M C Cavallini

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Affiliation: San Raffaele Scientific Institute
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi An association study between 5-HTTLPR polymorphism, COMT polymorphism, and Tourette's syndrome
    M C Cavallini
    Istituto Scientifico H San Raffaele, Department of Neuroscience, University of Milan Medical School, Via L Prinetti, 29, 20127, Milan, Italy
    Psychiatry Res 97:93-100. 2000
  2. ncbi Exploratory factor analysis of obsessive-compulsive patients and association with 5-HTTLPR polymorphism
    Maria Cristina Cavallini
    Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, Fondazione Centro San Raffaele del Monte Tabor, Milan, Italy
    Am J Med Genet 114:347-53. 2002
  3. ncbi Anticipation of age at onset of obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
    Maria Cristina Cavallini
    Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, Università Vita Salute Ospedale San Raffaele, via Stamira D Ancona, 20127, Milan, Italy
    Psychiatry Res 111:1-9. 2002
  4. ncbi Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and treatment response
    D Di Bella
    Fondazione Centro San Raffaele del Monte Tabor, San Raffaele Vita Salute University, Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, Milan, Italy
    Pharmacogenomics J 2:176-81. 2002
  5. ncbi Clinical predictors of drug response in obsessive-compulsive disorder
    S Erzegovesi
    Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, S Raffaele Hospital, University of Milan School of Medicine, Milano, Italy
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 21:488-92. 2001
  6. ncbi Morbidity risk for obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders in first-degree relatives of patients with eating disorders
    L Bellodi
    Istituto Scientifico H. San Raffaele, Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, University of Milan School of Medicine, 29 via Prinetti, 20127 Milan, Italy
    Am J Psychiatry 158:563-9. 2001
  7. ncbi Obsessive compulsive disorder among idiopathic focal dystonia patients: an epidemiological and family study
    Roberto Cavallaro
    Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, Scientific Institute S. Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute-San Raffaele University Medical School
    Biol Psychiatry 52:356-61. 2002
  8. ncbi No association between obsessive-compulsive disorder and the 5-HT(1Dbeta) receptor gene
    Daniela Di Bella
    Department of Neuropsychiatric Services, Vita Salute University, Fondazione Centro San Raffaele del Monte Tabor, Via Stamira d Ancona 20, 20127 Milan, Italy
    Am J Psychiatry 159:1783-5. 2002
  9. ncbi Association of BDNF with anorexia, bulimia and age of onset of weight loss in six European populations
    Marta Ribases
    Genes and Disease Program, Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, Barcelona, Spain
    Hum Mol Genet 13:1205-12. 2004

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Publications9

  1. ncbi An association study between 5-HTTLPR polymorphism, COMT polymorphism, and Tourette's syndrome
    M C Cavallini
    Istituto Scientifico H San Raffaele, Department of Neuroscience, University of Milan Medical School, Via L Prinetti, 29, 20127, Milan, Italy
    Psychiatry Res 97:93-100. 2000
    ..In fact, TS is a complex disorder and these genes most likely have only a minor genetic effect in its etiology...
  2. ncbi Exploratory factor analysis of obsessive-compulsive patients and association with 5-HTTLPR polymorphism
    Maria Cristina Cavallini
    Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, Fondazione Centro San Raffaele del Monte Tabor, Milan, Italy
    Am J Med Genet 114:347-53. 2002
    ..However, only considering the subgroup of patients with tic codiagnosis, we found a significantly higher score for the fifth factor for patients with L/L genotype with respect to L/S and S/S genotypes...
  3. ncbi Anticipation of age at onset of obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
    Maria Cristina Cavallini
    Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, Università Vita Salute Ospedale San Raffaele, via Stamira D Ancona, 20127, Milan, Italy
    Psychiatry Res 111:1-9. 2002
    ..Drawing on the results, we hypothesised that the presence of anticipation in OCD and OC spectrum disorders could be due to a specific genetic effect (unstable DNA), as it has been hypothesised for other disorders showing this effect...
  4. ncbi Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and treatment response
    D Di Bella
    Fondazione Centro San Raffaele del Monte Tabor, San Raffaele Vita Salute University, Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, Milan, Italy
    Pharmacogenomics J 2:176-81. 2002
    ..Considering patients without tic disorder co-diagnosis, a significant time per genotype interaction for both YBOCS total scores and compulsion scores was found...
  5. ncbi Clinical predictors of drug response in obsessive-compulsive disorder
    S Erzegovesi
    Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, S Raffaele Hospital, University of Milan School of Medicine, Milano, Italy
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 21:488-92. 2001
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  6. ncbi Morbidity risk for obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders in first-degree relatives of patients with eating disorders
    L Bellodi
    Istituto Scientifico H. San Raffaele, Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, University of Milan School of Medicine, 29 via Prinetti, 20127 Milan, Italy
    Am J Psychiatry 158:563-9. 2001
    ..CONCLUSIONS: To better understand the genetic components of eating disorders, these disorders should be considered as part of the obsessive-compulsive spectrum of disorders...
  7. ncbi Obsessive compulsive disorder among idiopathic focal dystonia patients: an epidemiological and family study
    Roberto Cavallaro
    Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, Scientific Institute S. Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute-San Raffaele University Medical School
    Biol Psychiatry 52:356-61. 2002
    ..8%, significantly higher than that found in the general population. CONCLUSIONS: Our results support the hypothesis of a common pathologic background for OCD and IFD, at least in a subgroup of IFD, indicating basal ganglia dysfunction...
  8. ncbi No association between obsessive-compulsive disorder and the 5-HT(1Dbeta) receptor gene
    Daniela Di Bella
    Department of Neuropsychiatric Services, Vita Salute University, Fondazione Centro San Raffaele del Monte Tabor, Via Stamira d Ancona 20, 20127 Milan, Italy
    Am J Psychiatry 159:1783-5. 2002
    ..The silent G-to-C substitution at nucleotide 861 of the coding region of the 5-HT(1Dbeta) receptor gene may be associated with liability to OCD. The aim of this study was to investigate this association in an Italian OCD study group...
  9. ncbi Association of BDNF with anorexia, bulimia and age of onset of weight loss in six European populations
    Marta Ribases
    Genes and Disease Program, Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, Barcelona, Spain
    Hum Mol Genet 13:1205-12. 2004
    ..These are the first two variants associated with the pathophysiology of ED in different populations and support a role for BDNF in the susceptibility to aberrant eating behaviors...