Domenico Coviello

Forensic challenges in a case of suspected filicide, matricide, and post‐mortem dismemberment

Familicide represents one of the most complex forms of domestic violence in forensic practice. Among intrafamilial homicides, filicide and matricide pose major medico-legal and criminological challenges, particularly when autopsy findings are nonspecific or severely altered by po...

Susceptibility haplotypes in non-cystic fibrosis newborns with elevated immunoreactive trypsinogen

Cystic fibrosis (CF) represents the most prevalent life-threatening autosomal recessive disorder in Europe, primarily affecting the respiratory tract, exocrine pancreatic function, and lipid metabolism. Immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) quantification constitutes the first-tier te...

A Novel α-Globin Gene Variant: Hb Romagna [α61(E10)Lys>Gln; HBA1:c.184A>C] Co-Inherited with Hb A2-Lampang [δ47(CD6)Asp>Asn; HBD:c.142G>A] in an Italian Diabetic Woman

Background: Screening for hemoglobinopathies, particularly in Mediterranean countries, is primarily aimed at preventing beta-thalassemia. However, during such screening, numerous other Hb defects can be diagnosed, each with different clinical significance, including qualitative a...