Genetic variants in the CC2D2B gene may affect disease severity in hereditary angioedema (HAE) types 1 and 2, according…
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
The unusual case of a woman with drug-induced angioedema that led to a rare complication called acute compartment syndrome…
The once-daily oral therapy Orladeyo (berotralstat) has been approved in Brazil to prevent swelling attacks in people, 12 and…
Treatment with the experimental under-the-skin injection therapy STAR-0215 reduced the rates of monthly swelling attacks by more than 90%…
Pharvaris has started a Phase 3 clinical trial called RAPIDe-3 to test an immediate-release capsule formulation of deucrictibant…
The U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has awarded promising innovative medicine designation to sebetralstat, an experimental…
Orladeyo (berotralstat), an oral therapy for preventing swelling attacks in adults and adolescents with hereditary angioedema (HAE), is…
Note: This story was updated March 12, 2024, to clarify the data pertaining to the proportion of sebetralstat-treated swelling attacks…
Birth control pills and other changes in hormone levels are a common trigger for swelling attacks among women with rare…
On-demand treatment with the experimental oral medication sebetralstat was effective for resolving swelling attacks in people with hereditary…