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Published 9 August 2026
Diagnostics · 2026, 16(16), 2514

Comparison of LC-MS/MS and CLIA methods for vitamin D measurement in an unselected outpatient cohort: statistical evaluation and impact on clinical classification

Co-first author · Corbetta, Corsaro, Caradonna, Rusconi, … de Grazia

Two high-throughput platforms measuring 25-hydroxyvitamin D on the same 1064 paired outpatient samples disagree enough to matter: the immunoassay flags deficiency in 546 samples against 312 for mass spectrometry, so the choice of platform, not the patient, decides a large share of the supplementation decisions.

laboratory medicinemethod comparisonvitamin Dbiostatistics

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Accepted abstracts and work in press, soonest first. Autumn 2026: four contributions across laboratory medicine, human genetics and medical imaging informatics.

Abstract acceptedPublished in Diagnostics, 9 Aug 2026
30 September to 2 October 2026 · 58° Congresso Nazionale SIBioC · Palacongressi di Rimini

Misura di Vitamina D con due piattaforme analitiche ad alta automazione e differente tecnologia in una coorte di pazienti ambulatoriali: valutazione statistica e impatto sulla classificazione clinica

Poster · presented by Carlo Corbetta · Corsaro as co-author

A method comparison between chemiluminescent immunoassay and automated LC-MS/MS for 25-hydroxyvitamin D, quantifying how the choice of platform moves patients across the clinical thresholds for deficiency. The underlying study was published in Diagnostics on 9 August 2026.

laboratory medicinemethod comparisonvitamin D
Abstract accepted
7 to 9 October 2026 · XXIX Congresso Nazionale SIGU · Palacongressi di Rimini

Automated classification of BRCA1/2 variants by a multi-agent ACMG/AMP system: validation vs. molecular geneticist on 170 cases

Poster · First author, presenting in person

A multi-agent system that applies the ACMG/AMP criteria to germline BRCA1/2 variants, validated against a molecular geneticist on 170 cases. Substantial agreement and full sensitivity on pathogenic variants, positioned as decision support rather than replacement.

BRCA1/2ACMG/AMPvariant classificationLLM agents
Abstract accepted
7 to 9 October 2026 · XXIX Congresso Nazionale SIGU · Palacongressi di Rimini

Integrating RNA analysis into clinical diagnostics: reclassification of a novel BRCA1 duplication

Poster · presented by Alessandra Faversani · Corsaro as co-author

Transcript-level evidence resolving a novel BRCA1 exon 15-18 duplication, supporting its reclassification as likely pathogenic where DNA analysis alone was inconclusive.

BRCA1RNA analysisCNV interpretation
Abstract accepted
9 to 10 October 2026 · EuSoMII Annual Meeting · Heraklion, Crete

Assigning BI-RADS categories from Italian mammography reports with open-source large language models

Oral presentation · presented by Luca Di Palma · Corsaro as co-author

A retrospective multicentre evaluation of five open-source language models translating free-text Italian mammography reports into structured BI-RADS categories, including whether an ensemble improves on any single model.

BI-RADSopen-source LLMimaging informatics