Sonia Messina

13.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Sonia Messina is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonia Messina has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Genetics and 29 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Sonia Messina's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (45 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (42 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (15 papers). Sonia Messina is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (45 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (42 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (15 papers). Sonia Messina collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Sonia Messina's co-authors include Eugenio Mercuri, Marika Pane, Francesco Muntoni, Giuseppe Vita, Enrico Bertini, Gian Luca Vita, Maria Sframeli, M. Aguennouz, Joanna Allsop and Anna Pichiecchio and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Sonia Messina

110 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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Global epidemiology of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

2020 254 citations Janet Sultana, Andrea Fontana et al. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Upper Limb Changes in DMD Patients Amenable to Skipping Exons 44, 45, 51 and 53: A 24-Month Study 2023 ·Children ·Claudia Brogna, Marika Pane, Giorgia Coratti, Adele D’Amico, Elena Pegoraro, Luca Bello, Valeria Sansone, Emilio Albamonte, Sonia Messina, Antonella Pini, Maria Grazia D’Angelo, Claudio Bruno, Tiziana Mongini, Federica Ricci, Angela Berardinelli, Roberta Battini, Riccardo Masson, Enrico Bertini, Luisa Politano, Eugenio Mercuri, (unknown)	2
2	Nusinersen Modulates Proteomics Profiles of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 Patients 2021 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Laura Bianchi, Maria Sframeli, (unknown), Gian Luca Vita, (unknown), Francesca Polito, Rosaria Oteri, Eloisa Gitto, Fabrizio Di Giuseppe, Stefania Angelucci, A Versaci, Sonia Messina, Giuseppe Vita, Luca Bini, M. Aguennouz	16
3	Sometimes they come back: New and old spinal muscular atrophy adults in the era of nusinersen 2020 ·European Journal of Neurology ·Valeria Sansone, Giorgia Coratti, Maria Carmela Pera, Marika Pane, Sonia Messina, Francesca Salmin, Emilio Albamonte, Rita De Sanctis, Maria Sframeli, (unknown), Simone Morando, Adele D’Amico, A. Frongia, Laura Antonaci, (unknown), Marina Pedemonte, Beatrice Berti, Claudio Bruno, Eugenio Mercuri, (unknown)	8
4	Global epidemiology of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis breakdown → 2020 ·Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases ·(unknown), Janet Sultana, Andrea Fontana, Francesco Salvo, Sonia Messina, Gianluca Trifirò	254
5	The 6-min walk test as a new outcome measure in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Massimo Russo, Christian Lunetta, Riccardo Zuccarino, Gian Luca Vita, Maria Sframeli, Andrea Lizio, (unknown), (unknown), Valeria Sansone, Giuseppe Vita, Sonia Messina	4
6	Adapted physical activity and therapeutic exercise in late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD): a two-step rehabilitative approach 2019 ·Neurological Sciences ·Giovanni Iolascon, Michele Vitacca, Elena Carraro, Carmelo Chisari, Pietro Fiore, Sonia Messina, Tiziana Mongini, Antimo Moretti, Valeria Sansone, António Toscano, Gabriele Siciliano	8
7	Hippo signaling pathway is altered in Duchenne muscular dystrophy 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·Gian Luca Vita, Francesca Polito, Rosaria Oteri, (unknown), (unknown), Olimpia Musumeci, Sonia Messina, Carmelo Rodolico, Rosa María Di Giorgio, Giuseppe Vita, M. Aguennouz	33
8	Clinical management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: the state of the art 2018 ·Neurological Sciences ·Sonia Messina, Gian Luca Vita	33
9	Antiosteoporotic Activity of Genistein Aglycone in Postmenopausal Women: Evidence from a Post-Hoc Analysis of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial 2017 ·Nutrients ·Vincenzo Arcoraci, Marco Atteritano, Francesco Squadrito, Rosario D’Anna, Herbert Marini, Domenico Santoro, Letteria Minutoli, Sonia Messina, Domenica Altavilla, Alessandra Bitto	47
10	Sport activity in Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease: A case study of a Paralympic swimmer 2016 ·Neuromuscular Disorders ·Giuseppe Vita, (unknown), Massimo Russo, (unknown), (unknown), Sonia Messina, Christian Lunetta, Anna Mazzeo	12
11	Revised North Star Ambulatory Assessment for Young Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Eugenio Mercuri, Giorgia Coratti, Sonia Messina, Valeria Ricotti, Giovanni Baranello, Adele D’Amico, Maria Carmela Pera, Emilio Albamonte, Serena Sivo, Elena Mazzone, Maria Teresa Arnoldi, Lavinia Fanelli, Roberto De Sanctis, Domenico M. Romeo, Gian Luca Vita, Roberta Battini, Enrico Bertini, Francesco Muntoni, Marika Pane	39
12	ANT1 is reduced in sporadic inclusion body myositis 2012 ·Neurological Sciences ·Emanuele Barca, M. Aguennouz, Anna Mazzeo, Sonia Messina, António Toscano, Gian Luca Vita, Simona Portaro, Daniela Parisi, Carmelo Rodolico	7
13	A new form of alpha‐dystroglycanopathy associated with severe drug‐resistant epilepsy and unusual EEG features 2011 ·Epileptic Disorders ·Gabriella Di Rosa, Sonia Messina, Adele D’Amico, Enrico Bertini, Giuseppina Pustorino, Maria Spanò, Gaetano Tortorella	7
14	Quality of life and pain in patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 2009 ·Muscle & Nerve ·Luca Padua, Irene Aprile, Roberto Frusciante, Elisabetta Iannaccone, Mônica Lanzoni Rossi, Rosaria Renna, Sonia Messina, Giuseppina Frasca, Enzo Ricci	56
15	Muscle magnetic resonance imaging involvement in muscular dystrophies with rigidity of the spine 2009 ·Annals of Neurology ·Eugenio Mercuri, Emma Clement, Amaka C Offiah, Anna Pichiecchio, Gessica Vasco, Flaviana Bianco, Angela Berardinelli, (unknown), Marika Pane, Sonia Messina, Francesca Gualandi, Enzo Ricci, Mary Rutherford, Francesco Muntoni	103
16	Egen classification revisited in SMA 2008 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), Anna Mayhew, A. Aloysius, (unknown), (unknown), Sonia Messina, Emanuela Mazzone, Amélie Nadeau, Martin B. Main, (unknown), Ulla Werlauff, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
17	Towards harmonisation of outcome measures for DMD and SMA within TREAT-NMD; Report of three expert workshops: TREAT-NMD/ENMC Workshop on outcome measures, 12th–13th May 2007, Naarden, The Netherlands; TREAT-NMD Workshop on outcome measures in experimental trials for DMD, 30th June–1st July 2007, Naarden, The Netherlands; Conjoint Institute of Myology TREAT-NMD Meeting on physical activity monitoring in neuromuscular disorders, 11th July 2007, Paris, France 2008 ·Neuromuscular Disorders ·Eugenio Mercuri, Anna Mayhew, Francesco Muntoni, Sonia Messina, Volker Straub, G J van Ommen, Thomas Voit, Enrico Bertini, Kate Bushby	64
18	Congenital form of spinal muscular atrophy predominantly affecting the lower limbs: a clinical and muscle MRI study 2003 ·Neuromuscular Disorders ·Eugenio Mercuri, Sonia Messina, Maria Kinali, C. Cini, Cheryl Longman, Roberta Battini, Giovanni Cioni, Francesco Muntoni	28
19	Apoptosis and apoptosis‐related proteins in thyroid myopathies 2002 ·Muscle & Nerve ·Maria C. Monici, Carmelo Rodolico, António Toscano, Sonia Messina, Salvatore Benvenga, C Messina, Giuseppe Vita	4
20	Limb-girdle myasthenia: clinical, electrophysiological and morphological features in familial and autoimmune cases 2002 ·Neuromuscular Disorders ·Carmelo Rodolico, António Toscano, (unknown), Sonia Messina, C. Nicolosi, M. Aguennouz, (unknown), Paolo Girlanda, C Messina, Giuseppe Vita	30

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