Publications by authors named "A A Epifania"

Background: Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man [OMIM] #277000) is a congenital condition characterized by the total or partial agenesis of vagina and uterus. Agenesis can be isolated (MRKH 1) or associated with other renal, vertebral or cardiac defects (MRKH 2).

Case Presentation: In this paper, we report a case of a Caucasian patient showing the clinical signs associated with MRKH.

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Objective: Array-CGH is a powerful tool in identifying and characterizing complex genomic rearrangements smaller than 5-10 megabase (Mb), for which classical cytogenetic approaches are not sensitive enough. The use of Array-CGH has increased of 10-20% the detection rate of unbalanced cryptic rearrangements, such as deletions and/or duplications.

Patients And Methods: We present here the first report of a patient with 7q35q36.

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Several studies have investigated the link between two different polymorphisms (C677T and A1298T) of the gene encoding methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and the risk of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL); however, the results remain controversial. This study aimed to provide greater insight into this debated topic. In the current study, two groups of pregnant women (group A: RPL women; group B: non-RPL women), each of which were subdivided further into two subgroups based on their gestational age, were screened for C677T and A1298T variants of the MTHFR gene.

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The aim of the present study was to demonstrate that the use of inositol and folic acid from the first trimester of pregnancy, counteracts the onset of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in women at risk, preserving the infants from macrosomia, hypoglycemia and preterm delivery. The authors collected data from the pregnant women at the laboratory (Unit of Cytogenic and Molecular Genetics), from January 2014 to April 2016, all with first trimester fasting plasma glucose (FPG) >92 mg/dl. A total of 40 women were treated with 250 mg/day D--inositol, 1.

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Objective: Our study aims to demonstrate that the use in the preconceptional period until the 24th week of pregnancy of inositol and folic acid, first of all, preserves the product of conception from neural tube defects (NTDs) and then, thanks to inositol supplementation, it possibly counteracts and prevents the onset of maternal gestational diabetes (GDM).

Patients And Methods: We have collected data derived from pregnant women arrived at our laboratory, from January 2014 to January 2016, with no family history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension. The first group (n = 68 women) was treated from the preconceptional period until the 24th week of pregnancy with 1.

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