Women with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) show differences in disease features and greater physical limitations than men, but are…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
An easily accessible diagnostic test called pain-related evoked potentials with concentric electrodes (PrEP-CE) may help detect the onset of…
Blood levels of signaling molecules that promote tissue scarring, or fibrosis, are elevated in people with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy…
Minimally invasive skin biopsies may be used to diagnose transthyretin amyloidosis and guide treatment in people with the rare progressive…
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NewsLiver damage pauses nex-z gene therapy trials
Two trials testing nexiguran ziclumeran (nex-z), a gene-editing therapy for familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) and the related condition ATTR…
Levels of a blood protein called NfL may be useful as a marker of disease activity in people with…
Five years of treatment with Onpattro (patisiran) slowed disability progression and maintained quality of life for people with…
Researchers have uncovered previously unknown structural features of transthyretin, the protein that’s faulty in familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), which…
Onpattro (patisiran), an approved treatment for familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), is now listed on Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme…
Treatment with Amvuttra (vutrisiran) may ease heart damage in people with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), a new analysis of…