The high cost of Soliris (eculizumab) is likely to have catastrophic consequences for people with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria…
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
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NM3086, an experimental therapy for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) that’s designed to block the alternative complement pathway’s activation, was…
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Most people with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) who were treated with Soliris (eculizumab) at a hospital in Germany…
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