Aquaporin-4 autoimmunity
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- Received December 17, 2014
- Accepted in final form March 23, 2015
- First Published May 21, 2015.
Author Disclosures
- Anastasia Zekeridou, MD and
- Vanda A. Lennon, MD, PhD
- Anastasia Zekeridou, MD and
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- Vanda A. Lennon, MD, PhD
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Dr. Lennon and Mayo Clinic have a financial interest in the following intellectual property: “Marker for Neuromyelitis Optica.” A patent has been issued for this technology, and it has been licensed to commercial entities. They have received cumulative royalties of greater than the federal threshold for significant financial interest from the licensing of these technologies. The author receives no royalties from the sale of these tests by Mayo Medical Laboratories; however, Mayo Collaborative Services, Inc. does receive revenue for conducting these tests.
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The Mayo Neuroimmunology Laboratory performs service testing for aquaporin-4 autoantibodies on behalf of Mayo Collaborative Service Inc., an agency of Mayo Foundation. Dr. Lennon does not benefit financially from this testing.
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NIH R01-NS065829,?CNS Demyelinating Autoimmunity Targeting Water Channel Complexes?. Principal Investigator: S.J. Pittock Co-Investigator: V.A. Lennon Years: 2010-2015
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“Marker for Neuromyelitis Optica”. A patent has been issued to Mayo Foundation for this technology, and it has been licensed to RSR/Kronus. Dr. Lennon has received cumulative royalties of greater than the federal threshold for significant financial interest from the licensing of these technologies.
Dr. Lennon has a potential financial interest in the technologies listed below: “Marker for Neuromyelitis Optica”.
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- From the Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (A.Z., V.A.L.), Neurology (V.A.L.), and Immunology (V.A.L.), Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN.
- Correspondence to Dr. Lennon: lennon.vanda{at}mayo.edu
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