SOBI003, Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi)’s chemically modified version of sulfamidase — the missing enzyme in Sanfilippo…
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
Researchers have developed two induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines with NAGLU mutations — the underlying cause of…
Lysogene’s gene therapy candidate LYS-SAF302 corrected enzymatic deficiency, normalized heparan sulfate levels, and reduced brain lesions and neuroinflammation…
Gene therapy has the potential to effectively target the underlying cause of Sanfilippo syndrome and delay or prevent neurodegeneration,…
Allievex to Continue BioMarin’s Clinical Program Testing Tralesinidase Alfa for Sanfilippo Type B
Allievex, a new clinical-stage biotechnology company founded by Pappas Capital, will continue the clinical program of BioMarin…
Growth Problems in Sanfilippo Children Milder Than Those Seen in Other MPS Disorders, Study Suggests
Growth impairment among mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) disorders is milder in people with MPS III (Sanfilippo syndrome) and most…
Sanfilippo Type A Changes Metabolism of Sugar and Fat Molecules in Brain Regions, Mouse Study Shows
Sanfilippo syndrome type A leads to changes in the metabolism of gangliosides (sugar-fat molecules) and sphingolipids (fat molecules)…
Sanfilippo syndrome type A leads to toxic accumulation of several molecules in nerve cell axons — the structures responsible for…
While toxic accumulation of large sugar molecules, called heparan sulfate, are present in certain mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) disorders with brain involvement,…
Sanfilippo syndrome type A leads to the accumulation of other large sugar molecules besides the characteristic heparan sulfate in several…