An international team of experts has published new guidelines for diagnosing and treating hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (hATTR-PN)…
Marisa Horak, 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 Horak, MS
Oct. 26 is World Amyloidosis Day, and advocates around the world are joining together to shine a light on…
Attruby (acoramidis) was associated with better heart-related outcomes and a lower risk of hospitalization than Vyndamax (tafamidis) among…
Attruby (acoramidis) may be better than Vyndamax (tafamidis) at preserving heart health among people with transthyretin amyloid…
A newly developed questionnaire may help flag early signs of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (hATTR-PN) in people carrying mutations…
The approved therapy Attruby (acoramidis) may not only slow the progression of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), but it…
In people with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), treatment with the approved therapy Amvuttra (vutrisiran) may help reduce the risk…
Biopsies taken during surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition that affects a wrist nerve, may help with early…
Although mutations that cause hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (hATTR-PN) most frequently lead to nerve damage, they can also…
Regulatory authorities in the European Union (EU) have recommended approval of Tafamidis Accord, a generic version of Vyndaqel (tafamidis), an approved…