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BASSETTI , Danila

Last name: BASSETTI

First name: Danila

2016 (v1)

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Anti-rods/rings autoantibody seropositivity does not affect response to telaprevir treatment for chronic hepatitis C infection

Calise, S. John Bizzaro, Nicola Nguyen, Thuy

Purpose: Autoantibodies to intracellular 'rods and rings' structures (anti-rods/rings or anti-RR) are strongly associated with hepatitis C (HCV) patients treated with interferon-α/ribavirin (IFN/RBV) and are linked with non-responsiveness to IFN/RBV or relapse, especially in Italian patients. This is the first study to determine whether there...

Uploaded on: April 14, 2023
2016 (v1)

Publication

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The ANA-reflex test as a model for improving clinical appropriateness in autoimmune diagnostics

Tonutti, Elio Bizzaro, Nicola Morozzi, Gabriella

Reflex tests are widely used in clinical laboratories, for example, to diagnose thyroid disorders or in the follow-up of prostate cancer. Reflex tests for antinuclear antibodies (ANA) have recently gained attention as a way to improve appropriateness in the immunological diagnosis of autoimmune rheumatic diseases and avoid waste of resources....

Uploaded on: April 14, 2023