Fabry disease patients who share the same genetic mutation in the GLA gene may experience different symptoms, a…
Joana Carvalho, PhD
Joana holds a bachelor’s in biology, a Master of Science in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Her work has been focused on the impact of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the collective behavior of endothelial cells — those that make up the lining of blood vessels — found in the umbilical cord of newborns. In addition to several research fellowships, she was awarded two Erasmus scholarships to conduct part of her studies in France.
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Articles by Joana Carvalho, PhD
A study in a Nordic population found no apparent clinical benefit in screening patients with idiopathic small fiber neuropathy or…
Roughly half of the patients diagnosed with Fabry disease experience white matter lesions, which tend to develop earlier in…
Fabry disease patients struggle with physical exercise — measured by a cardiopulmonary exercise test — due to an impairment in…
Japanese researchers have used stem cells from Fabry patients to create an innovative laboratory model that mimics heart disease in…
Lucerastat, an investigative oral therapy currently in late-stage clinical development at Idorsia Pharmaceuticals, successfully reduced the accumulation of a…