational spectrum of human malignant autosomal recessive osteopetrosis. Hum Mol Genet 2001; 10:1767-73. [PMID: 11532986 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/10.17.1767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Human malignant infantile osteopetrosis (arOP; MIM 259700) is a genetically heterogeneous autosomal recessive disorder of bone metabolism, which, if untreated, has a fatal outcome. Our group, as well as others, have recently identified mutations in the ATP6i (TCIRG1) gene, encoding the a3 subunit of the vacuolar proton pump, which mediates the acidification of the bone/osteoclast interface, are responsible for a subset of this condition. By sequencing the ATP6i gene in arOP patients from 44 unrelated families with a worldwide distribution we have now established that ATP6i mutations are responsible for approximately 50% of patients affected by this disease. The vast majority of these mutations (40 out of 42 alleles, including seven deletions, two insertions, 10 nonsense substitutions and 21 mutations in splice sites) are predicted to cause severe abnormalities in the protein product and are likely to represent null alleles. In addition, we have also analysed nine unrelated arOP patients from Costa Rica, where this disease is apparently much more frequent than elsewhere. All nine Costa Rican patients bore either or both of two missense mutations (G405R and R444L) in amino acid residues which are evolutionarily conserved from yeast to humans. The identification of ATP6i gene mutations in two families allowed us for the first time to perform prenatal diagnosis: both fetuses were predicted not to be affected and two healthy babies were born. This study contributes to the determination of genetic heterogeneity of arOP and allows further delineation of the other genetic defects causing this severe condition.
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- C Sobacchi
- Department of Human Genome and Multifactorial Disease, Istituto di Tecnologie, Biomediche Avanzate, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Fratelli Cervi 93, 20090 Segrate (MI), Italy
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This study investigated the efficacy and safety of citalopram in the treatment of eating disorders. Eighteen female patients gave their informed consent to enrollment in the trial: twelve with bulimia nervosa, six with anorexia nervosa according to the DSM IV criteria. They received individual systemic psychotherapy and took 20 mg/day citalopram for 8 weeks. At the beginning and end of the trial, their BMI, body fat and lean mass were checked and they completed the Eating Disorder Inventory and Binge Scale. The results showed that citalopram is effective and safe in the treatment of eating disorders: binge eating episodes and mean scores in three EDI subscales (bulimia, ineffectiveness and interoceptive awareness) significantly decreased in the bulimic patients, and mean scores in the EDI body dissatisfaction subscale significantly decreased in the anorexic patients.
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- C Calandra
- Service for the Therapy of Eating Disorders, University Hospital of Catania, Italy
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