The presence of a common genetic variation in women may increase the risk of deficient genomic imprinting and the…
Marta Figueiredo, PhD
Marta holds a biology degree, a master’s in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She was awarded a research scholarship and a PhD scholarship, and her research focused on the role of several signaling pathways in thymus and parathyroid glands embryonic development. She also previously worked as an assistant professor of an annual one-week embryology course at the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine.
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Articles by Marta Figueiredo, PhD
Activating the insulin‐like growth factor 2 receptor, or IGF-2R — a cell surface receptor involved in protein trafficking and degradation…
Newer anti-epileptic medications — such as Keppra (levetiracetam), Lamitcal (lamotrigine), and clobazam — as well as…
UBE3A, the protein underlying Angelman syndrome, is crucial for the maturation and adaptability of the visual circuits in the…
A molecular technique, known as chromosomal microarray analysis, enables early diagnosis of several genetic neurodevelopmental disorders — including Angelman…
New targets of the UBE3A enzyme responsible for Angelman syndrome have been identified, increasing scientific knowledge behind the molecular…