Selected Peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).
L. LEONCINI, M. T. DEL VECCHIO, R. KRAFT, T. MEGHA, P. BARBINI, G. CEVENINI, S. POGGI, S.
PILERI, P. TOSI, H. COTTIER. 1990.
Hodgkin's disease and CD30 positive anaplastic large cell lymphomas: continuous spectrum of malignant disorders. A
quantitative morphometric and immunohistologic study on formalin-fixed tissue. Am. J. Path. 137: 1047-1057.
P. TOSI, L. LEONCINI, M. T. DEL VECCHIO, G. CEVENINI, A. STRAMIGNONI, G. VALENTE, G.
PALESTRO, D. NOVERO, H. COTTIER. 1990.
Heterogeneous subgroups among malignant diffuse small B cell lymphomas. A combined nucleometric and
immunocytologic study. Lab. Invest. 62: 202-212.
L. LEONCINI, M. T. DEL VECCHIO, T. MEGHA, P. BARBINI, P. GALIENI, S. PILERI, E. SABATTINI, F.
GHERLINZONI, P. TOSI, R. KRAFT, H. COTTIER. 1993.
Correlations between apoptotic and proliferative indices in malignant non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Am. J. Path. 142: 755763.
L. LEONCINI, C. VINDIGNI, T. MEGHA, I. FUNTO', L. PACENTI, M. MUSARO', A. RENIERI, M. SERI, J.
ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, P. TOSI. 1993.
Epstein-Barr virus and gastric cancer: data and unanswered questions. Int J Cancer . 53: 898-901.
L. LEONCINI, M. T. DEL VECCHIO, D. SPINA, T. MEGHA, P. BARBINI, E. SABATTINI, S. PILERI, P. TOSI, R.
KRAFT, J. LAISSUE, H. COTTIER. 1995.
Presence of the bcl-2 protein and apoptosis in non-Hodgkin's lymphomas with diffuse growth pattern. Int. J. Cancer .
61: 826-831.
D. SPINA, L. LEONCINI, M. T. DEL VECCHIO, T. MEGHA, C. MINACCI, A. POGGI, S. PILERI, P. TOSI, R.
KRAFT, J. LAISSUE, H. COTTIER. 1995.
Low versus high cell turnover in diffusely growing non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. J. Pathol . 177: 335-341.
J. TAMARU, M. HUMMEL, T. MARAFIOTI, B. KALVELAGE, L. LEONCINI, C. MINACCI, P. TOSI, D.
WRIGHT, H. STEIN . 1995.
Burkitt's lymphomas express VH genes with a moderate number of antigen-selected somatic mutations. Am. J. Path
147: 1398- 1407.
L. LEONCINI, D. SPINA, P. CLOSE, T. MEGHA, L. PACENTI, P. TOSI, S. PILERI, A. DE VIVO, R. KRAFT, J.
LAISSUE, H. COTTIER. 1996.
Abortive mitoses and nuclear DNA fragmentation in CD30+ large cells of Hodgkin's disease. Leuk Lymphoma. 22:
119-124.
L. LEONCINI, D. SPINA, A. NYONGO, O. ABINYA, C. MINACCI, A. DI SANTO, F. DE LUCA, A. DE VIVO, E.
SABATTINI, S. POGGI, S. PILERI, P. TOSI. 1996.
Neoplastic cells of Hodgkin's disease show differences in EBV expression between Kenya and Italy. Int J Cancer 65:
781-784.
D. SPINA, L. LEONCINI, P. CLOSE, T. MEGHA, L. PACENTI, P. TOSI, S. PILERI, E. SABATTINI, R. KRAFT, J.
LAISSUE, H. COTTIER. 1996.
Growth Vs. DNA strand breaks in Hodgkig's disease: impaired proliferative ability of Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg
cells. Int J Cancer 66: 179-183.
GAMBACORTA M, FLENGHI L, FAGIOLI M, PILERI S, LEONCINI L, BIGERNA B, PACINI R, TANCI LN,
PASQUALUCCI L, ASCANI S, MENCARELLI A, LISO A, PELICCI PG, FALINI B. 1996.
Heterogeneous nuclear expression of the promyelocytic leukemia (PML) protein in normal and neoplastic human
tissues. Am J Pathol. Dec;149(6):2023-35.
D. SPINA, L. LEONCINI, T. MEGHA, M. T. DEL VECCHIO, C. MINACCI, S. POGGI, S. PILERI, P. TOSI, R.
KRAFT, J. LAISSUE, H. COTTIER. 1996.
Stage-related differences of mitotic and apoptotic indices, and Bcl-2 protein expression in diffusely growing nonHodgkin's lymphomas. Int J Cancer 68: 436-440.
L. LEONCINI, D. SPINA, P. CLOSE, C. MINACCI, T. MEGHA, F. DE LUCA, P. TOSI, S. PILERI, R. KRAFT, J.
LAISSUE, H. COTTIER. 1996.
Mitotic activity and nuclear DNA damage of large cells in Hodgkin's disease: comparison with the expression of p53
and bcl-2 proteins and the presence of Epstein-Barr virus. Leuk Lymphoma 25: 153-161
ASCANI S, ZINZANI PL, GHERLINZONI F, SABATTINI E, BRISKOMATIS A, DE VIVO A, PICCIOLI M,
FRATERNALI ORCIONI G, PIERI F, GOLDONI A, PICCALUGA PP, ZALLOCCO D, BURNELLI R, LEONCINI
L, FALINI B, TURA S, PILERI SA. 1997.
Peripheral T-cell lymphomas. Clinico-pathologic study of 168 cases diagnosed according to the R.E.A.L.
Classification. Ann Oncol. Jun; 8(6):583-92.
D. SPINA, L. LEONCINI, T. MEGHA, M. GALLORINI, A. DI SANTO, P. TOSI, O. ABINYA, A. NYONG'O, S.
PILERI, R. KRAFT, J. LAISSUE, H. COTTIER. 1997.
Cellular Kinetic and phenotypic heterogeneity in and among Burkitt's and Burkitt-like lymphomas. J. Pathol . 182:
145-150
LUZI P, LEONCINI L, VALASSINA M, FEDERICO A, PALMA L. 1997.
Chronic progressive leptomeningitis associated with measles virus. Lancet. Aug 2; 350(9074):338-9.
L. LEONCINI, D. SPINA, T. MEGHA, M. GALLORINI, P. TOSI, M. HUMMEL, H. STEIN, S. PILERI, R.
KRAFT, J. LAISSUE, H. COTTIER. 1997.
Cell kinetics, morphology, and molecular IgVH gene rearrangements in Hodgkin's disease. Leuk Lymphoma 26: 307316.
D. SPINA, L. LEONCINI, T. MEGHA, M. GALLORINI, P. TOSI, S. PILERI, R. KRAFT, J. LAISSUE, H.
COTTIER. 1997.
Growth patterns of diffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphomas estimated from mitotic and apoptotic indices. Int J Cancer 73:
178-183
PILERI SA, RONCADOR G, CECCARELLI C, PICCIOLI M, BRISKOMATIS A, SABATTINI E, ASCANI S,
SANTINI D, PICCALUGA PP, LEONE O, DAMIANI S, ERCOLESSI C, SANDRI F, PIERI F, LEONCINI L,
FALINI B. 1997.
Antigen retrieval techniques in immunohistochemistry: comparison of different methods. J Pathol . Sep;183(1):116-23.
ASCANI S, PICCIOLI M, POGGI S, BRISKOMATIS A, BOLIS GB, LIBERATI F, FRONGILLO R, CARAMATTI
C, FRATERNALI-ORCIONI G, GAMBERI B, ZINZANI PL, LAZZI S, LEONCINI L, O'LEARY J, PICCALUGA
PP, PILERI SA. 1997.
Pyothorax-associated lymphoma: description of the first two cases detected in Italy. Ann Oncol . Nov;8 (11):1133-8.
PILERI SA, RONCADOR G, CECCARELLI C, PICCIOLI M, SABATTINI E, BRISKOMATIS A, SANTINI D,
LEONE O, PICCALUGA PP, LEONCINI L, FALINI B. 1997.
Immunohistochemistry of bone-marrow biopsy. Leuk Lymphoma. Dec; 26 Suppl 1:69-75
LEONCINI L, MEGHA T, LAZZI S, BELLAN C, LUZI P, TOSI P, CEVENINI G, BARBINI P, ASCANI S,
BRISKOMATIS A, PILERI S, KRAFT R, LAISSUE JA, COTTIER H. 1998.
Cellular kinetic differences between Hodgkin's and anaplastic large cell lymphomas: relation to the expression of
p34cdc2 and cyclin B-1. Int J Cancer . Jul 29;77(3):408-14.
P. LUZI, A. NYONG'O, L. LEONCINI, S. LAZZI, E. KIOKO, M. ZAZZI.1998.
Fatal cytomegalovirus infection in a patient without any evidence of prior immunodeficiency. Clin. Infect. Dis. 27:
659-660
S. LAZZI, F. FERRARI, A. NYONG'O, N. PALUMMO, A. DE MILITO, M. ZAZZI, L. LEONCINI, P. LUZI, P.
TOSI. 1998.
HIV-Associated Malignant Lymphomas in Kenya (Equatorial Africa). Hum. Pathol.; 29 (11): 1285-1289.
L. LEONCINI, A. COSSU, T. MEGHA, C. BELLAN, S. LAZZI, P. LUZI, P. TOSI, P. BARBINI, G. CEVENINI, S.
PILERI, A. GIORDANO, R. KRAFT, J. LAISSUE, H. COTTIER. 1999.
Expression of p34 /cdc and cyclins A and B compared to other proliferative features of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas: a
multivariate cluster analysis. Int J Cancer 83; (2): 203-209
L. LEONCINI, C. BELLAN, A. COSSU, P. P. CLAUDIO, S. LAZZI, C. CINTI, G. CEVENINI, T. MEGHA, L.
LAURINI, P. LUZI, G. FRATERNALI ORCIONI, M. PICCIOLI, S. PILERI, C. GIARDINO, A. GIORDANO, P.
TOSI. 1999.
Retinoblastoma-related p107 and pRB2/p130 Proteins in Malignant Lymphomas: Distinct Mechanisms of Cell Growth
Control. Clin. Cancer Res. 5: 4065-4072
L. LEONCINI, S. LAZZI, D. SCANO, A. MURA, A. ONIDA, G. MASSARELLI, P. TOSI, P. BARBINI, G.
CEVENINI, M. MASSAI, S. PILERI, B. FALINI, A. GIORDANO, R. KRAFT, J. LAISSUE, H. COTTIER. 2000.
Expression of the ALK protein by anaplastic large-cell lymphomas correlates with high proliferative activity. Int J
Cancer. 86 (6): 777- 781
CLAUDIO, P.P., HOWARD, C.M., PACILIO, C., CINTI, C., ROMANO, G., MINIMO, C., MARALDI, N.M.,
MINNA, J.D., GELBERT, L., LEONCINI, L., TOSI, G.M., MICHELI, P., CAPUTI, M., GIORDANO, G.G., AND
GIORDANO, A. 2000.
Mutations in the Retinoblastoma-related gene RB2/p130 in lung tumors and suppression of tumor growth in vivo by
retroviral-mediated gene transfer. Cancer Res. 60:372-382.
CINTI, C,, CLAUDIO, P,P., HOWARD, C.M., NERI, L.M., MARALDI, N.M., FU, Y., LEONCINI, L., TOSI, G.M.,
MARALDI, N.M., AND GIORDANO A. 2000.
Genetic alterations disrupting the nuclear localization of the retinoblastoma related gene RB2/p130 in human cell lines
and primary tumors. Cancer Res. 60:383-389
CINTI, C., LEONCINI, L., NYONGO, A., FERRARI, F., LAZZI, S., BELLAN, C., VATTI, R., ZAMPARELLI, A.,
CEVENINI, G., TOSI, G.M., CLAUDIO, P.P., MARALDI, N.M, TOSI, P., AND GIORDANO A. 2000.
Genetic alterations of the retinoblastoma related gene RB2/p130 identify different pathogenetic mechanism in and
among Burkitt's lymphoma subtypes. Am. J. Path 156:751-760.
CLAUDIO, P.P., STIEGLER, P., HOWARD, C.M., BELLAN, C., MINIMO, C., TOSI, G.M., RAK, J.,
KOVATICH A., DE FAZIO, P., MICHELI, P., LEONCINI, L., CAPUTI, M., KERBEL, R., GIORDANO, G.G.,
AND GIORDANO, A. 2001.
RB2/p130 gene enhanced expression down-regulates vascular epithelial growth factor expression and inhibits
angiogenesis in vivo. Cancer Res. 61:462-468.
P. ASCIERTO, G. CASTELLO, A. COSSU, S. LAZZI, L. LEONCINI, A. LISSIA, G. PALMIERI, F. TANDA.
2001.
Detection of tyrosinase mRNA in tumor tissue microdissections from classic Kaposi's sarcoma. Ann. Oncol. 12 (12):
1765-1766
C. BELLAN, S. LAZZI, M. ZAZZI, A. LALINGA, N. PALUMMO, P. GALIENI, T. MARAFIOTI, T. TONINI, C.
CINTI, L. LEONCINI, S. PILERI, P. TOSI. 2002.
Immunoglobulin gene rearrangement analysis in composite Hodgkin disease and large B-cell lymphoma: evidence for
receptor revision of immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region genes in Hodgkin-Reed-Sternberg cells? Diag. Mol.
Pathol. 11 (1): 2-8
L. LEONCINI, S. LAZZI, C. BELLAN, P. TOSI. 2002.
Cell kinetics and cell cycle regulation in lymphomas. J. Clin. Path. 55 (9): 648-655. Review.
PILERI SA, ASCANI S, LEONCINI L, SABATTINI E, ZINZANI PL, PICCALUGA PP, PILERI A JR, GIUNTI M,
FALINI B, BOLIS GB, STEIN H.
Hodgkin's lymphoma: the pathologist's viewpoint. 2002. J Clin Pathol. Mar; 55(3):162-76. Review.
MEGHA T, FERRARI F, BENVENUTO A, BELLAN C, LALINGA AV, LAZZI S, BARTOLOMMEI S,
CEVENINI G, LEONCINI L, TOSI P.
p53 mutation in breast cancer. Correlation with cell kinetics and cell of origin. 2002. J Clin Pathol. Jun;55(6):461-6.
S. LAZZI, C. BELLAN, G. DE FALCO, C. CINTI, F. FERRARI, A. NYONGO, P. CLAUDIO, G. M. TOSI, R.
VATTI, A. GLOGHINI, A. CARBONE, A. GIORDANO, L. LEONCINI, P. TOSI. 2002.
Expression of RB2/p130 tumor-suppressor gene in AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphomas: implications for disease
pathogenesis. Hum. Pathol. 33 (7): 723-731
BELLAN C, DE FALCO G, TOSI GM, LAZZI S, FERRARI F, MORBINI G, BARTOLOMEI S, TOTI P,
MANGIAVACCHI P, CEVENINI G, TRIMARCHI C, CINTI C, GIORDANO A, LEONCINI L, TOSI P, COTTIER
H. 2002
Missing expression of pRb2/p130 in human retinoblastomas is associated with reduced apoptosis and lesser
differentiation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. Dec;43(12):3602-8.
G. DE FALCO, L. NERI, M. DE FALCO, C. BELLAN, Z. YU, A. DE LUCA, L. LEONCINI, A. GIORDANO.
2002.
Cdk9, a member of the cdc2-like family of kinases, binds to gp130, the receptor of the IL-6 family of cytokines.
Oncogene 21 (49): 7464-7470
BELLAN C., LAZZI S., DE FALCO G., NYONGO A., GIORDANO A., LEONCINI L. 2003.
Burkitt's lymphoma: new insights into molecular pathogenesis. J Clin Pathol Mar; 56(3):188-92.
MATTEUCCI C., GALIENI P., LEONCINI L., LAZZI S., LAURIA F., POLITO E., MARTELLI M.F., MECUCCI
C. 2003.
Typical genomic imbalances in primary MALT lymphoma of the orbit. J Pathol . Aug; 200(5):656-60.
DE FALCO G., BELLAN C., LAZZI S., CLAUDIO PP., LA SALA D., CINTI C., TOSI P., GIORDANO A.,
LEONCINI L. 2003.
Interaction between HIV-1 Tat and pRb2/p130: a possible mechanism in the pathogenesis of AIDS-related neoplasms.
Oncogene Sep 18;22(40):6214-9.
C BELLAN, G DE FALCO, S LAZZI, L LEONCINI. 2003
Pathologic aspects of AIDS malignancies . Oncogene 22, 6639±6645
SCHUERFELD K, LAZZI S, DE SANTI MM, GOZZETTI A, LEONCINI L, PILERI SA. 2003
Cytokeratin-positive interstitial cell neoplasm: a case report and classification issues. Histopathology. Nov; 43(5):4914.
BELLAN C, DE FALCO G, LAZZI S, MICHELI P, VICIDOMINI S, SCHURFELD K, AMATO T, PALUMBO A,
BAGELLA L, SABATTINI E, BARTOLOMMEI S, HUMMEL M, PILERI S, TOSI P, LEONCINI L, GIORDANO
A. 2004
CDK9/CYCLIN T1 expression
J Pathol . Aug; 203(4):946-52.
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MARAFIOTI T, POZZOBON M, HANSMANN ML, VENTURA R, PILERI SA, ROBERTON H, GESK S,
GAULARD P, BARTH TF, DU MQ, LEONCINI L, MOLLER P, NATKUNAM Y, SIEBERT R, MASON DY.
The NFATc1 transcription factor is widely expressed in white cells and translocates from the cytoplasm to the nucleus
in a subset of human lymphomas. Br J Haematol. 2005 Feb;128(3):333-42.
BAYERL MG, BENTLEY G, BELLAN C, LEONCINI L, EHMANN WC, PALUTKE M 2004
Lacunar and reed-sternberg-like cells in follicular lymphomas are clonally related to the centrocytic and
centroblastic cells as demonstrated by laser capture microdissection.
Am J Clin Pathol. Dec;122(6):858-64.
LEONCINI L., DELSOL G., GASCOYGNE R.D., HARRIS N.L., PILERI S.A.., PIRIS M.A., STEIN H. 2005
Aggressive B-cell lymphomas: a review based on the Workshop of the XI Meeting of the European Association for
Haematopathology. Histopathology; 46: 241-255,
LAZZI S., BELLAN C., AMATO T., PALUMMO N., FACCHETTI F., BEYANGA M., LEONCINI L. 2005
KSHV/HHV8 infection in reactive lymphoid tissues. A model for KSHV/HHV8 related lymphomas? Human Pathol
( in press).
BELLAN C., LAZZI S., PALUMMO N., DE SANTI M., AMATO T., NYAGOL J., PILERI S.A., RAPHAEL M.,
STEIN H., HUMMEL M., LEONCINI L. 2005
Immunoglobulin gene analysis reveals different cell of origin between EBV+ and EBV- %XUNLWW¶VO\PSKRPDV
Blood First Edition Paper, prepublished online April 19; DOI 10.1182/blood-2005-01-0168
LAZZI S., BELLAN C., PALUMMO N., OGGIONI M., AMATO T., SCHUERFELD K., TONINI T., FERRARI F.,
VATTI R., TIACCI E., FALINI B., LEONCINI L. 2005
Irta1+ monocytoid B cells in reactive lymphadenites show a unique topographic distribution and
Immunophenotype and a peculiar usage and mutational pattern of IgVH genes. J Pathol. ( in press).
DE FALCO G, BELLAN C, D'AMURI A, ANGELONI G, LEUCCI E, GIORDANO A, LEONCINI L.
Cdk9 Regulates Neural Differentiation and Its Expression Correlates with the Differentiation Grade of Neuroblastoma
and PNET Tumors. 2005 Cancer Biol Ther. Mar;4(3):277-81. Epub 2005 Mar 20.
RUSSO G, ZAMPARELLI A, HOWARD CM, MINIMO C, BELLAN C, CARILLO G, CALIFANO L, LEONCINI
L, GIORDANO A, CLAUDIO PP.
Expression of cell cycle-regulated proteins pRB2/p130, p107, E2F4, p27, and pCNA in salivary gland tumors:
prognostic and diagnostic implications. 2005. Clin Cancer Res. May 1;11(9):3265-73.
NYAGOL J, NYONG'O A, BYAKIKA B, MUCHIRI L, COCCO M, DE SANTI MM, SPINA D, BELLAN
C, LAZZI S, KOSTOPOULOS I, LUZI P, LEONCINI L.
Routine assessment of hormonal receptor and her-2/neu status underscores the need for more therapeutic targets in
Kenyan women with breast cancer. 2006. Anal Quant Cytol Histol. 28(2):97-103.
J. NYAGOL, E LEUCCI, A. ONNIS, G. DE FALCO, C. TIGLI, F. SANSEVERINO, M TORRICELLI, N
PALUMMO, L PACENTI, R. SANTOPIETRO, D. SPINA, P. GICHANGI, L. MUCHIRI, S. LAZZI, F.
PETRAGLIA, L. LEONCINI AND A. GIORDANO
The effect of HIV-Tat protein on Cell Cycle during Cervical Carcinogenesis
2006. Canc Biol Ther 5: 684-690
KOSTOPOULOS I, COCCO M, GINANNESCHI C, D'AMURI A, LAZZI S, FABBRI A, FORCONI F,
DE SANTI MM, LEONCINI L.
Overlapping morphologic and immunophenotypic profiles in small B-cell lymphoma. A
report of two cases. Virchows Arch. 2006 Sep;449(3):320-7. Epub 2006 Jul 18.
CAMPO E, CHOTT A, KINNEY MC, LEONCINI L, MEIJER CJ, PAPADIMITRIOU CS, PIRIS MA,
STEIN H, SWERDLOW SH.
Update on extranodal lymphomas. Conclusions of the Workshop held by the EAHP and
the SH in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Histopathology. 2006 Apr;48(5):481-504.
LEONCINI L, BELLAN C, DE FALCO G.
Retinoblastoma gene family expression in lymphoid tissues.
Oncogene. 2006 Aug 28;25(38):5309-14.
DE FALCO G, LEUCCI E, LENZE D, PICCALUGA PP, CLAUDIO PP, ONNIS A, CERINO G,
NYAGOL J, MWANDA W, BELLAN C, HUMMEL M, PILERI S, TOSI P, STEIN H, GIORDANO A,
LEONCINI L.
Gene-expression analysis identifies novel RBL2/p130 target genes in endemic
Burkitt lymphoma cell lines and primary tumors.
Blood. 2007 Aug 15;110(4):1301-7. Epub 2007 May 7.
LEUCCI E, DE FALCO G, ONNIS A, CERINO G, COCCO M, LUZZI A, CRUPI D, TIGLI C,
BELLAN C, TOSI P, LEONCINI L, GIORDANO A.
The role of the Cdk9/Cyclin T1 complex in T cell differentiation.
J Cell Physiol. 2007 Aug;212(2):411-5.
BARDELLI M, LEUCCI E, SCHÜRFELD K, BELLAN C, PASSIATORE G, ROCCHIGIANI M,
BARTOLOMMEI S, ORLANDINI M, ZAGURSKY J, LAZZI S, DE FALCO G, TOSI P, OLIVIERO S,
LEONCINI L.
VEGF-D is expressed in activated lymphoid cells and in tumors of hematopoietic
and lymphoid tissues.
Leuk Lymphoma. 2007 Oct;48(10):2014-21.
De Falco G, Leucci E, Onnis A, Bellan C, Tigli C, Wirths S, Cerino G, Cocco M, Crupi D, De Luca A, Lanzavecchia
A, Tosi P, Leoncini L, Giordano A.
Cdk9/Cyclin T1 complex: a key player during the activation/differentiation process of normal lymphoid B cells.
J Cell Physiol. 2008 Apr;215(1):276-82.
BRANCA M, CIOTTI M, GIORGI C, SANTINI D, DI BONITO L, COSTA S, BENEDETTO A, BONIFACIO D, DI
BONITO P, PABA P, ACCARDI L, SYRJÄNEN S, FAVALLI C, SYRJÄNEN K; HPV-PATHOGENISS STUDY
GROUP.
COLLABORATORS (16) LEONCINI L, ALDERISIO M, DE NUZZO M, ZANCONATI F, MARIANI L, SESTI F,
GALATI M, CRISCUOLO A, AGAROSSI A, CASOLATI EA, VALIERI M, PICCIONE E, DI CARLO A, GIORGI
C, DI BONITO P, ACCARDI L.
Predicting high-risk human papillomavirus infection, progression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, and
prognosis of cervical cancer with a panel of 13 biomarkers tested in multivariate modeling.
Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2008 Apr;27(2):265-73.
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FORCONI F, SOZZI E, ROSSI D, SAHOTA SS, AMATO T, RASPADORI D, TRENTIN L, LEONCINI
L, GAIDANO G, LAURIA F.
Selective influences in the expressed immunoglobulin heavy and light chain gene
repertoire in hairy cell leukemia.
Haematologica. 2008 May;93(5):697-705. Epub 2008 Apr 2.
COCCO M, BELLAN C, TUSSIWAND R, CORTI D, TRAGGIAI E, LAZZI S, MANNUCCI S, BRONZ L,
PALUMMO N, GINANNESCHI C, TOSI P, LANZAVECCHIA A, MANZ MG, LEONCINI L.
CD34+ cord blood cell-transplanted Rag2-/- gamma(c)-/- mice as a model for Epstein-Barr virus infection.
Am J Pathol. 2008 Nov;173(5):1369-78. Epub 2008 Oct 9.
Leucci E, Cocco M, Onnis A, De Falco G, van Cleef P, Bellan C, van Rijk A, Nyagol J, Byakika B, Lazzi S, Tosi P,
van Krieken H, Leoncini L. MYC translocation-negative classical Burkitt lymphoma cases: an alternative pathogenetic
mechanism involving miRNA deregulation.
J Pathol. 2008 Dec;216(4):440-50.
L . L eoncini, M. Raphaël, H Stein, N. L. Harris, E.S. Jaffe, P. M. Kluin
Burkitt Lymphoma. WHO Classification of tumours :Tumours of hematopietic and lymphoid tissue , IARC Press
2008
P. M. Kluin, M. Raphaël, N. L. Harris, E. Campo, H. Stein, E.S. Jaffe, L. L eoncini
B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt
lymphoma. WHO Classification of tumours :Tumours of hematopietic and lymphoid tissue , IARC Press 2008
Lazzi S, Bellan C, Onnis A, De Falco G, Sayed S, Kostopoulos I, Onorati M, D'Amuri A, Santopietro R, Vindigni C,
Fabbri A, Righi S, Pileri S, Tosi P, L eoncini L. Rare lymphoid neoplasms coexpressing B- and T-cell antigens. The
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