Cytotaxonomy of Aegilops fragilis, a race from southern Italy

Production and purification of lactase of Kluyveromyces fragilis from whey

PCDH19 mutations in female patients from Southern Italy

PURPOSE Mutations in PCDH19, encoding protocadherin 19 on chromosome X, cause familial epilepsy and mental retardation limited to females or Dravet-like syndrome. We wished to explore the causative role of PCDH19 gene (Xq22) in female patients with epilepsy, from Southern Italy. METHODS Direct sequencing of PCDH19 gene was conducted in 31 unrelated female patients with early onset (<1 year of...

Two new cryptic Leptophyes species from southern Italy ( Orthoptera : Tettigoniidae )

In this paper two new species of Leptophyes from southern Italy are described, L. calabra n. sp. and L. sicula n. sp.. Both species are similar to the common L. punctatissima and the recently described L. lisae from Greece, but can be identified by a combination of morphological and biacoustical characters. Descriptions of both species are provided and an illustrated key to the European species...

Low Incidence of Stroke in Southern Italy

Background and Purpose—Although a lower incidence of stroke has been observed in the Mediterranean area compared to other European countries, this is based on only a few studies. We sought to determine the incidence and 28-day case-fatality of stroke through a population-based stroke register in a rural area in Southern Italy, characterized by a stroke unit in the referral hospital. Methods—We ...

Characterization of African dust over southern Italy

Characterization of African dust over southern Italy A. Blanco, F. De Tomasi, E. Filippo, D. Manno, M. R. Perrone, A. Serra, A. M. Tafuro, and A. Tepore Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia, Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita’ di Lecce, Lecce, Italy Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia, Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universita’ di Lecce, Lecce, Italy Received: 1 July 2003 –...