Even though immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a bleeding disorder, people with the disease can paradoxically experience thrombosis — abnormal…
Marisa Horak, 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 Horak, MS
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
Flares persist despite preventive treatment in hereditary TTP, study finds
While standard preventive treatments may reduce the risk of disease flares and organ damage in people with congenital thrombotic…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsITP Awareness Month shines spotlight on patients, support, and research
September is National ITP Awareness Month in the U.S., a time when advocates work to raise awareness and support research…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsCo-occurring autoimmune conditions may warrant lupus screening
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) can occur in people with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), another immune disorder — and people who have…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
New cell therapy brings remission in treatment-resistant ITP in trial
Treatment with an experimental single-dose cell therapy in hard-to-manage immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) led to long-term disease control in 3…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsWayrilz wins approval in Japan for treating hard-to-manage ITP
Regulatory authorities in Japan have approved Sanofi’s oral therapy Wayrilz (rilzabrutinib) for treating people with immune thrombocytopenia…
VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
NewsAlthough rare, dangerous blood clots can strike some people with VWD
Dangerous blood clots that block blood flow are rare in people with von Willebrand disease (VWD), but their risk…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
Doctors underestimate fatigue, mental burden of ITP, study shows
Symptoms unrelated to bleeding, such as fatigue and mental health struggles, are common among people with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)…
IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
NewsScientists trace teenage boy’s ITP to mutation in ELF4 gene: Report
A mutation in the gene ELF4 likely set the stage for a teenage boy to develop immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), according…
THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
NewsBrothers found to have rare mix of 2 genetic blood-clotting disorders
Two teenage brothers in Egypt have been diagnosed with an extremely rare combination of two distinct genetic blood-clotting disorders. The…