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An ancient Mediterranean melting pot: investigating the uniparental genetic structure and population history of sicily and southern Italy.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Due to their strategic geographic location between three different continents, Sicily and Southern Italy have long represented a major Mediterranean crossroad where different peoples and cultures came together over time.
Stefania Sarno, Alessio Boattini, Marilisa Carta, Gianmarco Ferri, Milena Alù, Daniele Yang Yao, Graziella Ciani, Davide Pettener, Donata Luiselli   +8 more
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4843delC of the BRCA1 gene is a possible founder mutation in Southern Italy (Sicily)

Annals of Oncology, 2007
The frequency and the type of BRCA1 mutations vary widely and might have different geographic and ethnic distribution. Most of these alterations are generally found in isolated populations as a consequence of the founder effect. The object of this study was to determine whether 4843delC, a deleterious mutation of the BRCA1 gene, might be due to a ...
RUSSO, Antonio, CALO', Valentina, AUGELLO, Claudia, BRUNO, Loredana, AGNESE, Valentina, SCHIRO', Valentina, BARBERA, Floriana, CASCIO, Sandra, FODDAI, Elena, BADALAMENTI, Giuseppe, INTRIVICI, Chiara, CAJOZZO, Massimo, GULOTTA, Gaspare, SURMACZ E, COLUCCI G, GEBBIA, Nicolo', BAZAN, Viviana   +16 more
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New records of acalyptrate Diptera from Sicily (Brachycera, Muscomorpha: Asteiidae, Aulacigastridae, Carnidae, Lonchaeidae, Odiniidae, Pallopteridae, Periscelididae, Piophilidae, Sciomyzidae, Ulidiidae)

Fragmenta entomologica, 2022
Four families with five species of acalyptrate Diptera are recorded for the first time from Sicily: Aulacigastridae [Aulacigaster falcata Papp, A. leucopeza (Meigen)], Odiniidae [Odinia trinotata Robineau-Desvoidy], Periscelididae [Periscelis annulata ...
Martin J. Ebejer, Giuseppe Nicolosi
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Cardiovascular autonomic function and MCI in Parkinson's disease [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction: dysautonomic dysfunction and cognitive impairment represent the most disabling non-motor features of Parkinson's Disease (PD). Recent evidences suggest the association between Orthostatic Hypotension (OH) and PD-Dementia. However, little is
Baschi R., Cicero C. E., Davi M., Donzuso G., Giuliano L., Luca A., Monastero R., Mostile G., Nicoletti A., Raciti L., Sciacca G., Terravecchia C., Zappia M.   +12 more
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Importance of the Lunar Cycle on Mesopelagic Foraging by Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Upwelling Area of the Strait of Messina (Central Mediterranean Sea)

Animals, 2022
The influence of the lunar cycle on bluefin tuna foraging in the upwelling area of the Strait of Messina was investigated by exploring trophic interaction with mesopelagic fish and cephalopod prey.
Pietro Battaglia, Cristina Pedà, Danilo Malara, Giacomo Milisenda, Brian R. MacKenzie, Valentina Esposito, Pierpaolo Consoli, Teresa Manuela Vicchio, Maria Giulia Stipa, Luca Pagano, Francesco Longo, Teresa Romeo   +11 more
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Case Report: Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula, a rare cholethiasis complication [version 1; referees: 3 approved]

F1000Research, 2017
One of the most unusual complications in cholethiasis is spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistula, which has only been reported a few times in the literature.
Nunzio Maria Angelo Rinzivillo, Riccardo Danna, Vito Leanza, Melissa Lodato, Salvatore Marchese, Francesco Basile, Guido Nicola Zanghì   +6 more
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Early Gastrointestinal Progression to Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer: A Report of Two Cases

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2021
Intestinal and pancreatic metastases are rare and often challenging to recognize and manage. Lung cancer patients with enteric involvement usually display poor outcomes.
Federica Martorana, Katia Lanzafame, Giuliana Pavone, Lucia Motta, Gianmarco Motta, Nicola Inzerilli, Rosaria Carciotto, Giada Maria Vecchio, Antonino Maria Zanghì, Héctor Josè Soto Parra, Gaetano Magro, Paolo Vigneri   +11 more
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Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) in southern Italy and description of its larva (Geometridae, Larentiinae) [PDF]

Nota Lepidopterologica, 2020
We report Horisme exoletata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) for the first time in Continental Europe: Italy, Calabria. This is a species previously considered endemic to Sicily and Malta, and an addition to the shared fauna of the Calabria and Sicily regions ...
Stefano Scalercio, Aldo Catania
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Acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with mefloquine prophylaxis: A case report

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Background: Eosinophilic pneumonia is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the lung parenchyma, which can present as acute respiratory failure. Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia (DIEP) has been
Francesco Virzì, Giuseppe Giacopelli, Paolo Tutone, Luigi Profera, Antonino Giarratano, Santi Maurizio Raineri, Sandro Tomasello, Giuseppe Accurso   +7 more
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Influence of a Specific Aquatic Program on Social and Gross Motor Skills in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Three Case Reports

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2019
Swimming pool activities revealed to be efficacious to train psychomotor skills and increase adaptive behaviors in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Giuseppe Battaglia, Gianna Agrò, Pietro Cataldo, Antonio Palma, Marianna Alesi   +4 more
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