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Nicolino Ruperto

Nicolino Ruperto

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Overview

Nicolino Ruperto is affiliated with the Istituto Giannina Gaslini in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly in hematology, rheumatology, and molecular biology. Their research primarily focuses on autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, as well as specific conditions such as Kawasaki disease and systemic lupus erythematosus.

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "Juvenile idiopathic arthritis," 2022, published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "Safety and efficacy of intravenous belimumab in children with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from a randomised, placebo-controlled trial," 2020, published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "The 2021 EULAR/American College of Rheumatology points to consider for diagnosis, management and monitoring of the interleukin-1 mediated autoinflammatory diseases: cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes, tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome, mevalonate kinase deficiency, and deficiency of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist," 2022, published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "Biological classification of childhood arthritis: roadmap to a molecular nomenclature," 2021, published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • "Definition and Validation of the American College of Rheumatology 2021 Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score Cutoffs for Disease Activity States in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis," 2021, published in Arthritis & Rheumatology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Nicolino Ruperto include:

  • Hermine I. Brunner
  • Alberto Martini
  • Daniel J. Lovell
  • Jordi Antón
  • Marco Gattorno

The scientist has published predominantly in journals such as:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Arthritis Care & Research
  • The Journal of Rheumatology

The main fields of study for this researcher are concentrated in medicine, with particular focus on:

  • Hematology
  • Speech and Hearing
  • Rheumatology
  • Surgery
  • Molecular Biology

Key research topics covered in their work include:

  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research

Best Publications

  • EULAR/PRINTO/PRES criteria for Henoch-Schönlein purpura, childhood polyarteritis nodosa, childhood Wegener granulomatosis and childhood Takayasu arteritis: Ankara 2008. Part II: Final classification criteria.

    Seza Ozen;Angela Pistorio;Silvia M. Iusan;Aysin Bakkaloglu

  • Preliminary definition of improvement in juvenile arthritis

    Edward H. Giannini;Nicolino Ruperto;Angelo Ravelli;Daniel J. Lovell

  • EULAR/PReS endorsed consensus criteria for the classification of childhood vasculitides

    Seza Ozen;Nicolino Ruperto;Michael Dillon;Arvind Bagga

  • 2011 American College of Rheumatology Recommendations for the Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Initiation and Safety Monitoring of Therapeutic Agents for the Treatment of Arthritis and Systemic Features

    Timothy Beukelman;Nivedita M. Patkar;Kenneth G. Saag;Sue Tolleson-Rinehart

  • Randomized trial of tocilizumab in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

    Fabrizio De Benedetti;Hermine I. Brunner;Nicolino Ruperto;Andrew Kenwright

  • Development and validation of a composite disease activity score for juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

    Alessandro Consolaro;Nicolino Ruperto;Anna Bazso;Angela Pistorio

  • Two randomized trials of canakinumab in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

    Nicolino Ruperto;Hermine I. Brunner;Pierre Quartier;Tamás Constantin

  • Adalimumab with or without Methotrexate in Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Daniel J. Lovell;Nicolino Ruperto;Steven Goodman;Andreas Reiff

  • 2016 Classification criteria for macrophage activation syndrome complicating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A European league against Rheumatism/American college of Rheumatology/Paediatric rheumatology international trials organisation collaborative initiative

    Angelo Ravelli;Francesca Serena Minoia;Sergio Davi;Anna Carin Horne

  • Preliminary criteria for clinical remission for select categories of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

    Carol A Wallace;Nicolino Ruperto;Edward Giannini

  • Abatacept in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled withdrawal trial

    Nicolino Ruperto;Daniel J Lovell;Pierre Quartier;Eliana Paz

  • Preliminary diagnostic guidelines for macrophage activation syndrome complicating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

    Angelo Ravelli;Silvia Magni-Manzoni;Angela Pistorio;Cristina Besana

  • American College of Rheumatology provisional criteria for defining clinical inactive disease in select categories of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

    Carol A. Wallace;Edward H. Giannini;Bin Huang;Lukasz Itert

  • A randomized, placebo‐controlled trial of infliximab plus methotrexate for the treatment of polyarticular‐course juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

    Nicolino Ruperto;Daniel J. Lovell;Ruben Cuttica;Nick Wilkinson

  • Treatment of autoinflammatory diseases: results from the Eurofever Registry and a literature review

    Nienke Ter Haar;Helen Lachmann;Seza Özen;Pat Woo

  • A randomized trial of parenteral methotrexate comparing an intermediate dose with a higher dose in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who failed to respond to standard doses of methotrexate.

    Nicolino Ruperto;Kevin J. Murray;Valeria Gerloni;Nico Wulffraat

  • Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) and the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) in 32 countries. Review of the general methodology

    N Ruperto;A Ravelli;A Pistorio;C Malattia

  • Toward New Classification Criteria for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis : First Steps, Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization International Consensus

    Alberto Martini;Angelo Ravelli;Tadej Avcin;Michael W. Beresford

  • Clinical features, treatment, and outcome of macrophage activation syndrome complicating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a multinational, multicenter study of 362 patients.

    Francesca Minoia;Sergio Davì;Annacarin Horne;Erkan Demirkaya

  • 2016 Classification Criteria for Macrophage Activation Syndrome Complicating Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

    Angelo Ravelli;Francesca Minoia;Sergio Davì;Annacarin Horne

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Martini
Alberto Martini University of Genoa
Angelo Ravelli
Angelo Ravelli University of Genoa
Angela Pistorio
Angela Pistorio Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Daniel J. Lovell
Daniel J. Lovell Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Nico M Wulffraat
Nico M Wulffraat Utrecht University
Marco Gattorno
Marco Gattorno Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Fabrizio De Benedetti
Fabrizio De Benedetti Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Rolando Cimaz
Rolando Cimaz University of Milan
Seza Ozen
Seza Ozen Hacettepe University
Edward H. Giannini
Edward H. Giannini Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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