Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

Patricia Inacio, PhD

Patricia holds her Ph.D. in Cell Biology from University Nova de Lisboa, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European Agencies. She also served as a PhD student research assistant in the Laboratory of Doctor David A. Fidock, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York.

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

Pain, Negative Health Perceptions Linked to Patient Depression, Study Finds

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Pain, negative health perceptions, and certain coping styles for dealing with daily stressors are all linked to a greater incidence of depression among people with Fabry disease, according to ... Read more

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020

Pediatric Rare Disease Therapies Increase, But Most Repurposed, Study Finds

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The number of treatments for children with rare diseases has grown over the past decade, according to a new study. However, despite the increase, nearly 7,000 rare diseases are still ... Read more

November 27, 2019December 13, 2019

Protalix and Chiesi Get FDA OK to Seek Accelerated Approval of PRX-102 for Fabry Disease

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PRX-102 (pegunigalsidase alfa), an investigational enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for Fabry disease, is closer to accelerated approval after a successful pre-biologics license application (BLA) meeting with the U.S. Food and ... Read more

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019

Novel Gene Therapy Better at Targeting the Heart Shows Promise for Fabry Disease, Preclinical Data Suggest

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A novel gene therapy developed by 4D Molecular Therapeutics can increase gene delivery to the heart without triggering an immune response, according to preclinical data. The gene therapy candidate ... Read more

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019

Patients Being Recruited in Europe to Test Gene Therapy Candidate FLT190 After Promising Preclinical Results

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A single injection with candidate gene therapy FLT190 showed positive results in a mouse model of Fabry disease by significantly increasing blood levels of GLA — the enzyme affected ... Read more

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019

Fabry Disease Unlikely to be Misdiagnosed for RA in Clinical Practice, Study Suggests

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Fabry disease shares some manifestations with rheumatic diseases, which has raised concerns of wrongful diagnosis and consequent delayed treatment. Still, patients with this rare genetic disease are unlikely to ... Read more

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019

FDA Approves Avrobio’s Gene Therapy Program for Fabry Disease

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Avrobio’s clinical program for AVR-RD-01 as a gene therapy candidate for the treatment of Fabry disease. Supported by the FDA’s ... Read more

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019

Protalix BioTherapeutics Completes Enrollment for PRX-102 Phase 3 Trial

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Protalix BioTherapeutics announced it has completed enrollment of its Phase 3 trial evaluating PRX-102 in Fabry disease patients previously treated with Shire’s Replagal (agalsidase alfa). The BRIDGE trial (NCT03018730) is an open-label switch-over study that will ... Read more

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018

Stroke Linked to Fabry Disease After Check on Patient’s Family History

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A case study detailing a younger man admitted to a hospital for a stroke — later attributed to Fabry disease — highlights the importance of family history in diagnosing ... Read more

August 28, 2018August 28, 2018

New Diagnostic Kit Can Screen Newborns for Fabry Disease Using Single Dried Blood Sample

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A new diagnostic tool that can screen for up to six lysosomal storage disorders, including Fabry disease, in newborns is now available in the United States. PerkinElmer, the kit’s ... Read more