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  1. Article ; Online: La organización del cribado neonatal en Italia: comparación con Europa y el resto del mundo.

    la Marca, Giancarlo

    Revista espanola de salud publica

    2021  Volume 95

    Abstract: In Italy, since 2016, extended neonatal screening has been mandatory throughout the country for about 40 inherited metabolic diseases. The law contains indications on: the list of pathologies, the information and consent, the methods of collecting and ... ...

    Title translation The Newborn Screening Program in Italy: Comparison with Europe and other Countries.
    Abstract In Italy, since 2016, extended neonatal screening has been mandatory throughout the country for about 40 inherited metabolic diseases. The law contains indications on: the list of pathologies, the information and consent, the methods of collecting and sending samples, the newborn screening system with the elements of its organization, appointed to guarantee the entire path of newborn screening, from the level I test to taking charge of the confirmed positive newborn, the communication and recall procedures for diagnostic confirmation and patient management, training and information initiatives, as well as the criteria for allocating the allocation. Extended neonatal screening has introduced new issues in diagnosis, choice of decision levels, and metabolic disease panels to screen. Of particular relevance in order to a strong reduction of false positives, was the introduction of the second-tier test for some diseases such as leucinosis, isovaleric acidemia, methylmalonic aciduria. As regards the diseases to be screened, the Italian situation differs greatly from what happens in Europe where in the majority of member states there is no legislation / law governing this preventive pediatric service; screening is almost always on a voluntary basis (with the collection of written informed consent from both parents) and applied on the basis of health guidelines or recommendations. In the world, the most complete panel is the US one (RUSP, Recommended Uniform Screening Panel) which currently contains 62 pathologies, 35 of which are defined as core panels and 27 as secondary panels. As the name implies, it is a panel that the US Health Resources and Services Administration -HRSA- recommends that it be applied by every State and that includes new screening in some areas including Pompe disease and MPS I, creatine deficiency. In conclusion, extended neonatal screening represents a real revolution in the metabolic field offering newborns an early diagnosis combined with effective therapeutic treatments capable of radically changing the course of these serious diseases.
    MeSH term(s) Europe ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Italy ; Neonatal Screening ; Program Evaluation ; United States
    Language Spanish
    Publishing date 2021-01-26
    Publishing country Spain
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1288657-9
    ISSN 2173-9110 ; 0034-8899 ; 1135-5727
    ISSN (online) 2173-9110
    ISSN 0034-8899 ; 1135-5727
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  2. Article ; Online: Correction: Enteral and Parenteral Treatment with Caffeine for Preterm Infants in the Delivery Room: A Randomised Trial.

    Dani, Carlo / Cecchi, Alessandra / Ciarcià, Martina / Miselli, Francesca / Luzzati, Michele / Remaschi, Giulia / Bona, Maria Della / la Marca, Giancarlo / Boni, Luca

    Paediatric drugs

    2024  Volume 26, Issue 2, Page(s) 215

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-16
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 1492748-2
    ISSN 1179-2019 ; 1174-5878
    ISSN (online) 1179-2019
    ISSN 1174-5878
    DOI 10.1007/s40272-024-00619-9
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  3. Article: Newborn Screening: Are We Ready for It?

    la Marca, Giancarlo

    Journal of neuromuscular diseases

    2015  Volume 2, Issue s1, Page(s) S10

    Language English
    Publishing date 2015
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2214-3599
    ISSN 2214-3599
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  4. Article ; Online: Communicating a Positive Result at Newborn Screening and Parental Distress.

    Lastrucci, Elisa / Daniotti, Marta / Procopio, Elena / Scaturro, Giusi / Tubili, Flavia / Martin, Rosanna / la Marca, Giancarlo

    International journal of neonatal screening

    2023  Volume 9, Issue 3

    Abstract: The assumption of this study is strictly connected to the need to focus and to know more about the impact on the psychological state of the parents whose newborn babies get a positive result at Expanded Newborn Screening (ENS). As clinical experience ... ...

    Abstract The assumption of this study is strictly connected to the need to focus and to know more about the impact on the psychological state of the parents whose newborn babies get a positive result at Expanded Newborn Screening (ENS). As clinical experience shows us, this aspect seems to have a potentially lasting resonance on the way the disease will be managed and handled in the family, leading to potential negative effects and repercussions on the child's wellbeing and on the quality of life within the family. On the basis of this and on the evidence emerging from a review of the literature, this study aims to investigate and objectify possible distress indicators elicited at the moment of the communication of a positive result at ENS. Questionnaires containing the Beck Depression Inventory-II, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Y, and the Short Form 36 Health Survey tests were administered to the parents of 87 newborns who received positive results at ENS. The parents of 32 babies expressed the presence of discomfort potentially related to the communication of a positive result at ENS.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-14
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2409-515X
    ISSN (online) 2409-515X
    DOI 10.3390/ijns9030038
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  5. Article ; Online: EXPANDED NEWBORN SCREENING FOR INBORN ERRORS OF IMMUNITY: THE EXPERIENCE OF TUSCANY.

    Ricci, Silvia / Guarnieri, Valentina / Capitanini, Francesca / Pelosi, Caterina / Astorino, Valeria / Boscia, Silvia / Calistri, Elisa / Canessa, Clementina / Cortimiglia, Martina / Lippi, Francesca / Lodi, Lorenzo / Malvagia, Sabrina / Moriondo, Maria / La Marca, Giancarlo / Azzari, Chiara

    The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice

    2024  

    Abstract: Background: Inborn errors of immunity (IEIs) include 485 inherited disorders characterized by an increased susceptibility to life threatening infectious diseases, autoimmunity and malignant diseases with a high mortality rate in the first years of life. ...

    Abstract Background: Inborn errors of immunity (IEIs) include 485 inherited disorders characterized by an increased susceptibility to life threatening infectious diseases, autoimmunity and malignant diseases with a high mortality rate in the first years of life. Severe Combined Immunodeficiency is the most severe of the IEIs and its detection should be a primary goal in a newborn screening (NBS) program. The term "actionable" has recently been used for all IEIs with outcomes that can be demonstrably improved through early specialized intervention.
    Objective: to evaluate the results of the expanded NBS strategy for IEIs in Tuscany Region (Italy), based on TREC (T-cell Receptor Excision Circles), KREC (Kappa Recombining Excision Circles) and Tandem Mass-based assays.
    Methods: This is a retrospective study collecting data from all infants born in Tuscany from October 10, 2018, to October 10, 2022. Tandem mass assay to identify Adenosine deaminase (ADA) and purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) deficiency, together with TREC and KREC molecular analysis were conducted on dried blood spot (DBS) from the newborns' Guthrie Cards. A new DBS and evaluation by an immunologist were carried out when the results of the first test were outside the diagnostic cut-offs.
    Results: 94,319 newborns were evaluated. Referral rates for TREC (0.031%) and KREC (0.074%) in this study are in line with the data available in literature. The results from the expanded NBS strategy revealed an incidence rate of 1/9,431 affected newborns.
    Conclusion: This work represents the first description of a sustainable and real-life based expanded NBS program for IEIs with a high diagnostic incidence facilitating prompt management of identified patients.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2843237-X
    ISSN 2213-2201 ; 2213-2198
    ISSN (online) 2213-2201
    ISSN 2213-2198
    DOI 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.04.011
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  6. Article ; Online: Long-Term Management of Patients with Mild Urea Cycle Disorders Identified through the Newborn Screening: An Expert Opinion for Clinical Practice.

    Burlina, Albero / Gasperini, Serena / la Marca, Giancarlo / Pession, Andrea / Siri, Barbara / Spada, Marco / Ruoppolo, Margherita / Tummolo, Albina

    Nutrients

    2023  Volume 16, Issue 1

    Abstract: Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are a group of rare inborn errors of metabolism caused by a deficiency in one of the six enzymes or one of the two transporters involved in the urea cycle. Current guidelines suggest that early diagnosis and treatment of mild ... ...

    Abstract Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are a group of rare inborn errors of metabolism caused by a deficiency in one of the six enzymes or one of the two transporters involved in the urea cycle. Current guidelines suggest that early diagnosis and treatment of mild UCDs may improve survival and prevent decompensation and neurocognitive impairment. Nevertheless, clinical studies are very difficult to carry out in this setting due to the rarity of the diseases, and high-level evidence is scant and insufficient to draw conclusions and provide clinical guidelines. With the early introduction of newborn screening, the Italian healthcare organization fostered an advancement in expertise in metabolic disease management and screening programs, by allocating resources, and favoring the expansion of newborn screening. A group of experts operating in Italian centers decided to share their experience and provide advice for the management of mild UCDs in clinical practice. A consensus was reached by the Estimate-Talk-Estimate (ETE) method. Five items were identified, and statements for each item were agreed. Briefly, the panel advised completing the diagnosis by expanded newborn screening (ENS) with biochemical and genetic confirmation and by following up with the patient during the first year of life, with a routine laboratory and metabolic profile as well as with clinical observation. Early initiation of therapy is advised and should be followed by therapy adjustment once the diagnostic profile is completed. The therapy should be based on a low-protein diet and nitrogen scavengers. The long-term follow-up is based on growth and nutritional assessment, clinical and neurocognitive evaluation, and laboratory and instrumental parameter monitoring.
    MeSH term(s) Infant, Newborn ; Humans ; Expert Testimony ; Neonatal Screening ; Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn/diagnosis ; Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn/therapy ; Cognition ; Consensus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-20
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643 ; 2072-6643
    ISSN (online) 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu16010013
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  7. Article ; Online: Current State and Innovations in Newborn Screening: Continuing to Do Good and Avoid Harm.

    la Marca, Giancarlo / Carling, Rachel S / Moat, Stuart J / Yahyaoui, Raquel / Ranieri, Enzo / Bonham, James R / Schielen, Peter C J I

    International journal of neonatal screening

    2023  Volume 9, Issue 1

    Abstract: In 1963, Robert Guthrie's pioneering work developing a bacterial inhibition assay to measure phenylalanine in dried blood spots, provided the means for whole-population screening to detect phenylketonuria in the USA. In the following decades, NBS became ... ...

    Abstract In 1963, Robert Guthrie's pioneering work developing a bacterial inhibition assay to measure phenylalanine in dried blood spots, provided the means for whole-population screening to detect phenylketonuria in the USA. In the following decades, NBS became firmly established as a part of public health in developed countries. Technological advances allowed for the addition of new disorders into routine programmes and thereby resulted in a paradigm shift. Today, technological advances in immunological methods, tandem mass spectrometry, PCR techniques, DNA sequencing for mutational variant analysis, ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), iso-electric focusing, and digital microfluidics are employed in the NBS laboratory to detect more than 60 disorders. In this review, we will provide the current state of methodological advances that have been introduced into NBS. Particularly, 'second-tier' methods have significantly improved both the specificity and sensitivity of testing. We will also present how proteomic and metabolomic techniques can potentially improve screening strategies to reduce the number of false-positive results and improve the prediction of pathogenicity. Additionally, we discuss the application of complex, multiparameter statistical procedures that use large datasets and statistical algorithms to improve the predictive outcomes of tests. Future developments, utilizing genomic techniques, are also likely to play an increasingly important role, possibly combined with artificial intelligence (AI)-driven software. We will consider the balance required to harness the potential of these new advances whilst maintaining the benefits and reducing the risks for harm associated with all screening.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-17
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 2409-515X
    ISSN (online) 2409-515X
    DOI 10.3390/ijns9010015
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  8. Article ; Online: Development of Strategies to Decrease False Positive Results in Newborn Screening.

    Malvagia, Sabrina / Forni, Giulia / Ombrone, Daniela / la Marca, Giancarlo

    International journal of neonatal screening

    2020  Volume 6, Issue 4

    Abstract: The expansion of national newborn screening (NBS) programmes has provided significant benefits in the diagnosis and early treatment of several rare, heritable conditions, preventing adverse health outcomes for most affected infants. New technological ... ...

    Abstract The expansion of national newborn screening (NBS) programmes has provided significant benefits in the diagnosis and early treatment of several rare, heritable conditions, preventing adverse health outcomes for most affected infants. New technological developments have enabled the implementation of testing panel covering over 50 disorders. Consequently, the increment of false positive rate has led to a high number of healthy infants recalled for expensive and often invasive additional testing, opening a debate about the harm-benefit ratio of the expanded newborn screening. The false-positive rate represents a challenge for healthcare providers working in NBS systems. Here, we give an overview on the most commonly used strategies for decreasing the adverse effects due to inconclusive screening results. The focus is on NBS performance improvement through the implementation of analytical methods, the application of new and more informative biomarkers, and by using post-analytical interpretive tools. These strategies, used as part of the NBS process, can to enhance the positive predictive value of the test and reduce the parental anxiety and healthcare costs related to the unnecessary tests and procedures.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-02
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 2409-515X
    ISSN (online) 2409-515X
    DOI 10.3390/ijns6040084
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  9. Article ; Online: Inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction and physical performance: a possible association in older patients with persistent atrial fibrillation-the results of a preliminary study.

    Fumagalli, Stefano / Ricciardi, Giulia / Di Serio, Claudia / La Marca, Giancarlo / Pieraccini, Giuseppe / Franci Montorzi, Riccardo / Santamaria, Emanuele / Spanalatte, Giulia / Marchetti, Francesca / Corti, Ginevra / Pinton, Laura / Marchionni, Niccolò

    Aging clinical and experimental research

    2023  Volume 35, Issue 11, Page(s) 2831–2837

    Abstract: Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with chronic inflammation, a hallmark of ageing ...

    Abstract Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with chronic inflammation, a hallmark of ageing process. The aim of this study was to determine interleukin-6 (IL-6)-associated variables, also exploring acylcarnitines, expression of mitochondrial abnormalities.
    Methods: We evaluated 22 controls and 50 patients with persistent AF. IL-6 and acylcarnitines were measured with ELISA kits and mass spectrometry techniques.
    Results: IL-6 concentration (mean: 3.9 ± 3.1 pg/mL) was lower in controls and increased in AF patients, especially with heart failure. The CHA
    Conclusions: In older AF patients, IL-6 correlated with acylcarnitines and lower physical performance. Alterations in energy production, reduced physical function and inflammation could contribute to frailty development.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Aged ; Atrial Fibrillation/complications ; Stroke/complications ; Risk Assessment/methods ; Interleukin-6 ; Inflammation/complications ; Mitochondria ; Risk Factors
    Chemical Substances Interleukin-6
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-21
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2104785-6
    ISSN 1720-8319 ; 1594-0667
    ISSN (online) 1720-8319
    ISSN 1594-0667
    DOI 10.1007/s40520-023-02558-w
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  10. Article ; Online: Mass spectrometry in clinical chemistry: the case of newborn screening.

    la Marca, Giancarlo

    Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis

    2014  Volume 101, Page(s) 174–182

    Abstract: Newborn screening (NBS) program is a complex and organized system consisting of family and personnel education, biochemical tests, confirmatory biochemical and genetic tests, diagnosis, therapy, and patient follow up. The program identifies treatable ... ...

    Abstract Newborn screening (NBS) program is a complex and organized system consisting of family and personnel education, biochemical tests, confirmatory biochemical and genetic tests, diagnosis, therapy, and patient follow up. The program identifies treatable metabolic disorders possibly when asymptomatic by using dried blood spot (DBS). During the last 20 years tandem mass spectrometry (TMS) has become the leading technology in NBS programs demonstrating to be versatile, sensitive and specific. There is consistent evidence of benefits from NBS for many disorders detected by TMS as well as for congenital hypothyroidism, cystic fibrosis, congenital adrenal hyperplasia by immune-enzymatic methods. Real time PCR tests have more recently been proposed for the detection of some severe combined immunodeficiences (SCID) along with the use of TMS for ADA and PNP SCID; a first evaluation of their cost-benefit ratio is still ongoing. Avoiding false negative results by using specific biomarkers and reducing the false positive rate by using second tier tests, is fundamental for a successful NBS program. The fully integration of NBS and diagnostic laboratories with clinical service is crucial to have the best effectiveness in a comprehensive NBS system.
    MeSH term(s) Biomarkers/chemistry ; Chemistry, Clinical/methods ; Cost-Benefit Analysis/methods ; Dried Blood Spot Testing/methods ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Neonatal Screening/methods ; Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 604917-5
    ISSN 1873-264X ; 0731-7085
    ISSN (online) 1873-264X
    ISSN 0731-7085
    DOI 10.1016/j.jpba.2014.03.047
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