Caspr2 autoantibodies target multiple epitopes
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- Received October 7, 2014
- Accepted in final form May 22, 2015
- First Published July 2, 2015.
Author Disclosures
- Abby L. Olsen, MD, PhD,
- Yongjie Lai, MD,
- Josep Dalmau, MD, PhD,
- Steven S. Scherer, MD, PhD and
- Eric Lancaster, MD, PhD
- Abby L. Olsen, MD, PhD,
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- Yongjie Lai, MD,
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- Josep Dalmau, MD, PhD,
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Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation Neurology UpToDate
Patent for Ma2 autoantibody test, patent number: 6,387,639; Issued May 14th, 2002 Patent for NMDA receptor autoantibody test; US 7,972,796 B2 July 5, 2011; European 2057466 Patents filed for GABA(B) receptor autoantibody test, GABA(A) receptor autoantibody test, DPPX autoantibody test, and IgLON5 autoantibody test.
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Advance Medical
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Euroimmun, research support
-NIH, RO1NS077851 (previously RO1CA107192), PI, 2011-2016 -NIMH, Eureka 1RO1MH094741, Co-PI, 2011-2015 -Instituto Carlos III, (FIS, 14/00203)-Ag?ncia de Gesti? d?Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR, Generalitat de Catalunya
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NMDA receptor autoantibody test/Euroimmun GABA(B)R autoantibody test/Euroimmun GABA(A)R autoantibody test/Euroimmun DPPX autoantibody test/Euroimmun Iglon5 autoantibody test/Euroimmun
Patent Ma2 autoantibody test Patent NMDAR autoantibody test Patent application for the use of GABA(B) receptor, GABA (A) receptor, DPPX and IgLON5 autoantiboddy tests
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- Steven S. Scherer, MD, PhD and
I am on the SAB for the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association. I receive no financial compensation for this.
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Cell and Tissue Research 2001-present; no compensation Experimental Neurology 2007-present; no compensation Glia 2011-present Journal of Neuroscience Research 2002-present; no compensation Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System 2007-present; no compensation
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(1) Commercial or non-profit entity Lundbeck: phone call interview, March 2011 Scisive: phone call interview, July 2011 Clarion Consulting: phone call interview, April 2012 Pfizer: moderated a session, ?TTR-amyloidosis ? from gene discovery to treatment?, at the Peripheral Nerve Society Meeting in St. Malo, France, June 30, 2013. Guidepoint Global Advisors: phone call interview, November 2013 Cydan: phone call interview, November 2013 Grifols: helped prepare and gave a Power Point presentation on CIDP to sales reps, and participated in day-long didactic sessions, September 15-16, 2014
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RO1 NS079683 (co-PI) 7/1/013-6/30/18 ?Autoimmune mechanisms in a novel Aire-deficient model of peripheral neuropathy? NIH/NINDS RO1 NS42878 (PI) 9/1/11 ? 8/30/16 ?The Role of Connexin32 in the Pathogenesis of CMTX? U54 NS065712 (PI) 10/1/09 - 9/30/14 ?Inherited Neuropathies - an integrative approach leading to therapy?
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Muscular Dystrophy Association (Co-PI) 2/1/12-1/31/15 ?Mechanisms of CNS Disease in CMT1X? National Multiple Sclerosis Society (PI) 4/1/11 ? 3/31/14 ?Essential Roles of Gap Junction Proteins in Oligodendrocytes?
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- Eric Lancaster, MD, PhD
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(1) Grifols Inc. Honoraria for teaching in courses to train their sales team about CIDP.
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(1) Medimmune Inc., fees for expert consultation.
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(1) Federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Fees for expert review of cases.
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(1) Talecris Inc. provided an educational grant. (2) Lindbeck Inc. funded a grant I received from the National Organization for Rare Disorders.
(1) NINDS, K08 NS075142, PI, 2013-2017.
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(1) DANA foundation, Neuroimmunology Award, 2010-2015.
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- From the Department of Neurology (A.L.O., Y.L., J.D., S.S.S., E.L.), The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; and ICREA-IDIBAPS (J.D.), Hospital Unit, University of Barcelona, Spain.
- Correspondence to Dr. Lancaster: eric.lancaster{at}uphs.upenn.edu
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