Ancestral genomic contributions to complex traits in contemporary Europeans
Marnetto D, Pankratov V, Mondal M, Montinaro F, Pärna K, Vallini L, Molinaro L, Saag L, Loog L, Montagnese S, Costa R, Estonian Biobank Research Team, Metspalu M, Eriksson A, Pagani L Current Biology The contemporary European genetic makeup formed in the last 8,000 years when local Western Hunter-Gatherers (WHGs) mixed with incoming Anatolian Neolithic […]
Editorial: Entrainment of Biological Rhythms
Costa R, Kyriacou C Front Physiol Circadian rhythms are ubiquitous and are observed in nearly all organisms that have been studied which inhabit our planet. These include animals, plants, fungi as well as some bacteria. These endogenous clocks will tick along nicely with an approximately 24 h period in constant conditions because they are generated […]
New Therapies of Liver Diseases: Hepatic Encephalopathy
Mangini C, Montagnese S J Clin Med Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of advanced liver disease which has profound implications in terms of the patients’ ability to fulfil their family and social roles, to drive and to provide for themselves. Recurrent and persistent HE is still a serious management challenge, translating into a […]
Modelling of BCS1L‑related human mitochondrial disease in Drosophila melanogaster
Brischigliaro M, Frigo E, Corrà S, De Pittà C, Szabò I, Zeviani M, Costa R Journal of Molecular Medicine Mutations in BCS1L are the most frequent cause of human mitochondrial disease linked to complex III deficiency. Different forms of BCS1L-related diseases and more than 20 pathogenic alleles have been reported to date. Clinical symptoms are highly heterogenous, and […]
Management of liver disease in Italy after one year of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a web-based survey
Ponziani FR, Aghemo A, Cabibbo G, Masarone M, Montagnese S, Petta S, Russo FP, Lai Q; AISF COVID-19 survey group Liver International Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has severely limited the clinical activity of most hospitals around the world. A previous survey of the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF) […]