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Pier Franco Pignatti

Pier Franco Pignatti

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Genetics

D-Index
67
Citations
13859
World Ranking
2547
National Ranking
41

Overview

Pier Franco Pignatti is affiliated with the University of Verona in Italy. Their research spans several fields within medicine, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, genetics, epidemiology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work primarily concentrates on topics that include Autism Spectrum Disorder research, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, virology and viral diseases, and advances in cystic fibrosis research. These themes are reflected in their recent scholarly output.

Two notable publications authored or coauthored by Pier Franco Pignatti are:

  • Transcriptome signatures from discordant sibling pairs reveal changes in peripheral blood immune cell composition in Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • Variation in a Repeat Sequence Determines Whether a Common Variant of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Gene Is Pathogenic or Benign, 2020, UNC Libraries

Among frequent collaborators in their research are Pierandrea Muglia, Elisabetta Trabetti, Enrico Domenici, Michele Filosi, and Tony Kam-Thong. Muglia, Trabetti, and Domenici have coauthored multiple papers with Pignatti, indicating ongoing collaborative efforts.

Publication venues where Pignatti's studies have appeared include Translational Psychiatry and UNC Libraries, each reflecting distinct aspects of their research output.

Best Publications

  • Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Eva Halapi;Anna Helgadottir

  • Consensus on the use and interpretation of cystic fibrosis mutation analysis in clinical practice

    C. Castellani;H. Cuppens;M. Macek;J. J. Cassiman

  • Recommendations for the classification of diseases as CFTR-related disorders

    Cristina Bombieri;M Claustres;K De Boeck;N Derichs

  • FADS genotypes and desaturase activity estimated by the ratio of arachidonic acid to linoleic acid are associated with inflammation and coronary artery disease

    Nicola Martinelli;Domenico Girelli;Giovanni Malerba;Patrizia Guarini

  • Contribution of Gene Sequence Variations of the Hepatic Cytochrome P450 3A4 Enzyme to Variability in Individual Responsiveness to Clopidogrel

    Dominick J. Angiolillo;Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz;Esther Bernardo;Celia Ramírez

  • Best practice guidelines for molecular genetic diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and CFTR-related disorders – updated European recommendations

    Elisabeth Dequeker;Manfred Stuhrmann;Michael A Morris;Teresa Casals

  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T Mutation, Plasma Homocysteine, and Folate in Subjects From Northern Italy With or Without Angiographically Documented Severe Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease: Evidence for an Important Genetic-Environmental Interaction

    Domenico Girelli;Simonetta Friso;Elisabetta Trabetti;Oliviero Olivieri

  • Variation in a repeat sequence determines whether a common variant of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene is pathogenic or benign.

    Joshua D. Groman;Timothy W. Hefferon;Teresa Casals;Lluís Bassas

  • A degradation-sensitive anionic trypsinogen ( PRSS2 ) variant protects against chronic pancreatitis

    Heiko Witt;Miklós Sahin-Tóth;Olfert Landt;Jian Min Chen

  • SNPs of the FADS gene cluster are associated with polyunsaturated fatty acids in a cohort of patients with cardiovascular disease.

    Giovanni Malerba;Linda Schaeffer;Luciano Xumerle;Norman Klopp

  • Serum soluble interleukin 6 (IL-6) receptor and IL-6/soluble IL-6 receptor complex in systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

    F De Benedetti;M Massa;P Pignatti;S Albani

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a sequence variant within the DAB2IP gene conferring susceptibility to abdominal aortic aneurysm

    Solveig Gretarsdottir;Annette F. Baas;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Hilma Holm

  • IRAK-M is involved in the pathogenesis of early-onset persistent asthma.

    Lenuta Balaci;Maria Cristina Spada;Nazario Olla;Gabriella Sole

  • Increased incidence of cystic fibrosis gene mutations in adults with disseminated bronchiectasis

    Pier Franco Pignatti;Cristina Bombieri;Cristina Marigo;Mariagiovanna Benetazzo

  • Chromatin-Like Structures in Polyoma Virus and Simian Virus 40 Lytic Cycle

    Chantal Cremisi;Pier Franco Pignatti;Odile Croissant;Moshe Yaniv

  • Lack of association between the P2Y12 receptor gene polymorphism and platelet response to clopidogrel in patients with coronary artery disease.

    Dominick J. Angiolillo;Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz;Esther Bernardo;Celia Ramírez

  • Complete mutational screening of the CFTR gene in 120 patients with pulmonary disease.

    Cristina Bombieri;Mariagiovanna Benetazzo;Arianna Saccomani;Francesca Belpinati

  • Apolipoprotein C-III, metabolic syndrome, and risk of coronary artery disease

    Oliviero Olivieri;Antonella Bassi;Chiara Stranieri;Elisabetta Trabetti

  • Characterization of a novel 21-kb deletion, CFTRdele2,3(21 kb), in the CFTR gene: a cystic fibrosis mutation of Slavic origin common in Central and East Europe

    T. Dörk;M. Macek;F. Mekus;B. Tümmler

  • Cisternal CSF levels of cytokines after subarachnoid hemorrhage.

    P Gaetani;F Tartara;P Pignatti;F Tancioni

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Malerba
Giovanni Malerba University of Verona
Domenico Girelli
Domenico Girelli University of Verona
Milan Macek
Milan Macek Charles University
Attilio L. Boner
Attilio L. Boner University of Verona
Paolo Gasparini
Paolo Gasparini University of Trieste
Bruno Dallapiccola
Bruno Dallapiccola Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Alberto Martini
Alberto Martini University of Genoa
Claude Férec
Claude Férec University of Western Brittany
Dominick J. Angiolillo
Dominick J. Angiolillo University of Florida

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