Cerdelga (eliglustat) safely and effectively treated three adults with Gaucher disease type 1 (GD1), who switched from long-term use…
Marisa Wexler MS
Marisa holds an MS in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. She specializes in cancer biology, immunology, and genetics. Marisa began working with BioNews in 2018, and has written about science and health for SelfHacked and the Genetics Society of America. She also writes/composes musicals and coaches the University of Pittsburgh fencing club.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler MS
People with Gaucher disease are not at increased risk of severe disease if they become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the…
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)’s RareLaunch training program will host two days of free virtual workshops…
A majority of rare disease patients using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic thought the experience positive, and many would like…
Children with Gaucher disease who are on enzyme-replacement therapy (ERT) continue to have abnormal levels of immune cells,…
In Spain, a quarter of Gaucher disease patients being given enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) infusions at hospitals experienced dose interruptions due…
A first patient has been treated in a Phase 1/2 trial of AVR-RD-02, Avrobio‘s investigational gene therapy for Gaucher disease…
A case report about two sisters in Brazil with Gaucher type 1 disease (GD1) and severe bone disease represents…
Myelodysplastic Syndrome Rare, But May Be Under-diagnosed in Gaucher Type 1 Patients, Study Suggests
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is rare in people with Gaucher disease type 1 (GD1) but because it is difficult to…
A new fly model of Gaucher disease may more fully summarize and present the molecular complexities of the disease…