2014
GSTA1*‐69C/T and GSTO2*N142D as asthma‐ and allergy‐related risk factors in Italian adult patients
Piacentini S, Polimanti R, Iorio A, Cortesi M, Papa F, Rongioletti M, Liumbruno GM, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. GSTA1*‐69C/T and GSTO2*N142D as asthma‐ and allergy‐related risk factors in Italian adult patients. Clinical And Experimental Pharmacology And Physiology 2014, 41: 180-184. PMID: 24471578, DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory allergyNovel susceptibility lociImportant biochemical featuresGSTO2 gene polymorphismsRisk factorsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGlutathione S-transferase enzymesGenomic DNAGST genesMolecular mechanismsCellular protectionItalian adult patientsSusceptibility lociRisk of asthmaPresence of inflammationAdult study populationCommon risk factorsNucleotide polymorphismsFunctional genetic polymorphismsBiochemical featuresAdult patientsAsthmatic childrenGenesLociSubjective symptoms
2012
Genetic variability of glutathione S-transferase enzymes in human populations: Functional inter-ethnic differences in detoxification systems
Polimanti R, Carboni C, Baesso I, Piacentini S, Iorio A, De Stefano GF, Fuciarelli M. Genetic variability of glutathione S-transferase enzymes in human populations: Functional inter-ethnic differences in detoxification systems. Gene 2012, 512: 102-107. PMID: 23043933, DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.09.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic association studiesGenetic variabilityAssociation studiesHuman populationFunctional genetic differencesDetoxification genesGlutathione S-transferaseCellular detoxificationEnzymatic functionGlutathione S-transferase enzymesGST genesBiological processesGenetic differencesDetoxification systemGenesGST enzymesS-transferaseFunctional impactLoF variantsFunction variantsGSTEnzymeHapMap databaseGenetic polymorphismsKey role
2011
HapMap-based study of human soluble glutathione S-transferase enzymes
Polimanti R, Piacentini S, Fuciarelli M. HapMap-based study of human soluble glutathione S-transferase enzymes. Pharmacogenetics And Genomics 2011, 21: 665-672. PMID: 21799460, DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0b013e328349da4d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural selectionGST genesGenetic variabilityGlutathione S-transferase enzymesSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) diversityHuman genome regionsHuman demographic historyHuman genetic variabilityGST SNPsInternational HapMap ProjectSingle nucleotide substitutionChromosomal clustersDemographic historyGenome regionsGenome scanCellular detoxificationCandidate genesHapMap projectNucleotide substitutionsGenesHapMap dataComplex diseasesPopulation differencesF-statisticsSNPs
2010
GSTA1, GSTO1 and GSTO2 gene polymorphisms in Italian asthma patients
Polimanti R, Piacentini S, Moscatelli B, Pellicciotti L, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. GSTA1, GSTO1 and GSTO2 gene polymorphisms in Italian asthma patients. Clinical And Experimental Pharmacology And Physiology 2010, 37: 870-872. PMID: 20374258, DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2010.05385.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of asthmaGSTO2 gene polymorphismsGene polymorphismsPolymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphismReaction-restriction fragment length polymorphismTwo-pair primer (PCR-CTPP) methodGSTA1 genotypeAsthma patientsAsthmaEpidemiological studiesGlutathione S-transferase enzymesT genotypeControl groupPotential associationAsthmaticsGSTA1Primer methodGenetic alterationsGSTO2 genesFragment length polymorphismRiskPresent studyGSTO1PolymorphismAssociation