| Major Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineages Associate with Patient Country of Origin MB Reed, VK Pichler, F McIntosh, A Mattia, A Fallow, S Masala, ... Journal of clinical microbiology 47 (4), 1119-1128, 2009 | 244 | 2009 |
| Association of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis with multiple sclerosis in Sardinian patients D Cossu, E Cocco, D Paccagnini, S Masala, N Ahmed, J Frau, ... PLoS One 6 (4), e18482, 2011 | 118 | 2011 |
| Linking chronic infection and autoimmune diseases: Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, SLC11A1 polymorphisms and type-1 diabetes mellitus D Paccagnini, L Sieswerda, V Rosu, S Masala, A Pacifico, M Gazouli, ... PLoS One 4 (9), e7109, 2009 | 82 | 2009 |
| Epstein–Barr virus and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis peptides are cross recognized by anti-myelin basic protein antibodies in multiple sclerosis patients G Mameli, D Cossu, E Cocco, S Masala, J Frau, MG Marrosu, LA Sechi Journal of neuroimmunology 270 (1-2), 51-55, 2014 | 80 | 2014 |
| Antibodies recognizing Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis epitopes cross-react with the beta-cell antigen ZnT8 in Sardinian type 1 diabetic patients S Masala, D Paccagnini, D Cossu, V Brezar, A Pacifico, N Ahmed, ... PloS one 6 (10), e26931, 2011 | 75 | 2011 |
| Specific detection of unamplified mycobacterial DNA by use of fluorescent semiconductor quantum dots and magnetic beads M Gazouli, E Liandris, M Andreadou, LA Sechi, S Masala, D Paccagnini, ... Journal of clinical microbiology 48 (8), 2830-2835, 2010 | 61 | 2010 |
| Human interferon regulatory factor 5 homologous epitopes of Epstein-Barr virus and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis induce a specific humoral and … D Cossu, G Mameli, G Galleri, E Cocco, S Masala, J Frau, MG Marrosu, ... Multiple sclerosis journal 21 (8), 984-995, 2015 | 53 | 2015 |
| Are Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and Epstein–Barr virus triggers of multiple sclerosis in Sardinia? D Cossu, S Masala, E Cocco, D Paccagnini, J Frau, MG Marrosu, ... Multiple Sclerosis Journal 18 (8), 1181-1184, 2012 | 48 | 2012 |
| A Sardinian map for multiple sclerosis D Cossu, S Masala, LA Sechi Future microbiology 8 (2), 223-232, 2013 | 47 | 2013 |
| EBNA-1 IgG titers in Sardinian multiple sclerosis patients and controls G Mameli, D Cossu, E Cocco, S Masala, J Frau, MG Marrosu, LA Sechi Journal of neuroimmunology 264 (1-2), 120-122, 2013 | 40 | 2013 |
| Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in an Italian Cohort of Type 1 Diabetes Pediatric Patients ML Manca Bitti, S Masala, F Capasso, N Rapini, S Piccinini, F Angelini, ... Journal of Immunology Research 2012, 2012 | 39 | 2012 |
| Association of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and SLC11A1 polymorphisms in Sardinian multiple sclerosis patients D Cossu, S Masala, E Cocco, D Paccagnini, S Tranquilli, J Frau, ... The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 7 (03), 203-207, 2013 | 33 | 2013 |
| Antigenic epitopes of MAP2694 homologous to T-cell receptor gamma-chain are highly recognized in multiple sclerosis Sardinian patients D Cossu, S Masala, J Frau, G Mameli, MG Marrosu, E Cocco, LA Sechi Molecular Immunology 57 (2), 138-140, 2014 | 32 | 2014 |
| Anti Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis heat shock protein 70 antibodies in the sera of Sardinian patients with multiple sclerosis D Cossu, S Masala, J Frau, E Cocco, MG Marrosu, LA Sechi Journal of the Neurological Sciences 335 (1-2), 131-133, 2013 | 32 | 2013 |
| Zinc transporter 8 and MAP3865c homologous epitopes are recognized at T1D onset in Sardinian children S Masala, MA Zedda, D Cossu, C Ripoli, M Palermo, LA Sechi PLoS One 8 (5), e63371, 2013 | 32 | 2013 |
| Recognition of zinc transporter 8 and MAP3865c homologous epitopes by new-onset type 1 diabetes children from continental Italy S Masala, D Cossu, S Piccinini, N Rapini, A Massimi, O Porzio, ... Acta Diabetologica 51, 577-585, 2014 | 31 | 2014 |
| Recognition of zinc transporter 8 and MAP3865c homologous epitopes by Hashimoto's thyroiditis subjects from Sardinia: a common target with type 1 diabetes? S Masala, D Cossu, M Palermo, LA Sechi PLoS One 9 (5), e97621, 2014 | 31 | 2014 |
| Proinsulin and MAP3865c homologous epitopes are a target of antibody response in new‐onset type 1 diabetes children from continental Italy S Masala, D Cossu, S Piccinini, N Rapini, G Mameli, ML Manca Bitti, ... Pediatric Diabetes 16 (3), 189-195, 2015 | 28 | 2015 |
| Detection of Serum Antibodies Cross-Reacting with Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis and Beta-Cell Antigen Zinc Transporter 8 Homologous … A Pinna, S Masala, F Blasetti, I Maiore, D Cossu, D Paccagnini, G Mameli, ... PLoS One 9 (9), e107802, 2014 | 20 | 2014 |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan antibodies are associated to rheumatoid arthritis in Sardinian patients GL Erre, D Cossu, S Masala, G Mameli, ML Cadoni, S Serdino, MG Longu, ... Clinical rheumatology 33, 1725-1729, 2014 | 14 | 2014 |
