musculoskeletal diseases

RNA Lab – Decoding Non-Coding RNAs in Development and Disease

RNA Lab – Decoding Non-Coding RNAs in Development and Disease

We are molecular biologists investigating RNA biology and gene regulation in physiological and pathological contexts. The group is led by Prof. Monica Ballarino and includes Dr. Giulia Buonaiuto, postdoctoral researcher Sara Capurso, Master’s student in Genetics and Molecular Biology; and Marco Simula and Dr. Daniele Durante, PhD students in Genetics and Molecular Biology. Our overarching research goals include to understand RNA-mediated mechanisms in health and disease, and designing new early diagnostic and tools for human diseases such as muscular, neuromuscular and cancer biology.

Hybrid imaging of musculoskeletal infections

This review article highlights the role of radiological and nuclear medicine techniques in diagnosis of musculoskeletal infections with particular regard to hybrid imaging of osteomyelitis, prosthetic joint infections, sternal infections and spine infections. Authors conclude on the complementary role of the several techniques with indications for an appropriate diagnostic flow chart, in the light of the recent European Association of Nuclear Medicine guidelines on infection.

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