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C Galli
Internal Medicine
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Open AccessSerological diagnosis and prevalence of HIV-1 infection in Russian metropolitan areas
HIV infection is a major health problem in Russia. We aimed to assess HIV prevalence in different population groups and to compare the characteristics of 4th generation immunoassays from Abbott, Bio-Rad, Vecto...
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Blood fatty acid composition in relation to allergy in children aged 2–9 years: results from the European IDEFICS study
Blood polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are involved in allergy development, but the etiological role of n-6 and n-3 PUFA is still controversial. A European multicenter study of children (IDEFICS) provided th...
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Whole-blood fatty acids and inflammation in European children: the IDEFICS Study
Fatty acids are hypothesized to influence cardiovascular disease risk because of their effect on inflammation. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between whole-blood fatty acids (WBFAs) and hi...
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Open AccessReference values of whole-blood fatty acids by age and sex from European children aged 3–8 years
To establish reference values for fatty acids (FA) especially for n-3 and n-6 long-chain polyunsaturated FAs (LC PUFA) in whole-blood samples from apparently healthy 3–8-year-old European children. The whole-b...
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Characterization of skeletal parameters in a cohort of North Italian rugby players
Vitamin D deficiency is common in the general population and may impair skeletal muscle function. Very few data are available regarding this condition in professional athletes.
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Measurement of the sensitivity of different commercial assays in the diagnosis of CMV infection in pregnancy
To evaluate the performance of different commercial assays for the detection of recent cytomegalovirus (CMV) in pregnancy, the sensitivity and specificity of assays for CMV-specific IgM antibodies were compare...
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Earlier smoking habits are associated with higher serum lipids and lower milk fat and polyunsaturated fatty acid content in the first 6 months of lactation
Objective: To investigate the relation between maternal smoking habits, plasma lipids and milk fatty acid (FA) content and composition.
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Prolonged Breast-Feeding (Six Months or More) and Milk Fat Content at Six Months are Associated with Higher Developmental Scores at One Year of Age Within a Breast-Fed Population
Since dietary fats may affect brain composition and function in early life, we evaluated developmental indices at 1 year of age in relation to the duration of breast-feeding and the milk fat composition in a b...
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Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Concentrations in Human Hindmilk are Constant Throughout Twelve Months of Lactation
We assessed the total fat content and fatty acid concentrations in colostrum and throughout a nursing period of 12 months in a group of mothers recruited after delivery of full-term infants. Pooled human milk ...
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Kinetics of Exogenous Di-Linoleyl Phosphatidylcholine and Incorporation in Plasma and RBC Lipids in Man
The plasma kinetics and the incorporation in plasma and red blood cell lipids of di-linoleyl phosphatidyl choline (DLPC), labeled with 3H in the choline moiety and with 14C linoleic acid ony in position 2, were s...
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Reduced protection against hepatitis B virus following vaccination in patients with Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes
Twenty patients with well controlled Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes of at least 10 years duration and 47 control subjects were vaccinated against the hepatitis B virus using the Hevac B vaccine. The vacci...
