| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Apolipoprotein E (APOE) allele distribution in the world. Is APOE*4 a ‘thrifty’ allele? | Annals of Human Genetics | 1999 | 578 |
| 2 | Electrophoretic studies on the Anisakis simplex complex (Ascaridida: Anisakidae) from the Mediterranean and North-East Atlantic | International Journal for Parasitology | 1986 | 156 |
| 3 | “Mesenchymal” Stem Cells in Human Bone Marrow (Skeletal Stem Cells): A Critical Discussion of Their Nature, Identity, and Significance in Incurable Skeletal Disease | Human Gene Therapy | 2010 | 154 |
| 4 | Genetic evidence for three species within Pseudoterranova decipiens (nematoda, ascaridida, ascaridoidea) in the north atlantic and norwegian and barents seas | International Journal for Parasitology | 1991 | 143 |
| 5 | Modulation of microRNA editing, expression and processing by ADAR2 deaminase in glioblastoma | Genome Biology | 2015 | 125 |
| 6 | Three sibling species within Contracaecum osculatum (nematoda, ascaridida, ascaridoidea) from the atlantic arctic-boreal region: Reproductive isolation and host preferences | International Journal for Parasitology | 1993 | 110 |
| 7 | A minicircuitry involving REST and CREB controls miR-9-2 expression during human neuronal differentiation | Nucleic Acids Research | 2010 | 110 |
| 8 | Aneuploidy: a matter of bad connections | Trends in Cell Biology | 2005 | 109 |
| 9 | Fibrous Dysplasia as a Stem Cell Disease | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 2006 | 103 |
| 10 | Evidence for a new species of Anisakis Dujardin, 1845: morphological description and genetic relationships between congeners (Nematoda: Anisakidae) | Systematic Parasitology | 2005 | 99 |
| 11 | Purified Box C/D snoRNPs Are Able To Reproduce Site-Specific 2′-O-Methylation of Target RNA In Vitro | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 2002 | 84 |
| 12 | A new molecular network comprising PU.1, interferon regulatory factor proteins and miR-342 stimulates ATRA-mediated granulocytic differentiation of acute promyelocytic leukemia cells | Leukemia | 2009 | 82 |
| 13 | Differential regulation of miR-21 and miR-146a by Epstein–Barr virus-encoded EBNA2 | Leukemia | 2012 | 82 |
| 14 | Y chromosome polymorphisms in Native American and Siberian populations: identification of Native American Y chromosome haplotypes | Human Genetics | 1997 | 81 |
| 15 | Californian Hybrid Zone Between Culex pipiens pipiens and Cx. p. quinquefasciatus Revisited (Diptera: Culicidae) | Journal of Medical Entomology | 1997 | 80 |
| 16 | Repeated administration of phencyclidine, amphetamine and MK-801 selectively impairs spatial learning in mice: a possible model of psychotomimetic drug-induced cognitive deficits | Behavioural Pharmacology | 2003 | 79 |
| 17 | Plasma levels of apolipoprotein E and genetic markers in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease | Neuroscience Letters | 1999 | 77 |
| 18 | Cytogenetics of the Anopheles gambiae complex in Sudan, with special reference to An. arabiensis: relationships with East and West African populations | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 2000 | 77 |
| 19 | Transfer, analysis, and reversion of the fibrous dysplasia cellular phenotype in human skeletal progenitors | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 2010 | 77 |
| 20 | A new vector, based on the PolII promoter for the U1 snRNA gene, for the expression of siRNAs in mammalian cells | Molecular Therapy | 2004 | 76 |
| 21 | Allozyme and morphological identification of shape Anisakis, Contracaecum and Pseudoterranova from Japanese waters (Nematoda, Ascaridoidea) | Systematic Parasitology | 1998 | 74 |
| 22 | Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in Italy investigated in native plasma by a simple polyacrylamide gel isoelectric focusing technique. Comparison with frequency data of other European populations | Annals of Human Genetics | 1995 | 73 |
| 23 | A new species of Anisakis Dujardin, 1845 (Nematoda, Anisakidae) from beaked whales (Ziphiidae): allozyme and morphological evidence | Systematic Parasitology | 1998 | 68 |
| 24 | DNA Polymorphisms of Apolipoprotein B and Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Genes and Relationships with Lipid Levels in Italian Patients with Vascular Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease | Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders | 1998 | 66 |
| 25 | Long-Term Benefit of Adeno-Associated Virus/Antisense-Mediated Exon Skipping in Dystrophic Mice | Human Gene Therapy | 2008 | 65 |
| 26 | Defence mechanisms against insecticides temephos and diflubenzuron in the mosquitoAedes caspius: the P‐glycoprotein efflux pumps | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 2008 | 64 |
| 27 | Nucleotide sequence and intron structure of the apocytochrome b gene of Neurospora crassa mitochondria. | EMBO Journal | 1983 | 61 |
| 28 | Two new members in the Contracaecum osculatum complex (nematoda, ascaridoidea) from the antarctic | International Journal for Parasitology | 1994 | 60 |
| 29 | Allozyme diversity of european freshwater crayfish of the geniusAustropotamobius | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems: an International Journal on Aquatic Ecosystems | 1997 | 59 |
| 30 | Epstein–Barr virus encoded LMP1 downregulates TCL1 oncogene through miR-29b | Oncogene | 2010 | 57 |
| 31 | Imprinted control of gene activity in Drosophila | Current Biology | 1998 | 54 |
| 32 | Genetic structure of Anisakis physeteris, and its differentiation from the Anisakis simplex complex (Ascaridida: Anisakidae) | Parasitology | 1986 | 51 |
| 33 | Binding Properties, Cell Delivery, and Gene Transfer of Adenoviral Penton Base Displaying Bacteriophage | Virology | 2001 | 50 |
| 34 | Electrophoretic identification of larvae and adults of Anisakis (Ascaridida:Anisakidae) | Journal of Helminthology | 1986 | 46 |
| 35 | Impaired p53-mediated DNA damage response, cell-cycle disturbance and chromosome aberrations in Nijmegen breakage syndrome lymphoblastoid cell lines | International Journal of Radiation Biology | 1999 | 45 |
| 36 | Coupling between snoRNP assembly and 3′ processing controls box C/D snoRNA biosynthesis in yeast | EMBO Journal | 2004 | 45 |
| 37 | E1B55K-Deleted Adenovirus (ONYX-015) Overrides G1/S and G2/M Checkpoints and Causes Mitotic Catastrophe and Endoreduplication in p53-Proficient Normal Cells | Cell Cycle | 2006 | 45 |
| 38 | Chimeric Adeno-Associated Virus/Antisense U1 Small Nuclear RNA Effectively Rescues Dystrophin Synthesis and Muscle Function by Local Treatment of mdx Mice | Human Gene Therapy | 2006 | 45 |
| 39 | Allozyme variation among and within eleven Orchis species (fam. Orchidaceae), with special reference to hybridizing aptitude | Genetica | 1990 | 42 |
| 40 | Hybrid zones between two genetically differentiated forms of the pond frog Rana lessonae in southern Italy | Journal of Evolutionary Biology | 1996 | 41 |
| 41 | Apolipoprotein E (APOE) allele frequencies in late-onset sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD), mixed dementia and vascular dementia: lack of association of ϵ4 allele with AD in Italian octogenarian patients | Neuroscience Letters | 1995 | 40 |
| 42 | New Data on the World Distribution of Paraoxonase ( PON1 Gln 192--Arg) Gene Frequencies | Human Biology | 2003 | 39 |
| 43 | The ribosomal protein L2 in S. cerevisiae controls the level of accumulation of its own mRNA | EMBO Journal | 1991 | 38 |
| 44 | Respective roles of TNF-α and IL-6 in the immune response-elicited by adenovirus-mediated gene transfer in mice | Gene Therapy | 2007 | 37 |
| 45 | Morphometric Multivariate Analysis of Field Samples of Adult Anopheles arabiensis and An. gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) | Journal of Medical Entomology | 1998 | 36 |
| 46 | Combined Effect of Apolipoprotein E Genotype and Past Fertility on Age at Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease in Women | Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders | 2007 | 36 |
| 47 | Topoisomerase II inhibition in mitosis produces numerical and structural chromosomal aberrations in human fibroblasts | Cytogenetic and Genome Research | 1997 | 34 |
| 48 | Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Replication by Nuclear Chimeric Anti-HIV Ribozymes in a Human T Lymphoblastoid Cell Line | Human Gene Therapy | 1998 | 31 |
| 49 | GENETIC VARIATION OF ASCARIDOID WORMS WITH DIFFERENT LIFE CYCLES | Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution | 1986 | 30 |
| 50 | Nanocapsules: Coating for Living Cells | IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience | 2004 | 30 |
