Publications by authors named "Massimiliano Del Pero"
Twenty-one X-chromosomal short tandem repeat (STR) loci, including the six clusters of linked markers DXS10148-DXS10135-DXS8378 (Xp22), DXS7132-DXS10079-DXS10074 (Xq12), DXS6801-DXS6809-DXS6789 (Xq21), DXS7424-DXS101 (Xq22), DXS10103-HPRTB-DXS10101 (Xq26), DXS8377-DXS10146-DXS10134-DXS7423 (Xq28) and the loci DXS6800, GATA172D05 and DXS10011 were typed in a population sample from Ivory Coast (n=125; 51 men and 74 women). Allele and haplotype frequencies as well as linkage disequilibrium data for kinship calculations are provided. On the whole, no significant differences in the genetic variability of X-STR markers were observed between Ivorians and other sub-Saharan African populations belonging to the Niger-Kordofanian linguistic group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe formaldehyde (FA) genotoxic potential in occupationally exposed individuals is conflicting. A relevant indoor-air FA pollution was found in hospitals and scientific institutions where FA is used as a bactericide and tissue preservative. In the present study, we evaluated the frequency of chromosomal aberrations (CAs) in peripheral blood lymphocytes from workers in pathology wards who have been exposed to FA, compared with a group of unexposed subjects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLemuroid phylogeny is a source of lively debate among primatologists. Reconstructions based on morphological, physiological, behavioural and molecular data have yielded a diverse array of tree topologies with few nodes in common. In the last decade, molecular phylogenetic studies have grown in popularity, and a wide range of sequences has been brought to bear on the problem, but consensus has remained elusive.
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- Defensins are a family of peptides that are crucial for innate immunity and have demonstrated broad antimicrobial activity against bacteria and fungi.
- Research on the evolution of primate defensin genes aims to understand genetic variation, environmental influences, and how these molecules differ among species.
- Findings indicate that the beta-defensin 1 gene in primates evolves randomly, rather than in response to varying microbial exposure, with humans and great apes showing high sequence similarity and minor differences from other primate groups.
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- Researchers used nuclear ribosomal sequence analysis to study the classification of certain Oidiodendron species that interact with mycorrhizal plants.
- The study utilized various analysis methods on 35 ribosomal DNA sequences from 15 potential species, revealing that O. citrinum groups closely with O. maius, while O. tenuissimum and O. griseum do not form clear separate groups.
- Findings suggest that O. citrinum and O. maius could be classified as subspecies instead of distinct species, while the classification of O. griseum and O. tenuissimum remains uncertain.