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Stefano Toppo

University of PaduaORCID 0000-0002-0246-3119Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 3 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 4 Organism:human· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Enrico LavezzoiD· 4 shared Ahmet Süreyya RifaioğluiD· 1 shared Alan J. MedlariD· 1 shared Alberto PaccanaroiD· 1 shared Alessandra Rosalba BrazzaleiD· 1 shared Alessandro PetriniiD· 1 shared Alessandro VezziiD· 1 shared Alex Alves FreitasiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintOct 29, 2026

Extensive and heterogeneous viral circular RNA production during Zika virus infection

Mirco Stradiotto, Alessandro Vezzi, Mariachiara Vardeu…·Marta Trevisan

This study identifies and validates viral circular RNAs produced during Zika virus infection in neural stem cells.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.28.762464

humanlong-read sequencing

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BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprintNov 5, 2024

VirNA: a novel Minimum Spanning Networks algorithm for investigating viral evolution

Giorgia Mazzotti, Luca Bianco, Martina Bado…·Paolo Fontana

VirNA uses Minimum Spanning Networks to analyze viral genome data, providing detailed insights into viral evolution and spread during pandemics.

DOI 10.1101/2024.11.05.620028

whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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BioinformaticsGenome biologyPeer-reviewedNov 19, 2019

The CAFA challenge reports improved protein function prediction and new functional annotations for hundreds of genes through experimental screens

Naihui Zhou, Yuxiang Jiang, Timothy R. Bergquist…·Enrico Lavezzo

The paper reports results from the CAFA3 challenge, showing improved computational protein function prediction and new annotations for over 1000 genes through experimental screens in C. albicans, P. aureginosa, and Drosophila.

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C. elegansDrosophila

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BioinformaticsPLoS Computational BiologyPeer-reviewedDec 13, 2018

G-quadruplex forming sequences in the genome of all known human viruses: a comprehensive guide

Enrico Lavezzo, Michele Berselli, Ilaria Frasson…·Stefano Toppo

The paper identifies and classifies G-quadruplex forming sequences in the genomes of all known human viruses, showing they can be used to classify viruses into families.

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humanDNA methylation

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