Patricia Inacio, PhD, science writer —

Patricia holds her PhD in cell biology from the University Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European agencies. She also served as a PhD student research assistant in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York, for which she was awarded a Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) fellowship.

Articles by Patricia Inácio

GPA Management Should Not Be Based on ANCA Levels Alone, Study Suggests

In granulomatosis with polyangiits (GPA) patients, the levels of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCAs) — the autoantibodies associated with the condition — appear to correlate with worse disease activity, a study has found. However, ANCAs remain high in many patients who enter clinical remission, suggesting that disease management cannot…

Neurological Symptoms in AAV Patients Do Not Impact Likely Long-term Survival, Study Reports

Almost half of patients diagnosed with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) showed neurological symptoms in a single-site, retrospective study from India. But while nervous system involvement appears to be more common than thought, it does not affect long-term survival, its researchers said. The study, “Neurological Manifestations Do not Affect Cumulative Survival…