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The structure of parasite component communities in brackish water fishes of the northeastern Baltic Sea

2001

We used nestedness analysis to seek non-random patterns in the structure of component communities of metazoan parasites collected from 31 sympatric fish species from the northeastern Bothnian Bay, the most oligohaline area of the Baltic Sea. Only 8 marine parasite species were found among the 63 species recorded, although some marine fish species reproduce in the bay and others occasionally visit the area. Marine parasite species can utilize both freshwater and marine fish species as intermediate or final hosts, and marine fish can harbour freshwater parasite species. This exchange of parasite species between marine and freshwater fish has probably resulted from ecological factors acting ov…

PTEN hamartoma tumor syndromes in childhood: description of two cases and a proposal for follow-up protocol

2013

PTEN hamartoma tumor syndromes (PHTS) are a spectrum of hamartomatous overgrowth syndromes associated with germ-line mutations in the tumor suppressor PTEN gene located on 10q23.3. It is widely accepted that two of these disorders, Cowden syndrome and Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome, are allelic conditions. Because PTEN mutations are not identifiable in every case of the PHTS phenotype, the inability to detect a mutation within the PTEN gene does not invalidate the clinical diagnosis of Cowden syndrome, or Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome, in patients who meet diagnostic criteria for these disorders. PTEN mutations are associated with an increased risk for developing breast, thyroid, end…

PAPA syndrome: novelties from the Eurofever registry

2019

Introduction: PAPA syndrome is a very rare autoinflammatory condition. Few data are nowadays available about the clinical characteristic, the response to treatment and the outcome of this disease. Objectives:To analyse the data of the PAPA patients enrolled to the Eurofever registry. Methods: the data analysed in the study were extracted from the Eurofever registry, which is hosted in the PRINTO website (www.printo. it). The patients were included in the study in the presence of mutations in the PSTPIP1 gene or, in genetically negative patients, in the presence of at least two of the following clinical manifestation: recurrent pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenousm or skin abscess with ne…

Relationship between domestic smoking and metals and rare earth elements concentration in indoor PM2.5

2018

Cigarette smoke is the main source of indoor chemical and toxic elements. Cadmium (Cd), Thallium (Tl), Lead (Pb) and Antimony (Sb) are important contributors to smoke-related health risks. Data on the association between Rare Earth Elements (REE) Cerium (Ce) and Lanthanum (La) and domestic smoking are scanty. To evaluate the relationship between cigarette smoke, indoor levels of PM2.5 and heavy metals, 73 children were investigated by parental questionnaire and skin prick tests. The houses of residence of 41 "cases" and 32 "controls" (children with and without respiratory symptoms, respectively) were evaluated by 48-hours PM2.5 indoor/outdoor monitoring. PM2.5 mass concentration was determi…

I POTENZIALI EVOCATI UDITIVI E VISIVI: MARKERS DI VASCULITE IN CORSO DI MALATTIA DI KAWASAKI

2011

LE ALTERAZIONI DEI POTENZIALI EVOCATI NELLA MALATTIA DI KAWASAKI: SUPPORTO DIAGNOSTICO IN UN ITER DIFFICILE

2012

PUBERTA’ PRECOCE IN SINDROME DI COSTELLO: FOLLOW-UP DI UNA RARA ASSOCIAZIONE

2011

FOLLOW UP DI UN CASO DI SINDROME DI COSTELLO CON PUBERTA’ PRECOCE

2011

SURGERY OF GERM CELL TUMORS IN PEDIATRIC AGE: Preliminart data od TCG)! series of the New Italian Protocol

1992

The authors report the preliminary data of the case studies of the new National Protocol TGC91 and examine the role of surgery in the treatment of these neoplasms

GERM CELL TUMOURS: A Report of 72 Cases

1993

The Authours report a prospective Study of the diagnosis and treatment of Germ Cell Tumours in children since January 1991.