Fondazione Irccs Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

This study looked at liver cancer cells from 30 patients to understand how they differ from healthy cells. Researchers isolated these cells to create 3D lab models called organoids. The goal was to learn more about the behavior and genetics of liver cancer, not to test a new trea…

This study looked at the DNA of 254 people to find genetic reasons for low von Willebrand factor, a mild bleeding condition. Researchers used whole-exome sequencing to check for changes in known and new genes. The goal was to better understand why some people have low levels of t…

This study looked back at medical records of 150 children who have a genetic trait called Duffy-null, which is linked to naturally low levels of a type of white blood cell (neutrophils). The goal was to find out how many of these children also have an immune system that attacks t…

This completed study looked at 2000 women with endometriosis to see if lesions and related tumors appear more often on the right or left side of the pelvis. During surgery, doctors recorded the exact location of each lesion. The goal was to better understand how endometriosis dev…