Publications by authors named "Adele Zoppo"
Article Synopsis
- Spinocerebellar ataxia 38 (SCA38) is linked to mutations in the ELOVL5 gene, leading to reduced levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a crucial fatty acid, which negatively impacts patients' health.* -
- A study involving 10 SCA38 patients showed that after 16 weeks of DHA supplementation, clinical improvements were significantly greater compared to a placebo group, and continued benefits were observed after 40 weeks of treatment.* -
- The research indicated that DHA is a safe and effective treatment for SCA38, resulting in improved clinical symptoms and brain function without any reported side effects.*
Background: Ultrasound (US)-elastography is a newly developed imaging technique for the reconstruction of tissue stiffness by measuring the degree of tissue's deformation in response to the application of an external force. This technique has previously been shown to be useful in the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant tumors.
Methods: The objective of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of US-elastography in the differential diagnosis of thyroid cancer, using the cytologic/histopathologic analysis as the reference standard.
Goal: We evaluated the effect of venesections and restricted diet on iron and metabolic indices and liver function tests in patients with insulin-resistance hepatic iron overload (IR-HIO).
Materials And Methods: Patients were divided in three groups: (a) patients without any therapy who were followed-up for 36+28 months; (b) patients venesected; and (c) patients on dietary treatment. In each group baseline and end-point levels of serum iron and metabolic indices, and liver function tests were compared by Student's paired t-test and the relationship between serum ferritin and the other variables during treatment was evaluated by linear regression analysis.