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Isabel Tavares
Nephrology & Infectious Diseases R&D
Associate Researcher

Academic Formation

-Graduate in Medicine, by Medicine Faculty of Oporto University, Portugal, July 1996, with final average of 15 (fifteen).

Professional Activity

-Nephrologist at Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Responsible investigator since 2006 of the project:

  • “Hereditary nephropathic amyloidosis: epidemiology and characterization in Portuguese population”, granted by Portuguese Society of Nephrology

PhD project:

  • “Fibrinogen amyloidosis: phenotype, genotype, treatment and prognosis”

PUBLICATIONS:

  • Full papers in international journals

    1. Fibrinogen A alpha-chain amyloidosis: a non-negligible cause of chronic kidney disease in dialysis patients. Tavares I, Moreira L, Costa PP, Lobato L. Amyloid 2017; 24 (suppl 1): 153-4.

    2. Pleural effusion in AA amyloidosis – A rare involvement of a rare disease. Dias C, Tavares I, Magalhães A, Melo N. Rev Port Pneumol (2006) 2017; 23 (4): 234-6.

    3. Unrecognized fibrinogen A α-chain amyloidosis: results from targeted genetic testing. Tavares I, Oliveira JP, Pinho A, Moreira L, Rocha L, Santos J, Pinheiro J, Costa PP, Lobato L. Am J Kidney Dis 2017; 70 (2): 235-43.

    4. Late allograft renal vein thrombosis treated with anticoagulation alone: a case report. Ferreira C, Pereira L, Pereira P, Tavares I, Sampaio S, Bustorff M, Pestana M. Transplant Proc 2016; 48 (9): 3095-8.

    5. Homozygosity for the E526V mutation in fibrinogen A alpha-chain amyloidosis: the first report. Tavares I, Lobato L, Matos C, Santos J, Moreira P, Saraiva MJ, Castro Henriques A. Case Rep Nephrol 2015; 2015: 919763.

    6. Collagen type IV-related nephropathies in Portugal: pathogenic COL4A5 mutations and clinical characterization of 22 families. Nabais Sá MJ, Sampaio S, Oliveira A, Alves S, Moura CP, Silva SE, Castro R, Araújo JA, Rodrigues M, Neves F, Seabra J, Soares C, Gaspar MA, Tavares I, Freitas L, Sousa TC, Henriques AC, Costa FT, Morgado E, Sousa FT, Sousa JP, da Costa AG, Filipe R, Garrido J, Montalban J, Ponce P, Alves R, Faria B, Carvalho MF, Pestana M, Carvalho F, Oliveira JP. Clin Genet 2015; 88 (5): 462-7.

    7. Renal amyloidoses: classification of 102 consecutive cases. Tavares I, Vaz R, Moreira L, Pereira PR, Sampaio S, Vizcaíno JR, Oliveira JP, Costa PP, Lobato L. Port J Nephrol Hypert 2014; 28 (3): 201-9.

    8. Ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus infection in renal transplantation. Vaz R, Barros F, Tavares I, Bustorff M, Ferreira I, Pestana M. Clin Kidney J 2014; 7 (2): 210-3.

    9. Bacteremia due to Campylobacter in renal transplantation: a case report and review of literature. Pereira L, Sampaio S, Tavares I, Bustorff M, Pestana M. Transpl Infect Dis 2014; 16 (6): 1007-11.

    10. Renal transplantation in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients: a report of four cases. Nunes AT, Pereira L, Cerqueira A, Bustorff M, Sampaio S, Ferreira I, Tavares I, Santos J, Pestana M. Transplant Proc 2014; 46 (6): 1718-22.

    11. Tavares I, Lobato L, Moreira L, Santos J, Lacerda P, Pinheiro J, Costa P. Long-term follow-up of patients with hereditary fibrinogen A alpha-chain amyloidosis. Amyloid. 2011 Jun; 18 Suppl 1:216-7.

    12. Diogo M, Faustino C, Pimentel T, Amorim J, Tavares I. Nephrotic syndrome in plasma cell leukaemia--a rare presentation. Indian J Cancer. 2011 Jan-Mar; 48(1):131-2.

    13. Dias VC, Tavares I, Gonçalves R, Macedo G. AL-amyloidosis presenting as massive gastrointestinal bleeding. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Sep; 104(9):2374-6.

    14. Coroas AS, de Oliveira JG, Sampaio SM, Tavares IC, Pestana M, Almeida MD. Postrenal transplantation body composition: different evolution depending on gender. J Ren Nutr. 2007 Mar; 17(2):151-6.

    15. Coroas AS, Oliveira JG, Sampaio S, Borges C, Tavares I, Pestana M, Almeida MD. Body composition assessed by impedance changes very early with declining renal graft function. Nephron Physiol. 2006; 104(3):p115-20.

    16. Coroas A, Oliveira JG, Sampaio S, Borges C, Tavares I, Pestana M, Almeida MD. Nutritional status and body composition evolution in early post-renal transplantation: is there a female advantage? Transplant Proc. 2005 Jul-Aug; 37(6):2765-70.

    17. Coroas A, Oliveira J, Sampaio S, Borges C, Tavares I, Pestana M, Almeida M. Sequential body composition analysis by bioimpedance early post-kidney transplantation. Transpl Int. 2005 May; 18(5):541-7.

    18. Coroas A, de Oliveira JG, Sampaio S, Borges C, Tavares I, Pestana M, de Almeida MD. Bioimpedance analysis highlights changes in body composition at the early stages of impairment of kidney transplant function. J Ren Nutr. 2004 Jul; 14(3):157-63.

    19. de Oliveira JG, Xavier PD, Sampaio SM, Tavares IS, Mendes AA. The synthesis by fine-needle aspiration biopsy cultures of IL-7, IL-16 and IL-18 is significantly associated with acute rejection in kidney transplants. Nephron. 2002; 92(3):622-8.

    20. Oliveira JG, Xavier P, Sampaio SM, Henriques C, Tavares I, Mendes AA, Pestana M. Compared to mycophenolate mofetil, rapamycin induces significant changes on growth factors and growth factor receptors in the early days post-kidney transplantation. Transplantation. 2002 Mar 27; 73(6):915-20.