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Maria Fregapane

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Computer-Assisted Classification Patterns in Autoimmune Diagnostics: The AIDA Project.

2016

International audience; Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are significant biomarkers in the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases in humans, done by mean of Indirect ImmunoFluorescence (IIF) method, and performed by analyzing patterns and fluorescence intensity. This paper introduces the AIDA Project (autoimmunity: diagnosis assisted by computer) developed in the framework of an Italy-Tunisia cross-border cooperation and its preliminary results. A database of interpreted IIF images is being collected through the exchange of images and double reporting and a Gold Standard database, containing around 1000 double reported images, has been settled. The Gold Standard database is used for optimization of …

Pathologymedicine.medical_specialtyTunisiaArticle SubjectAnti-nuclear antibody[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]lcsh:MedicineCAD02 engineering and technologyGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology030218 nuclear medicine & medical imagingAutoimmune Diseases03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicine0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringImage Processing Computer-AssistedMedicineHumansFluorescent Antibody Technique IndirectIndirect immunofluorescenceGeneral Immunology and Microbiologybusiness.industrylcsh:RIIfPattern recognitionGeneral MedicineGold standard (test)Computer aided detectionSettore FIS/07 - Fisica Applicata(Beni Culturali Ambientali Biol.e Medicin)3. Good healthFluorescence intensityItalyComputer-aided diagnosisAntibodies Antinuclear020201 artificial intelligence & image processingArtificial intelligencebusinessComputer Aided Diagnosis Immunofluorescence Pattern Classification IIF images Autoimmune diseases SVM ANN HEp-2Research ArticleBioMed research international
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Recognizing the Emergent and Submerged Iceberg of the Celiac Disease: ITAMA Project-Global Strategy Protocol.

2022

Coeliac disease (CD) is frequently underdiagnosed with a consequent heavy burden in terms of morbidity and health care costs. Diagnosis of CD is based on the evaluation of symptoms and anti-transglutaminase antibodies IgA (TGA-IgA) levels, with values above a tenfold increase being the basis of the biopsy-free diagnostic approach suggested by present guidelines. This study showcased the largest screening project for CD carried out to date in school children (n=20,000) aimed at assessing the diagnostic accuracy of minimally invasive finger prick point-of-care tests (POCT) which, combined with conventional celiac serology and the aid of an artificial intelligence-based system, may eliminate t…

Settore INF/01 - Informaticaintestinal biopsypoint-of-care testanti-transglutaminaseguidelinesnegative predictive valueartificial intelligenceESPGHANmucosal depositsPediatricscoeliac diseaseSettore FIS/07 - Fisica Applicata(Beni Culturali Ambientali Biol.e Medicin)Pediatric reports
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Expression of Wild-Type and Variant Estrogen Receptor Alpha in Liver Carcinogenesis and Tumor Progression.

2011

Although estrogen receptors (ERs) are expressed in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), several clinical trials have failed to demonstrate the efficacy of antiestrogen treatment in HCC patients. Recently, the identification of several ER splicing variants has enlightened the complex nature of estrogen signaling in peripheral tissues; this may help understanding estrogen role in either nontumoral or malignant nonclassical target organs, including liver. In this work we have investigated mRNA expression of wild-type and splice variants of ERα in nontumoral, cirrhotic, and malignant human liver, as well as in HCC cell lines, using an exon-specific reverse transcription polymerase chain reacti…

medicine.medical_specialtyCarcinoma Hepatocellularmedicine.drug_classEstrogen receptorBiologyBiochemistryAromataseCell Line TumorInternal medicineGene OrderGeneticsmedicineHumansRNA MessengerneoplasmsMolecular BiologyLiver NeoplasmsEstrogen Receptor alphaWild typeExonsHep G2 Cellsmedicine.diseaseAntiestrogenGene Expression Regulation NeoplasticReverse transcription polymerase chain reactionAlternative SplicingCell Transformation NeoplasticEndocrinologyLiverEstrogenTumor progressionHepatocellular carcinomaCancer researchMolecular MedicineEstrogen receptor alphaLiver carcinogenesis Estrogen receptors tumor progressionBiotechnology
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