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Luciano Merlini

University of BolognaORCID 0000-0002-1108-1198Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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A comprehensive framework for the interpretation of TTN missense variants

Maria Francesca Di Feo, Martin Rees, Victoria Lillback, Ay Lin Kho, Angelina Meybatova, Mark Holt, Heinz Jungbluth, Francesco Muntoni A, Giovanni Baranello, Anna Sárközy, Chiara Fiorillo, Serena Baratto, Claudio Bruno, Monica Traverso, Michele Iacomino, , Marco Savarese

The paper presents a framework for interpreting TTN missense variants by integrating clinical, computational, and functional evidence, identifying two variants as likely pathogenic.

Genome Medicine · Feb 26, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Role of Hypertrophic Adipocytes, Collagen VI and CD38 in Fat Fibrosis of Patients with Obesity

Angelica Di Vincenzo, Tonia Luca, Jessica Perugini, Giovanni Lezoche, Vincenza Barresi, Vincenzo De Geronimo, Abele Donati, Erika Casarotta, Mario Tomasello, Salvatore Pezzino, Chiara Scuderi, Adriano Di Cristoforo, Alessio Pieroni, Massimiliano Donato Petrelli, Maria Vittoria Napoli, , Saverio Cinti

The paper investigates fat fibrosis in obesity, finding that visceral fat shows significant fibrosis, while subcutaneous fat does not, and identifies collagen VI and CD38 as new molecular determinants.

bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology