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12/2003
The Scientific Committee of “Centro Dino Ferrari” approves the extensive and heterogeneous scientific production of 2003

Publications originali edite su riviste recensite dal 1 Gennaio 2003

Cagliani R, Bardoni A, Sironi M, Fortunato F, Prelle A, Felisari G, Bonaglia MC, D'Angelo MG, Moggio M, Bresolin N, Comi GP.
Two dystrophin proteins and transcripts in a mild dystrophinopathic patient.
Neuromuscular Disorders, 2003 Jan;13(1):13-6. (2.587).

Torrente Y., EL Fahime E., Caron N. J., Del Bo R., Belicchi M., Pisati F.,. Tremblay J.P, Bresolin N.
Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF-a) stimulates chemotactic response in mouse myogenic cells.
Cell Transplantation, 2003;12(1):91-100. (2.420).

Sironi M., Pozzoli U., Cagliani R., Giorda R., Comi G.P., Bardoni A., Menozzi G., Bresolin N.
Relevance of sequence and structure elements for deletion events in the dystrophin gene major hot-spot.
Human Genetics, 2003 Mar;112(3):272-88. (3.429).

Prelle A, Sciacco M, Tancredi L, Fagiolari G, Comi GP, Ciscato P, Serafini M, Fortunato F, Zecca C, Gallanti A, Chiveri L, Bresolin N, Scarlato G, Moggio M.
Clinical, morphological and immunological evaluation of six patients with dysferlin deficiency.
Acta Neuropathologica, 2003 Jun;105(6):537-42. (2.283).

Del Bo R., Crimi M. , Sciacco M., Malferrari G., Napoli L., Prelle A., Biunno I., Moggio M., Bresolin N., Scarlato G., Comi G.P.
High mutational burden in the mtDNA control region from aged muscles: a single-fiber study.
Neurobiology of Aging, 2003 Oct;24(6):829-38.. (6.155).

D'Angelo MG, Bresolin N.
Report of the 95th European Neuromuscular Centre (ENMC) sponsored International Workshop Cognitive Impairment in Neuromuscular Disorders, Naarden, The Netherlands, 13-15 July 2001.
Neuromuscul Disorders 2003 Jan;13(1):72-9 (2.587).

Crimi M., Galbiati S., Perini M.P., Bordoni A., Malferrari G., Sciacco M., Biunno I., Strazzer S., Moggio M., Bresolin N., Comi G.P.
A mitochondrial tRNAHis gene mutation causing pigmentary retinopathy and neurosensorial deafness.
Neurology, 2003 Apr 8;60(7):1200-3. (5.340).

Sironi M, Cagliani R, Comi GP, Pozzoli U, Bardoni A, Giorda R, Bresolin N.
Trans-acting factors may cause dystrophin splicing misregulation in BMD skeletal muscles.
FEBS Letters. 2003 Feb 27;537(1-3):30-4 (3.912).

Pozzoli U, Elgar G, Cagliani R, Riva L, Comi GP, Bresolin N, Bardoni A, Sironi M.
Comparative analysis of vertebrate dystrophin loci indicate intron gigantism as a common feature.
Genome Research. 2003 May;13(5):764-72. (9.863).

Del Bo R, Comi GP, Giorda R, Crimi M, Locatelli F, Martinelli-Boneschi F, Pozzoli U, Castelli E, Bresolin N, Scarlato G.
The 129 codon polymorphism of the Prion Protein gene influences earlier cognitive performance in Down syndrome subjects.
Journal of Neurology 2003 Jun;250(6):688-92. (3.345).

Crimi M, Galbiati S, Moroni I, Bordoni A, Perini MP, Lamantea E, Sciacco M, Zeviani M, Biunno I, Moggio M, Scarlato G, Comi GP.
A missense mutation in the mitochondrial ND5 gene associated with a Leigh-MELAS overlap syndrome.
Neurology. 2003 Jun 10;60(11):1857-61. (5.340).

Del Bo R, Baron P, Prelle A, Serafini M, Moggio M, Di Fonzo A, Castagni M, Bresolin N, Comi GP.
Novel missense mutation and large deletion of GNE gene in autosomal-recessive inclusion-body myopathy.
Muscle Nerve. 2003 Jul;28(1):113-7. (2.450).

Corti S, Locatelli F, Strazzer S, Guglieri M, Comi GP.
Neuronal generation from somatic stem cells: current knowledge and perspectives on the treatment of acquired and degenerative central nervous system disorders.
Current Gene Therapy. 2003 Jun;3(3):247-72.

Begni B, Brighina L, Fumagalli L, Andreoni S, Castelli E, Francesconi C, Del Bo R, Bresolin N, Ferrarese C.
Altered glutamate uptake in peripheral tissues from Down Syndrome patients.
Neurosci Lett. 2003 Jun 5;343(2):73-6. (2.100).

Lucchiari S., Donati MA, Melis D, Filocamo M, Parini R, Bresolin N., Comi GP
Mutational Analysis in AGL Gene: Five Novel Mutations in GSD III Patients
Human Mutation, 2003 Oct;22(4):337. (6.894)

Crimi M., del Bo R., Galbiati S., Sciacco M., Bordoni A., Bresolin N., Comi GP.
Mitochondrial A12308G polymorphism affects clinical features in patients with single mtDNA macrodeletion
European Journal of Human Genetics, in press. (3.136).

Micco A, Nobile-Orazio E, Baron P, Conti G, Napoli L, Serafini M, Scarlato G, Scarpini E.
Severe chronic sensory-motor polyneuropathy: coexistence of 3 unrelated etiologies in a type 1 diabetic patient. A case report and review of the literature.
J Peripher Nerv Syst. 2003 Mar;8(1):23-8 (1.457).

Galimberti D, Schoonenboom N, Scarpini E, Scheltens P; Dutch-Italian Alzheimer Research Group.
Chemokines in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer's disease patients.
Ann Neurol. 2003 Apr;53(4):547-8 (8.603).

Battistini L, Piccio L, Rossi B, Bach S, Galgani S, Gasperini C, Ottoboni L, Ciabini D, Caramia MD, Bernardi G, Laudanna C, Scarpini E, McEver RP, Butcher EC, Borsellino G, Constantin G.
CD8+ T cells from patients with acute multiple sclerosis display selective increase of adhesiveness in brain venules: a critical role for P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1.
Blood. 2003 Jun 15;101(12):4775-82. (9.631).

Agostino A, Invernizzi F, Tiveron C, Fagiolari G, Prelle A, Lamantea E, Giavazzi A, Battaglia G, Tatangelo L, Tiranti V, Zeviani M.
Constitutive knockout of Surf1 is associated with high embryonic lethality, mitochondrial disease and cytochrome c oxidase deficiency in mice.
Hum Mol Genet. 2003 Feb 15;12(4):399-413. 8.726).

Lunn MP, Nobile-Orazio E.
Immunotherapy for IgM anti-Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein paraprotein-associated peripheral neuropathies.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003;(1):CD002827.

Tamma F, Rampini P, Egidi M, Caputo E, Locatelli M, Pesenti A, Chiesa V, Ardolino G, Foffani G, Meda B, Pellegrini M, Priori A.
Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: the experience of the Policlinico-San Paolo Group in Milan.
Neurol Sci. 2003 May;24 Suppl 1:S41-2. (0.907).

Priori A.
Brain polarization in humans: a reappraisal of an old tool for prolonged non-invasive modulation of brain excitability.
Clin Neurophysiol. 2003 Apr;114(4):589-95. (2.120).

Ardolino G, Barbieri S, Priori A.
High dose intravenous immune globulin in the treatment of hereditary recurrent brachial plexus neuropathy.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2003 Apr;74(4):550.

Frasson E, Bertolasi L, Bertasi V, Fusina S, Bartolomei L, Vicentini S, Rizzuto N, Priori A.
Paired transcranial magnetic stimulation for the early diagnosis of corticobasal degeneration.
Clin Neurophysiol. 2003 Feb;114(2):272-8. (2.120).

Greco M, Villani G, Mazzucchelli F, Bresolin N, Scarlato G, Papa S, Attardi G.
Developmental and age-related biochemical and bioenergetics changes in human skin fibroblasts.
FASEB Journal, 2003 Sep;17(12):1706-8. (7.252).

Di Muzio A. , De Angelis M.V., Di Fulvio P., Ratti A., Pizzuti A., Stoppia L., Gambi D., Uncini A.
Dysmyelinating sensory-motor neuropathy in merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy
Muscle and Nerve, Apr;27(4):500-6 2003 (2.450).

Torrente Y, Camirand G, Pisati F, Belicchi M, Rossi B, Colombo F, El Fahime M, Caron NJ, Tremblay JP, Bresolin N.
Identification of a putative pathway for the muscle homing of stem cells in amuscular dystrophy model.
Journal of Cell Biology, 2003 Aug 4;162(3):511-20. (12.522).

Sampaolesi M, Torrente Y, Innocenzi A, Tonlorenzi R, D’Antona G, Pellegrino MA, Barresi R, Bresolin N, Gusella De Angelis MG, Campbell KP, Bottinelli R, Cossu G.
Cell therapy of alpha-sarcoglycan null dystrophic mice through intra-arterial delivery of mesangioblasts.
Science, 2003 Jul 25;301(5632):487-92. (26.682).

Scarpini E, Scheltens P, Feldman H.
Treatment of Alzheimer's disease: current status and new perspectives.
Lancet Neurol. 2003 Sep;2(9):539-47.

De Giorgio R, Bovara M, Barbara G, Canossa M, Sarnelli G, De Ponti F, Stanghellini V, Tonini M, Cappello S, Pagnotta E, Nobile-Orazio E, Corinaldesi R.
Anti-HuD-induced neuronal apoptosis underlying paraneoplastic gut dysmotility.
Gastroenterology. 2003 Jul;125(1):70-9. (13.440).

Del Bo R, Bordoni A, Sciacco M, Di Fonzo A, Galbiati S, Crimi M, Bresolin N, Comi GP.
Remarkable infidelity of polymerase gammaA associated with mutations in POLG1 exonuclease domain.
Neurology. 2003 Oct 14;61(7):903-908. (5.340).

Foffani G, Priori A, Egidi M, Rampini P, Tamma F, Caputo E, Moxon KA, Cerutti S, Barbieri S.
300-Hz subthalamic oscillations in Parkinson's disease.
Brain. 2003; 126:2153-63. (7.122).

Priori A, Egidi M, Pesenti A, Rohr M, Rampini P, Locatelli M, Tamma F, Caputo E, Chiesa V, Barbieri S.
Do intraoperative microrecordings improve subthalamic nucleus targeting in stereotactic neurosurgery for Parkinson's disease?
J Neurosurg Sci. 2003 Mar;47(1):56-60.

Rampini PM, Locatelli M, Alimehmeti R, Tamma F, Caputo E, Priori A, Pesenti A, Rohr M, Egidi M.
Multiple sequential image-fusion and direct MRI localisation of the subthalamic nucleus for deep brain stimulation.
J Neurosurg Sci. 2003 Mar;47(1):33-9.

Di Fonzo A., Bordoni A., Crimi M., Galbiati S., Del Bo R., Bresolin N., Comi G.P.
POLG Mutations in Sporadic Mitochondrial Disorders with Multiple mtDNA Deletions
Human Mutation, 674, 2003.(6.894).

Cagliani R., Bresolin N., Pelle A., Gallanti A., Fortunato F., Sironi M., Ciscato P., Fagiolari G., Bonato S., Galbiati S., Corti S., Lamperti C., Moggio M. Comi G.P.
A CAV3 microdeletion differentially affects skeletal muscle and myocardium.
Neurology, 61: 1513-1517, 2003. (5.340).

Sciacco M., Prelle A. D’Adda E., Lamperti C., Bordoni A., Rango M., Comi GP, Bresolin N, Moggio M.
Familial mtDNA T8993C transition causing both the NARP and the MILS phenotype in the same generation: a morphological, genetic and spectroscopy.
Journal of Neurology, 250(12):1498-500, 2003. (3.345).

Locatelli F., Corti S., Donadoni C., Guglieri M., Capra F., Strazzer S., Salani S., Del Bo R., Fortunato F., Bordoni A. Comi G.P.
Neuronal Differentiation of Murine Bone Marrow Thy-1 and Sca-1 positive cells.
Journal of Hematotherapy and Stem Cell Research. 12 (6), 2003.

Cagliani R., Fortunato F, Giorda R, Rodolico C, Bonaglia C., Sironi M., D’Angelo MG, Prelle A., Locatelli F, Toscano A, Bresolin N, Comi G.P,
Molecular analysis of LGMD-2B and MM patients: identification of novel DYSF mutations and possible founder effect in the Italian population.
Neuromuscular Disorders, 13:788-795, 2003. (2.587).

 
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