Immunogenetics
Group Leader : Silvia Di Loreto
Institute of Translational Pharmacology (IFT), L’Aquila section
Contact
Silvia Di Loreto
+39-0862-318843 | silvia.diloreto@cnr.it
Institute
Institute of Translational Pharmacology (IFT), L’Aquila section
Via Carducci 32, 6710 – L’ Aquila
http://www.ift.cnr.it/
Lab Members
Anna Aureli anna.aureli@cnr.it
Annamaria Berghella annamaria.berghella@cnr.it
Angelica Canossi angelica.canossi@cnr.it
Patrizia Pellegrini patrizia.pellegrini@cnr.it
Daniela Piancatelli daniela.piancatelli@cnr.it
Activities
HLA polymorphism in diseases and transplantation. Polymorphisms of non classical HLA loci (MICA, HLA-G) and HLA-related loci. Role of Fc γ, CTLA-4, PD-1 and KIR Receptors in cancer and degenerative diseases. Cytokines and cytokine gene polymorphisms in immune-related and degenerative diseases. Immunogenetics of Alzheimer disease and developmental neurological disorders. Characterization of novel alleles. Population genetics. Immunogenetics of celiac and atopic diseases.
Instrument & technologies
Sequence-based typing, genotyping/allelic discrimination techniques, cell cultures, ELISA.