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Luciano Merlini, MD is an expert in Neurology at University of Bologna (Italy). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Luciano Merlini in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Muscular Disorders, Atrophic. Luciano Merlini has authored 374 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 3 clinical trials, 1 of them ongoing. SLR score: 781 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Luciano Merlini, MD University of Bologna Italy
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Neurology

Subspecialties: Biochemistry - Genetics

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Organizations

Career arc: 1974 - 2026
Source: PubMed

University of Bologna

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 374

Citations

Citations: 24 333 1st author: 49 Last author: 34 Unique author: 5

Main journals

Neuromuscul Disord 88
Muscle Nerve 15
Neurology 13
Hum Mutat 12
Chir Organi Mov 10

Best Journals

Ann Oncol 1
Lancet Oncol 1

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
Hair Follicle Microenvironment Changes in Collagen VI-Myopathy Patients with Alopecia.
PMID 42587761 — muscular diseases, cells, muscular dystrophies, hair follicle, macrophages, collagen, tissues, extracellular matrix, adipose tissue, alopecia		Cells20260
Reducing Body Myopathy in Female Patients With FHL1 Variants Showing Rapid and Severe Evolution Mimicking Inflammatory Myopathy: A Case Series.
PMID 42256499 — muscular diseases, genes, muscles, muscle weakness, biopsy, myositis		Neurol Genet20260
Role of hypertrophic adipocytes, collagen VI, and CD38 in adipose tissue fibrosis in obesity.
PMID 42045417 — fibrosis, collagen, adipocytes, obesity, tissues, adipose tissue		Sci Rep20260
A comprehensive framework for the interpretation of TTN missense variants.
PMID 41749372 — proline, genes, genomics, classification		Genome Med20260
Tendon Dysfunction in Collagen VI-Related Myopathies: Novel Mechanistic Insights with Therapeutic Potential.
PMID 41465448 — muscular diseases, genes, muscles, pathology, collagen, contracture, tendons, therapeutics, focal adhesions		Int J Mol Sci20250

Clinical Studies 3

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

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Principal Investigator: 1

By phase:

N/A 1
Phase 2 1
Phase 3 1

By status:

Completed 2
Enrolling by invitation 1

By type:

Interventional 2
Observational 1

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 1
multicentric2to4 1
multicentric5to9 0
multicentricup10 1

Main Topics

Cohort/Consortium Investigators 1

Ongoing Clinical Trials

Ongoing trial started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
Clinical and Biochemical Features for the Identification of Dominant Calpainopathies
NCT05956132 — muscular dystrophies, data collection, retrospective studies, muscular dystrophies, limb-girdle, records, history, medical records, calpain		N/AEnrolling by invitation2023

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