Francesca Novara

Human Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Do Not Undergo Transformation after Long-term<i>In vitro</i>Culture and Do Not Exhibit Telomere Maintenance Mechanisms

Maria Ester Bernardo, Nadia Zaffaroni, Francesca Novara et al. · Cancer Research · 2007 · 701 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Cell Therapy +14

A recurrent 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome associated with mental retardation and seizures

Andrew J. Sharp, Heather C. Mefford, Kelly Li et al. · Nature Genetics · 2008 · 591 citations

Medicine, Genetics, Pediatrics +14

Cryptic deletions are a common finding in “balanced” reciprocal and complex chromosome rearrangements: a study of 59 patients

Manuela De Gregori, Roberto Ciccone, Pamela Magini et al. · Journal of Medical Genetics · 2007 · 357 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Cytogenetics +16

Optimization of in vitro expansion of human multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells for cell‐therapy approaches: Further insights in the search for a fetal calf serum substitute

M.E. Bernardo, Maria Antonietta Avanzini, Cesare Perotti et al. · Journal of Cellular Physiology · 2006 · 276 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Immunology +17

Severe X-Linked Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy Associated with a Mutation in Apoptosis-Inducing Factor

Daniele Ghezzi, Irina F. Sevrioukova, Federica Invernizzi et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2010 · 231 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Neuroscience +14