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Species | G MastellaSummaryAffiliation: Azienda Ospedaliera di Verona Country: Italy Publications
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Neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis: long-term clinical balanceG Mastella
Cystic Fibrosis Center, Verona Hospital, Verona, Italy
Pancreatology 1:531-7. 2001..This is a preliminary report of two observational cohort studies on this subject...- Natural history of pancreatitis associated with cystic fibrosis gene mutationsL Frulloni
Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Dig Liver Dis 35:179-85. 2003..An increased incidence of CFTR mutations has recently been reported in chronic and idiopathic pancreatitis... - Nasal potential difference in congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferensU Pradal
Cystic Fibrosis Center, Azienda Ospedaliera Verona, Verona, Italy
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 158:896-901. 1998..We suggest that CBAVD patients with altered NPD should undergo further clinical follow-up in order to detect possible late complications of CF... - A pilot survey of cystic fibrosis clinical manifestations in CFTR mutation heterozygotesC Castellani
Cystic Fibrosis Center, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Azienda Ospedaliera Verona, Piazzale Stefani 1, 37126 Verona, Italy
Genet Test 5:249-54. 2001..CF-related clinical manifestations in obligate CFTR mutation heterozygotes are not more represented than in individuals with a low risk of being carriers... - Short-term effects of three chest physiotherapy regimens in patients hospitalized for pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis: a cross-over randomized studyC Braggion
Cystic Fibrosis Center, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Verona, Italy
Pediatr Pulmonol 19:16-22. 1995..001, P < 0.0001). No significant differences between the three CPT regimens for both wet and dry weights were found when the number of coughs was taken into account.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS).. - Evidence of mild respiratory disease in men with congenital absence of the vas deferensC Castellani
Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Verona, Italy
Respir Med 93:869-75. 1999..These results raise questions about the supposed benignancy of the CAVD condition. A close follow-up of men with CAVD could ascertain potential complications... - A more objective approach to the evaluation of antimicrobial therapy in cystic fibrosisE A Valletta
Cystic Fibrosis Center, Verona, Italy
Acta Univ Carol Med (Praha) 36:44-5. 1990..The assessment of some of these markers is thought to be helpful in the evaluation of efficacy of antibiotic therapy in CF... - Prevalence of urinary incontinence in women with cystic fibrosisM Cornacchia
Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Verona, Italy
BJU Int 88:44-8. 2001..Pelvic floor muscle exercises are effective in treating stress UI and should be considered for those with CF and regular UI... - Analysis of the entire coding region of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator gene in idiopathic pancreatitisC Castellani
Cystic Fibrosis Center, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Verona, Italy
Hum Mutat 18:166. 2001..Though it is debatable whether these three individuals can be considered affected by CF, their pancreatitis is possibly a clinical manifestation of some CFTR-related disease. Hum Mutat 18:166, 2001... 
An overview of international literature from cystic fibrosis registries: 1. Mortality and survival studies in cystic fibrosisR Buzzetti
Italian Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation, Verona, Italy
J Cyst Fibros 8:229-37. 2009..The studies considered here focused mainly or secondarily on survival in CF, the aim being to ascertain an improving trend, identify any prognostic factors and, in some cases, attempt to provide a predictive model of survival...- Reliability of sweat-testing by the Macroduct collection method combined with conductivity analysis in comparison with the classic Gibson and Cooke techniqueG Mastella
Regional Cystic Fibrosis Center, Azienda Ospedaliera, Verona, Italy
Acta Paediatr 89:933-7. 2000..Wherever the MCS is used all positive or borderline results should be confirmed by the GCT at a reference Cystic Fibrosis Center... - Deficiency of vitamins E and A in cystic fibrosis is independent of pancreatic function and current enzyme and vitamin supplementationL Lancellotti
Centro Fibrosi Cistica, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Verona, Italy
Eur J Pediatr 155:281-5. 1996..Since the clinical significance of this deficiency is still not clear, longitudinal studies of cystic fibrosis patients with and without adequate vitamin supplementation are required... - Isolation measures for prevention of infection with respiratory pathogens in cystic fibrosis: a systematic reviewF Festini
Italian Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation, Verona, Italy
J Hosp Infect 64:1-6. 2006.... - CFTR and cationic trypsinogen mutations in idiopathic pancreatitis and neonatal hypertrypsinemiaM Gomez Lira
Department of Mother and Child, Biology and Genetics, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie, 8, I 37134 Verona, Italy
Pancreatology 1:538-42. 2001..The cationic trypsinogen gene (Try4) is responsible for hereditary pancreatitis. The aim of the present study was to find a correlation between mutations in the two genes and the two phenotypes... - Diversity of the basic defect of homozygous CFTR mutation genotypes in humansF Stanke
Klinische Forschergruppe, OE 6710, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl Neuberg Str 1, D 30625 Hannover, Germany
J Med Genet 45:47-54. 2008..Knowledge of how CFTR mutations other than F508del translate into the basic defect in cystic fibrosis (CF) is scarce due to the low incidence of homozygous index cases... - Dornase alfa in the treatment of cystic fibrosis in Europe: a report from the Epidemiologic Registry of Cystic FibrosisM E Hodson
Cystic Fibrosis Department, Royal Brompton National Heart and Lung Hospital, London, UK
Pediatr Pulmonol 36:427-32. 2003..The analysis suggested that younger patients were likely to benefit more from treatment. The findings of randomized clinical trials were supported by the data collected in routine clinical practice... - Factors associated with poor pulmonary function: cross-sectional analysis of data from the ERCF. European Epidemiologic Registry of Cystic FibrosisJ Navarro
Dept of Gastroenterology and Cystic Fibrosis, , AP/HP, Paris, France
Eur Respir J 18:298-305. 2001..Regular exercise (especially in older patients) and nasal polyposis were associated with slightly better FEV1. The results confirm those of previous studies and suggest selective prescribing in sicker patients...