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2. La libertà di espressione in rete fra content moderation dei social network e regolazione dell’Unione Europea
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Bucalo M. E. and Bucalo M. E.
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Settore IUS/09 - Istituzioni Di Diritto Pubblico ,Settore IUS/08 - Diritto Costituzionale ,Free speech – social networks – content moderation – regulation – digital constitutionalism - Abstract
Starting from the premise that digital society and advances in technology determine the need for adaptation, even if only in an interpretative sense, of the legal categories of constitutionalism, the study analyzes the new dimension of the freedom of expression of thought in the "digital environment". Through the examination of the different jurisprudential approaches expressed to protect this freedom in Europe and in the United States, the work also examines the role of social platforms, their power of self-regulation and that of content moderation, which will highlight the need for regulation of the phenomenon that balances the needs of protection of rights and those of technological advancement, which, with its rapid progress, shows its intolerance for disciplines that are excessively rigid and unable to support it. The Digital Service Act regulation recently approved definitively by the Council provides a new legal framework for digital services based on procedural rules aimed, on the one hand, at strengthening the accountability mechanisms of "very large platforms", and on the other guaranteeing the continuation of their self-regulating power.
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- 2022
3. Riflessioni su soft law e autorità indipendenti anche nella prospettiva di alcune recenti pronunce giurisprudenziali
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Bucalo M. E. and Bucalo M. E.
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Settore IUS/09 - Istituzioni Di Diritto Pubblico ,Settore IUS/08 - Diritto Costituzionale ,Autorità Indipendenti, soft law, fonti del diritto, tutela giurisdizionale, giurisprudenza costituzionale ,Independent Authorities, soft law, sources of law, judicial protection, constitutional jurisprudence - Abstract
Partendo dalla individuazione delle origini della soft law, il saggio tenta in prima battuta di reperirne una sua valida collocazione nel sistema delle fonti, per poi dedicarsi in particolare alla soft law delle Autorità indipendenti. Esse si pongono come nuovi soggetti regolatori di ampi segmenti del mercato, lasciati voluta- mente liberi dal Legislatore, capaci di porre in essere atti normativi e paranor- mativi che, sebbene non dotati di formale vincolatività, sono però “effettivi”, perché i regolati vi si adeguano spontaneamente avendo partecipato al procedi- mento di formazione. Questi nuovi atti, oltre che impattare con molteplici principi del costituzionali- smo contemporaneo, pongono dei dubbi quanto alla tutela da assicurare a tutti coloro che eventualmente da essi subissero una qualche lesione dei propri dirit- ti. Per risolvere questi problemi gli strumenti risolutivi sono solo due: l’attività del legislatore, che detti in modo più specifico le funzioni delle Autorità Indipen- denti e il riconoscimento del sindacato pieno del giudice amministrativo, che però trova difficoltà scontrandosi con la discrezionalità tecnica dei regolatori. A ciò si aggiunge una giurisprudenza costituzionale oramai abbastanza ondiva- ga quanto all’identificazione della natura dei Garanti, ma che sembra tenere in debito conto gli atti da loro emessi, quanto meno riconoscendo loro una fun- zione interpretativa. Starting from the identification of the origins of soft law, the essay first tries to find a valid placement in the system of sources, and then devotes itself in par- ticular to the soft law of independent Authorities. They present themselves as new regulators of market segments deliberately left free by the Legislator, ca- pable of putting in place normative and paranormative acts which, although not provided with formal binding, are however "effective", because the regula- ted spontaneously adapt to them having participated in the training process. These new acts, as well as having an impact with multiple principles of con- temporary constitutionalism, pose doubts as to the protection to be ensured to all those who may have suffered any damage to their rights by them. There are only two resolving tools against these problems: the activity of the legislator, who more specifically dictates the functions of the Independent Au- thorities and the recognition of the full union of the administrative judge, who, however, finds it difficult to clash with the technical discretion of the regula- tors. To this is added a constitutional jurisprudence now quite vague as to the identi- fication of the nature of the Guarantors, but which seems to take due account of the acts issued by them, at least recognizing them an interpretive function.
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- 2022
4. IL CASO MORTIER C. BELGIQUE: LA CORTE EUROPEA DEI DIRITTI DELL’UOMO VERSO L’ELABORAZIONE DEL DIRITTO ALL’EUTANASIA? DIFFERENZE E SIMILITUDINI FRA ROMA E STRASBURGO
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bucalo m. e. and bucalo m.e.
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Settore IUS/08 - Diritto Costituzionale ,fine vita - eutanasia - CEDU - Corte EDU - Corte costituzionale - Abstract
Il saggio analizza la sentenza Mortier c. Belgique, con la quale la Corte EDU ha ritenuto lesiva dell’art. 2 della Convenzione la legge belga che ammette l’eutanasia, poiché carente di un sistema di controllo idoneo a verificare, in modo imparziale, la correttezza della procedura atta a procurare la morte. I giudici europei sembrano avere sottovalutato, però, il dovere dello Stato di assicurare – in linea coi precedenti della stessa Corte – la piena autodeterminazione della persona che riceve l’atto eutanasico, soprattutto, se affetta da disturbi psichiatrici. In assenza di una tale garanzia, infatti, il margine di apprezzamento dei legislatori nazionali potrebbe spingersi sino al punto da sancire l’esistenza di un nuovo diritto (non a una morte dignitosa, ma) all’eutanasia. L’analisi della pronuncia viene svolta anche alla luce di un confronto della sentenza della Corte costituzionale italiana sul “caso Cappato”, evidenziandone le similitudini ma anche le molte differenze. The essay analyzes the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Mortier v. Belgium, with a violation of the art. 2 of the Convention in the Belgian law which admits euthanasia, since it lacks a control system capable of verifying, in an impartial way, the correctness of the procedure capable of causing death. However, the European judges seem to have underestimated the State's duty to ensure - in line with the precedents of the Court itself - the full self-determination of the person receiving the euthanasia act, especially if suffering from psychiatric disorders. In the absence of such a guarantee, in fact, the margin of appreciation of national legislators could go so far as to sanction the existence of a new right (not to a dignified death, but) to euthanasia. The analysis is also carried out through a comparison with the sentence of the Italian Constitutional Court on the "Cappato case", highlighting the similarities but also the many differences.
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- 2023
5. Soft law e Autorità indipendenti: collocazione nel sistema delle fonti, tutela giurisdizionale e giurisprudenza costituzionale
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Bucalo M. E., Cardone, A, Simoncini, A, Tarli Barbieri, G, and Bucalo M.E.
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Soft Law ,Autorità Indipendenti ,Settore IUS/09 - Istituzioni Di Diritto Pubblico ,Settore IUS/08 - Diritto Costituzionale ,Fonti del diritto - Abstract
Soft law e Autorità indipendenti: collocazione nel sistema delle fonti, tutela giurisdizionale e giurisprudenza costituzionale
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- 2023
6. La disciplina delle piattaforme online fra giurisdizioni e legislatori nazionali e sovranazionali. Dai casi Airbnb al Digital Services Package
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Bucalo, M. E. and Bucalo, M. E.
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Settore IUS/09 - Istituzioni Di Diritto Pubblico ,piattaforme online ,Settore IUS/08 - Diritto Costituzionale ,legislazione nazionale ,sharing economy ,questioni pregiudiziali ,normativa europea - Abstract
Partendo dalla definizione di sharing economy, il saggio analizza la giurisprudenza eu- ropea relativa alle società che rendono online servizi per l’informazione (le cosiddette piattaforme digitali). L’intervento giurisprudenziale a livello europeo si è rivelato fino ad oggi supplente della inesistenza di un quadro normativo unitario a fronte della ete- rogenea congerie di normative degli Stati membri, i quali si occupano del tema sotto diversi aspetti. A fronte delle molteplici questioni pregiudiziali sollevate dai giudici nazionali, l’affastellarsi delle pronunce della Corte di giustizia, volte a risolvere casi concreti nelle loro specificità, contribuisce oggi a renderne meno saldo il ruolo no- mofilattico, evidenziando la natura eminentemente casistica delle regole attualmente vigenti. A risolvere questi problemi è stato recentemente approvato il Digital Service Package, che costituisce la risposta normativa dell’Unione Europea alla necessità di regolamentare in modo uniforme lo spazio digitale, definendo da un lato le misure per proteggere gli utenti online e sostenendo dall’altro le innovazioni tecnologiche. Starting from the definition of sharing economy, the essay analyzes the European jurisprudence relating to companies that provide online information services (digital platforms). The jurisprudential intervention at the European level has proved up to now to replace the inexistence of a unitary regulatory framework in the face of the heterogeneous jumble of regulations of the Member States, which deal with the issue under various aspects. Faced with the multiple preliminary questions raised by natio- nal judges, the jumble of rulings by the Court of Justice, aimed at solving concrete cases in their specificity, today contributes to making their nomophylactic role less so- lid, highlighting the eminently casuistic nature of the rules currently in force. To solve these problems, the Digital Service Package was recently approved, which constitutes the regulatory response of the European Union to the need to regulate the digital space in a uniform way, defining on the one hand the measures to protect online users and on the other supporting the technologic innovations.
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- 2022
7. Il cammino indicato dalla Corte costituzionale per la disciplina del suicidio medicalmente assistito fra giurisprudenza di merito e perdurante attesa del legislatore
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Bucalo M. E. and Bucalo M.E.
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giurisprudenza costituzionale ,giurisprudenza di merito ,Settore IUS/08 - Diritto Costituzionale ,disciplina legislativa ,Suicidio medicalmente assistito - Abstract
The study aims to investigate the indicator path from the sentence of the Constitutional Court n. 242/2019 on medically assisted suicide. Pending the approval of the legislative discipline, on which Parliament is currently working, deemed necessary by the Constitutional Court itself to give certainty to such an ethically delicate matter, judges are increasingly finding themselves deciding on cases of medically assisted suicide and on the both on the level of criminal law and on the level of civil law, interpreting the constitutional jurisprudence on the subject in a constitutionally compliant
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- 2021
8. I servizi delle piattaforme online fra giurisprudenza sovranazionale e interna e necessità di regolazione dell’economia collaborativa. Riflessioni a partire dal caso Airbnb
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Bucalo M. E. and Bucalo M.E.
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Settore IUS/08 - Diritto Costituzionale ,economia collaborativa - piattaforme digitali - giurisprudenza comunitaria - giurisprudenza costituzionale - regolazione - Abstract
Partendo dalla definizione del fenomeno di economia collaborativa, il saggio esamina il “caso Airbnb” e la più recente giurisprudenza sul tema di servizi resi dalle società di informazione che operano attraverso piattaforme online della Corte di Giustizia dell’Unione Europea, dei giudici amministrativi e della Corte costituzionale italiana. Attraverso un percorso che tiene conto anche della advocacy dell’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, si evidenzierà da un lato la necessità della regolazione del fenomeno sia a livello eurounitario, sia a livello nazionale. D’altro si dimostrerà che in assenza di una disciplina uniforme e omogenea è compito dei giudici agire in supplenza attraverso la risoluzione caso per caso le questioni relative ai servizi resi attraverso piattaforme online Starting from the definition of the phenomenon of collaborative economy, the essay examines the "Airbnb case" and the most recent jurisprudence on the subject of services rendered by information companies operating through online platforms of the Court of Justice of the European Union, of the administrative judges and of the Italian Constitutional Court. Through a process that also takes into account the advocacy of the Guarantor Authority for Competition and the Market, the need to regulate the phenomenon will be highlighted on the one hand, both at a European Union level and at a national level. On the other hand, it will be shown that in the absence of a uniform and homogeneous discipline, it is the task of the judges to act as a substitute through the case-by-case resolution of issues relating to services rendered through online platforms
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- 2020
9. Toxic adenoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma in a patient with Graves’ disease
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Valenti, T. M. L., Macchia, E., Pisa, R., Bucalo, M. L., Russo, V., Colletti, I., Compagno, V., Abbadi, V., and Donatelli, Maria
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- 1999
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10. Autorità Indipendenti e soft law. Forme, contenuti, limiti e tutele
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Bucalo M. E. and Bucalo M. E.
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Autorità, indipendenti, soft law, fonti del diritto, limiti costituzionali, limiti legislativi, tutela giurisdizionale ,Settore IUS/08 - Diritto Costituzionale - Abstract
è una monografia scientifica che vuole indagare il fenomeno della soft law, limitando il campo di indagine ad alcune Autorità Indipendenti che. per la loro autorevolezza e per l’importanza dei settori cui sono proposte, si sono imposte nel panorama italiano. In particolare lo studio evidenzia come esse, attraverso i loro atti spesso non dotati di efficacia formalmente vincolante, siano in grado di intervenire nel sistema delle fonti in modo significativo. Ciò accade perché il legislatore pare aver scelto di abbandonare il campo di gioco in settori molto rilevanti dal punto di vista economico e sociale e caratterizzati da alta tecnicità, delegando a questi organismi la loro governance generale. Il lavoro, partendo dalla nozione di soft law e dalle sue origini, procede indagando dapprima la funzione normativa delle Autorità indipendenti in generale e analizza poi nello specifico le funzioni normative e paranormative di AGCM, ANAC e Commissione di garanzia dello sciopero nei servizi essenziali ed infine, per mezzo dell’esame della loro più recente prassi e della giurisprudenza, vorrebbe identificare quali possano essere i limiti e le possibili forme di tutela avverso un fenomeno che è capace di scardinare il sistema gerarchico delle fonti e condizionare fortemente diritti costituzionalmente sanciti.
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- 2018
11. Le parole chiave nello studio del rapporto fra Parlamento e Governo nella Contribution a la Théorie Génerale de l’Etat di Carré de Malberg
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Bucalo M. E. and Bucalo M.E.
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Settore IUS/08 - Diritto Costituzionale ,teoria generale dello Stato - rapporti Parlamento Governo - organo superiore - sovranità popolare - Abstract
The essay, inspired by the Contribution a la Théorie Génerale de l’Etat, analyzes, through some keywords, the Carré de Malberg’s theory of relationship between Parliament and the Government in the French Third Republic form of government.Starting from the point-by-point confutation of Montesquieu’s theory of separation of powers, the author believes that there must be a supreme organ to ensure the uniqueness and indivisibility of the will and sovereignty of the State and identifies it in the Parliament. The relationship between these two organs are therefore organized according to a system of gradation of powers, for which the puissance originale of the people will degrade into the lower one, (the legislative), which in turn will degrade into the lower one, (the executive). So in the author’s theoretical material functions are all exercised for the same purpose by all organs, but these are not among them in equal position, but are overwhelmed by the superiority of the Parliament. Conscious of the necessity of finding a limit to that supremacy and unable to retrieve it in the Constitution, flexible and, therefore, not supported by any control of constitutionality, he finds it exclusively growth de la puissance de l’opinion populaire.
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- 2019
12. Le Regioni a Statuto speciale e la 'fase ascendente' del diritto comunitario a cinque anni dalla entrata in vigore della legge n. 234 del 2012
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Bucalo M. E. and Bucalo M.E.
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Regioni a statuto speciale, diritto dell' Unione europea, fase ascendente - Abstract
Studio sullo stato dell'arte delle normative regionali sulla attuazione della fase ascendete del diritto dell'Unione Europea
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- 2018
13. Circulating endothelin-1 levels in type 2 diabetic patients with ischaemic heart disease
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Donatelli, M., Hoffmann, E., Colletti, I., Andolina, G., Russo, V., Bucalo, M. L., Valenti, T. M. L., Compagno, V., Cataldo, M. G., and Morici, M. L.
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- 1996
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14. L’ anomala estensione del poteri presidenziali a fronte della ritrosia della Corte costituzionale nell’epoca del maggioritario
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Bucalo M. E. and Bucalo M.E.
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Presidente della repubblica, prassi, emanazione , promulgazione, rinvio delle leggi, esternazioni, giurisprudenza costituzionale ,Settore IUS/08 - Diritto Costituzionale - Abstract
Saggio sulla prassi presidenziale in tema di emanazione degli atti normativi del Governo, di promulgazione e rinvio delle leggi e sulle esternazioni, esplorati anche alla luce della giurisprudenza costituzionale.
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- 2011
15. Supporting Translational Research on Inherited Cardiomyopathies through Information Technology
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Gabetta, M., primary, Milani, G., primary, Bucalo, M., primary, Mulas, F., primary, Nuzzo, A., primary, Favalli, V., primary, Arbustini, E., primary, Bellazzi, R., primary, and Larizza, C., additional
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- 2013
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16. Supporting Translational Research on Inherited Cardiomyopathies through Information Technology.
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Larizza, C., Gabetta, M., Milani, G., Bucalo, M., Mulas, F., Nuzzo, A., Favalli, V., Arbustini, E., and Bellazzi, R.
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GENETIC testing ,INFORMATION technology ,DATA warehousing ,COMPUTER software ,MEDICAL informatics - Abstract
The article presents a study which examines the results of the INHERITANCE project funded by the European Commission which aims to implement information technology solutions to support the research on genetic screening. It notes that several advanced biomedical informatics tools and layer of software instruments were used to support the project team. It cites that the data warehouse of the project was completely established as well as the text mining tools for automatic literature analysis.
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- 2013
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17. Ontology-Driven Real World Evidence Extraction from Clinical Narratives.
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Chiudinelli, L., Gabetta, M., Centorrino, G., Viani, N., Tasca, C., Zambelli, A., Bucalo, M., Ghirardi, A., Barbarini, N., Sfreddo, E., Tondini, C., Bellazzi, R., and Sacchi, L.
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MEDICAL informatics ,DATA extraction ,DATA warehousing ,INFORMATION retrieval ,NATURAL language processing - Abstract
Unstructured clinical notes contain a huge amount of information. We investigated the possibility of harvesting such information through an NLP-based approach. A manually curated ontology is the only resource required to handle all the steps of the process leading from clinical narrative to a structured data warehouse (i2b2). We have tested our approach at the Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital in Bergamo (Italy) on pathology reports collected since 2008. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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18. Plasma endothelin levels in NIDDM patients with macroangiopathy
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MARIA DONATELLI, Colletti, I., Bucalo, M. L., Russo, V., and Verga, S.
19. A genome-wide association study of diabetic kidney disease in subjects with type 2 diabetes
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van Zuydam, Natalie R, Ahlqvist, Emma, Sandholm, Niina, Deshmukh, Harshal, Rayner, N William, Abdalla, Moustafa, Ladenvall, Claes, Ziemek, Daniel, Fauman, Eric, Robertson, Neil R, Mckeigue, Paul M, Valo, Erkka, Forsblom, Carol, Harjutsalo, Valma, Perna, Annalisa, Rurali, Erica, Marcovecchio, M Loredana, Igo, Robert P, Salem, Rany M, Perico, Norberto, Lajer, Maria, Käräjämäki, Annemari, Imamura, Minako, Kubo, Michiaki, Takahashi, Atsushi, Sim, Xueling, Liu, Jianjun, van Dam, Rob M, Jiang, Guozhi, Tam, Claudia H T, Luk, Andrea O Y, Lee, Heung Man, Lim, Cadmon K P, Szeto, Cheuk Chun, Wing Yee, So, Chan, Juliana C N, Ang, Su Fen, Dorajoo, Rajkumar, Wang, Ling, Clara, Tan Si Hua, Mcknight, Amy-Jayne, Duffy, Seamus, Pezzolesi, Marcus G, Marre, Michel, Gyorgy, Beata, Hadjadj, Samy, Hiraki, Koivula, S, Uggeldahl, T, Forslund, T, Halonen, A, Koistinen, A, Koskiaho, P, Laukkanen, M, Saltevo, J, Tiihonen, M, Forsen, M, Granlund, H, Jonsson, Ac, Nyroos, B, Kinnunen, P, Orvola, A, Salonen, T, Vähänen, A, Paldanius, Kr, Riihelä, M, Ryysy, L, Laukkanen, Kh, Nyländen, P, Sademies, A, Anderson, S, Asplund, B, Byskata, U, Liedes, P, Kuusela, M, Virkkala, T, Nikkola, A, Ritola, E, Niska, Tm, Saarinen, H, Oukko-Ruponen, Se, Virtanen, T, Lyytinen, Va, Kari, Ph, Simonen, T, Kaprio, Sa, Kärkkäinen, J, Rantaeskola, B, Kääriäinen, Tp, Haaga, J, Pietiläinen, Al, Klemetti, S, Nyandoto, T, Rontu, E, Satuli-Autere, S, Toivonen, Kr, Lansimaki, Hv, Ahonen, R, Ivaska-Suomela, M, Jauhiainen, A, Laine, Mm, Pellonpää, T, Puranen, R, Airas, Ma, Laakso, J, Rautavaara, K, Erola, Rm, Jatkola, E, Lönnblad, Tr, Malm, A, Mäkelä, J, Rautamo, E, Hentunen, P, Lagerstam, J, Feodoroff, M, Gordin, D, Heikkilä, O, Hietala, K, Fagerudd, J, Korolainen, M, Kyllönen, L, Kytö, J, Lindh, S, Pettersson-Fernholm, K, Rosengård-Bärlund, M, Sandelin, A, Thorn, L, Tuomikangas, J, Vesisenaho, T, Wadén, J, Sipilä, V, Kalliomäki, Ft, Koskelainen, J, Nikkanen, R, Savolainen, N, Sulonen, H, Valtonen, E, Norvio, L, Hämäläinen, A, Toivanen, E, Parta, Ja, Pirttiniemi, I, Aranko, S, Ervasti, S, Kauppinen-Mäkelin, R, Kuusisto, A, Leppälä, T, Nikkilä, K, Pekkonen, L, Jokelainen, Ks, Kananen, K, Karjalainen, M, Kemppainen, P, Mankinen, Am, Reponen, A, Sankari, M, Suominen, P, Lappalainen, A, Liimatainen, M, Santaholma, J, Aimolahti, A, Huovinen, E, Ilkka, V, Lehtimäki, M, Pälikkö-Kontinen, E, Vanhanen, A, Koskinen, E, Siitonen, T, Huttunen, E, Ikäheimo, R, Karhapää, P, Kekäläinen, P, Laakso, M, Lakka, T, Lampainen, E, Moilanen, L, Tanskanen, S, Niskanen, L, Tuovinen, U, Vauhkonen, I, Voutilainen, E, Rcw, Ma, Chan, Jcn, Huang, Y, Lan, Hy, Lok, S, Tomlinson, B, Tsui, Skw, Yu, W, Yip, Kyl, Chan, Tf, Fan, X, So, Wy, Szeto, Cc, Tang, N, Luk, Ao, Tian, X, Jiang, G, Tam, Cht, Lee, Hm, Lim, Ckp, Chan, Kkh, Xie, F, Acw, Ng, Cheung, Gpy, Yeung, Mw, Mai, S, Zhang, S, Yu, P, Weng, M, Maxwell, Ap, Mcknight, Aj, Savage, Da, Walker, J, Thomas, S, Viberti, Gc, Boulton, Ajm, Marshall, S, Demaine, Ag, Millward, Ba, Bain, Sc, Sandholm, N, Forsblom, C, Harjutsalo, V, Mäkinen, Vp, Ahola, Aj, Dahlström, E, Lehto, M, Lithovius, R, Panduru, Nm, Parkkonen, M, Saraheimo, M, Söderlund, J, Soro-Paavonen, A, Syreeni, A, Thorn, Lm, Tolonen, N, Groop, Ph, Mckay, Gj, Salem, Rm, Isakova, T, Palmer, C, Guiducci, C, Taylor, A, Mirel, Db, Williams, Ww, Hirschhorn, Jn, Florez, Jc, Brennan, Ep, Sadlier, Dm, Martin, F, Godson, C, Mayer, L, Gubitosi-Klug, R, Bourne, P, Schutta, M, Lackaye, Me, Gregory, Ns, Kruger, D, Jones, Jk, Bhan, A, Golden, E, Aiello, L, Larkin, M, Nathan, D, Ziegler, G, Caulder, S, Pittman, C, Luttrell, L, Lopes-Virella, M, Johnson, M, Gunyou, K, Bergenstal, R, Vittetoe, B, Sivitz, W, Flaherty, N, Bantle, J, Hitt, S, Goldstein, D, Hainsworth, D, Cimino, L, Orchard, T, Wigley, C, Dagogo-Jack, S, Strowig, S, Raskin, P, Barnie, A, Zinman, B, Fahlstrom, R, Palmer, J, Harth, J, Driscoll, M, Mcdonald, C, Lipps Hagan, J, May, M, Levandoski, L, White, N, Gatcomb, P, Tamborlane, W, Adelman, D, Colson, S, Molitch, M, Lorenzi, G, Mudaliar, S, Johnsonbaugh, S, Miller, R, Canady, J, Schade, D, Bernal, Ml, Malone, J, Morrison, A, Martin, C, Herman, W, Pop-Busui, R, Cowie, C, Leschek, E, Cleary, P, Lachin, J, Braffett, B, Steffes, M, Arends, V, Blodi, B, Danis, R, Lawrence, D, Wabers, H, Soliman, E, Zhang, Zm, Campbell, C, Hensley, S, Keasler, L, Mark, M, Albertini, M, Boustany, C, Ehlgen, A, Gerl, M, Huber, J, Schölch, C, Zimdahl-Gelling, H, Groop, L, Agardh, E, Ahlqvist, E, Ajanki, T, Al Maghrabi, N, Almgren, P, Apelqvist, J, Bengtsson, E, Berglund, L, Björckbacka, H, Blom-Nilsson, U, Borell, M, Burström, A, Cilio, C, Cinthio, M, Dreja, K, Dunér, P, Engelbertsen, D, Fadista, J, Gomez, M, Goncalves, I, Hedblad, B, Hultgårdh, A, Johansson, Me, Kennbäck, C, Kravic, J, Ladenvall, C, Lernmark, Å, Lindholm, E, Ling, C, Luthman, H, Melander, O, Neptin, M, Nilsson, J, Nilsson, P, Nilsson, T, Nordin, G, Orho-Melander, M, Ottoson-Laakso, E, Persson, A, Persson, M, Persson, Må, Postma, J, Pranter, E, Rattik, S, Sterner, G, Tindberg, L, Wigren, M, Zetterqvist, A, Åkerlund, M, Ostling, G, Kanninen, T, Ahonen-Bishopp, A, Eliasson, A, Herrala, T, Tikka-Kleemola, P, Hamsten, A, Betsholtz, C, Björkholm, A, Foroogh, F, Genové, G, Gertow, K, Gigante, B, He, B, Leander, K, Mcleod, O, Nastase-Mannila, M, Patrakka, J, Silveira, A, Strawbridge, R, Tryggvason, K, Vikström, M, Ohrvik, J, Österholm, Am, Thorand, B, Gieger, C, Grallert, H, Ludwig, T, Nitz, B, Schneider, A, Wang-Sattler, R, Zierer, A, Remuzzi, G, Benigni, A, Donadelli, R, Lesti, Md, Noris, M, Perico, N, Perna, A, Piras, R, Ruggenenti, P, Rurali, E, Dunger, D, Chassin, L, Dalton, N, Deanfield, J, Horsford, J, Rice, C, Rudd, J, Walker, N, Whitehead, K, Wong, M, Colhoun, H, Adams, F, Akbar, T, Belch, J, Deshmukh, H, Dove, F, Ellingford, A, Farran, B, Ferguson, M, Henderson, G, Houston, G, Khan, F, Leese, G, Liu, Y, Livingstone, S, Looker, H, Mccann, M, Mcgurnaghan, S, Morris, A, Newton, D, Pearson, E, Reekie, G, Smith, N, Shore, A, Aizawa, K, Ball, C, Bellenger, N, Casanova, F, Frayling, T, Gates, P, Gooding, K, Hattersley, A, Ling, R, Mawson, D, Shandas, R, Strain, D, Thorn, C, Smith, U, Hammarstedt, A, Häring, H, Pedersen, O, Sesti, G, Fagerholm, E, Toppila, I, Valo, E, Salomaa, V, Havulinna, A, Kristiansson, K, Okamo, P, Peltola, T, Perola, M, Pietilä, A, Ripatti, S, Taimi, M, Ylä-Herttuala, S, Babu, M, Dijkstra, M, Gurzeler, E, Huusko, J, Kholová, I, Merentie, M, Poikolainen, M, Mccarthy, M, Groves, C, Juliusdottir, T, Karpe, F, Lagou, V, Rayner, W, Robertson, N, van Zuydam, N, Cobelli, C, Di Camillo, B, Finotello, F, Sambo, F, Toffolo, G, Trifoglio, E, Bellazzi, R, Barbarini, N, Bucalo, M, Larizza, C, Magni, P, Malovini, A, Marini, S, Mulas, F, Quaglini, S, Sacchi, L, Vitali, F, Ferrannini, E, Boldrini, B, Kozakova, M, Mari, A, Morizzo, C, Mota, L, Natali, A, Palombo, C, Venturi, E, Walker, M, Patrono, C, Pagliaccia, F, Rocca, B, Nuutila, P, Haukkala, J, Knuuti, J, Roivainen, A, Saraste, A, Mckeague, P, Colombo, M, Steckel-Hamann, B, Bokvist, K, Shankar, S, Thomas, M, Gan, Lm, Heinonen, S, Jönsson-Rylander, Ac, Momo, R, Schnecke, V, Unwin, R, Walentinsson, A, Whatling, C, Nogoceke, E, Pacheco, Gd, Formentini, I, Schindler, T, Tortoli, P, Bassi, L, Boni, E, Dallai, A, Guidi, F, Lenge, M, Matera, R, Ramalli, A, Ricci, S, Viti, J, Jablonka, B, Crowther, D, Gassenhuber, J, Hess, S, Hubschle, T, Juretschke, Hp, Rutten, H, Sadowski, T, Wohlfart, P, Brosnan, J, Clerin, V, Fauman, E, Hyde, C, Malarstig, A, Pullen, N, Tilley, M, Tuthill, T, Vangjeli, C, Linda T, Ziemek D., Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S, Almgren, Peter, Schulz, Christina-Alexandra, Orho-Melander, Marju, Linneberg, Allan, Christensen, Cramer, Witte, Daniel R, Grarup, Niels, Brandslund, Ivan, Melander, Olle, Paterson, Andrew D, Tregouet, David, Maxwell, Alexander P, Lim, Su Chi, Ronald C W, Ma, Tai, E Shyong, Maeda, Shiro, Lyssenko, Valeriya, Tuomi, Tiinamaija, Krolewski, Andrzej S, Rich, Stephen S, Hirschhorn, Joel N, Florez, Jose C, Dunger, David, Pedersen, Oluf, Hansen, Torben, Rossing, Peter, Remuzzi, Giuseppe, Brosnan, Mary Julia, Palmer, Colin N A, Groop, Per-Henrik, Colhoun, Helen M, Groop, Leif C, Mccarthy, Mark, I, Palombo, Carlo, Clinicum, Diabetes and Obesity Research Program, Research Programs Unit, Nefrologian yksikkö, Department of Medicine, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, Tiinamaija Tuomi Research Group, Endokrinologian yksikkö, Per Henrik Groop / Principal Investigator, Leif Groop Research Group, HUS Abdominal Center, HUS Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
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Identification of sequence variants robustly associated with predisposition to diabetic kidney disease (DKD) has the potential to provide insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms responsible. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of DKD in type 2 diabetes (T2D) using eight complementary dichotomous and quantitative DKD phenotypes: the principal dichotomous analysis involved 5,717 T2D subjects, 3,345 with DKD. Promising association signals were evaluated in up to 26,827 subjects with T2D (12,710 with DKD). A combined T1D+T2D GWAS was performed using complementary data available for subjects with T1D, which, with replication samples, involved up to 40,340 subjects with diabetes (18,582 with DKD). Analysis of specific DKD phenotypes identified a novel signal near GABRR1 (rs9942471, P = 4.5 × 10-8) associated with microalbuminuria in European T2D case subjects. However, no replication of this signal was observed in Asian subjects with T2D or in the equivalent T1D analysis. There was only limited support, in this substantially enlarged analysis, for association at previously reported DKD signals, except for those at UMOD and PRKAG2, both associated with estimated glomerular filtration rate. We conclude that, despite challenges in addressing phenotypic heterogeneity, access to increased sample sizes will continue to provide more robust inference regarding risk variant discovery for DKD. ASTAR (Agency for Sci., Tech. and Research, S’pore) NMRC (Natl Medical Research Council, S’pore)
20. Application of bioinformatics in headache: the I2B2-pavia project
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Sances, G., Larizza, C., Gabetta, M., Bucalo, M., Guaschino, E., Milani, G., Cristina Cereda, and Bellazzi, R.
21. Study of the inter-relations between gastrin and insulin in a group of normal subjects | STUDIO DELLE INTERRELAZIONI TRA GASTRINA ED INSULINA IN UN GRUPPO DI SOGGETTI NORMALI
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Verga, S., MARIA DONATELLI, Bucalo, M. L., and Filardo, C.
22. International electronic health record-derived post-acute sequelae profiles of COVID-19 patients.
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Zhang HG, Dagliati A, Shakeri Hossein Abad Z, Xiong X, Bonzel CL, Xia Z, Tan BWQ, Avillach P, Brat GA, Hong C, Morris M, Visweswaran S, Patel LP, Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Hanauer DA, Holmes JH, Samayamuthu MJ, Bourgeois FT, L'Yi S, Maidlow SE, Moal B, Murphy SN, Strasser ZH, Neuraz A, Ngiam KY, Loh NHW, Omenn GS, Prunotto A, Dalvin LA, Klann JG, Schubert P, Vidorreta FJS, Benoit V, Verdy G, Kavuluru R, Estiri H, Luo Y, Malovini A, Tibollo V, Bellazzi R, Cho K, Ho YL, Tan ALM, Tan BWL, Gehlenborg N, Lozano-Zahonero S, Jouhet V, Chiovato L, Aronow BJ, Toh EMS, Wong WGS, Pizzimenti S, Wagholikar KB, Bucalo M, Cai T, South AM, Kohane IS, and Weber GM
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The risk profiles of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) have not been well characterized in multi-national settings with appropriate controls. We leveraged electronic health record (EHR) data from 277 international hospitals representing 414,602 patients with COVID-19, 2.3 million control patients without COVID-19 in the inpatient and outpatient settings, and over 221 million diagnosis codes to systematically identify new-onset conditions enriched among patients with COVID-19 during the post-acute period. Compared to inpatient controls, inpatient COVID-19 cases were at significant risk for angina pectoris (RR 1.30, 95% CI 1.09-1.55), heart failure (RR 1.22, 95% CI 1.10-1.35), cognitive dysfunctions (RR 1.18, 95% CI 1.07-1.31), and fatigue (RR 1.18, 95% CI 1.07-1.30). Relative to outpatient controls, outpatient COVID-19 cases were at risk for pulmonary embolism (RR 2.10, 95% CI 1.58-2.76), venous embolism (RR 1.34, 95% CI 1.17-1.54), atrial fibrillation (RR 1.30, 95% CI 1.13-1.50), type 2 diabetes (RR 1.26, 95% CI 1.16-1.36) and vitamin D deficiency (RR 1.19, 95% CI 1.09-1.30). Outpatient COVID-19 cases were also at risk for loss of smell and taste (RR 2.42, 95% CI 1.90-3.06), inflammatory neuropathy (RR 1.66, 95% CI 1.21-2.27), and cognitive dysfunction (RR 1.18, 95% CI 1.04-1.33). The incidence of post-acute cardiovascular and pulmonary conditions decreased across time among inpatient cases while the incidence of cardiovascular, digestive, and metabolic conditions increased among outpatient cases. Our study, based on a federated international network, systematically identified robust conditions associated with PASC compared to control groups, underscoring the multifaceted cardiovascular and neurological phenotype profiles of PASC., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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23. Authorship Correction: International Changes in COVID-19 Clinical Trajectories Across 315 Hospitals and 6 Countries: Retrospective Cohort Study.
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Weber GM, Zhang HG, L'Yi S, Bonzel CL, Hong C, Avillach P, Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Palmer NP, Tan ALM, Wang X, Yuan W, Gehlenborg N, Alloni A, Amendola DF, Bellasi A, Bellazzi R, Beraghi M, Bucalo M, Chiovato L, Cho K, Dagliati A, Estiri H, Follett RW, García Barrio N, Hanauer DA, Henderson DW, Ho YL, Holmes JH, Hutch MR, Kavuluru R, Kirchoff K, Klann JG, Krishnamurthy AK, Le TT, Liu M, Loh NHW, Lozano-Zahonero S, Luo Y, Maidlow S, Makoudjou A, Malovini A, Martins MR, Moal B, Morris M, Mowery DL, Murphy SN, Neuraz A, Ngiam KY, Okoshi MP, Omenn GS, Patel LP, Pedrera Jiménez M, Prudente RA, Samayamuthu MJ, Sanz Vidorreta FJ, Schriver ER, Schubert P, Serrano Balazote P, Tan BW, Tanni SE, Tibollo V, Visweswaran S, Wagholikar KB, Xia Z, Zöller D, Kohane IS, Cai T, South AM, and Brat GA
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.2196/31400.]., (©Griffin M Weber, Harrison G Zhang, Sehi L'Yi, Clara-Lea Bonzel, Chuan Hong, Paul Avillach, Alba Gutiérrez-Sacristán, Nathan P Palmer, Amelia Li Min Tan, Xuan Wang, William Yuan, Nils Gehlenborg, Anna Alloni, Danilo F Amendola, Antonio Bellasi, Riccardo Bellazzi, Michele Beraghi, Mauro Bucalo, Luca Chiovato, Kelly Cho, Arianna Dagliati, Hossein Estiri, Robert W Follett, Noelia García Barrio, David A Hanauer, Darren W Henderson, Yuk-Lam Ho, John H Holmes, Meghan R Hutch, Ramakanth Kavuluru, Katie Kirchoff, Jeffrey G Klann, Ashok K Krishnamurthy, Trang T Le, Molei Liu, Ne Hooi Will Loh, Sara Lozano-Zahonero, Yuan Luo, Sarah Maidlow, Adeline Makoudjou, Alberto Malovini, Marcelo Roberto Martins, Bertrand Moal, Michele Morris, Danielle L Mowery, Shawn N Murphy, Antoine Neuraz, Kee Yuan Ngiam, Marina P Okoshi, Gilbert S Omenn, Lav P Patel, Miguel Pedrera Jiménez, Robson A Prudente, Malarkodi Jebathilagam Samayamuthu, Fernando J Sanz Vidorreta, Emily R Schriver, Petra Schubert, Pablo Serrano Balazote, Byorn WL Tan, Suzana E Tanni, Valentina Tibollo, Shyam Visweswaran, Kavishwar B Wagholikar, Zongqi Xia, Daniela Zöller, The Consortium for Clinical Characterization of COVID-19 by EHR (4CE), Isaac S Kohane, Tianxi Cai, Andrew M South, Gabriel A Brat. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (https://www.jmir.org), 30.11.2021.)
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24. From EHR to EDC - The Experience at the Policlinico Hospital in Milan.
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Pizzimenti S, Bucalo M, Guzzardella A, Ferretti E, Caroli A, Zanella A, Grasselli G, Barbarini N, and Bosari S
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25. International Changes in COVID-19 Clinical Trajectories Across 315 Hospitals and 6 Countries: Retrospective Cohort Study.
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Weber GM, Zhang HG, L'Yi S, Bonzel CL, Hong C, Avillach P, Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Palmer NP, Tan ALM, Wang X, Yuan W, Gehlenborg N, Alloni A, Amendola DF, Bellasi A, Bellazzi R, Beraghi M, Bucalo M, Chiovato L, Cho K, Dagliati A, Estiri H, Follett RW, García Barrio N, Hanauer DA, Henderson DW, Ho YL, Holmes JH, Hutch MR, Kavuluru R, Kirchoff K, Klann JG, Krishnamurthy AK, Le TT, Liu M, Loh NHW, Lozano-Zahonero S, Luo Y, Maidlow S, Makoudjou A, Malovini A, Martins MR, Moal B, Morris M, Mowery DL, Murphy SN, Neuraz A, Ngiam KY, Okoshi MP, Omenn GS, Patel LP, Pedrera Jiménez M, Prudente RA, Samayamuthu MJ, Sanz Vidorreta FJ, Schriver ER, Schubert P, Serrano Balazote P, Tan BW, Tanni SE, Tibollo V, Visweswaran S, Wagholikar KB, Xia Z, Zöller D, Kohane IS, Cai T, South AM, and Brat GA
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- Adult, Aged, Female, Hospitalization, Hospitals, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Background: Many countries have experienced 2 predominant waves of COVID-19-related hospitalizations. Comparing the clinical trajectories of patients hospitalized in separate waves of the pandemic enables further understanding of the evolving epidemiology, pathophysiology, and health care dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic., Objective: In this retrospective cohort study, we analyzed electronic health record (EHR) data from patients with SARS-CoV-2 infections hospitalized in participating health care systems representing 315 hospitals across 6 countries. We compared hospitalization rates, severe COVID-19 risk, and mean laboratory values between patients hospitalized during the first and second waves of the pandemic., Methods: Using a federated approach, each participating health care system extracted patient-level clinical data on their first and second wave cohorts and submitted aggregated data to the central site. Data quality control steps were adopted at the central site to correct for implausible values and harmonize units. Statistical analyses were performed by computing individual health care system effect sizes and synthesizing these using random effect meta-analyses to account for heterogeneity. We focused the laboratory analysis on C-reactive protein (CRP), ferritin, fibrinogen, procalcitonin, D-dimer, and creatinine based on their reported associations with severe COVID-19., Results: Data were available for 79,613 patients, of which 32,467 were hospitalized in the first wave and 47,146 in the second wave. The prevalence of male patients and patients aged 50 to 69 years decreased significantly between the first and second waves. Patients hospitalized in the second wave had a 9.9% reduction in the risk of severe COVID-19 compared to patients hospitalized in the first wave (95% CI 8.5%-11.3%). Demographic subgroup analyses indicated that patients aged 26 to 49 years and 50 to 69 years; male and female patients; and black patients had significantly lower risk for severe disease in the second wave than in the first wave. At admission, the mean values of CRP were significantly lower in the second wave than in the first wave. On the seventh hospital day, the mean values of CRP, ferritin, fibrinogen, and procalcitonin were significantly lower in the second wave than in the first wave. In general, countries exhibited variable changes in laboratory testing rates from the first to the second wave. At admission, there was a significantly higher testing rate for D-dimer in France, Germany, and Spain., Conclusions: Patients hospitalized in the second wave were at significantly lower risk for severe COVID-19. This corresponded to mean laboratory values in the second wave that were more likely to be in typical physiological ranges on the seventh hospital day compared to the first wave. Our federated approach demonstrated the feasibility and power of harmonizing heterogeneous EHR data from multiple international health care systems to rapidly conduct large-scale studies to characterize how COVID-19 clinical trajectories evolve., (©Griffin M Weber, Harrison G Zhang, Sehi L'Yi, Clara-Lea Bonzel, Chuan Hong, Paul Avillach, Alba Gutiérrez-Sacristán, Nathan P Palmer, Amelia Li Min Tan, Xuan Wang, William Yuan, Nils Gehlenborg, Anna Alloni, Danilo F Amendola, Antonio Bellasi, Riccardo Bellazzi, Michele Beraghi, Mauro Bucalo, Luca Chiovato, Kelly Cho, Arianna Dagliati, Hossein Estiri, Robert W Follett, Noelia García Barrio, David A Hanauer, Darren W Henderson, Yuk-Lam Ho, John H Holmes, Meghan R Hutch, Ramakanth Kavuluru, Katie Kirchoff, Jeffrey G Klann, Ashok K Krishnamurthy, Trang T Le, Molei Liu, Ne Hooi Will Loh, Sara Lozano-Zahonero, Yuan Luo, Sarah Maidlow, Adeline Makoudjou, Alberto Malovini, Marcelo Roberto Martins, Bertrand Moal, Michele Morris, Danielle L Mowery, Shawn N Murphy, Antoine Neuraz, Kee Yuan Ngiam, Marina P Okoshi, Gilbert S Omenn, Lav P Patel, Miguel Pedrera Jiménez, Robson A Prudente, Malarkodi Jebathilagam Samayamuthu, Fernando J Sanz Vidorreta, Emily R Schriver, Petra Schubert, Pablo Serrano Balazote, Byorn WL Tan, Suzana E Tanni, Valentina Tibollo, Shyam Visweswaran, Kavishwar B Wagholikar, Zongqi Xia, Daniela Zöller, The Consortium For Clinical Characterization Of COVID-19 By EHR (4CE), Isaac S Kohane, Tianxi Cai, Andrew M South, Gabriel A Brat. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (https://www.jmir.org), 11.10.2021.)
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26. i2b2 to Optimize Patients Enrollment.
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Bucalo M, Gabetta M, Chiudinelli L, Larizza C, Bellasi A, Zambelli A, and Barbarini N
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i2b2 data-warehouse could be a useful tool to support the enrollment phase of clinical studies. The aim of this work is to evaluate its performance on two clinical trials. We developed also an i2b2 extension to help in suggesting eligible patients for a study. The work showed good results in terms of ability to implement inclusion/exclusion criteria, but also in terms of identified patients actually enrolled and high number of patients suggested as potentially enrollable.
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27. International Comparisons of Harmonized Laboratory Value Trajectories to Predict Severe COVID-19: Leveraging the 4CE Collaborative Across 342 Hospitals and 6 Countries: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
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Weber GM, Hong C, Palmer NP, Avillach P, Murphy SN, Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Xia Z, Serret-Larmande A, Neuraz A, Omenn GS, Visweswaran S, Klann JG, South AM, Loh NHW, Cannataro M, Beaulieu-Jones BK, Bellazzi R, Agapito G, Alessiani M, Aronow BJ, Bell DS, Bellasi A, Benoit V, Beraghi M, Boeker M, Booth J, Bosari S, Bourgeois FT, Brown NW, Bucalo M, Chiovato L, Chiudinelli L, Dagliati A, Devkota B, DuVall SL, Follett RW, Ganslandt T, García Barrio N, Gradinger T, Griffier R, Hanauer DA, Holmes JH, Horki P, Huling KM, Issitt RW, Jouhet V, Keller MS, Kraska D, Liu M, Luo Y, Lynch KE, Malovini A, Mandl KD, Mao C, Maram A, Matheny ME, Maulhardt T, Mazzitelli M, Milano M, Moore JH, Morris JS, Morris M, Mowery DL, Naughton TP, Ngiam KY, Norman JB, Patel LP, Pedrera Jimenez M, Ramoni RB, Schriver ER, Scudeller L, Sebire NJ, Serrano Balazote P, Spiridou A, Tan AL, Tan BW, Tibollo V, Torti C, Trecarichi EM, Vitacca M, Zambelli A, Zucco C, Kohane IS, Cai T, and Brat GA
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Objectives: To perform an international comparison of the trajectory of laboratory values among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who develop severe disease and identify optimal timing of laboratory value collection to predict severity across hospitals and regions., Design: Retrospective cohort study., Setting: The Consortium for Clinical Characterization of COVID-19 by EHR (4CE), an international multi-site data-sharing collaborative of 342 hospitals in the US and in Europe., Participants: Patients hospitalized with COVID-19, admitted before or after PCR-confirmed result for SARS-CoV-2., Primary and Secondary Outcome Measures: Patients were categorized as "ever-severe" or "never-severe" using the validated 4CE severity criteria. Eighteen laboratory tests associated with poor COVID-19-related outcomes were evaluated for predictive accuracy by area under the curve (AUC), compared between the severity categories. Subgroup analysis was performed to validate a subset of laboratory values as predictive of severity against a published algorithm. A subset of laboratory values (CRP, albumin, LDH, neutrophil count, D-dimer, and procalcitonin) was compared between North American and European sites for severity prediction., Results: Of 36,447 patients with COVID-19, 19,953 (43.7%) were categorized as ever-severe. Most patients (78.7%) were 50 years of age or older and male (60.5%). Longitudinal trajectories of CRP, albumin, LDH, neutrophil count, D-dimer, and procalcitonin showed association with disease severity. Significant differences of laboratory values at admission were found between the two groups. With the exception of D-dimer, predictive discrimination of laboratory values did not improve after admission. Sub-group analysis using age, D-dimer, CRP, and lymphocyte count as predictive of severity at admission showed similar discrimination to a published algorithm (AUC=0.88 and 0.91, respectively). Both models deteriorated in predictive accuracy as the disease progressed. On average, no difference in severity prediction was found between North American and European sites., Conclusions: Laboratory test values at admission can be used to predict severity in patients with COVID-19. Prediction models show consistency across international sites highlighting the potential generalizability of these models., Competing Interests: COMPETING INTEREST STATEMENT There are no competing interests to report.
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28. SCOR: A secure international informatics infrastructure to investigate COVID-19.
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Raisaro JL, Marino F, Troncoso-Pastoriza J, Beau-Lejdstrom R, Bellazzi R, Murphy R, Bernstam EV, Wang H, Bucalo M, Chen Y, Gottlieb A, Harmanci A, Kim M, Kim Y, Klann J, Klersy C, Malin BA, Méan M, Prasser F, Scudeller L, Torkamani A, Vaucher J, Puppala M, Wong STC, Frenkel-Morgenstern M, Xu H, Musa BM, Habib AG, Cohen T, Wilcox A, Salihu HM, Sofia H, Jiang X, and Hubaux JP
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- COVID-19, Humans, Internationality, Machine Learning, Biomedical Research, Computer Security, Coronavirus Infections, Information Dissemination ethics, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral, Privacy
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Global pandemics call for large and diverse healthcare data to study various risk factors, treatment options, and disease progression patterns. Despite the enormous efforts of many large data consortium initiatives, scientific community still lacks a secure and privacy-preserving infrastructure to support auditable data sharing and facilitate automated and legally compliant federated analysis on an international scale. Existing health informatics systems do not incorporate the latest progress in modern security and federated machine learning algorithms, which are poised to offer solutions. An international group of passionate researchers came together with a joint mission to solve the problem with our finest models and tools. The SCOR Consortium has developed a ready-to-deploy secure infrastructure using world-class privacy and security technologies to reconcile the privacy/utility conflicts. We hope our effort will make a change and accelerate research in future pandemics with broad and diverse samples on an international scale., (© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Medical Informatics Association.)
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- 2020
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29. International electronic health record-derived COVID-19 clinical course profiles: the 4CE consortium.
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Brat GA, Weber GM, Gehlenborg N, Avillach P, Palmer NP, Chiovato L, Cimino J, Waitman LR, Omenn GS, Malovini A, Moore JH, Beaulieu-Jones BK, Tibollo V, Murphy SN, Yi SL, Keller MS, Bellazzi R, Hanauer DA, Serret-Larmande A, Gutierrez-Sacristan A, Holmes JJ, Bell DS, Mandl KD, Follett RW, Klann JG, Murad DA, Scudeller L, Bucalo M, Kirchoff K, Craig J, Obeid J, Jouhet V, Griffier R, Cossin S, Moal B, Patel LP, Bellasi A, Prokosch HU, Kraska D, Sliz P, Tan ALM, Ngiam KY, Zambelli A, Mowery DL, Schiver E, Devkota B, Bradford RL, Daniar M, Daniel C, Benoit V, Bey R, Paris N, Serre P, Orlova N, Dubiel J, Hilka M, Jannot AS, Breant S, Leblanc J, Griffon N, Burgun A, Bernaux M, Sandrin A, Salamanca E, Cormont S, Ganslandt T, Gradinger T, Champ J, Boeker M, Martel P, Esteve L, Gramfort A, Grisel O, Leprovost D, Moreau T, Varoquaux G, Vie JJ, Wassermann D, Mensch A, Caucheteux C, Haverkamp C, Lemaitre G, Bosari S, Krantz ID, South A, Cai T, and Kohane IS
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We leveraged the largely untapped resource of electronic health record data to address critical clinical and epidemiological questions about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). To do this, we formed an international consortium (4CE) of 96 hospitals across five countries (www.covidclinical.net). Contributors utilized the Informatics for Integrating Biology and the Bedside (i2b2) or Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) platforms to map to a common data model. The group focused on temporal changes in key laboratory test values. Harmonized data were analyzed locally and converted to a shared aggregate form for rapid analysis and visualization of regional differences and global commonalities. Data covered 27,584 COVID-19 cases with 187,802 laboratory tests. Case counts and laboratory trajectories were concordant with existing literature. Laboratory tests at the time of diagnosis showed hospital-level differences equivalent to country-level variation across the consortium partners. Despite the limitations of decentralized data generation, we established a framework to capture the trajectory of COVID-19 disease in patients and their response to interventions., Competing Interests: Competing interestsR.B. and A.M. are shareholders of Biomeris s.r.l., (© The Author(s) 2020.)
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- 2020
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30. Ontology-Driven Real World Evidence Extraction from Clinical Narratives.
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Chiudinelli L, Gabetta M, Centorrino G, Viani N, Tasca C, Zambelli A, Bucalo M, Ghirardi A, Barbarini N, Sfreddo E, Tondini C, Bellazzi R, and Sacchi L
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- Italy, Natural Language Processing, Data Warehousing, Narration
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Unstructured clinical notes contain a huge amount of information. We investigated the possibility of harvesting such information through an NLP-based approach. A manually curated ontology is the only resource required to handle all the steps of the process leading from clinical narrative to a structured data warehouse (i2b2). We have tested our approach at the Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital in Bergamo (Italy) on pathology reports collected since 2008.
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- 2019
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31. Automatic Processing of Anatomic Pathology Reports in the Italian Language to Enhance the Reuse of Clinical Data.
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Viani N, Chiudinelli L, Tasca C, Zambelli A, Bucalo M, Ghirardi A, Barbarini N, Sfreddo E, Sacchi L, Tondini C, and Bellazzi R
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- Biomedical Research, Data Mining, Humans, Italy, Information Storage and Retrieval, Language, Natural Language Processing
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Medical reports often contain a lot of relevant information in the form of free text. To reuse these unstructured texts for biomedical research, it is important to extract structured data from them. In this work, we adapted a previously developed information extraction system to the oncology domain, to process a set of anatomic pathology reports in the Italian language. The information extraction system relies on a domain ontology, which was adapted and refined in an iterative way. The final output was evaluated by a domain expert, with promising results.
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- 2018
32. Beyond Cohort Selection: An Analytics-Enabled i2b2.
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Gabetta M, Malovini A, Bucalo M, Zini E, Tibollo V, Priori SG, Vettoretti S, Larizza C, Bellazzi R, and Barbarini N
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- Databases, Factual, Humans, Information Storage and Retrieval methods, Software, User-Computer Interface, Cohort Studies, Health Information Exchange, Search Engine
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The i2b2 software is a widely adopted solution for secondary use of clinical data for clinical research, specifically designed for cohort identification. i2b2 is still lacking functionalities for data analysis. The aim of this work is to empower the i2b2 framework enabling clinical researchers to perform statistical analyses for accelerating the process of hypothesis testing. To this aim we have developed a flexible extension of i2b2 able to exploit different statistical engines. We have implemented some first applications for basic statistics and survival analyses, exploiting this extension and accessible through suitable user interfaces designed with a special consideration for usability.
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- 2016
33. Information technology solutions to support translational research on inherited cardiomyopathies.
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Bellazzi R, Larizza C, Gabetta M, Milani G, Bucalo M, Mulas F, Nuzzo A, Favalli V, and Arbustini E
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- Algorithms, Automation, Biomedical Research methods, Cardiology methods, Cardiomyopathies diagnosis, Cardiomyopathies genetics, Computer Systems, Decision Support Systems, Clinical, Europe, Humans, Information Storage and Retrieval, Systems Integration, Translational Research, Biomedical, Cardiomyopathies therapy, Medical Informatics methods
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The INHERITANCE project, funded by the European Commission, is aimed at studying genetic or inherited Dilated cardiomyopathies (DCM) and at understanding the impact and management of the condition within families that suffer from heart conditions that are caused by DCMs. The project is supported by a number of advanced biomedical informatics tools, including data warehousing, automated literature search and decision support. The paper describes the design of these tools and the current status of implementation.
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- 2011
34. Cardiac changes in subclinical and overt hyperthyroid women: retrospective study.
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Donatelli M, Assennato P, Abbadi V, Bucalo ML, Compagno V, Lo Vecchio S, Messina L, Russo V, Schembri A, Torregrossa V, and Licata G
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- Aged, Analysis of Variance, Case-Control Studies, Female, Heart Diseases diagnosis, Humans, Linear Models, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Statistics, Nonparametric, Thyroid Function Tests, Heart Diseases etiology, Hyperthyroidism complications
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Background: This retrospective and descriptive 4-year study was undertaken to describe cardiac changes in subclinical and overt hyperthyroidism., Methods: We revised the charts of 386 consecutive cardiopathic women whose blood samples were referred to the Radioimmunoassay Laboratory to evaluate thyroid function from 1 January 1997 through 31 December 2000., Results: After excluding women because euthyroid or hypothyroid, or taking amiodarone and women with hypertension, rheumatic disease, myocardial infarction, a total of 31 hyperthyroid women were thus selected for the study: 19 with subclinical hyperthyroidism and 12 with overt hyperthyroidism. The prevalence of atrial fibrillation did not differ between subclinical (48%) and overt (67%) hyperthyroid women, as well as left atrial dimension; the latter was larger in hyperthyroid (27.8+/-7.8 cm(2)/m(2)) than in control women (18.9+/-2.8 cm(2)/m(2)) (P<0.001). In the subclinical and overt hyperthyroidism, the heart rate (HR) was increased and left ventricular end diastolic (LVED) volume was reduced; in addition, only in overt hyperthyroidism, left ventricular (LV) mass was increased. A significant correlation between LV mass and free triiodothyronine was found., Conclusion: HR increase and LVED decrease, both in subclinical and overt hyperthyroidism, indicate a global impairment of diastolic heart performance, complicated in overt hyperthyroidism by LV concentric hypertrophy. So, in our opinion, subclinical hyperthyroidism, far from being considered a simple laboratory finding, in clinical practice should be taken into serious consideration.
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- 2003
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35. [Atrial fibrillation and hyperthyroidism. The results of a retrospective study].
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Donatelli M, Abbadi V, Bucalo ML, Russo V, Traina M, Compagno V, Colletti I, Valenti TM, and Cataldo MG
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Atrial Fibrillation etiology, Child, Female, Humans, Hyperthyroidism complications, Male, Middle Aged, Regression Analysis, Retrospective Studies, Sensitivity and Specificity, Thyroid Function Tests statistics & numerical data, Atrial Fibrillation diagnosis, Hyperthyroidism diagnosis
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Background: To examine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in cardiopathic patients with hyperthyroidism., Methods: The data concerning the patients had been derived from registers of the Laboratory of Radioimmunoassay where cardiopathic patients' blood samples were referred from the Cardiology Unit to evaluate thyroid function, consecutively from January 1992 to December 1997. Of the 443 patients, 303 (68.4%) were classified as being euthyroid, 23 (5.2%) hypothyroid, 117 (26.4%) hyperthyroid. Thyroid function was diagnosed clinically and confirmed by serum TSH and free thyroid hormone (FT3, FT4), levels., Results: Among hyperthyroid patients, the more frequent arrhythmia was AF (54.7%). After excluding from the study those hyperthyroid patients with rheumatic disease, hypertension, myocardial infarction, 37 hyperthyroid patients were selected; 18 (48.6%), (mean age 63.4 +/- 10.8 yrs), showed sinus rhythm and 19 (51.4%), (mean age 66.0 +/- 12.1 yrs), showed AF. FT3 and FT4 were higher in patients with AF than in those without AF, whereas TSH was not significantly different between the groups. Left ventricular (LV) mass index was significantly increased in hyperthyroid women with AF compared with hyperthyroid women without AF (109.80 +/- 22.33 g/m2 vs 84.50 +/- 6.20 g/m2; p < 0.005). A significant correlation was found between FT3 levels and LV mass index in the hyperthyroid women with and without AF (r = 0.77; p < 0.001)., Conclusions: In this study the prevalence of AF is 51.4% in hyperthyroid patients. FT3 is higher in patients with AF than in those without AF. Finally, the correlation between FT3 and LV mass index suggests that cardiac hypertrophy is associated with thyroid hyperfunction.
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- 1998
36. Plasma endothelin levels in NIDDM patients with macroangiopathy.
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Donatelli M, Colletti I, Bucalo ML, Russo V, and Verga S
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- Adult, Aged, Body Mass Index, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Random Allocation, Reference Values, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 blood, Diabetic Angiopathies blood, Endothelins blood
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To determine whether plasma endothelin, a potent vasoconstrictive peptide, is elevated in NIDDM patients, we compared a group of 15 NIDDM patients with macroangiopathy of mean age 60.60 +/- 2.33 years with 15 NIDDM randomly selected matched patients without macroangiopathy. Plasma endothelin levels were significantly increased in NIDDM patients with macroangiopathy (4.22 +/- 0.57 pmol/L) and in NIDDM patients without macroangiopathy (3.81 +/- 0.51 pmol/L). Although endothelin values did not differ between NIDDM groups, both represented significant difference from control values (2.46 +/- 0.24 pmol/L). No significant correlations were found between plasma endothelin and age (rs = 0.11), duration of diabetes mellitus (rs = 0.06), BMI (rs = 0.19), plasma glucose (rs = 0.15), plasma fructosamine (rs = 0.02). These findings confirm that in diabetes mellitus a primary disturbance in endothelin production from vascular endothelium exists as an early phenomenon rather than a result of advanced stage of the disease.
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- 1994
37. Plasma alanine and lactate concentrations following glucose ingestion in normal and NIDDM subjects.
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Donatelli M, Russo V, Bucalo ML, Scarpinato A, Veronelli A, and Craveri A
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- Adult, Body Mass Index, Female, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Insulin blood, Male, Reference Values, Time Factors, Alanine blood, Blood Glucose metabolism, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 blood, Dietary Carbohydrates, Glucose, Lactates blood
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Conflicting evidence has been reported on the metabolic fate of glucose following oral ingestion. We measured the metabolic pattern of gluconeogenic substrates as alanine, predominantly produced by muscle, and lactate after an oral glucose load in ten normal subjects and in eighteen non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) subjects. Neither in normal or NIDDM subjects were significant increases in plasma alanine observed, whereas a significant increase in plasma lactate was observed at 60, 90 and 120 min after a glucose load. Although a similar behaviour in plasma alanine and lactate between normal and NIDDM subjects was found, in NIDDM significantly higher levels of plasma alanine and lactate were found at each time. From these observations we conclude: 1) when glucose is ingested under post-absorptive conditions, since plasma alanine levels do not change concurrently with lactate increase, muscle tissue does not play a predominant role in glucose disposal 2) after an oral glucose load, the pattern of gluconeogenic precursors (alanine and lactate) is similar in normal and NIDDM subjects 3) the main cause of fasting and post-prandial hyperglycemia in NIDDM subjects may be due to an overproduction of alanine as well as lactate.
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- 1992
38. Serum lipoprotein Lp(a) in obesity.
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Donatelli M, Verga S, Vaccaro M, Russo V, Bucalo ML, and Scarpinato A
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- Adult, Biomarkers blood, Body Mass Index, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Cholesterol blood, Cholesterol, HDL blood, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Insulin blood, Male, Middle Aged, Reference Values, Risk Factors, Triglycerides blood, Diabetes Mellitus blood, Lipoprotein(a) blood, Obesity blood
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Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] has been added to the list of independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), whose incidence is greater in obese subjects. There are few data available on the serum Lp(a) concentrations in obese individuals with or without insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). We selected 31 obese men with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) tests, 15 obese diabetic men, 14 non obese diabetic men and 17 healthy men as controls. We measured serum total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, insulin and Lp(a). The mean Lp(a) levels in NGT obese men were 70.00 +/- 13.40 mg/l, which were similar to those found in normal controls (75.98 +/- 24.70 mg/l); significantly higher mean Lp(a) levels were found in obese diabetic men (168.84 +/- 56.43 mg/l) and in non obese diabetic men (240.85 +/- 63.35 mg/l). No significant correlation between Lp(a) levels and age, body mass index (BMI), total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, insulin, was found; only a significant positive correlation between Lp(a) levels and glucose could be revealed (P < 0.05). Since higher levels of Lp(a) were found in NIDDM subjects with or without obesity, we conclude that hyperglycemia may influence the levels of serum Lp(a) facilitating its glycosylation in the liver with the consequence of a decline in its catabolic rate.
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- 1992
39. Stepwise increase in plasma insulin and C-peptide concentrations in obese, in obese hypertensive, and in obese hypertensive diabetic subjects.
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Donatelli M, Scarpinato A, Bucalo ML, Russo V, Iraci T, and Vassallo G
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- Adult, Biomarkers blood, Blood Pressure, Coronary Disease genetics, Diabetes Complications, Diabetes Mellitus physiopathology, Female, Humans, Hypertension complications, Hypertension physiopathology, Male, Medical History Taking, Middle Aged, Obesity complications, Obesity physiopathology, Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, C-Peptide blood, Diabetes Mellitus blood, Hypertension blood, Insulin blood, Obesity blood
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Several clinical and epidemiological evidences support the increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in pathological conditions as obesity, hypertension, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, which have hyperinsulinemia as a common feature. In this study, we assessed basal plasma insulin (IRI) and C-peptide (CPR) concentrations in 297 volunteers who participated in a survey concerning risk factors of CVD. We found a stepwise increase in fasting insulin and C-peptide levels in normal subjects (IRI 9.10 +/- 0.41 microU/ml; CPR 1.79 +/- 0.08 ng/ml), in obese subjects (IRI 11.31 +/- 0.38 microU/ml; CPR 2.54 +/- 0.07 ng/ml) in obese hypertensive subjects (IRI 14.17 +/- 0.72 microU/ml; CPR 2.64 +/- 0.09 ng/ml), in obese hypertensive diabetic subjects (IRI 22.57 +/- 2.62 microU/ml; CPR 3.33 +/- 0.27 ng/ml). Thus, we found increasing levels of IRI and CPR as normal conditions changed towards progressively more severe pathological conditions. Although several other factors contribute to determine CVD, we conclude that increasing levels of insulin and C-peptide could play an important role in causing CVD.
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- 1991
40. Erythrocyte glucose, ATP, lactate concentrations and their modifications induced by isologous plasma in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
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Donatelli M, Russo V, Bucalo ML, Scarpinato A, and Iraci T
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- Adult, Female, Humans, In Vitro Techniques, Male, Middle Aged, Reference Values, Adenosine Triphosphate blood, Blood Glucose metabolism, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 blood, Erythrocytes metabolism, Lactates blood, Plasma physiology
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We determined erythrocyte glucose, ATP and lactate contents in diabetic subjects using an experimental design in which red blood cells (RBCs) were incubated over four hours in their own plasma and in plasma from normal subjects. The results indicated that baseline RBC glucose and lactate concentrations were higher in diabetic RBCs than in the controls, while ATP content was similar. After incubation, in diabetic RBCs glucose decreased significantly but more markedly when RBCs were incubated in normal plasma; lactate increased markedly in diabetic erythrocytes in their own plasma, but increased to the same extent as controls when incubated in normal plasma. ATP levels were similar to baseline values in diabetic RBCs in their own plasma, but decreased significantly when incubated in normal plasma. Since we found such a different metabolic behaviour in diabetic RBCs changing from diabetic to normal plasma, the important role of blood glucose in regulating RBC glycolysis is again confirmed.
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- 1991
41. [Plasma levels of beta-endorphin in obese subjects with normal glucose tolerance test and in diabetics].
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Donatelli M, Terrizzi C, Russo V, Bucalo ML, Scarpinato A, Verga S, Puglisi S, Miceli G, Iraci T, and Bompiani GD
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- Adult, Female, Glucagon blood, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Insulin blood, Male, Blood Glucose analysis, Diabetes Mellitus blood, Obesity blood, beta-Endorphin blood
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Forty obese subjects with normal glucose tolerance test (NGTT) thirteen diabetic obese subjects and sixteen normal subjects were studied to evaluate the possible interactions between beta-endorphin (B-Ep) and glucose homeostasis. On the basis of baseline B-Ep levels, two subgroups were selected: one group with normal mean values of B-Ep (7.02 +/- 0.59 pmol/l); another group with elevated mean values of B-Ep (18.95 +/- 1.52 pmol/l). No differences between these subgroups were found as regards body mass index (BMI), insulin and glucagon levels. Normal B-Ep values were found in diabetic obese subjects. No significant correlation was found between B-Ep and BMI, insulin or glucagon. Considering that B-Ep is involved in eating behavior and on the basis of our results, we suggest that elevated B-Ep levels can be found only in those obese NGTT subjects whose obesity is probably related to an abnormal modulation of food intake, such as hyperphagia.
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- 1991
42. Increase in red cell lactate concentration and its reduction by isologous plasma in NIDDM subjects.
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Donatelli M, Scarpinato A, Russo V, Bucalo ML, Terrizzi C, Iraci T, Miceli G, Puglisi S, and Bompiani GD
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- Adult, Female, Humans, In Vitro Techniques, Kinetics, Male, Middle Aged, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 blood, Erythrocytes metabolism, Lactates blood, Plasma physiology
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We determined red blood cell (RBC) lactate concentrations in NIDDM subjects using an experimental protocol in which diabetic RBCs were incubated over 8 hours both with own plasma and with normal plasma. Furthermore, normal RBCs were incubated both with own plasma and with diabetic plasma. The results indicate that the increased lactate concentrations in RBCs from NIDDM subjects decreased significantly when the same RBCs were incubated in normal plasma. Conversely, lactate concentrations in normal RBCs increased significantly when RBCs were incubated in diabetic plasma. Thus, other than muscle and adipose tissue, RBCs may contribute to increase lactate release for hepatic gluconeogenesis in NIDDM and we suggest that there may be extrinsic plasmatic factor(s) capable of stimulatory effect on diabetic RBC glycolytic pathway.
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- 1990
43. Calcium hormones in diabetic pregnancy.
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Donatelli M, Bucalo ML, Russo V, and Cerasola GA
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- Adolescent, Adult, Calcifediol blood, Calcitonin blood, Calcium blood, Female, Homeostasis, Humans, Parathyroid Hormone blood, Phosphorus blood, Pregnancy, Calcifediol physiology, Calcitonin physiology, Calcium physiology, Parathyroid Hormone physiology, Pregnancy in Diabetics physiopathology
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To evaluate calcium hormones in diabetic pregnancy, eleven diabetic pregnant women were studied by measuring serum total calcium, phosphorus by conventional methods, and parathyroid hormone, calcitonin and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol, by radioimmunologic methods, serially every four weeks, beginning at 16th week throughout 36th week of gestation. Serum total calcium, phosphorus and parathyroid hormone levels dit not differ between diabetic and non diabetic pregnant women, nor between all pregnant women and age-matched non pregnant healthy women. Serum calcitonin levels, although significantly higher than those of age-matched non pregnant women, did not differ between diabetic and non diabetic pregnant women, maintaining constant with the progression of pregnancy. Serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol levels, although contained within the normal range, increased significantly in the third trimester of gestation both in non diabetic pregnant women and, even though later, in diabetic pregnant women.
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- 1984
44. Placental lactogen, progesterone, total estriol and prolactin plasma levels in pregnant women with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
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Botta RM, Donatelli M, Bucalo ML, Bellomonte ML, and Bompiani GD
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- Adult, Blood Glucose analysis, Body Weight, Female, Fetus, Humans, Pregnancy, Time Factors, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 blood, Estriol blood, Placental Lactogen blood, Pregnancy in Diabetics blood, Progesterone blood, Prolactin blood
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Fifteen insulin-dependent diabetic (White's class B-C) and 10 healthy pregnant women were examined from the 12th to the 36th wk. Every 4 wk, a blood sample was drawn to determine total estriol, progesterone, placental lactogen and prolactin. Throughout the pregnancy, total estriol and progesterone in diabetic and non-diabetic women are very similar. On the contrary, the PRL levels are constantly lower in diabetic pregnant women, even though the difference is statistically significant only for the 24th wk determination. The hPL level is instead significantly lower in diabetic pregnant women at the 12th, 20th, 24th, 32nd and 36th wk. A negative correlation exists between the hPL value and the mean blood glucose level, performed the same day as the hormonal test. This correlation is statistically significant at the 12th, 16th, 20th, 28th and 36th wk. No significant difference is found between the two groups examined for the delivery week, the placental weight, the birth weight and the fetal body weight index. To conclude, while estriol and progesterone are not affected by the higher variability of glucose levels during pregnancy in diabetics, compared to normals, hPL and perhaps also PRL may be influenced by the mild hyperglycemia consequent to diabetes.
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- 1984
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45. Effect of prolonged gliclazide therapy in non-insulin dependent diabetic subjects.
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Donatelli M, Sinagra D, Russo V, Bucalo ML, Giardina E, Cerasola GA, and Bompiani G
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- Adult, Blood Glucose metabolism, C-Peptide blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 diet therapy, Female, Glycated Hemoglobin metabolism, Humans, Insulin blood, Male, Middle Aged, Time Factors, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 drug therapy, Gliclazide therapeutic use, Sulfonylurea Compounds therapeutic use
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The effect of prolonged gliclazide treatment on diabetic metabolic control was studied in 10 subjects with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Patients were examined before, after 15 days of treatment with diet alone and, again, after 60 days of treatment with diet plus gliclazide. Gliclazide did not restore the abnormality of blood glucose, free insulin and C-peptide response to an intensive stimulus of glucose load, although fasting and after-load blood glucose, fasting glycosylated haemoglobin, alanine and lactate significantly decreased after prolonged treatment with diet plus gliclazide, but not with diet alone. These findings support the assumption that the efficacy of prolonged treatment with gliclazide might be related to its extrapancreatic effects on glucose homeostasis.
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- 1985
46. [Variations in blood prolactin in man during enflurane or Alfatésine anesthesias].
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Lanza V, Botta RM, Bucalo ML, and Donatelli M
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Time Factors, Alfaxalone Alfadolone Mixture, Anesthesia, Enflurane, Prolactin blood
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Blood prolactin levels (PRL) rise significantly in man following stress or the administration of many drugs. This finding led the authors to study variations in PRL during anaesthesia with Enflurane or Alfatesine. Repeated estimations of PRL were made in 38 subjects: in 8 cases (3 female and 5 male) under anaesthesia with Enflurane only, in 10 cases (6 female and 4 male) with Alfatesine only, in 10 cases (5 female and 5 male) with Enflurane and surgery and in 10 other cases (5 female and 5 male) with Alfatesine with surgery. No significant increase in PRL was seen during the administration of anaesthesia without surgery. By contrast, significant changes were seen when surgery was performed. No significant difference was seen in the results between the two sexes in each group. Taking into account the results of earlier experiments, the authors conclude that Enflurane or Alfatesine alone do not influence the hypothalamo-pituitary axis, but do not protect it during surgical and/or pharmacological stress.
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- 1981
47. [Interrelation between gastrin and insulin in a group of normal subjects].
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Verga S, Donatelli M, Bucalo ML, and Filardo C
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- Adult, Blood Glucose analysis, Female, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Male, Pentagastrin, Gastrins blood, Insulin blood
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The insulin secretory action of gastrin during O.G.T.T. has been assessed. The insulinaemic and gastrinaemic curves were evaluated in a group of normal subjects submitted to oral glucose load, using radioimmunological measurement techniques. At a later stage, the insulinaemic values were considered in the same subjects after administration of a gastrin analogue (pentagastrin) by the subcutaneous route in a dose such as to provoke a maximal gastric acid response. The data suggest that any participation of gastrin in the regulation of insulin secretion following a glucose meal can be excluded.
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- 1980
48. The effects of muscular exercise on glucose, free fatty acids, alanine and lactate in type I diabetic subjects in relation to metabolic control.
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Donatelli M, Verga S, Russo V, Terrizzi C, Bucalo ML, Scarpinato A, Vaccaro M, and Cerasola G
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- Adult, C-Peptide blood, Female, Humans, Male, Reference Values, Alanine blood, Blood Glucose analysis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 blood, Exercise, Fatty Acids, Nonesterified blood, Lactates blood
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Metabolic effects of muscular exercise were studied in eleven subjects with type I diabetes mellitus during poor metabolic control, and again during good metabolic control, and in ten healthy control subjects. All the subjects were submitted to a submaximal gradual triangular test on an electrically braked bicycle ergometer; glucose, FFA, alanine and lactate were measured at rest, and after exercise. In poorly controlled patients, glucose and FFA were unchanged after exercise, whereas blood alanine and lactate increased by a percentage similar to that of the controls, and well-controlled diabetic patients. Baseline alanine concentrations were lower and lactate concentrations higher than in the controls and well-controlled patients. After adequate metabolic control was achieved, in the well-controlled diabetic patients a normalization of pre-exercise alanine and lactate levels and a decrease in blood glucose and FFA after exercise was observed.
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- 1988
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49. [Catecholamines in the blood and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis in essential hypertension].
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Cerasola GA, Morici ML, Andronico G, Picciotto G, Cottone S, and Bucalo M
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- Adult, Aldosterone blood, Angiotensin II blood, Electrolytes urine, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Renin blood, Catecholamines blood, Hypertension physiopathology, Renin-Angiotensin System
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- 1981
50. Effects of muscular exercise on erythrocyte adenosine triphosphate concentration in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
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Donatelli M, Verga S, Terrizzi C, Russo V, Bucalo ML, Scarpinato A, and Cerasola G
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- Adult, Blood Glucose analysis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 blood, Diabetic Ketoacidosis metabolism, Energy Metabolism, Fatty Acids, Nonesterified blood, Female, Humans, Lactates blood, Male, Adenosine Triphosphate blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 metabolism, Erythrocytes analysis, Muscles metabolism, Physical Exertion
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Type I diabetes mellitus represents a metabolic disorder in which intracellular glycolytic pathway is inhibited by insulin deficiency, with the subsequent decreased availability of energetic substrates such as ATP. Some aspects of the energetic metabolism in response to an intensive demand (muscular exercise) were investigated, in a group of 10 ketotic diabetic patients, by measuring erythrocyte adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and blood glucose, free fatty acids (FFA) and lactate levels. In the diabetic subjects, in comparison with normal subjects, the decreased levels of erythrocyte ATP at rest did not increase after exercise, while the increased levels of FFA at rest did not diminish after exercise. The results show that the impaired erythrocyte glycolysis may produce reduced levels of ATP not only at rest, but also after exercise, when muscular contraction results in a manifold increase in cellular energy requirements. In addition, other metabolic systems providing energy for the exercising muscle, such as FFA utilization, are impaired in the ketotic diabetic patients.
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- 1987
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