Physicians should be on the lookout for chronic medical conditions, such as cold agglutinin disease (CAD), that may affect…
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
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APL-2, Apellis Pharmaceuticals’ investigational compound for the treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), increases the levels…
Patients with cold agglutinin disease (CAD) are twice as likely to die of their disease within the first five years…
The profile of patients with mixed autoimmune hemolytic anemia (MAIHA) must be carefully analyzed to facilitate diagnosis and disease management,…
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Despite being extremely rare, cold type autoimmune hemolytic anemia, or cold agglutinin disease (CAD), should be considered in patients with…