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Pier-Angelo Tovo

Researcher at University of Turin

Publications -  221
Citations -  9153

Pier-Angelo Tovo is an academic researcher from University of Turin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hepatitis C virus & Hepatitis C. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 215 publications receiving 8579 citations. Previous affiliations of Pier-Angelo Tovo include Boston Children's Hospital & University of Florence.

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The mode of delivery and the risk of vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1--a meta-analysis of 15 prospective cohort studies.

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the relation between elective cesarean section and vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), using data on individual patients from 15 prospective cohort studies.
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Clinical spectrum of X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome

TL;DR: Although lymphocyte counts and in vitro proliferation to mitogens were normal, a defective in vitro proliferative response to antigens was observed in some patients, and additional defects of cell-mediated immunity may be presumed on the basis of current knowledge of CD40-ligand function.
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High levels of interleukin 10 production in vivo are associated with tolerance in SCID patients transplanted with HLA mismatched hematopoietic stem cells.

TL;DR: Data indicate that high endogenous IL- 10 production is a general phenomenon in SCID patients in whom allogenic stem cell transplantation results in immunologic reconstitution and induction of tolerance.
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Reduction in Mortality With Availability of Antiretroviral Therapy for Children With Perinatal HIV-1 Infection

TL;DR: Survival of perinatally HIV-infected children improved in 1996-1998 as a result of the introduction of combined antiretroviral therapies, suggesting a causal relationship between decreased risk of death and use of combination therapy.