The first person has been dosed in a Phase 3 clinical trial testing GTX-102 (apazunersen), Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical’s experimental therapy, in…
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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The genetic medicine rugonersen (RO7248824) may be able to target the underlying cause of Angelman syndrome. A study found that…
The Phase 3 clinical trial that’s testing an experimental therapy for Angelman syndrome has finished enrolling patients. The…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Mavrix Bio the go-ahead to start a first-in-human clinical trial testing…
Some people with Angelman syndrome may experience a phenomenon known as gelastic syncope, where laughter leads to a loss…
Rebecca Burdine, PhD, a professor at Princeton University, received two awards for her contributions to Angelman syndrome research. The…
Note: This story was updated Aug. 13, 2024, to correct the spelling of the measure of cognitive development to Bayley-4.
A molecule dubbed (S)-PHA533533 is able to increase the expression of the UBE3A protein in mouse and human cell models…
A previously unreported mutation in the UBE3A gene was found to be the cause of Angelman syndrome for two…
The Phase 1/2 KIK-AS clinical trial, which is testing the experimental genetic therapy GTX-102 in children with Angelman syndrome,…