A test that measures levels of glucosylsphingosine (or lyso-Gb1) in the blood may help diagnose Gaucher disease (GD) and…
Alejandra Viviescas, PhD.
Alejandra has a PhD in Genetics from São Paulo State University (UNESP) and is currently working as a scientific writer, editor, and translator. As a writer for BioNews, she is fulfilling her passion for making scientific data easily available and understandable to the general public. Aside from her work with BioNews, she also works as a language editor for non-English speaking authors and is an author of science books for kids.
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Articles by Alejandra Viviescas, PhD.
Gaucher disease can predispose patients to rare types of blood cancer, and doctors should be vigilant for the development…
Prevail Therapeutics is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approved a request to open clinical trials,…
A new mutation, H413P, that may be associated with severe symptoms was discovered in a Chinese baby with perinatal…
Gaucher disease may have very distinct manifestations, even among genetically similar people with the same mutation in the GBA…
Gaucher Disease Leads to Eye Manifestations Needing Early Diagnosis, Treatment, Review Suggests
Manifestations in the eye are rare symptoms of Gaucher disease that can affect patients with all disease subtypes, a review…
Better Measures Needed in Morocco to Avoid Underdiagnosis of Gaucher Disease, Case Report Suggests
Morocco needs better facilities specialized in the screening, diagnosis, and management of Gaucher disease to prevent underdiagnosis…
Cascade screening — a systematic analysis performed in a family to identify the risk of any member developing a genetic…
Chronic anemia that does not respond to iron supplements might be a warning sign of Gaucher disease (GD) in children and…