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L Montalbano
Genetic and environmental sources of variation for milk yield traits in Barbaresca siciliana breed
Abstract Multi-trait animal model procedures were used to calculate variance for milk yield traits in the Barbaresca siciliana breed. The recorded data consisted of 14 791 lactations from 6678 ewes distributed among 44 herds from six provinces in Italy. The data-set with pedigree information used for the estimation of genetic parameters and correlation, included 6678 ewes with records, 757 dams, 4 paternal grandams, 28 maternal grandam and 2 maternal great-grandams, all without records, and additionally 301 sires, 3 paternal grandsires, 11 maternal grandsires and 1 maternal great-grandsires. The variables considered in the present study were the milk yield at 100 days (MY-100), 120 days (MY…
UN CASO DI ASMA DIFFICILE: RUOLO DELL’EDUCAZIONE TERAPEUTICA NELLA STRATEGIA DI TRATTAMENTO
L’asma difficile da trattare è una categoria dell’asma grave caratterizzata da uno scarso controllo, nonostante la prescrizione di un trattamento di elevata intensità; richiede un approccio multidisciplinare in cui l’educazione del paziente e della famiglia alla terapia ed al controllo ambientale assume un ruolo fondamentale. L’approccio clinico diagnostico nei casi di asma difficile deve comprendere la valutazione del ruolo dei differenti fattori di rischio, ambientali e personali e la presenza di co-morbidità. Riportiamo il caso di Giulia, affetta da asma allergica grave persistente, scarsamente controllata. Nonostante la prescrizione di un’adeguata terapia inalatoria ai controlli program…
Natural history of Cytomegalovirus infection diagnosed with moderate-severe ulcerative colitis
AIM: To evaluate the natural history of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection in a series of 28 ulcerative colitis patients in whom the search for HCMV was positive. METHODS: A series of 85 patients with moderate-severe ulcerative colitis flare-up were evaluated for a HCMV search by performing a haematoxylin and eosin stain, immunohistochemical assay and nested polymerase chain reaction on rectal biopsies. Among 85 screened patients (19 of whom were steroid resistant/dependant), 28 were positive for HCMV; after remission the patients were followed up clinically and histologically. RESULTS: Among the 22 patients with complete follow-p, in 8 (36%) patients HCMV-DNA persisted in the intestina…