2 results match your criteria: "University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia - Policlinico[Affiliation]"
Front Nutr
April 2024
Division of Metabolic Diseases and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Specialist Medicines, University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia - Policlinico, Modena, Italy.
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a rare, inherited human disease. Similar to other neuromuscular dystrophies, EDMD is clinically characterized by muscle atrophy and weakness, multi-joint contractures with spine rigidity, and cardiomyopathy. Over time, muscular weakness can lead to dysphagia and a severe lowering of body mass index (BMI), worsening the prognosis.
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June 2023
Scleroderma Unit and Rheumatology Unit, Medical School, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena Policlinico of Modena, Modena, Italy.
Objective: Systemic sclerosis is characterized by endothelial dysfunction, autoimmunity abnormalities, and fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. The pathogenetic mechanisms underlying systemic sclerosis vasculopathy are still not clarified. A complex cellular and extracellular network of interactions has been studied, but it is currently unclear what drives the activation of fibroblasts/myofibroblasts and the extracellular matrix deposition.
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