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Stefano Bonassi is affiliated with San Raffaele University of Rome in Italy. Their research spans major fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on subfields such as Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Physiology.

The scientist's publication record includes frequent contributions to established venues such as Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research, The Journal of Headache and Pain, Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, Nutrients, and the Journal of Neurology.

Their work covers a range of scientific topics with a notable emphasis on Migraine and Headache Studies, Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments, Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments, DNA Repair Mechanisms, Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity, and the study of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia, 2022, Nature
  • Minimum Information for Reporting on the Comet Assay (MIRCA): recommendations for describing comet assay procedures and results, 2020, Nature Protocols
  • Measuring DNA modifications with the comet assay: a compendium of protocols, 2023, Nature Protocols
  • COVID-19 and smoking: is nicotine the hidden link?, 2020, European Respiratory Journal
  • Association of inflammatory mediators with frailty status in older adults: results from a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, GeroScience

Bonassi's research collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Stefania Proietti, Carlo Tomino, Patrizia Russo, Piero Barbanti, and Gabriella Egeo, each contributing to the breadth and depth of research output through multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • HUMN project: detailed description of the scoring criteria for the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay using isolated human lymphocyte cultures.

    Michael Fenech;W. P. Chang;M. Kirsch-Volders;N. Holland

  • An increased micronucleus frequency in peripheral blood lymphocytes predicts the risk of cancer in humans.

    Stefano Bonassi;Ariana Znaor;Marcello Ceppi;Cecilia Lando

  • The HUman MicroNucleus Project--An international collaborative study on the use of the micronucleus technique for measuring DNA damage in humans.

    Michael Fenech;Nina Holland;Wushou P Chang;Errol Zeiger

  • The micronucleus assay in human buccal cells as a tool for biomonitoring DNA damage: The HUMN project perspective on current status and knowledge gaps

    Nina Holland;Claudia Bolognesi;Micheline Kirsch-Volders;Stefano Bonassi

  • Buccal micronucleus cytome assay

    Philip Thomas;Nina Holland;Claudia Bolognesi;Micheline Kirsch-Volders

  • Chromosomal aberrations in lymphocytes predict human cancer independently of exposure to carcinogens

    Stefano Bonassi;Lars Hagmar;Ulf Strömberg;Alicia Huici Montagud

  • Chromosomal aberrations in lymphocytes predict human cancer: A report from the European study group on cytogenetic biomarkers and health (ESCH)

    L Hagmar;S Bonassi;U Strömberg;A Brøgger

  • HUman MicroNucleus Project: International database comparison for results with the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay in human lymphocytes: I. Effect of laboratory protocol, scoring criteria, and host factors on the frequency of micronuclei

    Stefano Bonassi;Michael Fenech;Cecilia Lando;Yi‐ping Lin

  • Micronuclei frequency in peripheral blood lymphocytes and cancer risk: evidence from human studies

    Stefano Bonassi;Randa El-Zein;Claudia Bolognesi;Michael Fenech

  • The human micronucleus project on exfoLiated buccal cells (HUMNXL): the role of life-style, host factors, occupational exposures, health status, and assay protocol

    Stefano Bonassi;Erdem Coskun;Marcello Ceppi;Cecilia Lando

  • EFFECT OF SMOKING HABIT ON THE FREQUENCY OF MICRONUCLEI IN HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES: RESULTS FROM THE HUMAN MICRONUCLEUS PROJECT

    Stefano Bonassi;Monica Neri;Cecilia Lando;Marcello Ceppi

  • The effect of age, gender, diet and lifestyle on DNA damage measured using micronucleus frequency in human peripheral blood lymphocytes.

    Michael Fenech;Stefano Bonassi

  • Are chromosome aberrations in circulating lymphocytes predictive of future cancer onset in humans? Preliminary results of an Italian cohort study

    Stefano Bonassi;Angelo Abbondandolo;Lamberto Camurri;Leda Dal Prá

  • Oxidative stress-related biomarkers in autism: systematic review and meta-analyses.

    Alessandra Frustaci;Monica Neri;Alfredo Cesario;James B. Adams

  • Chromosomal aberration frequency in lymphocytes predicts the risk of cancer: results from a pooled cohort study of 22 358 subjects in 11 countries

    Stefano Bonassi;Hannu Norppa;Marcello Ceppi;Ulf Strömberg

  • Chromosomal aberrations and SCEs as biomarkers of cancer risk

    H. Norppa;S. Bonassi;I-L. Hansteen;L. Hagmar

  • Impact of types of lymphocyte chromosomal aberrations on human cancer risk: results from Nordic and Italian cohorts.

    Lars Hagmar;Ulf Strömberg;Stefano Bonassi;Inger Lise Hansteen

  • Human population studies with cytogenetic biomarkers: review of the literature and future prospectives.

    Stefano Bonassi;Donatella Ugolini;Donatella Ugolini;Micheline Kirsch-Volders;Ulf Strömberg

  • Low intake of calcium, folate, nicotinic acid, vitamin E, retinol, β-carotene and high intake of pantothenic acid, biotin and riboflavin are significantly associated with increased genome instability - Results from a dietary intake and micronucleus index survey in South Australia

    Michael Fenech;Peter Baghurst;Wayne Luderer;Julie Turner

  • Chromosomal aberrations and risk of cancer in humans: an epidemiologic perspective

    Stefano Bonassi;Ariana Znaor;Hannu Norppa;L Hagmar

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Fenech
Michael Fenech University of South Australia
Claudia Bolognesi
Claudia Bolognesi National Cancer Research Institute, UK
João Paulo Teixeira
João Paulo Teixeira University of Porto
Micheline Kirsch-Volders
Micheline Kirsch-Volders Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Hannu Norppa
Hannu Norppa Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Errol Zeiger
Errol Zeiger National Institutes of Health
Roberto Barale
Roberto Barale University of Pisa
Graziano Onder
Graziano Onder Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Stefano Landi
Stefano Landi University of Pisa
Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins University of Oslo

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