In a rare case, a young woman in Illinois experienced a porphyria attack and began developing symptoms of acute…
Andrea Lobo, PhD
Andrea Lobo holds a PhD in cell biology/neurosciences from the University of Coimbra-Portugal, where she studied stroke biology. As a research scientist for 19 years, Andrea participated in academic projects in multiple research fields, from stroke, gene regulation, cancer, and rare diseases. She has authored multiple research papers in peer-reviewed journals.
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Articles by Andrea Lobo, PhD
A 72-year-old woman with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) developed a type of liver cancer that arose nearly 30 years…
People in Brazil with acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) have a high prevalence of chronic symptoms and a poor quality…
An early diagnosis and treatment for acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) might have prevented severe complications in a 21-year-old woman,…