In rare cases where IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) affects the pericardium, surgery to remove all or part of this sac…
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 immunoglobulin-G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) often attend dozens of outpatient doctors’ visits in the months immediately before and after…
Interactions between two specific subsets of immune cells may contribute to disease activity in people with immunoglobulin G4-related disease…
Regulatory authorities in Japan have granted orphan drug designation to rilzabrutinib, an oral therapy candidate for immunoglobulin G4-related disease…
Long-term treatment with rituximab — a cancer drug used despite not having specific approval — is safe and generally effective…
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) may affect the nervous system more often than has been previously recognized, according to a study…
People with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) who have a history of allergies are more likely to relapse after initial treatment,…
People with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) can experience damage to nerves and muscles, either as a result of IgG4-RD itself…
Researchers in Japan studying genetic data from hundreds of patients confirmed several genetic variations and identified new ones as genetic…
Rituximab is effective for all four clinical profiles of immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD), but two IgG4-RD profiles, or phenotypes,…