MOG transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains contain highly stimulatory T-cell epitopes in MS
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- Received April 30, 2014
- Accepted in final form July 8, 2014
- First Published August 14, 2014.
Author Disclosures
- Michel Varrin-Doyer, PhD,
- Aparna Shetty, PhD,
- Collin M. Spencer, BS,
- Ulf Schulze-Topphoff, PhD,
- Martin S. Weber, MD,
- Claude C.A. Bernard, PhD,
- Thomas Forsthuber, MD, PhD,
- Bruce A.C. Cree, MD, PhD, MAS,
- Anthony J. Slavin, PhD and
- Scott S. Zamvil, MD, PhD, FAAN
- Michel Varrin-Doyer, PhD,
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Travel grant (Teva Pharmaceuticals)
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Postdoctoral fellowship NMSS
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- Aparna Shetty, PhD,
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- Collin M. Spencer, BS,
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- Ulf Schulze-Topphoff, PhD,
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Employee of Silence Therapeutics GmbH, Senior Scientist
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- Martin S. Weber, MD,
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Employee of Silence Therapeutics GmbH, Senior Scientist
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- Claude C.A. Bernard, PhD,
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(1) Future Neurology, Future Science Group. Editorial Board Member.Current (2) Inflammation and Regeneration. Guest Editor. 2014
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NHMRC of Australia; APP1048899;PI, 2013-2015 NHMRC of Australia; APP1069979; PI, 2014-1016 NHMRC of Australia/CIRM; APP1053621, PI, 2012-2015 Victorian Goverment/CIRM; RMI-01739, PI, 2012-2015
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Eva and Les Erdi AUSiMED Fellowship in Neurological Diseases.
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- Thomas Forsthuber, MD, PhD,
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Expert Review Clinical Immunology, USA Senior Editor Journal of Immunology, Associate Editor PLos One, Editor Frontiers Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, Editorial board Immunotherapy, Editorial board
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National MS Society, RG3701, 4 years
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- Bruce A.C. Cree, MD, PhD, MAS,
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Annals of Neurology, editor
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Abbvie, Biogen Idec, EMD Serono, Genzyme, Novartis, Sanofi Aventis, Teva Neurosciences
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Contracted research support (including clinical trials) from Acorda, Avanir, Biogen Idec, EMD Serono, Hoffman La Roche and Novartis
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Biogen Idec- expert consultant
- Anthony J. Slavin, PhD and
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Anthony Slavin is currently an employee of Abbvie Bioresearch Center and was formerly an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
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Anthony Slavin is currently an employee of Abbvie Bioresearch Center and was formerly an employee of Boehringer INgelheim Pharmaceuticals
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- Scott S. Zamvil, MD, PhD, FAAN
Dr. Zamvil has received honoraria for serving on Data Safety Monitoring Boards for MS trials conducted by BioMS, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co.
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(1) Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, Associate Editor, 2011-present (2) Journal the Neurological Sciences, Associate Editor, 2011-present
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SSZ has received honoraria for speaking engagements for Biogen-Idec, Teva-Neuroscience, and EMD-Serono.
SSZ has served as a consultant to Biogen Idec, Teva Neuroscience, EMD-Serono, Genzyme and Novartis
Advanced Health Media, 2009-present Biogen Idec, 2009-present
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Boehringer Ingelheim
NIH RO1 AI073737, RO1 NS 063008
NMSS RG 4768A9/1
Guthy Jackson Charitable Foundation, PI Alexander M. and June L. Maisin Foundation, PI
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- From the Department of Neurology and Program in Immunology (M.V.-D., A.S., C.M.S., U.S.-T., B.A.C.C., S.S.Z.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neuropathology and Department of Neurology (M.S.W.), University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; Multiple Sclerosis Research Group (C.C.A.B.), Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Immunology (T.F.), University of Texas at San Antonio; and Boehringer Ingelheim (A.J.S.), Ridgefield, CT.
- Correspondence to Dr. Zamvil: zamvil{at}ucsf.neuroimmunol.org
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