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Luisella CIANFEROTTI

Ruolo attuale:: Professore Associato
SSD:: MEDS-08/A - Endocrinologia
Afferenza organizzativa:: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Sperimentali e Cliniche 'Mario Serio'

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Cianferotti, L; Cipriani, C; Palermo, A; Viapiana, O; Zavatta, G; Mazziotti, G (2024). A practical approach for anabolic treatment of bone fragility with romosozumab. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, vol. 47, pp. 1-14, ISSN:1720-8386 DOI

Cianferotti, Luisella; Bifolco, Giuseppe; Caffarelli, Carla; Mazziotti, Gherardo; Migliaccio, Silvia; Napoli, Nicola; Ruggiero, Carmelinda; Cipriani, Cristiana (2024). Nutrition, Vitamin D, and Calcium in Elderly Patients before and after a Hip Fracture and Their Impact on the Musculoskeletal System: A Narrative Review. NUTRIENTS, vol. 16, pp. 1-18, ISSN:2072-6643 DOI

Micera, Silvestro; Menciassi, Arianna; Cianferotti, Luisella; Gruppioni, Emanuele; Lionetti, Vincenzo (2024). Organ Neuroprosthetics: Connecting Transplanted and Artificial Organs with the Nervous System. ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS, vol. 13, pp. 1-10, ISSN:2192-2659 DOI

Ruggiero, Carmelinda; Tafaro, Laura; Cianferotti, Luisella; Tramontana, Flavia; Macchione, Ilaria Giovanna; Caffarelli, Carla; Virdis, Agostino; Ferracci, Marika; Rinonapoli, Giuseppe; Mecocci, Patrizia; Napoli, Nicola; Calsolaro, Valeria (2024). Targeting the Hallmarks of Aging with Vitamin D: Starting to Decode the Myth. NUTRIENTS, vol. 16, pp. 1-26, ISSN:2072-6643 DOI

Rendina, D; Falchetti, A; Diacinti, D; Bertoldo, F; Merlotti, D; Giannini, S; Cianferotti, L; Girasole, G; Di Monaco, M; Gonnelli, S; Malavolta, N; Minisola, S; Vescini, F; Rossini, M; Frediani, B; Chiodini, I; Asciutti, F; Gennari, L (2024). Diagnosis and treatment of Paget's disease of bone: position paper from the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism and Skeletal Diseases (SIOMMMS). JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, vol. 47, pp. 1135-1360, ISSN:1720-8386 DOI

Fassio, Angelo; Gatti, Davide; Biffi, Annalisa; Ronco, Raffaella; Porcu, Gloria; Adami, Giovanni; Alvaro, Rosaria; Bogini, Riccardo; Caputi, Achille P; Cianferotti, Luisella; Frediani, Bruno; Gonnelli, Stefano; Iolascon, Giovanni; Lenzi, Andrea; Leone, Salvatore; Michieli, Raffaella; Migliaccio, Silvia; Nicoletti, Tiziana; Paoletta, Marco; Pennini, Annalisa; Piccirilli, Eleonora; Rossini, Maurizio; Brandi, Maria Luisa; Corrao, Giovanni; Tarantino, Umberto (2024). The sequential antifracturative treatment: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE, vol. 16, pp. 1-15, ISSN:1759-720X DOI

Porcu, G; Biffi, A; Ronco, R; Adami, G; Alvaro, R; Bogini, R; Caputi, A P; Frediani, B; Gatti, D; Gonnelli, S; Iolascon, G; Lenzi, A; Leone, S; Michieli, R; Migliaccio, S; Nicoletti, T; Paoletta, M; Pennini, A; Piccirilli, E; Rossini, M; Tarantino, U; Cianferotti, L; Brandi, M L; Corrao, G (2024). Refracture following vertebral fragility fracture when bone fragility is not recognized: summarizing findings from comparator arms of randomized clinical trials. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, vol. 47, pp. 1-24, ISSN:1720-8386 DOI

Bifolco, Giuseppe; Cardinali, Ludovica; Mocini, Edoardo; Duradoni, Mirko; Baldari, Carlo; Ciampi, Marina; Migliaccio, Silvia; Cianferotti, Luisella (2024). Long-term effects of COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and eating behaviour of the Italian population: a longitudinal study. ENDOCRINE, vol. 86, pp. 1003-1013, ISSN:1559-0100 DOI

Vescini, Fabio; Borretta, Giorgio; Chiodini, Iacopo; Boniardi, Marco; Carotti, Marina; Castellano, Elena; Cipriani, Cristiana; Eller-Vainicher, Cristina; Giannini, Sandro; Iacobone, Maurizio; Salcuni, Antonio Stefano; Saponaro, Federica; Spiezia, Stefano; Versari, Annibale; Zavatta, Guido; Mitrova, Zuzana; Saulle, Rosella; Vecchi, Simona; Antonini, Debora; Basile, Michele; Giovanazzi, Alexia; Paoletta, Agostino; Papini, Enrico; Persichetti, Agnese; Samperi, Irene; Scoppola, Alessandro; Novizio, Roberto; Calò, Giorgio; Cetani, Filomena; Cianferotti, Luisella; Corbetta, Sabrina; De Rimini, Maria Luisa; Falchetti, Alberto; Iannetti, Giovanni; Laureti, Stefano; Lombardi, Celestino Pio; Madeo, Bruno; Marcocci, Claudio; Mazzaferro, Sandro; Miele, Vittorio; Minisola, Salvatore; Palermo, Andrea; Pepe, Jessica; Scillitani, Alfredo; Tonzar, Laura; Grimaldi, Franco; Cozzi, Renato; Attanasio, Roberto (2024). Italian guidelines for the management of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism. ENDOCRINE, METABOLIC & IMMUNE DISORDERS DRUG TARGETS, vol. 24, pp. 991-1006, ISSN:1871-5303 DOI

Birtolo, Maria Francesca; Pedersini, Rebecca; Palermo, Andrea; Vena, Walter; Morenghi, Emanuela; Cristofolini, Giacomo; Presciuttini, Barbara; Tabacco, Gaia; Naciu, Anda Mihaela; Pigni, Stella; Laganà, Marta; Mazzoleni, Federica; Cosentini, Deborah; Ciafardini, Antea; Pagani, Mauro; Farina, Davide; Balzarini, Luca; Zambelli, Alberto; Torrisi, Rosalba; Cianferotti, Luisella; Napoli, Nicola; Bossi, Antonio Carlo; Lania, Andrea Gerardo; Berruti, Alfredo; Mazziotti, Gherardo (2024). Bone-active drugs in premenopausal women with breast cancer under hormone-deprivation therapies. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol. 191, pp. 117-125, ISSN:1479-683X DOI

Guasti, Leonardo; Cianferotti, Luisella; Pampaloni, Barbara; Tonelli, Francesco; Martelli, Francesco; Iantomasi, Teresa; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2023). Evaluation of food and nutrient intake in a population of subjects affected by periodontal disease with different levels of bone mineral density. FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol. 14, pp. 0-11, ISSN:1664-2392 DOI

Migliaccio, Silvia; Moretti, Antimo; Biffi, Annalisa; Ronco, Raffaella; Porcu, Gloria; Adami, Giovanni; Alvaro, Rosaria; Bogini, Riccardo; Caputi, Achille Patrizio; Cianferotti, Luisella; Frediani, Bruno; Gatti, Davide; Gonnelli, Stefano; Lenzi, Andrea; Leone, Salvatore; Nicoletti, Tiziana; Paoletta, Marco; Pennini, Annalisa; Piccirilli, Eleonora; Michieli, Raffaella; Tarantino, Umberto; Rossini, Maurizio; Corrao, Giovanni; Brandi, Maria Luisa; Iolascon, Giovanni (2023). Medication holidays in osteoporosis: evidence-based recommendations from the Italian guidelines on 'Diagnosis, risk stratification, and continuity of care of fragility fractures' based on a systematic literature review. THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE, vol. 15, pp. 1-13, ISSN:1759-720X DOI

Cianferotti, L; Porcu, G; Ronco, R; Adami, G; Alvaro, R; Bogini, R; Caputi, A P; Frediani, B; Gatti, D; Gonnelli, S; Iolascon, G; Lenzi, A; Leone, S; Michieli, R; Migliaccio, S; Nicoletti, T; Paoletta, M; Pennini, A; Piccirilli, E; Rossini, M; Tarantino, U; Brandi, M L; Corrao, G; Biffi, A (2023). The integrated structure of care: evidence for the efficacy of models of clinical governance in the prevention of fragility fractures after recent sentinel fracture after the age of 50 years. ARCHIVES OF OSTEOPOROSIS, vol. 18, pp. 1-23, ISSN:1862-3514 DOI

Cianferotti, L; Cipriani, C; Corbetta, S; Corona, G; Defeudis, G; Lania, A G; Messina, C; Napoli, N; Mazziotti, G (2023). Bone quality in endocrine diseases: determinants and clinical relevance. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, pp. 0-21, ISSN:0391-4097 DOI

Adami, G; Biffi, A; Porcu, G; Ronco, R; Alvaro, R; Bogini, R; Caputi, A P; Cianferotti, L; Frediani, B; Gatti, D; Gonnelli, S; Iolascon, G; Lenzi, A; Leone, S; Migliaccio, S; Nicoletti, T; Paoletta, M; Pennini, A; Piccirilli, E; Tarantino, U; Brandi, M L; Corrao, G; Rossini, M; Michieli, R (2023). A systematic review on the performance of fracture risk assessment tools: FRAX, DeFRA, FRA-HS. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, pp. 0-11, ISSN:1720-8386 DOI

Corrao, Giovanni; Biffi, Annalisa; Porcu, Gloria; Ronco, Raffaella; Adami, Giovanni; Alvaro, Rosaria; Bogini, Riccardo; Caputi, Achille Patrizio; Cianferotti, Luisella; Frediani, Bruno; Gatti, Davide; Gonnelli, Stefano; Iolascon, Giovanni; Lenzi, Andrea; Leone, Salvatore; Michieli, Raffaella; Migliaccio, Silvia; Nicoletti, Tiziana; Paoletta, Marco; Pennini, Annalisa; Piccirilli, Eleonora; Rossini, Maurizio; Tarantino, Umberto; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2023). Executive summary: Italian guidelines for diagnosis, risk stratification, and care continuity of fragility fractures 2021. FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol. 14, pp. 0-19, ISSN:1664-2392 DOI

Cipriani, Cristiana; Cianferotti, Luisella (2023). Vitamin D in hypoparathyroidism: insight into pathophysiology and perspectives in clinical practice. ENDOCRINE, pp. 0-6, ISSN:1355-008X DOI

GEMMA MARCUCCI; LUISELLA CIANFEROTTI (2022). Multicenter retro-prospective observational study on chronic hypoparathyroidism and rhPTH (1-84) treatment. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, pp. 1653-1662, ISSN:1720-8386

Francesca Marini, Laura Masi, Francesca Giusti, Luisella Cianferotti, Federica Cioppi, Gemma Marcucci, Simone Ciuffi, Emmanuel Biver, Giuseppe Toro, Giovanni Iolascon, Teresa Iantomasi, and Maria Luisa Brandi (2022). ALPL genotypes in patients with atypical femur fractures or other biochemical and clinical signs of hypophosphatasia. THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, pp. e2087-e2094, ISSN:0021-972X

Cianferotti, Luisella (2022). Osteomalacia Is Not a Single Disease. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, vol. 23, pp. 0-17, ISSN:1422-0067 DOI

Luisella Cianferotti (2022). Quality of Life in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.. ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, vol. 51, pp. 837-852, ISSN:0889-8529 DOI

Mannstadt, Michael; Cianferotti, Luisella; Gafni, Rachel I; Giusti, Francesca; Kemp, Elizabeth Helen; Koch, Christian A; Roszko, Kelly L; Yao, Liam; Guyatt, Gordon H; Thakker, Rajesh V; Xia, Weibo; Brandi, Maria-Luisa (2022). Hypoparathyroidism: Genetics and Diagnosis. JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, vol. 37, pp. 2615-2629, ISSN:0884-0431 DOI

LUISELLA CIANFEROTTI (2022). Cardiovascular Safety and Effectiveness of Bisphosphonates: From Intervention Trials to Real-Life Data.. NUTRIENTS, pp. 1-14, ISSN:2072-6643

Bonavolonta V.; Cianferotti L.; Iolascon G.; Moretti A.; Brandi M.L.; Fischetti F.; Lenzi A.; Baldari C.; Migliaccio S. (2022). Which physical activity in patients affected by hypoparathyroidism? A review of the literature and practical recommendations. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, pp. 1-7, ISSN:0391-4097 DOI

LUISELLA CIANFEROTTI (2022). Persistence and recurrence in tumor-induced osteomalacia: A systematic review of the literature and results from a national survey/case series. ENDOCRINE, pp. 709-721, ISSN:1559-0100

LUISELLA CIANFEROTTI (2022). Definition, Assessment, and Management of Vitamin D Inadequacy: Suggestions, Recommendations, and Warnings from the Italian Society for Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism and Bone Diseases (SIOMMMS). NUTRIENTS, pp. 1-24, ISSN:2072-6643

Masi, L; Marini, F; Franceschelli, F; Leoncini, G; Cianferotti, L; Cioppi, F; Giusti, F; Marcucci, G; Gronchi, G; Brandi, M L (2021). Polymorphic variants of alkaline phosphatase gene correlate with clinical signs of adult hypophosphatasia?. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 32, pp. 2461-2472, ISSN:1433-2965 DOI

Quattrini, Sara; Pampaloni, Barbara; Cianferotti, Luisella; Fossi, Caterina; Ottanelli, Silva; Gronchi, Giorgio; Duradoni, Mirko; Di Tommaso, Mariarosaria; Dubini, Valeria; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2021). Mediterranean diet adherence and dietary calcium intake in a group of pregnant women: Results of an Italian survey. FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION, pp. 0-0, ISSN:2048-7177 DOI

Marcucci, Gemma; Altieri, Paola; Benvenga, Salvatore; Bondanelli, Marta; Camozzi, Valentina; Cetani, Filomena; Cianferotti, Luisella; Duradoni, Mirko; Fossi, Caterina; Degli Uberti, Ettore; Famà, Fausto; Mantovani, Giovanna; Marcocci, Claudio; Masi, Laura; Pagotto, Uberto; Palermo, Andrea; Parri, Simone; Ruggeri, Rosaria Maddalena; Zatelli, Maria Chiara; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2021). Hypoparathyroidism and pseudohypoparathyroidism in pregnancy: an Italian retrospective observational study. ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES, vol. 16, pp. 421-432, ISSN:1750-1172 DOI

Marcucci G.; Masi L.; Cianferotti L.; Giusti F.; Fossi C.; Parri S.; Gronchi G.; Brandi M.L. (2021). Chronic hypoparathyroidism and treatment with teriparatide. ENDOCRINE, vol. 72, pp. 249-259, ISSN:1355-008X DOI

Fusaro M.; Tripepi G.; Plebani M.; Politi C.; Aghi A.; Taddei F.; Schileo E.; Zaninotto M.; Manna G.L.; Cianciolo G.; Gallieni M.; Cosmai L.; Messa P.; Ravera M.; Nickolas T.L.; Ferrari S.; Ketteler M.; Iervasi G.; Mereu M.C.; Vettor R.; Giannini S.; Gasperoni L.; Sella S.; Brandi M.L.; Cianferotti L.; Caterina R.D. (2021). The vessels‐bone axis: Iliac artery calcifications, vertebral fractures and vitamin k from viki study. NUTRIENTS, vol. 13, pp. 3567-3578, ISSN:2072-6643 DOI

Romagnoli, C., Zonefrati, R., Sharma, P., Innocenti, M., Cianferotti, L., Brandi, M.L. (2020). Characterization of Skeletal Muscle Endocrine Control in an In Vitro Model of Myogenesis. CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL, pp. 1-13, ISSN:0171-967X DOI

Adami, Giovanni; Arioli, Giovanni; Bianchi, Gerolamo; Brandi, Maria Luisa; Caffarelli, Carla; Cianferotti, Luisella; Gatti, Davide; Girasole, Giuseppe; Gonnelli, Stefano; Manfredini, Monica; Muratore, Maurizio; Quarta, Eugenio; Quarta, Laura (2020). Radiofrequency echographic multi spectrometry for the prediction of incident fragility fractures: A 5-year follow-up study. BONE, vol. 134, pp. 115297-115306, ISSN:8756-3282 DOI

Laiou E.; Rapti I.; Markozannes G.; Cianferotti L.; Fleig L.; Warner L.M.; Ribas L.; Ngo J.; Salvatore S.; Trichopoulou A.; Vigilanza A.; Tsiara S.; Martimianaki G.; Pampaloni B.; Majem L.S.; Schwarzer R.; Brandi M.L.; Ntzani E.E. (2020). Social support, adherence to Mediterranean diet and physical activity in adults: Results from a community-based cross-sectional study. JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE, vol. 9, pp. e53 1-e53 9, ISSN:2048-6790 DOI

Civinini R, Paoli T, Cianferotti L, Cartei A, Boccaccini A, Peris A, Brandi ML, Rostagno C, Innocenti M (2019). Functional outcomes and mortality in geriatric and fragility hip fractures-results of an integrated, multidisciplinary model experienced by the "Florence hip fracture unit".. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS, vol. 43, pp. 187-192, ISSN:0341-2695 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Colucci, Roberta; Conti, Rossana; Dragoni, Federica; Cammi, Allegra; Cianferotti, Luisella; Brandi, Maria Luisa; Moretti, Silvia (2019). Evidence of a possible therapeutic role of vitamin D in a cohort of adult Caucasian vitiligo patients. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR VITAMIN AND NUTRITION RESEARCH, pp. 1-5-5, ISSN:0300-9831 DOI

Ciuffi S, Cianferotti L, Nesi G, Luzi E, Marini F, Giusti F, Zonefrati R, Gronchi G, Perigli G, Brandi ML (2019). Characterization of a novel CDC73 gene mutation in a hyperparathyrodism-jaw tumor patient affected by parathyroid carcinoma in the absence of somatic loss of heterozygosity.. ENDOCRINE JOURNAL, pp. 1-9, ISSN:1348-4540 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

P. Sharma, C. Romagnoli, R. Zonefrati, S. Fabbri, E. Lucattelli, M. Innocenti, L. Cianferotti, M. L. Brandi (2019). PTH type-1 Receptor Gene Expression Analysis during In Vitro Myogenesis of Human skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells. In: 17th World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Paris, France, April 4-7, 2019, Sinklar Conference Management B.V., pp. 606-606. Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marini, F., Masi, L., Marcucci, G., Cianferotti, L., Brandi, M.L. (2018). Genetics of Osteoporosis. In: Marini F, Masi L, Marcucci G, Cianferotti L, Brandi ML. Multidisciplinary Approach to Osteoporosis, pp. 25-44 Springer, ISBN:978-3-319-75110-8. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Vannucci L, Fossi C, Quattrini S, Guasti L, Pampaloni B, Gronchi G, Giusti F, Romagnoli C, Cianferotti L, Marcucci G, Brandi ML (2018). Calcium Intake in Bone Health: A Focus on Calcium-Rich Mineral Waters. NUTRIENTS, vol. 5, pp. 1-1, ISSN:2072-6643 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marini, Francesca; Giusti, Francesca; Fossi, Caterina; Cioppi, Federica; Cianferotti, Luisella; Masi, Laura; Boaretto, Francesca; Zovato, Stefania; Cetani, Filomena; Colao, Annamaria; Davì, Maria Vittoria; Faggiano, Antongiulio; Fanciulli, Giuseppe; Ferolla, Piero; Ferone, Diego; Loli, Paola; Mantero, Franco; Marcocci, Claudio; Opocher, Giuseppe; Beck-Peccoz, Paolo; Persani, Luca; Scillitani, Alfredo; Guizzardi, Fabiana; Spada, Anna; Tomassetti, Paola; Tonelli, Francesco; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2018). Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1: analysis of germline MEN1 mutations in the Italian multicenter MEN1 patient database. ENDOCRINE, pp. 0-0, ISSN:1355-008X DOI

Cianferotti, Luisella; Parri, Simone; Gronchi, Giorgio; Marcucci, Gemma; Cipriani, Cristiana; Pepe, Jessica; Raglianti, Marco; Minisola, Salvatore; Brandi, Maria Luisa* (2018). Prevalence of Chronic Hypoparathyroidism in a Mediterranean Region as Estimated by the Analysis of Anonymous Healthcare Database. CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL, pp. 1-7, ISSN:0171-967X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Di Paola M, Gatti D, Viapiana O, Cianferotti L, Cavalli L, Caffarelli C, Conversano F, Quarta E, Pisani P, Girasole G, Giusti A, Manfredini M, Arioli G, Matucci-Cerinic M, Bianchi G, Nuti R, Gonnelli S, Brandi ML, Muratore M, Rossini M (2018). Radiofrequency echographic multispectrometry compared with dual X-ray absorptiometry for osteoporosis diagnosis on lumbar spine and femoral neck. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. Sept 4, pp. 1-12, ISSN:0937-941X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cianferotti L, Marcucci G, Brandi ML (2018). Causes and pathophysiology of hypoparathyroidism. BAILLIERE'S BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH. CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol. 32, pp. 909-925, ISSN:1521-690X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marcucci G, Cianferotti L, Brandi ML (2018). Clinical presentation and management of hypoparathyroidism.. BAILLIERE'S BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH. CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol. 32, pp. 927-939, ISSN:1521-690X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cianferotti L. (2018). Classification of Hypoparathyroid Disorders. Karger DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marcucci, Gemma; Cianferotti, Luisella; Parri, Simone; Altieri, Paola; Arvat, Emanuela; Benvenga, Salvatore; Betterle, Corrado; Bondanelli, Marta; Boscaro, Marco; Camozzi, Valentina; Centaro, Grazia Maria; Cetani, Filomena; Chiodini, Iacopo; Ciampolillo, Anna; Colao, Annamaria; Corbetta, Sabrina; De Feo, Maria Laura; Uberti, Ettore Degli; Faggiano, Antongiulio; Fornari, Rachele; Gaspari, Achille Lucio; Giorgino, Francesco; Giuliani, Valeria; Iacobone, Maurizio; Innaro, Nadia; Lamacchia, Olga; Lenzi, Andrea; Mantovani, Giovanna; Marcocci, Claudio; Masi, Laura; Migliaccio, Silvia; Palmieri, Serena; Pasquali, Renato; Perigli, Giuliano; Piccini, Valentina; Romagnoli, Elisabetta; Ruggeri, Rosaria Maddalena; Rulli, Francesco; Samà, Maria Teresa; Tomaino, Giuseppe; Trimarchi, Francesco; Zatelli, Maria Chiara; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2018). HypoparaNet: A Database of Chronic Hypoparathyroidism Based on Expert Medical-Surgical Centers in Italy. CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL, pp. 0-0, ISSN:0171-967X DOI

Marcucci, G; Gronchi, G; Cianferotti, L; Masi, L; Parri, S; Giusti, F; Fossi, C; Cioppi, F; Vannucci, L; Signorini, C; Brandi, ML (2018). RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF PATIENTS AFFECTED BY CHRONIC HYPOPARATHYROIDISM. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 29, pp. S442-S443, ISSN:0937-941X

Marini F, Giusti F, Fossi C, Cioppi F, Cianferotti L, Masi L, Boaretto F, Zovato S, Cetani F, Colao A, Davì MV, Faggiano A, Fanciulli G, Ferolla P, Ferone D, Loli P, Mantero F, Marcocci C, Opocher G, Beck-Peccoz P, Persani L, Scillitani A, Guizzardi F, Spada A, Tomassetti P, Tonelli F, Brandi ML (2018). Correction to: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1: analysis of germline MEN1 mutations in the Italian multicenter MEN1 patient database.. ENDOCRINE, pp. 1-8, ISSN:1559-0100 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Clinical presentation and management of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism in Italy. Saponaro F, Cetani F, Repaci A, Pagotto U, Cipriani C, Pepe J, Minisola S, Cipri C, Vescini F, Scillitani A, Salcuni A, Palmieri S, Eller-Vainicher C, Chiodini I, Madeo B, Kara E, Castellano E, Borretta G, Gianotti L, Romanelli F, Camozzi V, Faggiano A, Corbetta S, Cianferotti L, Brandi ML, De Feo ML, Palermo A, Vezzoli G, Maino F, Scalese M, Marcocci C (2018). Clinical presentation and management of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism in Italy.. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, pp. 1-10, ISSN:1720-8386 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cipriani, Cristiana*; Pepe, Jessica; Biamonte, Federica; Manai, Rizieri; Biondi, Piergianni; Nieddu, Luciano; Cianferotti, Luisella; Brandi, Maria Luisa; Minisola, Salvatore (2017). The Epidemiology of Hypoparathyroidism in Italy: An 8-Year Register-Based Study. CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL, vol. 100, pp. 278-285, ISSN:0171-967X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Giusti, Francesca; Cianferotti, Luisella; Boaretto, F; Cetani, F; Cioppi, Federica; Colao, A; Davì, Mv; Faggiano, A; Fanciulli, G; Ferolla, P; Ferone, D; Fossi, Caterina; Giudici, Francesco; Gronchi, Giorgio; Loli, P; Mantero, F; Marcocci, C; Marini, Francesca; Masi, Laura; Opocher, G; Beck Peccoz, P; Persani, L; Scillitani, A; Sciortino, G; Spada, A; Tomassetti, P; Tonelli, Francesco; Brandi, MARIA LUISA (2017). Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 1: institution, management, and data analysis of a nationwide multicenter patient database. ENDOCRINE, pp. 1-11, ISSN:1559-0100 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Ruggiero, C.; Bonamassa, L.; Pelini, L.; Prioletta, I.; Cianferotti, L.; Metozzi, A.; Benvenuti, E.; Brandi, G.; Guazzini, A.; Santoro, G.C.; Mecocci, P.; Black, D.; Brandi, M.L (2017). Early post-surgical cognitive dysfunction is a risk factor for mortality among hip fracture hospitalized older persons. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 28, pp. 667-675, ISSN:0937-941X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Schwarzer R, Warner L, Fleig L, Gholami M, Salvatore S, Cianferotti L, Ntzani E, Roman-Viñas B, Trichopoulou A, Brandi ML (2017). Psychological mechanisms in a digital intervention to improve physical activity: A multicentre randomized controlled trial. BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, pp. 1-15, ISSN:1359-107X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Romagnoli Cecilia, Sharma P, Zonefrati R, Mavilia Carmelo, Aldinucci Alessandra, Innocenti Marco, Cianferotti Luisella, Brandi Maria Luisa (2017). Gene expression analysis during in vitro myogenesis of human skeletal muscle satellite cells. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 28, pp. 508-508, ISSN:0937-941X

Tarantino, Umberto; Iolascon, Giovanni; Cianferotti, Luisella; Masi, Laura; Marcucci, Gemma; Giusti, Francesca; Marini, Francesca; Parri, Simone; Feola, Maurizio; Rao, Cecilia; Piccirilli, Eleonora; Zanetti, Emanuela Basilici; Cittadini, Noemi; Alvaro, Rosaria; Moretti, Antimo; Calafiore, Dario; Toro, Giuseppe; Gimigliano, Francesca; Resmini, Giuseppina; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2017). Clinical guidelines for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis: summary statements and recommendations from the Italian Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY, vol. 18, pp. 3-36, ISSN:1590-9921 DOI

Marini, Francesca; Cianferotti, Luisella; Giusti, Francesca; Brandi, MARIA LUISA (2017). Molecular genetics in primary hyperparathyroidism: the role of genetic tests in differential diagnosis, disease prevention strategy, and therapeutic planning. A 2017 update. CLINICAL CASES IN MINERAL AND BONE METABOLISM, vol. 14, pp. 60-70, ISSN:1724-8914 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Minisola, S; Cianferotti, Luisella; Biondi, P; Cipriani, C; Fossi, Caterina; Franceschelli, Francesco; Giusti, Francesca; Leoncini, Gigliola; Pepe, J; Bischoff Ferrari, Ha; Brandi, MARIA LUISA (2017). Correction of vitamin D status by calcidiol: pharmacokinetic profile, safety, and biochemical effects on bone and mineral metabolism of daily and weekly dosage regimens. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, pp. 1-11, ISSN:0937-941X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Schwarzer, R; Warner, Lm; Fleig, L; Gholami, M; Serra-Majem, L; Ngo, J; Cianferotti, L; Kritikou, M; Mossi, P; Ntzani, E; Brandi, Ml (2017). Dietary planning, self-efficacy, and outcome expectancies play a role in an online intervention on fruit and vegetable consumption. JOURNAL OF PRENATAL AND PERINATAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH, pp. 1-17, ISSN:1097-8003 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cianferotti, L; Bertoldo, F; Carini, M; Kanis, Ja; Lapini, A; Longo, N; Martorana, G; Mirone, V; Reginster, Jy; Rizzoli, R; Brandi, Ml (2017). The prevention of fragility fractures in patients with non-metastatic prostate cancer: a position statement by the international osteoporosis foundation. ONCOTARGET, vol. 8, pp. 75646-75663, ISSN:1949-2553 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cianferotti, Luisella; Bertoldo, F; Bischoff Ferrari, Ha; Bruyere, O; Cooper, C; Cutolo, M; Kanis, Ja; Kaufman, Jm; Reginster, Jy; Rizzoli, R; Brandi, MARIA LUISA (2017). Vitamin D supplementation in the prevention and management of major chronic diseases not related to mineral homeostasis in adults: research for evidence and a scientific statement from the European society for clinical and economic aspects of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis (ESCEO).. ENDOCRINE, vol. 56, pp. 245-261, ISSN:1559-0100 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

P. Sharma, C. Romagnoli, R. Zonefrati, A. Aldinucci, M. Innocenti, L. Cianferotti, E. Kallay, M. L. Brandi (2017). Calcium-sensing receptor expression analysis in human skeletal muscle tissue and satellite cells. In: XII congresso Ortomed, Florence, Italy, December 14-16, 2017, Società italiana di ortopedia, medicina e delle malattie rare dello scheletro, pp. 117-117.

Sharma Preeti, Romagnoli Cecilia, Zonefrati Roberto, Aldinucci Alassandra, Innocenti Marco, Cianferotti Luisella, Brandi Maria Luisa (2017). CaSR protein expression analysis in stem cells derived from human skeletal muscle and human adipose tissue. In: 3rd International symposium on the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR), Florence, Italy, May 11-13, 2017, Fondazione internazionale Menarini, pp. 120-120.

Cioppi F, Cianferotti L, Masi L, Giusti F, Brandi ML (2017). The LARO-MEN1 study: a longitudinal clinical experience with octreotide Long-Acting Release in patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1 Syndrome. CLINICAL CASES IN MINERAL AND BONE METABOLISM, vol. 14, pp. 1-8, ISSN:1724-8914 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Masi, L; Marcucci, G; Giusti, F; Fossi, C; Franceschelli, F; Leoncini, G; Cioppi, F; Cianferotti, L; Brandi, L (2017). CALCIFICATIONS IN DERMATOMYOSITIS: A CLINICAL CASE WITH AN ALTERATION OF PHOSPHATE HOMEOSTASIS, CARRIER OF A NEW FGF23 GENE MUTATION. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 28, pp. S606-S607, ISSN:0937-941X

Cianferotti, Luisella; Parri, Simone; Gronchi, Giorgio; Civinini, Roberto; Brandi, MARIA LUISA (2017). The use of cholecalciferol in patients with hip fracture. CLINICAL CASES IN MINERAL AND BONE METABOLISM, vol. 14, pp. 48-53, ISSN:1724-8914 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cianferotti, L.; Romagnoli, C.; Vigna, M.; Zonefrati, R.; Mavilia, C.; Galli, G.; Innocenti, M.; Marcucci G; Tanini, A.; Brandi, M. L. (2016). PRIMARY CULTURES OF HUMAN SKELETAL MUSCLE SATELLITE CELLS: A NOVEL MODEL TO ASSESS SKELETAL MUSCLE CELL DIFFERENTIATION. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 27, pp. S251-S251, ISSN:0937-941X

Marini, F; Cianferotti, L; Brandi, Ml. (2016). Epigenetic Mechanisms in Bone Biology and Osteoporosis: Can They Drive Therapeutic Choices?. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, vol. 17, pp. 1-19, ISSN:1661-6596 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cavalli, L; Guazzini, A; Cianferotti, L; Parri, S; Cavalli, T; Metozzi, A; Giusti, F; Fossi, C; Black, Dm; Brandi, Ml. (2016). Prevalence of osteoporosis in the Italian population and main risk factors: results of BoneTour Campaign.. BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS, vol. 17, pp. 1-11, ISSN:1471-2474 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marcucci G; Masi L; Cianferotti L; Brandi ML (2016). BONE FIBROUS DYSPLASIA: A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF 34 CASES. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 27, pp. S340-S341, ISSN:0937-941X

Giusti, F; Cianferotti, L; Gronchi, G; Cioppi, F; Masi, L; Faggiano, A; Colao, A; Ferolla, P; Brandi, Ml. (2016). Cinacalcet therapy in patients affected by primary hyperparathyroidism associated to Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome type 1 (MEN1). ENDOCRINE, vol. 52, pp. 495-506, ISSN:1559-0100 DOI

Romagnoli Cecilia, Zonefrati R, Mavilia Carmelo, Aldinucci Alessandra, Galli Gianna, Innocenti Marco, Tanini Annalisa, Masi Laura, Cianferotti L, Brandi M.L. (2016). In Vitro Analysis of Hormonal Receptor Genes During Myogenesis of Human Skeletal Muscle-Derived Cells. JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, vol. 31 (suppl 1), pp. 332-332, ISSN:1523-4681

Vignali, Edda; Macchia, Enrico; Cetani, Filomena; Reggiardo, Giorgio; Cianferotti, Luisella; Saponaro, Federica; Marcocci, Claudio (2016). Development of an algorithm to predict serum vitamin D levels using a simple questionnaire based on sunlight exposure. ENDOCRINE, pp. 1-8, ISSN:1355-008X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cipriani, C; Pepe, J; Biamonte, F; Manai, R; Biondi, P; Nieddu, L; Cianferotti, L; Brandi, Ml; Minisola, S (2016). The Epidemiology of Hypoparathyroidism in Italy: An 8-Year Register-Based Study. CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL, pp. 1-8, ISSN:0171-967X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Masi, L; Agnusdei, D; Bilezikian, J; Chappard, D; Chapurlat, R; Cianferotti, L; Devolgelaer, Jp; El Maghraoui, A; Ferrari, S; Javaid, Mk; Kaufman, Jm; Liberman, Ua; Lyritis, G; Miller, P; Napoli, N; Roldan, E; Papapoulos, S; Watts, Nb; Brandi, Ml. (2015). Taxonomy of rare genetic metabolic bone disorders.. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 26, pp. 2529-2558, ISSN:0937-941X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cianferotti, L; Parri, S; Gronchi, G; Rizzuti, C; Fossi, C; Black, Dm; Brandi, Ml. (2015). Changing patterns of prescription in vitamin D supplementation in adults: analysis of a regional dataset.. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 26, pp. 2695-2702, ISSN:0937-941X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cianferotti, L; Gomes, Ar; Fabbri, S; Tanini, A; Brandi, Ml. (2015). The calcium-sensing receptor in bone metabolism: from bench to bedside and back.. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 26, pp. 2055-2071, ISSN:0937-941X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cianferotti L.; Brandi M.L. (2015). Integrated approach to prevent refracture: the fracture unit project of the Ortomed scientific society. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 26, pp. S57-S57, ISSN:0937-941X

Parri, S; Cianferotti, L; Marcucci, G; Gronchi, G; Rizzuti, C; Colli, E; Manetti, B; Naldoni, W; Brandi, Ml. (2015). The T.A.R.Ge.T. project: a regional program to reduce hip fracture in elderly patients. Main results of retrospective phase.. CLINICAL CASES IN MINERAL AND BONE METABOLISM, vol. 12, pp. 34-42, ISSN:1724-8914 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Romagnoli, Cecilia; Cianferotti, Luisella; Vigna, Monica; Zonefrati, Roberto; Mavilia, Carmelo; Galli, Gianna; Innocenti, Marco; Tanini, Annalisa; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2015). Cellule satelliti isolate da muscolo scheletrico umano come modello per lo studio della differenziazione muscolare. In: XV Congresso Nazionale SIOMMMS, Dynamicom, pp. 101-101.

Cianferotti, L; Fossi, C; Brandi, Ml (2015). Hip Protectors: Are They Worth it?. CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL, vol. 97, pp. 1-11, ISSN:0171-967X DOI

Cianferotti, L; Cricelli, C; Kanis, Ja; Nuti, R; Reginster, Jy; Ringe, Jd; Rizzoli, R; Brandi, Ml. (2015). The clinical use of vitamin D metabolites and their potential developments: a position statement from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF). ENDOCRINE, vol. 50, pp. 12-26, ISSN:1355-008X DOI

Pampaloni, Barbara; Cianferotti, Luisella; Gronchi, Giorgio; Bartolini, Elisa; Fabbri, Sergio; Tanini, Annalisa; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2015). Growing Strong and Healthy with Mister Bone: An Educational Program to Have Strong Bones Later in Life.. NUTRIENTS, vol. 7, pp. 9985-9998, ISSN:2072-6643 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Giusti, Francesca; Cianferotti, Luisella; Masi, Laura; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2015). Blomstrand’s chondrodysplasia. In: BRANDI M.L.; BROWN E.M.. Hypoparathyroidism, pp. 389-395 Springer-Verlag Milan, ISBN:9788847053762. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cianferotti, Luisella (2015). PTH and PTHrP: Nonclassical targets. In: Brandi M.L.; Brown E.M.. Hypoparathyroidism, pp. 111-126 Springer-Verlag Milan, ISBN:9788847053762. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Vignali, E; Cetani, F; Chiavistelli, S; Meola, A; Saponaro, F; Centoni, R; Cianferotti, L; Marcocci, C (2015). Normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism: a survey in a small village of Southern Italy. ENDOCRINE CONNECTIONS, vol. 4, pp. 172-178, ISSN:2049-3614 DOI

G. Marcucci;L. Cianferotti;P. Beck-Peccoz;M. Capezzone;F. Cetani;A. Colao;M. V. Davì;E. D. Uberti;S. D. Prato;R. Elisei;A. Faggiano;D. Ferone;C. Foresta;L. Fugazzola;E. Ghigo;G. Giacchetti;F. Giorgino;A. Lenzi;P. Malandrino;M. Mannelli;C. Marcocci;L. Masi;F. Pacini;G. Opocher;A. Radicioni;M. Tonacchera;R. Vigneri;M. C. Zatelli;M. L. Brandi (2015). Rare diseases in clinical endocrinology: a taxonomic classification system.. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, vol. 38, pp. 193-259, ISSN:0391-4097 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marcucci G.; Cianferotti L.; Gronchi G.; Parri S.; Brandi M.L. (2015). Persistence long-term of alendronate therapy on osteoporotic population in Tuscany region. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 26, pp. S375-S376, ISSN:0937-941X

Sprini, Delia; Rini, Giovam Battista; Di Stefano, Laura; Cianferotti, Luisella; Napoli, Nicola (2014). Correlation between osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. CLINICAL CASES IN MINERAL AND BONE METABOLISM, vol. 11, pp. 117-119, ISSN:1724-8914 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cianferotti, Luisella; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2014). The Molecular Genetics of Hypoparathyroidism. In: Bilezikian J.P., Marcus R., Levine M.A., Marcocci C., Silverberg S.J., Potts J.T.. The Parathyroids: Basic and Clinical Concepts: Third Edition, pp. 719-736 Elsevier Inc., ISBN:9780123971661. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

C. Romagnoli; N. Nuti; R. Zonefrati; F.S. Martelli; M. Martelli; E. Fanti; M. Duvina; P. Tonelli; L. Cianferotti; A. Tanini; M.L. Brandi (2014). Osteogenic differentation and mineralization of adult mesenchymal stem cells isolated from human periodontal ligament. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 25, pp. S224-S224, ISSN:0937-941X

Sprini, Delia; Di Stefano, Laura; Battista Rini, Giovam; Cianferotti, Luisella; Napoli, Nicola (2014). Vγ9Vδ2 T lymphocytes activation in osteoporotic patients treated with bisphosphonates. CLINICAL CASES IN MINERAL AND BONE METABOLISM, vol. 11, pp. 126-128, ISSN:1724-8914 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

L. Cianferotti; M.L. Brandi (2014). Muscle-bone interactions: basic and clinical aspects.. ENDOCRINE, vol. 45, pp. 165-177, ISSN:1355-008X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Maria Luisa Brandi; Helen Casale; Giovanni Castellini; Luisella Cianferotti; Mariarosaria Di Tommaso; Alessandra D. Fisher; Barbara Giomi; Mario Maggi; Teresita Mazzei; Simone Parri; Salvatore Seminara; Stefano Stagi; Zelinda Tredici; Giuliano Zuccati; (2014). Comportamenti sessuali e contraccezione. In: Rosanna Abbate, Carolina Amador, Laura Aversa, Sonia Baccetti, Sara Bagatti, Daniela Bagattini Lorella Baggiani, Cristiana Baggiore, Alberto Baldasseroni, Emanuela Balocchini,Alessandro Barchielli, Simone Bartolacci, Valentina Barletta, Dario Bartolozzi, Angelamaria Becorpi, Alice Berti, Sonia Biagi, Fabrizio Bianchi, Maria Luisa Brandi, Stefano Bravi, Vincenzina Bruni, Sandra Bucciantini, Rodolfo Buselli, Rachele Capocchi, Helen Casale, Giovanni Castellini, Anna Maria Celesti, Elisabetta Chellini, Fiorella Chiappi, Luisella Cianfer, Francesco Cipriani, Emanuele Crocetti, Monica Da Frè, Alessandro Del Debbio, Mario Di Fiorino, Mariella Di Stefano, Mariarosaria Di Tommaso, Valeria Dubini, Cristina Epifani, Massimo Fabbiani, Eleonora Fanti, Natalia Faraoni, Paolo Fedi, Alessandra D. Fisher, Paolo Francesconi, Flavia Franconi, Sara Gallicchio, Gian Franco Gensini Barbara Giomi, Roberta Giommi, Lisa Gnaulati, Elisa Gualdani,Francesco Innocenti, Francesco Lapi, Isabella Lapi, Claudia Livi, Stefania Losi, Silvia Maffei, Luca Maggi, Mario Maggi, Paola Magneschi, Paola Mantellini, Andrea Martini, Teresita Mazzei,Nadia Olimpi, Linda Pannocchia, Antonio Panti, Simone Parri, Valentina Pedani, Adriano Peris, Federica Pieroni, Laura Policardo, Monia Puglia, Matilde Razzanelli, Elio Rossi, Franca Rusconi, Giuseppe Seghieri, Salvatore Seminara, Caterina Silvestri, Stefano Stagi, Donatella Talini, Caterina Teodori, Zelinda Tredici, Paola Trotta, Lucia Turco, Cristina Vassalle, Donata Villari, Fabio Voller, Giuliano Zuccati, Alfredo Zuppiroli. La salute di genere in Toscana, pp. 285-289, Regione TOSCANA: ARS Ed.

D'Asta, Federica; Cianferotti, Luisella; Bhandari, Sahil; Sprini, Delia; Rini, Giovam Battista; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2014). The endocrine response to severe burn trauma. EXPERT REVIEW OF ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol. 9, pp. 45-59, ISSN:1744-6651 DOI

Cianferotti, Luisella; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2014). Sensing Calcium Levels. The Biology of the Parathyroid Cell. In: Ulloa-Aguirre A., Conn P.M.. Cellular Endocrinology in Health and Disease, pp. 41-54 Elsevier Inc., ISBN:9780124081345. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

S. Buscemi;A. Nicolucci;G. Lucisano;F. Galvano;G. Grosso;S. Belmonte;D. Sprini;S. Migliaccio;L. Cianferotti;M. L. Brandi;G. B. Rini (2014). Habitual fish intake and clinically silent carotid atherosclerosis.. NUTRITION JOURNAL, vol. 13, pp. 1-8, ISSN:1475-2891 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Tonelli F;Giudici F;Giusti F;Marini F;Cianferotti L;Nesi G;Brandi ML (2014). A heterozygous frameshift mutation in exon 1 of CDKN1B gene in a patient affected by MEN4 syndrome.. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol. 171, pp. K7-K17, ISSN:0804-4643 DOI

Marini F; Parri S; Masi L; Ciuffi S; Guazzini A; Fabbri S; Luzi E; Cianferotti L; Brandi ML (2013). COL1A1 Sp1 variation and bone phenotypes in an Italian population. CLINICAL CASES IN MINERAL AND BONE METABOLISM, vol. 10, pp. 133-138, ISSN:1724-8914

L. Cianferotti; F. D'Asta; M.L. Brandi (2013). A review on strontium ranelate long-term antifracture efficacy in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.. THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE, vol. 5, pp. 127-139, ISSN:1759-720X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cianferotti, Luisella; Brandi, Maria Luisa (2013). Pathogenesis of osteoporosis. In: Reginster J.Y., Bruyere O.. Osteoporosis, pp. 7-22 Future Medicine Ltd., ISBN:9781780841687. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marcocci C.; Viccica G.; Cianferotti L.; Borsari S.; Pardi E.; Chiavistelli S.; Centoni R.; Cetani F. (2013). Wnt/beta-catenin pathways in patients with parathyroid disorders. OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 24, pp. S314-S314, ISSN:0937-941X

C. Romagnoli; N. Nuti; R. Zonefrati; F.S. Martelli; M. Martelli; E. Fanti; M. Duvina; P. Tonelli; L. Cianferotti; A. Tanini; M.L. Brandi. (2013). Osteogenic Differentation and Mineralization of Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells Isolated from Human Periodontal Ligament. JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, vol. 28, pp. SA0208-SA0208, ISSN:0884-0431

G. Vezzoli;A. Terranegra;A. Aloia;T. Arcidiacono;L. Milanesi;E. Mosca;A. Mingione;D. Spotti;D. Cusi;J. Hou;G. N. Hendy;L. Soldati;G. E. N.;E. i. Nephrolithiasis;V. Paloschi;E. Dogliotti;C. Brasacchio;G. Dell'Antonio;F. Montorsi;R. Bertini;P. Bellinzoni;G. Guazzoni;L. Borghi;A. Guerra;F. Allegri;A. Ticinesi;T. Meschi;A. Nouvenne;A. Lupo;A. Fabris;G. Gambaro;P. Strazzullo;D. Rendina;G. D. Filippo;M. L. Brandi;E. Croppi;L. Cianferotti;A. Trinchieri;R. Caudarella;A. Cupisti;F. Anglani;D. D. Prete (2013). Decreased transcriptional activity of calcium-sensing receptor gene promoter 1 is associated with calcium nephrolithiasis.. THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, vol. 98, pp. 3839-3847, ISSN:0021-972X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

C. Romagnoli; R. Zonefrati; G. Galli; C. Fossi; V. Nardone; G. Palmini; A. Gozzini; L. Cianferotti; L. Masi; A. Tanini; M.L. Brandi (2013). Preadipocyte cell lines to evaluate the role of PHEX on osteoblast differentation and mineralization in vitro. JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, vol. 28, pp. SU0173-SU0173, ISSN:0884-0431

L. Cianferotti; C. Marcocci (2012). Subclinical vitamin D deficiency.. BAILLIERE'S BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH. CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol. 26, pp. 523-537, ISSN:1521-690X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

F. Cetani;F. Saponaro;C. Banti;L. Cianferotti;E. Vignali;S. Chiavistelli;G. Viccica;A. Pinchera;C. Marcocci (2012). Cinacalcet efficacy in patients with moderately severe primary hyperparathyroidism according to the European Medicine Agency prescription labeling.. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, vol. 35, pp. 655-660, ISSN:0391-4097 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marcocci, Claudio; Cianferotti, Luisella (2012). The Parathyroids. In: Miccoli P., Terris D.J., Minuto M., Seybt M.W.. Thyroid Surgery: Preventing and Managing Complications, pp. 227-236 John Wiley and Sons, ISBN:9780470659502. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

L. Cianferotti; M.L. Brandi (2012). Guidance for the diagnosis, prevention and therapy of osteoporosis in Italy.. CLINICAL CASES IN MINERAL AND BONE METABOLISM, vol. 9, pp. 170-178, ISSN:1971-3266

C. Marcocci;L. Cianferotti;F. Cetani (2012). Bone disease in primary hyperparathyrodism.. THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE, vol. 4, pp. 357-368, ISSN:1759-720X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

C. E. Ambrosini;L. Cianferotti;A. Picone;L. Torregrossa;G. Segnini;G. Frustaci;F. Cetani;F. Basolo;C. Marcocci;P. Miccoli (2011). High-intensity focused ultrasound as an alternative to the surgical approach in primary hyperparathyroidism: a preliminary experience.. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, vol. 34, pp. 655-659, ISSN:0391-4097

F. M. Hannan;M. A. Nesbit;J. J. O;J. M. Stacey;L. Cianferotti;P. T. Christie;A. D. Conigrave;M. P. Whyte;R. V. Thakker (2010). Comparison of human chromosome 19q13 and syntenic region on mouse chromosome 7 reveals absence, in man, of 11.6 Mb containing four mouse calcium-sensing receptor-related sequences: relevance to familial benign hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia type 3.. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, vol. 18, pp. 442-447, ISSN:1018-4813 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Marcocci, Claudio; Cianferotti, Luisella; Silverberg, Shonni J.; Bilezikian, John P. (2010). Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Men. In: Orwoll E.S., Bilezikian J.P., Vanderschueren D.. Osteoporosis in Men, pp. 465-478 Elsevier Inc., ISBN:9780123746023. DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

E. Vignali;G. Viccica;D. Diacinti;F. Cetani;L. Cianferotti;E. Ambrogini;C. Banti;R. D. Fiacco;J. P. Bilezikian;A. Pinchera;C. Marcocci (2009). Morphometric vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with primary hyperparathyroidism.. THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, vol. 94, pp. 2306-2312, ISSN:0021-972X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

F. Cetani;M. Lemmi;D. Cervia;S. Borsari;L. Cianferotti;E. Pardi;E. Ambrogini;C. Banti;E. M. Brown;P. Bagnoli;A. Pinchera;C. Marcocci (2009). Identification and functional characterization of loss-of-function mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor in four Italian kindreds with familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia.. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol. 160, pp. 481-489, ISSN:0804-4643 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Banti C.; Cetani F.; Pardi E.; Borsari S.; Saponaro F.; Vignali E.; Viccica G.; Cianferotti L.; Ambrogini E.; Pinchera A.; Marcocci C. (2008). Mutational analysis of beta-catenin exon 3 in benign and malignant parathyroid tumors.. JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, vol. 23, pp. S485-S485, ISSN:0884-0431

Cetani, Filomena; Pardi, Elena; Banti, Chiara; Borsari, Simona; Ambrogini, Elena; Vignali, Edda; Cianferotti, Luisella; Viccica, Giuseppe; Pinchera, Aldo; Marcocci, Claudio (2008). HRPT2 gene analysis and the diagnosis of parathyroid carcinoma. EXPERT REVIEW OF ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol. 3, pp. 377-389, ISSN:1744-6651 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cetani F.; Borsari S.; Lemmi M.; Pardi E.; Cervia D.; Cianferotti L.; Banti C.; Ambrogini E.; Vignali E.; Bagnoli P.; Pinchera A.; Marcocci C. (2008). Functional characterization of unreported calcium sensing receptor in four Italian kindreds with familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia.. JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, vol. 23, pp. S424-S424, ISSN:0884-0431

Viccica G.; Vignali E.; Cianferotti L.; Ambrogini E.; Cetani F.; Chiavistelli S.; Diacinti D.; Pinchera A.; Marcocci C. (2008). Increased risk of morphometric vertebral fracture in postmenopausal women with primary hyperparathyroidism.. JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, vol. 23, pp. S485-S485, ISSN:0884-0431

L. Cianferotti;M. Cox;K. Skorija;M. B. Demay (2007). Vitamin D receptor is essential for normal keratinocyte stem cell function.. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, vol. 104, pp. 9428-9433, ISSN:0027-8424 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

L. Cianferotti;M. B. Demay (2007). VDR-mediated inhibition of DKK1 and SFRP2 suppresses adipogenic differentiation of murine bone marrow stromal cells.. JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY, vol. 101, pp. 80-88, ISSN:0730-2312 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

L. Cianferotti;E. Ambrogini;F. Cetani;E. Vignali;C. Banti;G. Viccica;A. Oppo;P. Miccoli;P. Berti;J. P. Bilezikian;A. Pinchera;C. Marcocci (2007). Surgery or surveillance for mild asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism: a prospective, randomized clinical trial.. THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, vol. 92, pp. 3114-3121, ISSN:0021-972X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

F. Cetani;E. Pardi;E. Ambrogini;P. Viacava;S. Borsari;M. Lemmi;L. Cianferotti;P. Miccoli;A. Pinchera;A. Arnold;C. Marcocci (2007). Different somatic alterations of the HRPT2 gene in a patient with recurrent sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism carrying an HRPT2 germline mutation.. ENDOCRINE-RELATED CANCER, vol. 14, pp. 493-499, ISSN:1351-0088 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

M. B. Demay;P. N. MacDonald;K. Skorija;D. R. Dowd;L. Cianferotti;M. Cox (2007). Role of the vitamin D receptor in hair follicle biology.. JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, vol. 103, pp. 344-346, ISSN:0960-0760 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cetani, Filomena; Pardi, Elena; Borsari, Simona; Lemmi, Monica; Ambrogini, Elena; Vignali, Edda; Cianferotti, Luisella; Pinchera, Aldo; Marcocci, Claudio (2006). Parathyroid tumorigenesis. CLINICAL CASES IN MINERAL AND BONE METABOLISM, vol. 3, pp. 123-131, ISSN:1724-8914

R. Botta;S. Lisi;A. Pinchera;C. Segnani;L. Cianferotti;M. A. Altea;F. Menconi;L. Mattii;G. U. Corsini;C. Marcocci;A. Dolfi;N. Bernardini;M. Marinò (2006). TSH-Dependent expression of the LDL receptor-associated protein (RAP) in thyroid epithelial cells.. THYROID, vol. 16, pp. 1097-1104, ISSN:1050-7256 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Ambrogini E.,; Pardi E.; Cetani F.; Borsari S.; Lemmi M.; Cianferotti L.; Pinchera A.; Marcocci C. (2006). A case of sporadic recurrent primary hyperparathyroidism with biallelic inactivation of HRPT2 gene.. JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, vol. 21, pp. S447-S447, ISSN:0884-0431

F. Cetani;E. Pardi;E. Ambrogini;M. Lemmi;S. Borsari;L. Cianferotti;E. Vignali;P. Viacava;P. Berti;S. Mariotti;A. Pinchera;C. Marcocci (2006). Genetic analyses in familial isolated hyperparathyroidism: implication for clinical assessment and surgical management.. CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol. 64, pp. 146-152, ISSN:1365-2265 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

Cetani F.; Borsari S.; Pardi E.; Ambrogini E.; Cianferotti L.; Lemmi M.; Vignali E.; Viccica G.; Pinchera A.; Marcocci C. (2006). Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia: four novel inactivating mutations.. JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, vol. 21, pp. S447-S447, ISSN:0884-0431

Cianferotti L.; Demay M.B. (2005). Vitamin D receptor-mediated inhibition of DKK1 and Sfrp2 suppresses adipogenic differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells.. JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, vol. 21, pp. S5-S5, ISSN:0884-0431

F. Cetani;E. Pardi;S. Borsari;P. Viacava;G. Dipollina;L. Cianferotti;E. Ambrogini;E. Gazzerro;G. Colussi;P. Berti;P. Miccoli;A. Pinchera;C. Marcocci (2004). Genetic analyses of the HRPT2 gene in primary hyperparathyroidism: Germline and somatic mutations in familial and sporadic parathyroid tumors. THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, vol. 89, pp. 5583-5591, ISSN:0021-972X DOI

A. A. Pannett;A. M. Kennedy;J. J. O;S. A. Forbes;B. M. Cavaco;J. H. D;L. Cianferotti;B. Harding;B. Shine;F. Flinter;C. G. H;R. Trembath;R. V. Thakker (2003). Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) germline mutations in familial isolated primary hyperparathyroidism.. CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol. 58, pp. 639-646, ISSN:1365-2265

E. Vignali;A. Picone;G. Materazzi;S. Steffe;P. Berti;L. Cianferotti;F. Cetani;E. Ambrogini;P. Miccoli;A. Pinchera;C. Marcocci (2002). A quick intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay in the surgical management of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: a study of 206 consecutive cases.. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol. 146, pp. 783-788, ISSN:0804-4643

F. Cetani;S. Borsari;E. Vignali;E. Pardi;A. Picone;L. Cianferotti;G. Rossi;P. Miccoli;A. Pinchera;C. Marcocci (2002). Calcium-sensing receptor gene polymorphisms in primary hyperparathyroidism.. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, vol. 25, pp. 614-619, ISSN:0391-4097

F. Cetani;E. Pardi;E. Vignali;S. Borsari;A. Picone;L. Cianferotti;E. Ambrogini;P. Miccoli;A. Pinchera;C. Marcocci (2002). MEN1 gene alterations do not correlate with the phenotype of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism.. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, vol. 25, pp. 508-512, ISSN:0391-4097

F. Cetani;E. Pardi;A. Giovannetti;E. Vignali;S. Borsari;F. Golia;L. Cianferotti;P. Viacava;P. Miccoli;M. Gasperi;A. Pinchera;C. Marcocci (2002). Genetic analysis of the MEN1 gene and HPRT2 locus in two Italian kindreds with familial isolated hyperparathyroidism.. CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol. 56, pp. 457-464, ISSN:1365-2265

F. Cetani;G. Barbesino;S. Borsari;E. Pardi;L. Cianferotti;A. Pinchera;C. Marcocci (2001). A novel mutation of the autoimmune regulator gene in an Italian kindred with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy, acting in a dominant fashion and strongly cosegregating with hypothyroid autoimmune thyroiditis.. THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, vol. 86, pp. 4747-4752, ISSN:0021-972X DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

F. Cetani;E. Pardi;A. Giovannetti;P. Cerrai;S. Borsari;E. Vignali;A. Picone;L. Cianferotti;P. Miccoli;A. Pinchera;C. Marcocci (2000). Six novel MEN1 gene mutations in sporadic parathyroid tumors.. HUMAN MUTATION, vol. 16, pp. 445-449, ISSN:1059-7794 Accesso ONLINE all'editore

F. Cetani;E. Pardi;L. Cianferotti;E. Vignali;A. Picone;P. Miccoli;A. Pinchera;C. Marcocci (1999). A new mutation of the MEN1 gene in an italian kindred with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol. 140, pp. 429-433, ISSN:0804-4643

F. Cetani;A. Pinchera;E. Pardi;L. Cianferotti;E. Vignali;A. Picone;P. Miccoli;P. Viacava;C. Marcocci (1999). No evidence for mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor gene in sporadic parathyroid adenomas.. JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, vol. 14, pp. 878-882, ISSN:0884-0431 DOI Accesso ONLINE all'editore

A. G. Naccarato;C. Marcocci;P. Miccoli;A. G. Bonadio;L. Cianferotti;E. Vignali;G. Cipollini;P. Viacava (1998). Bcl-2, p53 and MIB-1 expression in normal and neoplastic parathyroid tissues.. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, vol. 21, pp. 136-141, ISSN:0391-4097

Luisella CIANFEROTTI

Curriculum

Personal information

Name: Luisella Cianferotti

E-mail: luisella.cianferotti@unifi.it

Nationality and mother tongue: Italian

Other languages: English (proficient user in understanding, speaking, and writing); French and Spanish (beginner user)

Work experience

2020-present: Associate Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

2012-2020: Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, tenure track

Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine till 2018, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences since 2019, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

2008-2012: Research and Clinical Assistant, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; main activities and responsibilities: design and developing of clinical trials and basic science projects, clinical activities especially in the field of bone and mineral metabolism, with particular regard to vitamin D deficiency assessment and treatment

2002-2003: Clinical Associate, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; main activities and responsibilities: clinical research, clinical activities (management of endocrinopathies, bone densitometry, thyroid ultrasound)

Type of business or sector: Medicine (Endocrinology) and Research

Education and titles of education

2003-2008: PhD in Endocrinological and Metabolic Sciences

Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

2004-2007: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medicine

Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

1997-2002: Specialty Degree in Endocrinology and Metabolism (Magna cum Laude), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

1999: Research Fellowship, Molecular Endocrinology Group, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

1997: National Board, Italian National Board of Medicine and Surgery

1990-1996: MD Degree (Magna cum Laude), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Honors and Awards

2012: Young Researcher Award by Società Italiana dellOsteoporosi, del Metabolismo Minerale e delle Malattie dello Scheletro (SIOMMMS)

2012: Outstanding Abstract Award by Endocrine Society, Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting, Houston, TEXAS, USA

2009: Best Scientific Production Award (for the year 2007) by Società Italiana dellOsteoporosi, del Metabolismo Minerale e delle Malattie dello Scheletro

2006ç: Best Oral Communication Award by Società Italiana dellOsteoporosi, del Metabolismo Minerale e delle Malattie dello Scheletro (SIOMMMS), VI Congresso Nazionale

SIOMMMS

2006: Fo.Ri.SIE Award for the Development of Scientific Research by the Società Italiana di Endocrinologia (SIE)

2001: Best Poster Award by Società Italiana dellOsteoporosi, del Metabolismo Minerale e delle Malattie dello Scheletro, Congresso Nazionale SIOMMMS

1999: Leonardo da Vinci Fellowship by the EU – Education and Culture, Lifelong Learning Programme Leonardo da Vinci

Teaching experiences

2014-present: Course “Endocrinology of Mineralized Tissues” in the Integrated Course of Implantology, within the single cycle degree of Dentistry and Dental Prostesis, University of Florence

2015-present: Course Endocrine Physiopathology in the Integrated Course of Pathology within the Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical Laboratory Techniques, University of Florence

2015-present: Teaching of Diseases of bone and mineral metabolism in the Postgraduate Schoold of Endocrinology, University of Florence

2017-present: Teaching of Endocrinology in the single cycle degree of Medicine and Surgery

2016-present: Member of the Commission o fthe PhD in Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

CME Lectures in several national and international conferences

Scientific Publications

Author of more than 130 peer-reviewed scientific papers, more than 160 abstracts presented at national and international meetings, more than 20 reviews published in books or non-peer reviewed journals.

According to the Scopus database (excluding meeting abstracts): h-index 24.

Technical skills and competences

Clinical Practice: management of endocrine diseases, with a particular expertise in mineral metabolism, experience in bone densitometry, thyroid ultrasound examination, fine needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid.

Clinical Science: experience with clinical trials design, execution, critical analysis of results, statistical analysis; specimen handling; hormonal immunoassays.

Basic Science: experience with: mice handling and dissection, bone isolation and preparation, (from embryos and newborns/adults); molecular biology, cellular biology and biochemistry: genotyping; tissue culture studies (primary bone marrow stromal cell, primary calvarial osteoblast and cell line cultures); DNA, RNA and protein extraction both from cells and tissues; PCR and RT-PCR; protein analysis, protein-protein and protein DNA interaction (western blotting, immunoprecipitations, GST-pull down assays, mobility shift assays); gene transactivation assays both in primary cultures and in cell lines; studies of proliferation (following BrdU incorporation) and apoptosis (TUNEL labeling); histological techniques, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence and microscopic analysis of the specimens; statistical analysis, linkage analysis, computerized sequence analysis.

Computer Experience: Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Power Point), statistical programs (Stat View, SPSS), picture editing (Photoshop), reference managing programs (End Note), databases (Access, File Maker), scientific internet search (PubMed and other scientific websites).

Affiliations

2000-present: Member of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism and Skeletal Diseases (SIOMMMS);

2001-present: Member of the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE).

2000-2016: Member of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)

2006-2014: Member of the Endocrine Society

Reviewing Activity

Nature Scientific Reports, Osteoporosis International, Calcified Tissue International, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Endocrine, Clinical Endocrinology, Orphanet Journal of rare Disease, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, Gynecological Endocrinology, Maturitas, Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Associate editor

International Journal of Bone Fragility

Research Interests

Past research

Clinical, biochemical and densitometric studies in primary hyperparathyroidism

Randomized controlled study on the outcome of parathyroidectomy in mild primary hyperparathyroidism

Intervention trials with vitamin D (cholecalciferol and calcifediol) in several bone and mineral disorders such as primary hyperparathyroidism and in chronic diseases not directly related to alterations in mineral homeostasis such as cancer and autoimmune disorders.

Clinical trial on the use of cinacalcet in primary hyperparathyroidism.

Clinical and molecular biology studies in hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets, tumoral calcinosis and familial primary hyperparathyroidism.

Genetic analysis of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism, familial benign hypercalcemia and MEN1 syndrome

Effects of the vitamin D receptor on osteoblast and adipogenic differentiation in primary cultures of murine bone marrow stromal cells

Study on the ligand-independent effects of the vitamin D receptor on hair cycling; nuclear protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions.

Present research

Clinical and translational studies in the field of osteoporosis, metabolic bone diseases, thyroid and parathyroid diseases/tumorigenesis (primary hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism), multiple endocrine neoplasias

Clinical intervention trials in hypoparathyroidism

Basic/translational studies in parathyroid tumorigenesis, skeletal muscle physiology and pathology

Epidemiological studies on osteoporotic fractures, rare diseases of bone and mineral metabolism through the analysis of Regional Healthcare Databases

Observational studies on bone quality and early osteoarthritis under aromatase inhibitors in women with mammary cancer

Participation to international research projects

2013-2016: Credits4Health (C4H): a credit-based, people-centric approach for the adoption of healthylife-styles and balanced Mediterranean diet in the frame of social participation and innovation forhealth promotion –FP7 Project funded by the EU (#602386).

2013-2015: European Innovation Partnership of Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP-AHA), promoted by the EU with the projects: MONitoring of prescription and improving ADherence to anti-OSteoporotic treatments(MONADOS project), Fall prevention in OsteopoRotic patients after hip FracturE and impact on Neurocognitive symptoms (FORFENd projeject), Optimizing nutrition and physical activity in healthy ageing: intervention on subclinical frailty

Participation to national research projects

2017-present: PRIN – “Complex signatures of circulating microRNAs as novel biomarkers for osteoporosis and fracture risk”, by MIUR (#201528E7CM)

2014-2016: PRIN – “MUsclecrinology: characterization of SKeletal muscle as a target organ and a key playerin the ENDOcrine-metabolic system (MUSKENDO)”, by MIUR (#2012227FLF).

2017-present: “Hypophosphatasia in the adults: a population study of atypical fragility femoral fractures collected from major traumatology centers in Italy”.

2017-present: “BehavIOur of Mineral metabOlism in patients with longstanding, chRonic hypoparathyroidism when adiministered recombinant Parathyroid Hormone 1-84: an in vivo study in humans (BIOMoRPH)” by Shire.

2016-present: “Observational study of patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism in the Tuscany region”.

2013-2016: "RIFF: risk and incidence of fragility fractures in Italy for the updating and validation of the Italian version FRAX and supporting the nation registry of fragility fractures", by Istituto Auxologico Italiano.

2013-2015: "Recombinant human parathyroid hormone (rhPTH1-84) as therapy for adults with hypoparathyroidism" by AIFA

Participation to regional research projects

2013-present: TARGET Project: Trattamento Appropriato delle Rifratture Geriatriche in Toscana, by Region of Tuscany.