I nuovi cinesi d'Italia

Questo numero monografico della rivista Mondo Cinese raccoglie contributi di vari autori e autrici sul tema della nuova fisionomia che va assumendo la minoranza cinese d'Italia, man mano che va consolidandosi il suo profilo plurigenerazionale e va affermandosi la soggettività della cosiddetta "seconda generazione" di questa migrazione, ormai attestata nel nostro paese da quasi un secolo. I diversi articoli descrivono la storia e il profilo socioeconomico attuale di questa migrazione, il ruolo che alla diaspora cinese nel mondo viene attribuito dalla politica della Rpc, il peso della variabile etnica/somatica nei processi di inserimento economico e sociale dei cinesi d'Italia, la fenomenologia della criminalità organizzata cinese, l'inquadramento giuridico dell'affermazione dei diritti linguistici della minoranza cinese in Italia, l'analisi del suo variegato associazionismo imprenditoriale e socio-culturale, l'apporto dei sinoitaliani alla pratica del diritto tra Italia e Cina, il ruolo delle seconde generazioni. Una serie di interviste a testimoni privilegiati del mondo imprenditoriale e culturale sinoitaliano ne descrive l'impatto crescente sul discorso pubblico e sull'economia delle metropoli italiane. Conclude il volume un estratto della graphic novel Chinamen, che illustra l'avvento dei primi immigrati cinesi in Italia nel 1926

Peanut allergy in Italy: A unique Italian perspective

Background Peanut allergy has not been well characterized in Italy. Objective Our aim was to better define the clinical features of peanut allergy in Italy and to detect the peanut proteins involved in allergic reactions. Methods A total of 22 centers participated in a prospective survey of peanut allergy over a 6-month period. Clinical histories were confirmed by in vivo and/or in vitro diagnostic means in all cases. Potential risk factors for peanut allergy occurrence were considered. Levels of IgE to Arachis hypogea (Ara h) 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, and 9 and profilin were measured. Results A total of 395 patients (aged 2-80 years) were enrolled. Of the participants, 35% reported local reactions, 38.2% reported systemic reactions, and 26.6% experienced anaphylaxis. The sensitization profile was dominated by Ara h 9 (77% of patients were sensitized to it), whereas 35% were sensitized to pathogenesis-related protein 10 (PR-10) and 26% were sensitized to seed storage proteins (SSPs). Sensitization to 2S albumins (Ara h 2 and Ara h 6) or lipid transfer protein (LTP) was associated with the occurrence of more severe symptoms, whereas profilin and PR-10 sensitization were associated with milder symptoms. Cosensitization to profilin reduced the risk of severe reactions in both Ara h 2– and LTP-sensitized patients. SSP sensitization prevailed in younger patients whereas LTP prevailed in older patients (P < .01). SSP sensitization occurred mainly in northern Italy, whereas LTP sensitization prevailed in Italy's center and south. Atopic dermatitis, frequency of peanut ingestion, peanut consumption by other family members, or use of peanut butter did not seem to be risk factors for peanut allergy onset. Conclusions In Italy, peanut allergy is rare and dominated by LTP in the country's center and south and by SSP in the north. These 2 sensitizations seem mutually exclusive. The picture differs from that in Anglo-Saxon countries