ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients with antibodies targeting the myeloperoxidase (MPO) protein have higher levels of immune-activating pieces of the…
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
People with active granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), the most common type of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), had significantly higher levels…
Amgen said it declined a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) request to voluntarily withdraw Tavneos (avacopan), an…
Following questions about the integrity of clinical trial data, regulators in Europe are taking a second look at Tavneos…
A study linked high levels of a blood protein called CXCL6 with lung disease in people with ANCA-associated vasculitis…
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Conduit Pharmaceuticals a patent for AZD1656, its experimental therapy for…
Disease symptoms among people with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) were found to vary by age at diagnosis and biological sex,…
The likelihood of disease recurrence in people with anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) varies by disease type, with those…
Lixudebart (ALE.F02), an experimental therapy Alentis Therapeutics is developing to help preserve kidney health in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV),…
Self-reactive antibodies, or autoantibodies, against two proteins — homeostatic iron regulator, or HFE, and synaptotagmin 5, known as SYT5 —…