Improving the antibody-based evaluation of autoimmune encephalitis
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- Received May 22, 2017
- Accepted in final form August 22, 2017
- First Published October 11, 2017.
Author Disclosures
- Lindsey McCracken, MPH,
- Junxian Zhang, MD,
- Maxwell Greene, MD,
- Anne Crivaro, PhD,
- Joyce Gonzalez, BS, M(ASCP),
- Malek Kamoun, MD, PhD and
- Eric Lancaster, MD, PhD
- Lindsey McCracken, MPH,
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- Junxian Zhang, MD,
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- Maxwell Greene, MD,
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National Institute of Neurologic Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, grant R25 NS065745, 2014-2016.
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- Anne Crivaro, PhD,
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- Joyce Gonzalez, BS, M(ASCP),
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- Malek Kamoun, MD, PhD and
(1) Immucor (2) Omixon
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(1) One Lambda, travel paid, (2) Am. Soc. for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, travel paid
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(1) NIH/NIDDK, UC4DK112217, Investigator, 4
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- Eric Lancaster, MD, PhD
(1) Advisory board for Grifols (2) Advisory board for Amgen (3) Advisory board for Janssen
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(1) Grifols Inc. Honoraria for teaching in courses to train their sales team about CIDP, and honoraria/travel to give a talk at the Peripheral nerve society meeting.
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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) Consulted for Medimmune Inc. (2) Taught courses for Grifols, Inc. (3) Consulting for Amgen (4) Consulting for Janssen
(1) NINDS, K08 NS075142, PI, 2013-2017. (2) Grifols Inc. Investigator Sponsored Grant,
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(1) Rogers Towers PA, 2015, medical legal consultation. (2) Orlando Health, 2015, medical legal consultation. (3) Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, medical legal consultation.
- From the Department of Neurology (L.M., J.Z., M.G., E.L.), and Department of Pathology (A.C., J.G., M.K.), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
- Correspondence to Dr. Lancaster: Eric.lancaster{at}uphs.upenn.edu
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