Publications by authors named "R Fischetto"

Purpose: To compare radial peripapillary capillary (RPC) vascular plexus parameters and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thickness between Early-Treated Adults with Phenylketonuria (ETPKU) and controls.

Methods: This observational study was a monocentric, case control study including 36 eyes of 36 participants. Among these, 18 were early-treated PKU (ETPKU) and 18 were controls.

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Joubert syndrome (JS) is a recessively inherited congenital ataxia characterized by hypotonia, psychomotor delay, abnormal ocular movements, intellectual disability, and a peculiar cerebellar and brainstem malformation, the "molar tooth sign." Over 40 causative genes have been reported, all encoding for proteins implicated in the structure or functioning of the primary cilium, a subcellular organelle widely present in embryonic and adult tissues. In this paper, we developed an in vitro neuronal differentiation model using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), to evaluate possible neurodevelopmental defects in JS.

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Introduction: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous skeletal disorder. The majority of affected cases are attributed to autosomal dominant pathogenic variants (PVs) found in the and genes, which encode type I collagen. However, PVs in other genes involved in collagen posttranslational modification, processing, crosslinking, osteoblast differentiation, and bone mineralization have also been associated with OI.

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  • The Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) is seeking detailed information about the benefit/risk profile of home-based enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for treating Pompe disease and Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I) to gain authorization for continuing this therapy post-COVID-19.
  • A preliminary analysis from the HomERT study, involving 38 patients across 14 sites in Italy, showed that most patients preferred home infusions due to convenience and reported minimal missed treatments, with a low number of adverse drug reactions (ADRs).
  • Overall, the study suggests that ERT with laronidase and alglucosidase alfa is associated with a favorable safety profile, enhanced treatment compliance, and high patient satisfaction,
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Introduction: Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare genetic disease caused by inactivating variants of the ALPL gene. Few data are available on the clinical presentation in Italy and/or on Italian HPP surveys.

Methods: There were 30 suspected HPP patients recruited from different Italian tertiary cares.

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