Medicolegal and insurance issues regarding BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene tests in high income countries

Authors: Oliva, Riccardo ¹, Grassi, Simone ², Marchetti, Claudia ^{3, 4}, Cazzato, Francesca ⁵, Marinelli, Roberta ⁵, Scambia, Giovanni ^{3, 4}, Fagotti, Anna ^{3, 4, *}

Source: In International Journal of Gynecological Cancer June 2024 34(6):935-941

Forensic significance and inferential value of PMCT features in charred bodies: A bicentric study

Authors: Oliva, Antonio, Grassi, Simone, Zedda, Massimo, Calistri, Linda, Cazzato, Francesca, Masini, Valentina, Polacco, Matteo, Maiolatesi, Federica, Bianchi, Ilenia, Defraia, Beatrice, Grifoni, Rossella, Filograna, Laura, Natale, Luigi, Focardi, Martina, Pinchi, Vilma

Source: In Forensic Imaging June 2024 37

Postmortem diagnosis of Takotsubo syndrome on autoptic findings: is it reliable? A systematic review

Authors: Grassi, Simone, Campuzano, Oscar, Cazzato, Francesca, Coll, Mònica, Puggioni, Alessandra, Zedda, Massimo, Arena, Vincenzo, Iglesias, Anna, Sarquella-Brugada, Georgia, Pinchi, Vilma, Brugada, Ramon, Oliva, Antonio

Source: In Cardiovascular Pathology July-August 2023 65

What can autopsy say about COVID-19? A case series of 60 autopsies

Authors: Grassi, Simone, Arena, Vincenzo, Zedda, Massimo, Cazzato, Francesca, Cianci, Rossella, Gambassi, Giovanni, Oliva, Antonio

Source: In Legal Medicine May 2023 62

Investigating cardiac genetic background in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Authors: Cazzato, Francesca¹ (AUTHOR), Coll, Mònica² (AUTHOR), Grassi, Simone³ (AUTHOR) simone.grassi@unifi.it, Fernàndez-Falgueras, Anna⁴ (AUTHOR), Nogué-Navarro, Laia⁵ (AUTHOR), Iglesias, Anna² (AUTHOR), Castellà, Josep⁶ (AUTHOR), Oliva, Antonio¹ (AUTHOR), Brugada, Ramon^2,4,7,8 (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine. Nov2024, Vol. 138 Issue 6, p2229-2237. 9p.

Subject Terms: *SUDDEN infant death syndrome, *MEDICAL genetics, *CARDIAC arrest, *GENETIC testing, *GENETIC variation

Medicolegal and insurance issues regarding BRCA1and BRCA2gene tests in high income countries

Authors: Oliva, Riccardo, Grassi, Simone, Marchetti, Claudia, Cazzato, Francesca, Marinelli, Roberta, Scambia, Giovanni, Fagotti, Anna, Gough, Linda

Source: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer; June 2024, Vol. 34 Issue: 6 p935-941, 7p

Letter to the editor regarding the article "Heart weight must not be measured before dissection during autopsies".

Authors: Cazzato, Francesca¹ (AUTHOR) francescacazzato993@gmail.com, Grassi, Simone² (AUTHOR), Brugada, Ramon^3,4 (AUTHOR), Oliva, Antonio¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine. Jul2024, Vol. 138 Issue 4, p1663-1665. 3p.

Subject Terms: *AUTOPSY, *HEART, *DISSECTION

Eosinophilic Infiltration of the Sino-Atrial Node in Sudden Cardiac Death Caused by Long QT Syndrome.

Authors: Grassi, Simone, Campuzano, Oscar, Coll, Mònica, Cazzato, Francesca, Iglesias, Anna, Ausania, Francesco, Scarnicci, Francesca, Sarquella-Brugada, Georgia, Brugada, Josep, Arena, Vincenzo, Oliva, Antonio, Brugada, Ramon

Source: International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Oct2022, Vol. 23 Issue 19, p11666, 11p

Subject Terms: CARDIAC arrest, LONG QT syndrome, MEDICAL genetics, SUDDEN death, FORENSIC pathologists, AUTOPSY, FORENSIC pathology

Structural Heart Alterations in Brugada Syndrome: Is it Really a Channelopathy? A Systematic Review.

Authors: Oliva, Antonio, Grassi, Simone, Pinchi, Vilma, Cazzato, Francesca, Coll, Mónica, Alcalde, Mireia, Vallverdú-Prats, Marta, Perez-Serra, Alexandra, Martínez-Barrios, Estefanía, Cesar, Sergi, Iglesias, Anna, Cruzalegui, José, Hernández, Clara, Fiol, Victoria, Arbelo, Elena, Díez-Escuté, Nuria, Arena, Vincenzo, Brugada, Josep, Sarquella-Brugada, Georgia, Brugada, Ramon

Source: Journal of Clinical Medicine; Aug2022, Vol. 11 Issue 15, p4406-4406, 13p

Subject Terms: BRUGADA syndrome, HEART, ARRHYTHMOGENIC right ventricular dysplasia, ION channels, FORENSIC pathology

The role of retinal imaging in the management of abusive head trauma cases.

Authors: Oliva, Antonio, Grassi, Simone, Cazzato, Francesca, Jabbehdari, Sayena, Mensi, Lorenzo, Amorelli, Giulia, Orazi, Lorenzo, Arena, Vincenzo, Lepore, Domenico

Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine; Jul2022, Vol. 136 Issue 4, p1009-1016, 8p

Subject Terms: RETINAL imaging, OPTICAL coherence tomography, INTRACRANIAL hemorrhage, SYMPTOMS

Geographic Terms: ROME

Virtual autopsy in SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection: a case report

Authors: Filograna, Laura, Manenti, Guglielmo, Grassi, Simone, Zedda, Massimo, Cazzato, Francesca, Ryan, Colleen P., Arena, Vincenzo, Pascali, Vincenzo L., Colosimo, Cesare, Floris, Roberto, Oliva, Antonio

Source: In Forensic Imaging September 2022 30

Update on the Diagnostic Pitfalls of Autopsy and Post-Mortem Genetic Testing in Cardiomyopathies.

Authors: Grassi, Simone, Campuzano, Oscar, Coll, Mònica, Cazzato, Francesca, Sarquella-Brugada, Georgia, Rossi, Riccardo, Arena, Vincenzo, Brugada, Josep, Brugada, Ramon, Oliva, Antonio

Source: International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Apr2021, Vol. 22 Issue 8, p4124, 1p

Subject Terms: CARDIOMYOPATHIES, GENETIC testing, HYPERTROPHIC cardiomyopathy, DILATED cardiomyopathy, AUTOPSY, IMPLANTABLE cardioverter-defibrillators

Diagnosing milk aspiration as a cause of death in sudden unexpected infant death: forensic insights from post-mortem analysis impacting criminal investigations.

Authors: Tavone, Alessandro Mauro (AUTHOR), Servadei, Francesca (AUTHOR), Cazzato, Francesca¹ (AUTHOR) francescacazzato993@gmail.com, Giacobbi, Erica (AUTHOR), Bonfiglio, Rita (AUTHOR), Oliva, Antonio (AUTHOR), Marella, Gian Luca (AUTHOR)

Source: Forensic Science, Medicine & Pathology. Jan2025, p1-7.

Subject Terms: *SUDDEN infant death syndrome, *ADULT respiratory distress syndrome, *CRIMINAL investigation, *CAUSES of death, *GRANULAR materials, *FORENSIC pathology

Distinguishing injury patterns in fatal falls from heights versus pedestrian impacts: an autopsy study for differential diagnosis in ambiguous cases.

Authors: Tavone, Alessandro Mauro¹ (AUTHOR) alessandromauro.tavone@alumni.uniroma2.eu, Marinelli, Roberta (AUTHOR), Cazzato, Francesca (AUTHOR), Piizzi, Giorgia (AUTHOR), Piselli, Federico (AUTHOR), Ceccobelli, Giulia (AUTHOR), Giuga, Gabriele (AUTHOR), Vella, Raimondo (AUTHOR), Romaniello, Naomi (AUTHOR), Oliva, Antonio (AUTHOR), Marella, Gian Luca (AUTHOR)

Source: Forensic Science, Medicine & Pathology. Sep2024, p1-9.

Subject Terms: *SKIN injuries, *FORENSIC pathology, *FORENSIC medicine, *LIVER injuries, LEG fractures