Privacy and ethical challenges of the Amelogenin sex test in forensic paternity/kinship analysis: Insights from a 13-year case history.

The Amelogenin sex test included in forensic DNA typing kits has the potential to identify congenital conditions such as differences/disorders of sex development (DSD). It can also reveal mismatches between genotypic sex and gender marker in identity documents of transgender persons who obtained legal gender recognition. In a 13-year case history of paternity/kinship tests, involving n = 962 females and n = 1001 males, two mismatches between Amelogenin sex test (male) and gender marker (female), and three cases of chromosomal DSD (Klinefelter syndrome) were observed.

Minor migrants' age estimation: Comparison of two dental methods.

In case of minor migrants, absence of valid identification documents that clearly define age is a critical issue, because without these data the child cannot enjoy the rights provided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Differentiation between minors and adults is fundamental when age is disputed in human identification, asylum seeking, criminal liability, and child abuse fields. Few indications are available about qualitative/statistical agreement of different age estimation methods.

YBEY is an essential biogenesis factor for mitochondrial ribosomes.

Ribosome biogenesis requires numerous trans-acting factors, some of which are deeply conserved. In Bacteria, the endoribonuclease YbeY is believed to be involved in 16S rRNA 3'-end processing and its loss was associated with ribosomal abnormalities. In Eukarya, YBEY appears to generally localize to mitochondria (or chloroplasts).

Enhanced recovery after bariatric surgery (ERABS) in a high-volume bariatric center.

Background: The growing demand for bariatric surgery has been accompanied by an expensive technological evolution and the need to contain healthcare costs and to increase the quality of care. The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols applied to the bariatric setting can be the answer to all these different issues.

Objectives: Feasibility and safety of ERAS protocol in a single, high-volume bariatric center.

Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity in patients with severe abdominal pain and bloating: The accuracy of ALCAT 5.

Background And Aims: Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS) is a recently proposed clinical condition causing both intestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms, without gastrointestinal lesions, which improve on avoiding gluten intake, in the absence of celiac disease and wheat allergy. The prevalence of this condition is still a matter of debate, in part due to the very recent introduction of an accepted diagnostic test, a double-blind, placebo controlled gluten challenge. However, this is a lengthy and cumbersome procedure, theoretically burdened by a significant reduction of patient compliance.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in a patient with situs viscerum inversus totalis: is the life easy upside-down?

Introduction: Obesity is an epidemic on the rise [1]. The number of bariatric procedures has increased worldwide. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a valid therapeutic option, leading to a sustained weight loss with a low complication rate [2].

Cutaneous metastasis from primary gastric cancer: a case report and review of the literature.

Cutaneous metastases of internal neoplasms are uncommon. They can be metachronous or synchronous to the primary tumor and typically appear late in the course of advanced malignant disease. Gastric cancer rarely is reported as a cause of cutaneous metastasis; the most common metastatic sites are the liver, peritoneal cavity, and lymph nodes.

The effects of biliopancreatic diversion on type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with mild obesity (BMI 30-35 kg/m2) and simple overweight (BMI 25-30 kg/m2): a prospective controlled study.

Background: Beneficial effects of BPD on T2DM in BMI >35 kg/m(2) patients are far better than those in patients with BMI 25-35. This study was aimed at investigating if a similar difference exists between patients with mild obesity (OB, BMI 30-35) or simple overweight (OW, BMI 25-30).

Methods: Fifteen OB (six M) and 15 OW (13 M), diabetic for ≥ 3 years, with HbA1c ≥ 7.

Effects of biliopanceratic diversion on type 2 diabetes in patients with BMI 25 to 35.

Objective: Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) resolves type 2 diabetes in near totality of morbidly obeses [BMI (body mass index) ≥35 kg/m]. However, studies of BPD effect in BMI range 25.0 to 34.

Brachioplasty after bariatric surgery: personal technique.

Background: A review of the results of the standard technique for "batwing" deformity after massive weight loss led to the need to optimize the cost/benefit ratio in terms of maximal correction/less visible scars.

Methods: Between 2001 and 2007, 29 patients were operated with a new technique based on a careful preoperative evaluation and markings, followed by an intraoperative skillful handling. This technique is not easy and needs plastic surgery experience and a long learning curve.

Body contouring after biliopancreatic diversion.

Background: From Nov 2001 to Mar 2006, 176 patients underwent body contouring plastic surgery after prior biliopancreatic diversion (BPD). Weight loss had varied from 30-100 kg. The plastic surgery targeted the arms (24 patients), breast (58), abdomen (62) and thighs (20), plus torsoplasty (12).