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Piero Portincasa
Researcher at University of Bari
Publications - 493
Citations - 17202
Piero Portincasa is an academic researcher from University of Bari. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Gallstones. The author has an hindex of 58, co-authored 436 publications receiving 13124 citations. Previous affiliations of Piero Portincasa include Boston University & Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
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The Controversial Role of Human Gut Lachnospiraceae.
Mirco Vacca,Giuseppe Celano,Francesco Maria Calabrese,Piero Portincasa,Marco Gobbetti,Maria De Angelis +5 more
TL;DR: Changes in Lachnospiraceae abundances according to health and disease are discussed and how nutrients from the host diet can influence their growth and how their metabolites can, in turn, influence host physiology are analyzed.
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Cholesterol gallstone disease
TL;DR: The physical-chemical mechanisms of gallstone formation in bile and the active role of the gallbladder and the intestine are discussed, and gaps in knowledge of the pathogenesis of gallstones formation and the potential for gene targeting in therapy are discussed.
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Methodology and indications of H2-breath testing in gastrointestinal diseases: the Rome Consensus Conference.
Antonio Gasbarrini,Gino Roberto Corazza,G. Gasbarrini,Massimo Montalto,Di Stefano M,Guido Basilisco,Andrea Parodi,Paolo Usai-Satta,Piero Vernia,Caterina Anania,Marco Astegiano,Giovanni Barbara,Luigi Benini,Patrizia Bonazzi,Gabriele Capurso,M. Certo,Antonio Colecchia,Lucio Cuoco,Di Sario A,Davide Festi,C. Lauritano,Emanuela Miceli,Gerardo Nardone,Francesco Perri,Piero Portincasa,Risicato R,M. Sorge,Antonio Tursi +27 more
TL;DR: The final statements, graded according to the level of evidence and strength of recommendation, identify the indications for the use of H2-breath testing in the clinical practice and methods to be used for performing the tests.
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Genome-wide meta-analyses identify three loci associated with primary biliary cirrhosis
Xiangdong Liu,Pietro Invernizzi,Yue Lu,Roman Kosoy,Yan Lu,Ilaria Bianchi,Mauro Podda,Chun Xu,Gang Xie,Fabio Macciardi,Fabio Macciardi,Carlo Selmi,Carlo Selmi,Sara Lupoli,Russell Shigeta,Michael Ransom,Ana Lleo,Ana Lleo,Annette Lee,Andrew Mason,Robert P. Myers,Kevork M. Peltekian,Cameron N. Ghent,Francesca Bernuzzi,Massimo Zuin,Floriano Rosina,Elisabetta Borghesio,Annarosa Floreani,Roberta Lazzari,Grazia Anna Niro,Angelo Andriulli,Luigi Muratori,Paolo Muratori,Piero Luigi Almasio,Pietro Andreone,Marzia Margotti,Maurizia Rossana Brunetto,Barbara Coco,Domenico Alvaro,Maria Consiglia Bragazzi,Fabio Marra,Alessandro Pisano,Cristina Rigamonti,Massimo Colombo,Marco Marzioni,Antonio Benedetti,Luca Fabris,Mario Strazzabosco,Mario Strazzabosco,Piero Portincasa,Vincenzo Palmieri,Claudio Tiribelli,Lory Saveria Crocè,S. Bruno,Sonia Rossi,Maria Vinci,Cleofe Prisco,Alberto Mattalia,Pierluigi Toniutto,Antonio Picciotto,Andrea Galli,Carlo Ferrari,Silvia Colombo,Giovanni Casella,Lorenzo Morini,Nicola Caporaso,Agostino Colli,Giancarlo Spinzi,Renzo Montanari,Peter K. Gregersen,E. Jenny Heathcote,Gideon M. Hirschfield,Katherine A. Siminovitch,Christopher I. Amos,M. Eric Gershwin,Michael F. Seldin +75 more
TL;DR: A genome-wide association screen for primary biliary cirrhosis risk alleles was performed in an Italian cohort, and a combined meta-analysis using a Canadian dataset identified newly associated loci at SPIB.
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EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gallstones
Frank Lammert,M. Acalovschi,Giorgio Ercolani,K.J. van Erpecum,Kurinchi Selvan Gurusamy,C.J.H.M. van Laarhoven,Piero Portincasa +6 more
TL;DR: The EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) on the prevention, diagnosis and therapy of gallstones aim to provide current recommendations on the following issues.