Search Results - "Strippoli, Pierluigi"
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On the length, weight and GC content of the human genome
Published in BMC research notes (27-02-2019)“…Basic parameters commonly used to describe genomes including length, weight and relative guanine-cytosine (GC) content are widely cited in absence of a primary…”
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An estimation of the number of cells in the human body
Published in Annals of human biology (01-11-2013)“…Abstract Background: All living organisms are made of individual and identifiable cells, whose number, together with their size and type, ultimately defines…”
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Commentary to the article: an estimation of the number of cells in the human body
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A reassessment of Jackson’s checklist and identification of two Down syndrome sub-phenotypes
Published in Scientific reports (24-02-2022)“…Down syndrome (DS) is characterised by several clinical features including intellectual disability (ID) and craniofacial dysmorphisms. In 1976, Jackson and…”
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One-carbon pathway and cognitive skills in children with Down syndrome
Published in Scientific reports (19-02-2021)“…This work investigates the role of metabolite levels in the intellectual impairment of subjects with Down syndrome (DS). Homocysteine, folate, vitamin B12,…”
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Systematic identification of human housekeeping genes possibly useful as references in gene expression studies
Published in Molecular medicine reports (01-09-2017)“…The ideal reference, or control, gene for the study of gene expression in a given organism should be expressed at a medium-high level for easy detection,…”
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A molecular view of the normal human thyroid structure and function reconstructed from its reference transcriptome map
Published in BMC genomics (18-09-2017)“…The thyroid is the earliest endocrine structure to appear during human development, and thyroid hormones are necessary for proper organism development, in…”
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Plasma metabolome and cognitive skills in Down syndrome
Published in Scientific reports (26-06-2020)“…Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome, DS) is the main human genetic cause of intellectual disability (ID). Lejeune hypothesized that DS could be considered a metabolic…”
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Human protein-coding genes and gene feature statistics in 2019
Published in BMC research notes (04-06-2019)“…A well-known limit of genome browsers is that the large amount of genome and gene data is not organized in the form of a searchable database, hampering full…”
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Identification of minimal eukaryotic introns through GeneBase, a user-friendly tool for parsing the NCBI Gene databank
Published in DNA research (01-12-2015)“…We have developed GeneBase, a full parser of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Gene database, which generates a fully structured local…”
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Integrated Quantitative Transcriptome Maps of Human Trisomy 21 Tissues and Cells
Published in Frontiers in genetics (24-04-2018)“…Down syndrome (DS) is due to the presence of an extra full or partial chromosome 21 (Hsa21). The identification of genes contributing to DS pathogenesis could…”
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Structural Characterization of the Highly Restricted Down Syndrome Critical Region on 21q22.13: New KCNJ6 and DSCR4 Transcript Isoforms
Published in Frontiers in genetics (08-12-2021)“…Down syndrome (DS) is caused by trisomy of chromosome 21 and it is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability (ID) in humans. Subjects with DS…”
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Zinc metabolism and its role in immunity status in subjects with trisomy 21: chromosomal dosage effect
Published in Frontiers in immunology (17-04-2024)“…Trisomy 21 (T21), which causes Down syndrome (DS), is the most common chromosomal aneuploidy in humankind and includes different clinical comorbidities, among…”
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Partial trisomy 21 with or without highly restricted Down syndrome critical region (HR-DSCR): report of two new cases and reanalysis of the genotype-phenotype association
Published in BMC medical genomics (21-12-2022)“…Down syndrome (DS) is caused by the presence of an extra copy of full or partial human chromosome 21 (Hsa21). Partial (segmental) trisomy 21 (PT21) is the…”
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The transcriptome profile of human trisomy 21 blood cells
Published in Human genomics (01-05-2021)“…Trisomy 21 (T21) is a genetic alteration characterised by the presence of an extra full or partial human chromosome 21 (Hsa21) leading to Down syndrome (DS),…”
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Down Syndrome: how to communicate the diagnosis
Published in Italian journal of pediatrics (09-02-2023)“…Communicating the diagnosis of Down Syndrome to a couple of parents is never easy, whether before or after birth. As doctors, we must certainly rely on our own…”
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Identification of housekeeping genes suitable for gene expression analysis in the zebrafish
Published in Gene Expression Patterns (01-03-2011)“…Housekeeping (HK) genes are constitutively expressed in order to maintain cellular function. They produce the minimal essential transcripts necessary for…”
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Partial trisomy 21 map: Ten cases further supporting the highly restricted Down syndrome critical region (HR‐DSCR) on human chromosome 21
Published in Molecular genetics & genomic medicine (01-08-2019)“…Background Down syndrome (DS) is characterized by the presence of an extra full or partial human chromosome 21 (Hsa21). An invaluable model to define…”
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Corrigendum: One-carbon pathway metabolites are altered in the plasma of subjects with Down syndrome: relation to chromosomal dosage
Published in Frontiers in medicine (2024)“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1006891.]…”
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A quantitative transcriptome reference map of the normal human brain
Published in Neurogenetics (01-10-2014)“…We performed an innovative systematic meta-analysis of 60 gene expression profiles of whole normal human brain, to provide a quantitative transcriptome…”
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