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A Vultaggio

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EVALUATING THE RISK OF HEPATITIS B REACTIVATION IN PATIENTS WITH HAEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES: IS THE SERUM HEPATITIS B PROFILE RELIABLE?

2009

Background/Aim: Patients with an occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection undergoing deep immunosuppression are potentially at risk of HBV reactivation. In order to assess whether a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for HBV DNA in serum could be used to predict the reactivation of an occult HBV infection, we performed a retrospective study in a cohort of Sicilian patients with oncohaematological diseases. Methods: We studied by a highly sensitive ad hoc nested PCR for serum HBV DNA 75 HBsAg-negative oncohaematological patients requiring chemotherapy. Results: Thirty-three patients (44%) were HBV seronegative (anti-HBc and anti-HBs negative) and 42 patients (56%) were HBV seropositive (a…

nested PCRSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia ClinicaSettore MED/12 - GastroenterologiaIMMUNOSUPPRESSIONSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaHBsAg SEROREVERSIONOBI
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Higher blood eosinophil levels after omalizumab treatment may be associated with poorer asthma outcomes

2019

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaTreatment outcomeMEDLINEOmalizumabOmalizumabSettore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato RespiratorioImmunoglobulin Eeosinophil Omalizumab anti-IgE asthmaLeukocyte CountText miningForced Expiratory VolumeInternal medicineEosinophiliamedicineHumansImmunology and AllergyAnti-Asthmatic AgentsBlood eosinophilAgedRetrospective StudiesAsthmabiologybusiness.industryRetrospective cohort studyMiddle AgedasthmaPrognosismedicine.diseaseEosinophilsTreatment Outcomeinflammationbiology.proteinFemalebusinessmedicine.drug
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Clinical features and follow-up in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

2014

Objective To investigate the clinical manifestations at diagnosis and during follow-up in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome to better define the natural history of the disease. Study design A retrospective and prospective multicenter study was conducted with 228 patients in the context of the Italian Network for Primary Immunodeficiencies. Clinical diagnosis was confirmed by cytogenetic or molecular analysis. Results The cohort consisted of 112 males and 116 females; median age at diagnosis was 4 months (range 0 to 36 years 10 months). The diagnosis was made before 2 years of age in 71% of patients, predominantly related to the presence of heart anomalies and neonatal hypocalcemia. In…

MalePediatrics22q11.2 deletionDelayed DiagnosisTime FactorsChromosomes Human Pair 22Developmental Disabilitiesdigeorge syndromeSex FactorSeverity of Illness IndexRetrospective StudieDiGeorge syndromeEarly DiagnosiAge FactorProspective StudiesNeonatal hypocalcemiaProspective cohort studyChildmedicine.diagnostic_testDelayed Diagnosi22q11.2 deletion; Primary immune disordersAge Factorsdel 22qMIMAbnormalities Multiple; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Child; Child Preschool; Chromosomes Human Pair 22; Delayed Diagnosis; Developmental Disabilities; DiGeorge Syndrome; Early Diagnosis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Genetic Testing; Humans; Infant; Infant Newborn; Male; Monitoring Physiologic; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Factors; Time Factors; Young Adult; Disease ProgressionChild PreschoolCohortDisease ProgressionPrimary immune disordersFemaleAbnormalitiesMultipleAbnormalities Multiple; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Child; Child Preschool; Chromosomes Human Pair 22; Delayed Diagnosis; Developmental Disabilities; DiGeorge Syndrome; Early Diagnosis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Genetic Testing; Humans; Infant; Infant Newborn; Male; Monitoring Physiologic; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Factors; Time Factors; Young Adult; Disease Progression; Pediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorAdolescentMonitoringDevelopmental DisabilitieItalian Association of Pediatric Haematology and OncologyContext (language use)Risk AssessmentChromosomesFollow-Up StudieYoung AdultSex FactorsSeverity of illnessmedicineDiGeorge SyndromeHumansAbnormalities MultipleGenetic Testing22q11DS; 22q11.2 deletion syndrome; AIEOP; Italian Association of Pediatric Haematology and Oncology; MIM; Mendelian Inheritance in Man22q11DSPreschoolPhysiologicdigeorge syndrome; del 22qGenetic testingMonitoring PhysiologicRetrospective StudiesSettore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale e Specialisticabusiness.industryMendelian Inheritance in ManInfant NewbornInfantRetrospective cohort studymedicine.diseaseNewbornAIEOPProspective StudieEarly Diagnosis22q11.2 deletion syndromePediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthPair 22businessFollow-Up Studies
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