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[indietro]Prof. Marco Cappa  

Education and training

Degree in Medicine at University “La Sapienza” Rome, Italy and in the same University in Endocrinology, Sport Medicine and Pediatrics.
He trained at Sick Children Hospital in London in 1981 and at The Cornell−New York Medical Center in 1984−1985

Employment and research experience

Dr. Marco Cappa is Chief of Endocrinology and Diabetology Unit of the Department of Pediatrics
Medicine, Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital in Rome and Palidoro, and he is Professor in Pediatric
Endocrinology, Genetics at Catholic University of Rome, and in Endocrinology and Pediatrics at University
“La Sapienza” Rome, Italy.
Dr. Cappa’s specialties include endocrinology, paediatrics, and sports medicine. His scientific areas of
Interests include neuroendocrinology and genetics. He is a member of several associations, including the
Italian Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Society, the European Society of Neuroendocrinology, The
Endocrine Society, and the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology. He serves on the editorial board
of The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, and Italian Journal of Pediatrics, and he is a
reviewer the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and metabolism , the Journal of Endocrinology
Investigation, and Italian Journal of Pediatrics for Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,
Clinical Endocrinology and The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
He is a widely published author in journals such as the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,
Hormone Research, Journal of Pediatrics, American Journal of Medical Genetics, Neurology, and the
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. Dr. Cappa’s work entails a number of interested topics
including growth hormone testing, adrenoleukodystrophy, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Prader Willi
syndrome.

Major publications of the last six years:

Wasniewska M, Vigone MC, Cappa M, Cassio A, Scognamillo R, Aversa T, Rubino M, De Luca F.
Acute suppurative thyroiditis in childhood: spontaneous closure of sinus pyriform fistula may occur even very early.
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jan;20(1):75-7.

Diamanti A, Bizzarri C, Gambarara M, Calce A, Montecchi F, Cappa M, Bianco G, Castro M.
Bone mineral density in adolescent girls with early onset of anorexia nervosa.
Clin Nutr. 2007 Jun;26(3):329-34.

Cambiaso P, Orazi C, Digilio MC, Loche S, Capolino R, Tozzi A, Faedda A, Cappa M.
Thyroid morphology and subclinical hypothyroidism in children and adolescents with Williams syndrome.
J Pediatr. 2007 Jan;150(1):62-5.

Cappa M, Ubertini G, Colabianchi D, Fiori R, Cambiaso P.
Non-conventional use of growth hormone therapy.
Acta Paediatr Suppl. 2006 Jul;95(452):9-13.

Maghnie M, Ambrosini L, Cappa M, Pozzobon G, Ghizzoni L, Ubertini MG, di Iorgi N, Tinelli C, Pilia S, Chiumello G, Lorini R, Loche S.
Adult height in patients with permanent growth hormone deficiency with and without multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Aug;91(8):2900-5.

Vottero A, Pedori S, Verna M, Pagano B, Cappa M, Loche S, Bernasconi S, Ghizzoni L.
Final height in girls with central idiopathic precocious puberty treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog and oxandrolone.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Apr;91(4):1284-7.

Montagna G, Di Biase A, Cappa M, Melone MA, Piantadosi C, Colabianchi D, Patrono C, Attori L, Cannelli N, Cotrufo R, Salvati S, Santorelli FM.
Identification of seven novel mutations in ABCD1 by a DHPLC-based assay in Italian patients with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.
Hum Mutat. 2005 Feb;25(2):222.

Schiaffini R, Ciampalini P, Spera S, Cappa M, Crino A.
An observational study comparing continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and insulin glargine in children with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2005 Jul-Aug;21(4):347-52.

Montagna G, Di Biase A, Cappa M, Melone MA, Piantadosi C, Colabianchi D, Patrono C, Attori L, Cannelli N, Cotrufo R, Salvati S, Santorelli FM. Identification of seven novel mutations in ABCD1 by a DHPLC-based assay in Italian patients with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.
Hum Mutat. 2005 Feb;25(2):222.

Picca S. Cappa M. Martinez C. Moges S.T., Osborn J., Perfumo F., Ardissino G., Bonaudo R., Montini G., Rizzoni G.
Parathyroid hormone levels in pubertal in pubertal uremic adolescents treated with growth hormone.
Pediatr. Neprol, Ian; 19(1) :71−6. 2004

Bizzarri C., Rigamonti A.E., Giannone G., Berardinelli R., Cella S.G., Cappa M, Muller EE.
Mainenance of normal meal−induced decrease in plasma Ghrelin in children with Prader−Willi Sindrome.
Horm Metab. 36: 164−169. Res 2004.

Schiaffini R, Ciampalini P, Spera S, Cappa M, Crinò A.
An observational study comparino continuos subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and insulin gl’argine in children with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes Metab Res Rev 20: Dec 23, 2004.

Petroni. A, Cappa M., Blasevich M., Solinas M., Uziel G. New findings on X−linked
Adrenoleukodysstrophy: 5a−reductase isoform 2 relative gene expression is modified in affected fibroblasts.
Neuroscience letters 367 (2004) 269−272

Mantovani G., Bondioni S., Lania AG, Corbetta S, De Sanctis L., Cappa M., Di Battista E., Chanson P., Beck− Peccoz P., Spada A.
Parental Origin of Gsalpha mutations in McCune−Albright sindrome in isolated endocrine tumors.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 Jun (6): 3007−9

M Silveri, M Cappa, C Gatti, C Bizzarri, G Mosiello, ML Capitanucci, M De Gennaro.
Dysfunctional voiding patterns in adreloleukodystrophy patients: urodynamic findings and management strategies.
J Urol 171: 2651−2653. June 2004

De Sanctis L., Romagnolo D., Olivero M., Buzi F., Maghnie M., Scire’ G. Crinò A., Baroncelli G., Salerno M. Di Maio S., Cappa M., Grosso S., Rigon F., Lala R., De Sanctis C., and Dianzani I.
Molecular analysis of GNAS1 gene for the correct diagnosis of Albright Hereditary osteodystrophy and pseudohyoparathyroidism.
Ped. Res. 2003, 53: 749− 755.

Mantovani G. Maghnie M., Weber G., De Menis E., Brunelli V., Cappa M., Loli P., Beck−Peccoz P, Spada A.
Growth Hormone−releasing hormone resistance in pseudohypoparatiroidism type 1a; new evidence for imprinting of the GsAlpha gene.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003, Sep; 88 (9): 4070−4


Pincelli AI, Rigamonti AE, Scacchi M, Cella SG, Cappa M, Cavagnini F, and Muller EE.
Somatostatin infusion withdrawal: studies in the acute and recovery phase of anorexia nervosa, and obesity.
European Journal of Endocrinology. Eur. J. Endocrinol. 2003, 148: 237−243

Loche S, Bizzarri C, Maghnie M, Faedda A, Tzialla C, Autelli M, Casini MR and Cappa M.
Results of early reevaluation of growth hormone secretion in short children with apparent growth hormone deficiency.
J Pediatr 2002, 140, 445−9

Di Biase A, Merendino N, Avellino C, Cappa M, Salvati S.
Th 1 cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in X−linked adrenoleukodystrophy.
Journal of the Neurological Sciences 1; 182(2):161−5 2001

Di Biase A., Salvati S, Vari R, Avellino C, Sforza F, M.Cappa, Masella R.
Susceptibilibility to Oxidation of Plasma Low−Density Lipoprotein in X−Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy: Effects of Simvastatin Treatment.
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 71, 2000. 


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