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Roberto Militerni
Researcher at Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli
Publications - 32
Citations - 3000
Roberto Militerni is an academic researcher from Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli. The author has contributed to research in topics: Autism & Linkage disequilibrium. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 32 publications receiving 2815 citations. Previous affiliations of Roberto Militerni include University of Naples Federico II.
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Alterations of the intestinal barrier in patients with autism spectrum disorders and in their first-degree relatives.
Laura de Magistris,Valeria Familiari,Antonio Pascotto,Anna Sapone,Alessandro Frolli,Patrizia Iardino,Maria Cartenì,Mario De Rosa,Ruggiero Francavilla,Gabriele Riegler,Roberto Militerni,Carmela Bravaccio +11 more
TL;DR: It is indicated that measuring IPT could help to identify a subgroup of patients with autism who could benefit from a gluten-free diet and indicate the presence of an intestinal (tight-junction linked) hereditary factor in the families of subjects with autism.
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A genetic variant that disrupts MET transcription is associated with autism
Daniel B. Campbell,James S. Sutcliffe,Philip J. Ebert,Roberto Militerni,Carmela Bravaccio,Simona Trillo,Maurizio Elia,Cindy Schneider,Raun Melmed,Roberto Sacco,Antonio M. Persico,Pat Levitt +11 more
TL;DR: Genetic association of a common C allele in the promoter region of the MET gene in 204 autism families is shown, providing evidence of a previously undescribed pathophysiological basis for this behaviorally and medically complex disorder.
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Reelin gene alleles and haplotypes as a factor predisposing to autistic disorder
Antonio M. Persico,Leonardo D'Agruma,N. Maiorano,A. Totaro,Roberto Militerni,Carmela Bravaccio,Thomas H. Wassink,Cindy Schneider,Raun Melmed,Simona Trillo,Francesco Montecchi,M. Palermo,Tiziana Pascucci,Stefano Puglisi-Allegra,Karl L. Reichelt,Monica Conciatori,Ramona Marino,Carlo Cosimo Quattrocchi,Alfonso Baldi,Leopoldo Zelante,Paolo Gasparini,Flavio Keller +21 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that longer triplet repeats in the 5′UTR of the RELN gene confer vulnerability to autistic disorder.
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Repetitive behaviors in autistic disorder
TL;DR: Certain “repetitive” activities may not represent core features of autistic disorder and may be equivalent to normal motor and cognitive behaviors, as seen during typical development.
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Altered calcium homeostasis in autism-spectrum disorders: Evidence from biochemical and genetic studies of the mitochondrial aspartate/glutamate carrier AGC1
Luigi Palmieri,V. Papaleo,Vito Porcelli,Pasquale Scarcia,L. Gaita,Roberto Sacco,Jörg Hager,Francis Rousseau,Paolo Curatolo,Barbara Manzi,Roberto Militerni,Carmela Bravaccio,Simona Trillo,Cindy Schneider,Raun Melmed,Maurizio Elia,C. Lenti,Monica Saccani,Tiziana Pascucci,Stefano Puglisi-Allegra,Karl L. Reichelt,Antonio M. Persico +21 more
TL;DR: Excessive Ca2+ levels are responsible for boosting AGC activity, mitochondrial metabolism and, to a more variable degree, oxidative stress in autistic brains, and their modulation could provide new preventive and therapeutic strategies.