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2016

Albumin versus solvent/detergent-treated pooled plasma as replacement fluid for long-term plasma exchange therapy in a patient with primary hypertriglyceridemia and recurrent hyperlipidemic pancreatitis

Averna, M., Cefalu', A. B., Barbagallo, C. M., Caruso, C., Giammanco, A., Rizzo, C. M., Rizzo, S., Lima, G. M., Scirè, E., Di Bona, D., Rizzo, S., Caruso, C. & Lima, G. M., 2016, In: Transfusion. p. 755-760 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Association between familial hypobetalipoproteinemia and the risk of diabetes. Is this the other side of the cholesterol–diabetes connection? A systematic review of literature

Averna, M., Cefalu', A. B., Barbagallo, C. M., Noto, D., Tarugi, P., Averna, M. R., Arca, M. & Noto, D., 2017, In: Acta Diabetologica. 54, p. 111-122 12 p.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of patients with autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia in sicily

Averna, M., Valenti, V., Giammanco, A., Scrimali, C., Ingrassia, V., Cefalu', A. B., Altieri, G. I., Barbagallo, C. M., Spina, R., Misiano, G., Ganci, A., Noto, D. & Fayer, F., 2017, p. e235-. 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review

2016

Baseline metabolic disturbances and the twenty-five years risk of incident cancer in a Mediterranean population

Barbagallo, C. M., Cefalu', A. B., Averna, M., Valenti, V., Spina, R., Giammanco, A., Sbordone, Burrascano, Termini, La Seta, Crupi, Cavera, G., Ganci, A. & Noto, D., 2016, In: NMCD. NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. 26, p. 1020-1025 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

19 Citations (Scopus)

Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin Kexin Type 9 Inhibition for Autosomal Recessive Hypercholesterolemia - Brief Report

Averna, M., Cefalu', A. B., Thedrez, A., Peter, J., Dallinga-Thie, G., Santos, R. D., Sjouke, B., Passard, M., Croyal, M., Prampart-Fauvet, S., Guédon, A., Cossu, M., Ciccarese, M., Pisciotta, L., Pintus, P., Hovingh, K., Ciccarese, M., Raal, F., Blom, D. & Lambert, G., 2016, In: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 36, p. 1647-1650 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

14 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Efficacy of Lomitapide in the Treatment of Familial Homozygous Hypercholesterolemia: Results of a Real-World Clinical Experience in Italy

Averna, M., Cefalu', A. B., Giammanco, A., Suppressa, P., Calabrò, P., Sbrana, F., Vigna, G. B., Sirtori, C., D’Erasmo, L., Sirtori, C., Pavanello, C., Medde, P., Sirtori, C., Bigazzi, F., Pintus, P., Sampietro, T., Sileo, F., Natale, F., Sabbà, C., Calabresi, L. & 4 others, Arca, M., Bucci, M., Bonomo, K. & Noto, D., 2017, In: Advances in Therapy. 34, p. 1200-1210 11 p.

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23 Citations (Scopus)

2016

Myristic acid is associated to low plasma HDL cholesterol levels in a Mediterranean population and increases HDL catabolism by enhancing HDL particles trapping to cell surface proteoglycans in a liver hepatoma cell model

Cefalu', A. B., Averna, M., Valenti, V., Pizzolanti, G., Pitrone, M., Palesano, O., Barbagallo, C. M., Spina, R., Giordano, C., Noto, D. & Fayer, F., 2016, In: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 246, p. 50-56 7 p.

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10 Citations (Scopus)

2019

PCSK9-D374Y mediated LDL-R degradation can be functionally inhibited by EGF-A and truncated EGF-A peptides: An in vitro study

Spina, R., Misiano, G., Averna, M., Altieri, G. I., Cefalu', A. B., Ingrassia, V., Scrimali, C., Brucato, F., Barbagallo, C. M., Noto, D. & Fayer, F., 2019, In: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 292, p. 209-214 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Clinical and biochemical characteristics of individuals with low cholesterol syndromes: A comparison between familial hypobetalipoproteinemia and familial combined hypolipidemia

Cefalu', A. B., Spina, R., Averna, M., Minicocci, I., D'Erasmo, L., Polito, L., Di Costanzo, A., Di Leo, E., Cantisani, V., Tarugi, P., Arca, M. & Noto, D., 2017, In: Journal of Clinical Lipidology. 11, p. 1234-1242 9 p.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

2016

FragClust and TestClust, two informatics tools for chemical structure hierarchical clustering analysis applied to lipidomics. The example of Alzheimer's disease

Monastero, R., Bongiorno, D., Altieri, G. I., Aronica, A., Di Gaudio, F., Averna, M., Cefalu', A. B., Indelicato, S., Palesano, O., Greco, M., Noto, D., Fayer, F., Fontana, M. & Indelicato, S., 2016, In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 408, p. 1-12 12 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

Characterization of a mutant form of human apolipoprotein B (Thr26-Tyr27del) associated with familial hypobetalipoproteinemia

Cefalu', A. B., Averna, M., Magnolo, L., Calandra, S., Tarugi, P., Yao, Z. & Noto, D., 2016, In: BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS. 1861, p. 371-379 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Familial hypercholesterolemia: The Italian Atherosclerosis Society Network (LIPIGEN)

Barbagallo, C. M., Averna, M., Averna, M., Cefalu', A. B., Spina, R. & Noto, D., 2017, In: Atherosclerosis Supplements. 29, p. 11-16 6 p.

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23 Citations (Scopus)

2016

Erratum: FragClust and TestClust, two informatics tools for chemical structure hierarchical clustering analysis applied to lipidomics. The example of Alzheimer's disease (Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-9229-6)

Cefalu', A. B., Bongiorno, D., Aronica, A., Monastero, R., Altieri, G. I., Di Gaudio, F., Averna, M., Indelicato, S., Palesano, O., Greco, M., Noto, D., Fayer, F. & Indelicato, S., 2016, In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 408, p. 2373-2373 1 p.

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Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein gene mutations in Turkish children: A novel mutation and clinical follow up

Cefalu', A. B., Averna, M., Özaydın, E., Kırsaçlıoğlu, C., Koç, N., Atar, M. B., Gündüz, M., Köse, G., Tarugi, P. & Gündüz, M., 2016, In: Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. 35, p. 236-241 6 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

Individual analysis of patients with HoFH participating in a phase 3 trial with lomitapide: The Italian cohort

Cefalu', A. B., Averna, M., Vigna, Sirtori, Sirtori, C., Stefanutti, Sirtori & Di Giacomo, 2016, In: NMCD. NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. 26, p. 36-44 9 p.

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8 Citations (Scopus)

Lomitapide affects HDL composition and function

Cefalu', A. B., Averna, M., Adorni, Verhoeven, Yahya, Sijbrands, E. J. G., Roeters Van Lennep, Favari, Sijbrands, Calabresi, L., Bernini, Mulder, Gomaraschi, M. & Zimetti, 2016, In: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 251, p. 15-18 4 p.

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