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A Genetic Variant That Disrupts MET Transcription Is Associated with Autism by Campbell, Daniel B., Sutcliffe, James S., Ebert, Philip J., Militerni, Roberto, Bravaccio, Carmela, Trillo, Simona, Elia, Maurizio, Schneider, Cindy, Melmed, Raun, Sacco, Roberto, Persico, Antonio M., Levitt, Pat

“…There is strong evidence for a genetic predisposition to autism and an intense interest in discovering heritable risk factors that disrupt gene function. Based…”
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Being adults with cerebral palsy: results of a multicenter Italian study on quality of life and participation by Pagliano, Emanuela, Casalino, Tiziana, Mazzanti, Sara, Bianchi, Elisa, Fazzi, Elisa, Picciolini, Odoardo, Frigerio, Andrea, Rossi, Andrea, Gallino, Francesca, Villani, Ambra, Landi, Nerina, Roberti, Luisa, Militerni, Roberto, Di Brina, Carlo, Tornetta, Lorella, Martielli, Michela, Brizio, Margherita, Rodocanachi, Marina, Tessarollo, Valeria, Galli, Jessica, Dusi, Elvira, Meschini, Leonora, Malinconico, Elena, Baranello, Giovanni, Anderloni, Adriana, Fedrizzi, Ermellina

“…Cerebral palsy (CP) is still the most common cause of disability developing in infancy. How such a complex disorder affects adult life raises important…”
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Pediatric selective mutism therapy: a randomized controlled trial by Esposito, Maria, Gimigliano, Francesca, Barillari, Maria R, Precenzano, Francesco, Ruberto, Maria, Sepe, Joseph, Barillari, Umberto, Gimigliano, Raffaele, Militerni, Roberto, Messina, Giovanni, Carotenuto, Marco

“…Selective mutism (SM) is a rare disease in children coded by DSM-5 as an anxiety disorder. Despite the disabling nature of the disease, there is still no…”
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Principal pathogenetic components and biological endophenotypes in autism spectrum disorders by Sacco, Roberto, Curatolo, Paolo, Manzi, Barbara, Militerni, Roberto, Bravaccio, Carmela, Frolli, Alessandro, Lenti, Carlo, Saccani, Monica, Elia, Maurizio, Reichelt, Karl-Ludvig, Pascucci, Tiziana, Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano, Persico, Antonio M.

“…Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder, likely encompassing multiple pathogenetic components. The aim of this study is to begin identifying at least…”
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Impact of malnutrition on gastrointestinal disorders and gross motor abilities in children with cerebral palsy by Campanozzi, Angelo, Capano, Guglielmo, Miele, Erasmo, Romano, Alfonso, Scuccimarra, Goffredo, Giudice, Ennio Del, Strisciuglio, Caterina, Militerni, Roberto, Staiano, Annamaria

“…Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often demonstrate abnormal feeding behaviours, leading to reduced food consumption and malnutrition. Moreover, most of them…”
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Case-control and family-based association studies of candidate genes in autistic disorder and its endophenotypes: TPH2 and GLO1 by Sacco, Roberto, Papaleo, Veruska, Hager, Jorg, Rousseau, Francis, Moessner, Rainald, Militerni, Roberto, Bravaccio, Carmela, Trillo, Simona, Schneider, Cindy, Melmed, Raun, Elia, Maurizio, Curatolo, Paolo, Manzi, Barbara, Pascucci, Tiziana, Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano, Reichelt, Karl-Ludvig, Persico, Antonio M

“…The TPH2 gene encodes the enzyme responsible for serotonin (5-HT) synthesis in the Central Nervous System (CNS). Stereotypic and repetitive behaviors are…”
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Effect of different starting doses of levothyroxine on growth and intellectual outcome at four years of age in congenital hypothyroidism by Salerno, Mariacarolina, Militerni, Roberto, Bravaccio, Carmela, Micillo, Maria, Capalbo, Donatella, Di, Maio Salvatore, Tenore, Alfred

“…To evaluate the effect of different initial levothyroxine (LT4) replacement doses on growth and intellectual outcome in patients with congenital hypothyroidism…”
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Candidate gene study of HOXB1 in autism spectrum disorder by Muscarella, Lucia A, Guarnieri, Vito, Sacco, Roberto, Curatolo, Paolo, Manzi, Barbara, Alessandrelli, Riccardo, Giana, Grazia, Militerni, Roberto, Bravaccio, Carmela, Lenti, Carlo, Saccani, Monica, Schneider, Cindy, Melmed, Raun, D'Agruma, Leonardo, Persico, Antonio M

“…HOXB1 plays a major role in brainstem morphogenesis and could partly determine the cranial circumference in conjunction with HOXA1. In our sample, HOXA1…”
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Alterations of the Intestinal Barrier in Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorders and in Their First‐degree Relatives by Magistris, Laura, Familiari, Valeria, Pascotto, Antonio, Sapone, Anna, Frolli, Alessandro, Iardino, Patrizia, Carteni, Maria, De Rosa, Mario, Francavilla, Ruggiero, Riegler, Gabriele, Militerni, Roberto, Bravaccio, Carmela

“…ABSTRACT Objectives: Intestinal permeability (IPT) was investigated in patients with autism as well as in their first‐degree relatives to investigate leaky gut…”
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Etiopathogenesis of autism spectrum disorders: Fitting the pieces of the puzzle together by Gentile, Ivan, Zappulo, Emanuela, Militerni, Roberto, Pascotto, Antonio, Borgia, Guglielmo, Bravaccio, Carmela

“…Abstract Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are disorders of the central nervous system characterized by impairments in communication and social reciprocity…”
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The “senses” of autism. Towards a new paradigm in didactics by Maria Iavarone, Paola Aiello, Roberto Militerni, Maurizio Sibilio

“…Recent studies have proposed a paradigm shift in the interpretation of Autism Spectrum Disorders prompting a reflection on educational intervention models that…”
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Clinical, Morphological, and Biochemical Correlates of Head Circumference in Autism by Sacco, Roberto, Militerni, Roberto, Frolli, Alessandro, Bravaccio, Carmela, Gritti, Antonella, Elia, Maurizio, Curatolo, Paolo, Manzi, Barbara, Trillo, Simona, Lenti, Carlo, Saccani, Monica, Schneider, Cindy, Melmed, Raun, Reichelt, Karl-Ludvig, Pascucci, Tiziana, Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano, Persico, Antonio M

“…Background Head growth rates are often accelerated in autism. This study is aimed at defining the clinical, morphological, and biochemical correlates of head…”
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Recommendations for the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy by Castelli, Enrico, Fazzi, Elisa

“…The SINPIA-SIMFER (Italian Society of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry - Italian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) Intersociety Commission…”
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Family-based association study of ITGB3 in autism spectrum disorder and its endophenotypes by NAPOLIONI, Valerio, LOMBARDI, Federica, SCHNEIDER, Cindy, MELMED, Raun, PASCUCCI, Tiziana, PUGLISI-ALLEGRA, Stefano, REICHELT, Karl-Ludvig, ROUSSEAU, Francis, LEWIN, Patricia, PERSICO, Antonio M, SACCO, Roberto, CURATOLO, Paolo, MANZI, Barbara, ALESSANDRELLI, Riccardo, MILITERNI, Roberto, BRAVACCIO, Carmela, LENTI, Carlo, SACCANI, Monica

“…The integrin-β 3 gene (ITGB3), located on human chromosome 17q21.3, was previously identified as a quantitative trait locus (QTL) for 5-HT blood levels and has…”
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A double-blind, parallel, multicenter comparison of L-acetylcarnitine with placebo on the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in fragile X syndrome boys by Torrioli, M. Giulia, Vernacotola, Silvia, Peruzzi, Laura, Tabolacci, Elisabetta, Mila, Montserrat, Militerni, Roberto, Musumeci, Sebastiano, Ramos, Feliciano J., Frontera, Marìa, Sorge, Giovanni, Marzullo, Elisabetta, Romeo, Giusi, Vallee, Louis, Veneselli, Edvige, Cocchi, Elena, Garbarino, Eleonora, Moscato, Umberto, Chiurazzi, Pietro, D'Iddio, Stefania, Calvani, Menotti, Neri, Giovanni

“…Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a frequent behavioral problem in young boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS), and its treatment is critical for…”
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Repetitive behaviors in autistic disorder by MILITERNI, Roberto, BRAVACCIO, Carmela, FALCO, Carmelinda, FICO, Cinzia, PALERMO, Mark T

“…Repetitive behaviors are common in autistic disorder, as in other developmental disabilities. Behaviors as diverse as stereotypies, cognitive inflexibility,…”
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The “senses” of autism. Towards a new paradigm in didactics by Iavarone, Maria Luisa, Aiello, Paola, Militerni, Roberto, Sibilio, Maurizio

“…Recent studies have proposed a paradigm shift in the interpretation of Autism Spectrum Disorders prompting a reflection on educational intervention models that…”
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Association between the HOXA1 A218G polymorphism and increased head circumference in patients with autism by Conciatori, Monica, Stodgell, Christopher J, Hyman, Susan L, O'Bara, Melanie, Militerni, Roberto, Bravaccio, Carmela, Trillo, Simona, Montecchi, Francesco, Schneider, Cindy, Melmed, Raun, Elia, Maurizio, Crawford, Lori, Spence, Sarah J, Muscarella, Lucianna, Guarnieri, Vito, D'Agruma, Leonardo, Quattrone, Alessandro, Zelante, Leopoldo, Rabinowitz, Daniel, Pascucci, Tiziana, Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano, Reichelt, Karl-Ludvig, Rodier, Patricia M, Persico, Antonio M

“…The HOXA1 gene plays a major role in brainstem and cranial morphogenesis. The G allele of the HOXA1 A218G polymorphism has been previously found associated…”
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HOXA1 gene variants influence head growth rates in humans by Muscarella, Lucia Anna, Guarnieri, Vito, Sacco, Roberto, Militerni, Roberto, Bravaccio, Carmela, Trillo, Simona, Schneider, Cindy, Melmed, Raun, Elia, Maurizio, Mascia, Maria Lucia, Rucci, Emanuela, Piemontese, Maria Rosaria, D'Agruma, Leonardo, Persico, Antonio M.

“…We previously described a significant association between the HOXA1 G218 allele and increased head circumference in autism [Conciatori et al. (2004); Biol…”
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No evidence for association between dyslexia and DYX1C1 functional variants in a group of children and adolescents from Southern Italy by Bellini, Giulia, Bravaccio, Carmela, Calamoneri, Filippo, Donatella Cocuzza, Maria, Fiorillo, Pasquale, Gagliano, Antonella, Mazzone, Domenico, del Giudice, Emanuele Miraglia, Scuccimarra, Geoffredo, Militerni, Roberto, Pascotto, Antonio

“…Recently, DYX1C1, a candidate gene for developmental dyslexia, encoding a nuclear tetratricopeptide repeat domain protein dynamically regulated in brain, has…”
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