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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
A new rat model of Angelman syndrome (AS) involves complete deletion of the maternal UBE3A gene, which causes multiple behavioral…
A conceptual model describing how Angelman syndrome (AS) tends to manifest and affect a person with Angelman and those…
Nutrition is an important but under-discussed aspect of care in Angelman syndrome (AS), according to a case report that described…
A clinical trial is evaluating the safety and tolerability of a nutritional formulation containing the ketone beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) as…
A first patient has been randomized in the NEPTUNE trial, which is testing oral OV101 (gaboxadol) as a potential treatment…
Angelman syndrome is caused by a lack of functional UBE3A gene in the brain. Thus, getting brain cells to…
A new study reports differences in brain activity among Angelman syndrome patients whose disease arises because of changes in the …