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Pino MG, Rich KA, Hall NJ, Jones ML, Fox A, Musier-Forsyth K, Kolb SJ. Heterogeneous splicing patterns resulting from KIF5A variants associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Hum Mol Genet 2023; 32:3166-3180. [PMID: 37593923 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddad134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) in the gene encoding Kinesin Family Member 5A (KIF5A), a neuronal motor protein involved in anterograde transport along microtubules, have been associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS is a rapidly progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects the motor neurons. Numerous ALS-associated KIF5A SNVs are clustered near the splice-site junctions of the penultimate exon 27 and are predicted to alter the carboxy-terminal (C-term) cargo-binding domain of KIF5A. Mis-splicing of exon 27, resulting in exon exclusion, is proposed to be the mechanism by which these SNVs cause ALS. Whether all SNVs proximal to exon 27 result in exon exclusion is unclear. To address this question, we designed an in vitro minigene splicing assay in human embryonic kidney 293 cells, which revealed heterogeneous site-specific effects on splicing: only 5' splice-site (5'ss) SNVs resulted in exon skipping. We also quantified splicing in select clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats-edited human stem cells, differentiated to motor neurons, and in neuronal tissues from a 5'ss SNV knock-in mouse, which showed the same result. Moreover, the survival of representative 3' splice site, 5'ss, and truncated C-term variant KIF5A (v-KIF5A) motor neurons was severely reduced compared with wild-type motor neurons, and overt morphological changes were apparent. While the total KIF5A mRNA levels were comparable across the cell lines, the total KIF5A protein levels were decreased for v-KIF5A lines, suggesting an impairment of protein synthesis or stability. Thus, despite the heterogeneous effect on ribonucleic acid splicing, KIF5A SNVs similarly reduce the availability of the KIF5A protein, leading to axonal transport defects and motor neuron pathology.
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- Megan G Pino
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
- Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
- Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
- Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
- Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
- Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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Roggenbuck J, Eubank BHF, Wright J, Harms MB, Kolb SJ. Evidence-based consensus guidelines for ALS genetic testing and counseling. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2023; 10:2074-2091. [PMID: 37691292 PMCID: PMC10646996 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Advances in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) gene discovery, ongoing gene therapy trials, and patient demand have driven increased use of ALS genetic testing. Despite this progress, the offer of genetic testing to persons with ALS is not yet "standard of care." Our primary goal is to develop clinical ALS genetic counseling and testing guidelines to improve and standardize genetic counseling and testing practice among neurologists, genetic counselors or any provider caring for persons with ALS. METHODS Core clinical questions were identified and a rapid review performed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA-P) 2015 method. Guideline recommendations were drafted and the strength of evidence for each recommendation was assessed by combining two systems: the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) System and the Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention (EGAPP). A modified Delphi approach was used to reach consensus among a group of content experts for each guideline statement. RESULTS A total of 35 guideline statements were developed. In summary, all persons with ALS should be offered single-step genetic testing, consisting of a C9orf72 assay, along with sequencing of SOD1, FUS, and TARDBP, at a minimum. The key education and genetic risk assessments that should be provided before and after testing are delineated. Specific guidance regarding testing methods and reporting for C9orf72 and other genes is provided for commercial laboratories. INTERPRETATION These evidence-based, consensus guidelines will support all stakeholders in the ALS community in navigating benefits and challenges of genetic testing.
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- Jennifer Roggenbuck
- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Internal MedicineThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterColumbusOhioUSA
- Department of NeurologyThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterColumbusOhioUSA
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- Health & Physical Education Department, Faculty of Health, Community, & EducationMount Royal University4825 Mount Royal Gate SWCalgaryAlbertaCanada
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- Department of NeurologyThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterColumbusOhioUSA
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- Department of NeurologyColumbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of NeurologyThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterColumbusOhioUSA
- Department of Biological Chemistry & PharmacologyThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterColumbusOhioUSA
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Rich KA, Pino MG, Yalvac ME, Fox A, Harris H, Balch MHH, Arnold WD, Kolb SJ. Impaired motor unit recovery and maintenance in a knock-in mouse model of ALS-associated Kif5a variant. Neurobiol Dis 2023; 182:106148. [PMID: 37164288 PMCID: PMC10874102 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Kinesin family member 5A (KIF5A) is an essential, neuron-specific microtubule-associated motor protein responsible for the anterograde axonal transport of various cellular cargos. Loss of function variants in the N-terminal, microtubule-binding domain are associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia and hereditary motor neuropathy. These variants result in a loss of the ability of the mutant protein to process along microtubules. Contrastingly, gain of function splice-site variants in the C-terminal, cargo-binding domain of KIF5A are associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease involving death of upper and lower motor neurons, ultimately leading to degradation of the motor unit (MU; an alpha motor neuron and all the myofibers it innervates) and death. These ALS-associated variants result in loss of autoinhibition, increased procession of the mutant protein along microtubules, and altered cargo binding. To study the molecular and cellular consequences of ALS-associated variants in vivo, we introduced the murine homolog of an ALS-associated KIF5A variant into C57BL/6 mice using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing which produced mutant Kif5a mRNA and protein in neuronal tissues of heterozygous (Kif5a+/c.3005+1G>A; HET) and homozygous (Kif5ac.3005+1G>A/c.3005+1G>A; HOM) mice. HET and HOM mice appeared normal in behavioral and electrophysiological (compound muscle action potential [CMAP] and MU number estimation [MUNE]) outcome measures at one year of age. When subjected to sciatic nerve injury, HET and HOM mice have delayed and incomplete recovery of the MUNE compared to wildtype (WT) mice suggesting an impairment in MU repair. Moreover, aged mutant Kif5a mice (aged two years) had reduced MUNE independent of injury, and exacerbation of the delayed and incomplete recovery after injury compared to aged WT mice. These data suggest that ALS-associated variants may result in an impairment of the MU to respond to biological challenges such as injury and aging, leading to a failure of MU repair and maintenance. In this report, we present the behavioral, electrophysiological and pathological characterization of mice harboring an ALS-associated Kif5a variant to understand the functional consequences of KIF5A C-terminal variants in vivo.
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- Kelly A Rich
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- NextGen Precision Health, University of Missouri, MO, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Missouri, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Sadjadi R, Kelly K, Glanzman AM, Montes J, Linsenmayer M, Tellez M, Bartlett A, Heintzman S, Kolb SJ, Arnold WD, El-Sheikh B. Psychometric evaluation of modified spinal muscular atrophy functional rating scale (SMAFRS) in adult patients using Rasch analysis. Muscle Nerve 2023; 67:239-243. [PMID: 36605016 DOI: 10.1002/mus.27785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION/AIMS The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Functional Rating Scale (SMAFRS) was first developed as a secondary functional outcome measure to detect changes over time in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in clinical trials. Its modified version evaluates 10 activities of daily living. The aim of the study was to analyze modified SMAFRS data using item response theory psychometric models. METHODS A total of 253 responses from 41 adult patients with ambulatory and non-ambulatory SMA types 2, 3, and 4 were analyzed. Rasch analysis was used to explore item-person targeting, fit statistics, category response functioning, dimensionality, and differential item functioning. RESULTS Most items had good fitting with the exception of "toileting" and "respiratory." There were no major floor or ceiling effects, and most items covered a good range of disability with only a negligible breech of uni-dimensionality from eating, dressing, and respiratory items. Differential item function highlighted differences in toileting, turning, transferring, walking, and respiratory items between ambulatory and non-ambulatory populations. DISCUSSION Despite subtle misfitting of certain items, mainly related to respiratory and bulbar function, overall modified SMAFRS remained a psychometrically stable and unidimensional outcome measure. There were some differences in measuring properties of certain functional items between ambulatory and non-ambulatory items that need to be taken into consideration in clinical trial design. Overall, the modified SMAFRS is a psychometrically reliable tool in assessment of adult patients with SMA.
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- Reza Sadjadi
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Assistive Technology Department, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Dennys CN, Roussel F, Rodrigo R, Zhang X, Sierra Delgado A, Hartlaub A, Saelim-Ector A, Ray W, Heintzman S, Fox A, Kolb SJ, Beckman J, Franco MC, Meyer K. CuATSM effectively ameliorates ALS patient astrocyte-mediated motor neuron toxicity in human in vitro models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Glia 2023; 71:350-365. [PMID: 36213964 PMCID: PMC10092379 DOI: 10.1002/glia.24278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Patient diversity and unknown disease cause are major challenges for drug development and clinical trial design for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Transgenic animal models do not adequately reflect the heterogeneity of ALS. Direct reprogramming of patient fibroblasts to neuronal progenitor cells and subsequent differentiation into patient astrocytes allows rapid generation of disease relevant cell types. Thus, this methodology can facilitate compound testing in a diverse genetic background resulting in a more representative population for therapeutic evaluation. Here, we used established co-culture assays with motor neurons and reprogrammed patient skin-derived astrocytes (iAs) to evaluate the effects of (SP-4-2)-[[2,2'-(1,2-dimethyl-1,2-ethanediylidene)bis[N-methylhydrazinecarbothioamidato-κN2 ,κS]](2-)]-copper (CuATSM), currently in clinical trial for ALS in Australia. Pretreatment of iAs with CuATSM had a differential effect on neuronal survival following co-culture with healthy motor neurons. Using this assay, we identified responding and non-responding cell lines for both sporadic and familial ALS (mutant SOD1 and C9ORF72). Importantly, elevated mitochondrial respiration was the common denominator in all CuATSM-responders, a metabolic phenotype not observed in non-responders. Pre-treatment of iAs with CuATSM restored mitochondrial activity to levels comparable to healthy controls. Hence, this metabolic parameter might allow selection of patient subpopulations best suited for CuATSM treatment. Moreover, CuATSM might have additional therapeutic value for mitochondrial disorders. Enhanced understanding of patient-specific cellular and molecular profiles could help improve clinical trial design in the future.
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- Cassandra N Dennys
- Center for Gene Therapy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Mathematics Department, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Glascock J, Darras BT, Crawford TO, Sumner CJ, Kolb SJ, DiDonato C, Elsheikh B, Howell K, Farwell W, Valente M, Petrillo M, Tingey J, Jarecki J. Identifying Biomarkers of Spinal Muscular Atrophy for Further Development. J Neuromuscul Dis 2023; 10:937-954. [PMID: 37458045 PMCID: PMC10578234 DOI: 10.3233/jnd-230054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by bi-allelic, recessive mutations of the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene and reduced expression levels of the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. Degeneration of alpha motor neurons in the spinal cord causes progressive skeletal muscle weakness. The wide range of disease severities, variable rates of decline, and heterogenous clinical responses to approved disease-modifying treatment remain poorly understood and limit the ability to optimize treatment for patients. Validation of a reliable biomarker(s) with the potential to support early diagnosis, inform disease prognosis and therapeutic suitability, and/or confirm response to treatment(s) represents a significant unmet need in SMA. OBJECTIVES The SMA Multidisciplinary Biomarkers Working Group, comprising 11 experts in a variety of relevant fields, sought to determine the most promising candidate biomarker currently available, determine key knowledge gaps, and recommend next steps toward validating that biomarker for SMA. METHODS The Working Group engaged in a modified Delphi process to answer questions about candidate SMA biomarkers. Members participated in six rounds of reiterative surveys that were designed to build upon previous discussions. RESULTS The Working Group reached a consensus that neurofilament (NF) is the candidate biomarker best poised for further development. Several important knowledge gaps were identified, and the next steps toward filling these gaps were proposed. CONCLUSIONS NF is a promising SMA biomarker with the potential for prognostic, predictive, and pharmacodynamic capabilities. The Working Group has identified needed information to continue efforts toward the validation of NF as a biomarker for SMA.
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- Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience, Department of Neurology and Pediatrics, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience, Department of Neurology and Pediatrics, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, Jackson, WY, USA
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Dennys C, Baggio C, Rodrigo R, Roussel F, Kulinich A, Heintzman S, Fox A, Kolb SJ, Shaw PJ, Ethell IM, Pellecchia M, Meyer KC. EphA4 targeting agents protect motor neurons from cell death induced by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -astrocytes. iScience 2022; 25:104877. [PMID: 36034213 PMCID: PMC9404653 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disease that progressively destroys motor neurons (MNs). Earlier studies identified EphA4, a receptor tyrosine kinase, as a possible disease-modifying gene. The complex interplay between the EphA4 receptor and its ephrin ligands in motor neurons and astrocytes has not yet been fully elucidated and includes a putative pro-apoptotic activity of the unbound receptor compared to ephrin-bound receptor. We recently reported that astrocytes from patients with ALS induce cell death in co-cultured MNs. Here we found that first-generation synthetic EphA4 agonistic agent 123C4, effectively protected MNs when co-cultured with reactive astrocytes from patients with ALS from multiple subgroups (sALS and mutant SOD1). Newer generation and more potent EphA4 agonistic agents 150D4, 150E8, and 150E7 provided effective protection at a lower therapeutic dose. Combined, the data suggest that the development of EphA4 agonistic agents provides potentially a promising therapeutic strategy for patients with ALS.
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- Cassandra Dennys
- Center for Gene Therapy, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Academic Unit of Neurology, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2HQ, UK
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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Gomes C, Sequeira C, Likhite S, Dennys CN, Kolb SJ, Shaw PJ, Vaz AR, Kaspar BK, Meyer K, Brites D. Neurotoxic Astrocytes Directly Converted from Sporadic and Familial ALS Patient Fibroblasts Reveal Signature Diversities and miR-146a Theragnostic Potential in Specific Subtypes. Cells 2022; 11:cells11071186. [PMID: 35406750 PMCID: PMC8997588 DOI: 10.3390/cells11071186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
A lack of stratification methods in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is likely implicated in therapeutic failures. Regional diversities and pathophysiological abnormalities in astrocytes from mice with SOD1 mutations (mSOD1-ALS) can now be explored in human patients using somatic cell reprogramming. Here, fibroblasts from four sporadic (sALS) and three mSOD1-ALS patients were transdifferentiated into induced astrocytes (iAstrocytes). ALS iAstrocytes were neurotoxic toward HB9-GFP mouse motor neurons (MNs) and exhibited subtype stratification through GFAP, CX43, Ki-67, miR-155 and miR-146a expression levels. Up- (two cases) and down-regulated (three cases) miR-146a values in iAstrocytes were recapitulated in their secretome, either free or as cargo in small extracellular vesicles (sEVs). We previously showed that the neuroprotective phenotype of depleted miR-146 mSOD1 cortical astrocytes was reverted by its mimic. Thus, we tested such modulation in the most miR-146a-depleted patient-iAstrocytes (one sALS and one mSOD1-ALS). The miR-146a mimic in ALS iAstrocytes counteracted their reactive/inflammatory profile and restored miR-146a levels in sEVs. A reduction in lysosomal activity and enhanced synaptic/axonal transport-related genes in NSC-34 MNs occurred after co-culture with miR-146a-modulated iAstrocytes. In summary, the regulation of miR-146a in depleted ALS astrocytes may be key in reestablishing their normal function and in restoring MN lysosomal/synaptic dynamic plasticity in disease sub-groups.
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- Cátia Gomes
- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal; (C.G.); (C.S.); (A.R.V.)
- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA; (S.L.); (C.N.D.); (B.K.K.); (K.M.)
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal; (C.G.); (C.S.); (A.R.V.)
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA; (S.L.); (C.N.D.); (B.K.K.); (K.M.)
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA; (S.L.); (C.N.D.); (B.K.K.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43214, USA;
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- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2HQ, UK;
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal; (C.G.); (C.S.); (A.R.V.)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Medicines, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA; (S.L.); (C.N.D.); (B.K.K.); (K.M.)
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA; (S.L.); (C.N.D.); (B.K.K.); (K.M.)
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal; (C.G.); (C.S.); (A.R.V.)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Medicines, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +351-217946450
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Rich KA, Fox A, Yalvac M, Heintzman S, Tellez M, Bartlett A, Severyn S, Linsenmayer M, Kelly K, Reynolds J, Sterling GB, Weaver T, Rajneesh K, Pino MG, Arnold WD, Elsheikh B, Kolb SJ. Neurofilament Levels in CSF and Serum in an Adult SMA Cohort Treated with Nusinersen. J Neuromuscul Dis 2021; 9:111-119. [PMID: 34776417 DOI: 10.3233/jnd-210735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To retrospectively evaluate the utility of serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of neurofilament light chain (NfL) and phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chain (pNfH) as biomarkers for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) progression and response to nusinersen treatment. METHODS NfL and pNfH levels were quantified using single molecular array (SIMOA) in CSF of 33 adult SMA patients (SMN copy number 3-5) before and in response to nusinersen treatment. In 11 of the patients, blood serum samples were also collected. CSF NfL and pNfH from patients were compared to CSF Nfs from age-matched controls without neurological disease (n = 6). For patients, pearson correlation coefficients (r) were calculated to investigate associations between Nf levels and other functional outcome measures. RESULTS Nf levels were similar between SMA and control adults and showed no change in response to nusinersen treatment in CSF or serum. Cross-sectional analyses showed an increase in CSF NfL and pNfH with age in patients (NfL p = 0.0013; pNfH p = 0.0035) and an increase in CSF NfL in controls (p = 0.002). In non-ambulatory patients, baseline serum pNfH showed a negative correlation with multiple strength and functional assessment metrics including Revised Upper Limb Module (r = -0.822, p = 0.04), upper extremity strength (r = -0.828, p = 0.042), lower extremity strength (r = -0.860, p = 0.028), and total strength (r = -0.870, p = 0.024). CONCLUSIONS Nf levels did not change in response to nusinersen in adults with SMA and were not different from controls. In patients and controls, we detected an age-related increase in baseline CSF NfL and pNfH levels. Though some associations were identified, our results suggest Nf levels are not preditive or prognostic biomarkers in this population.
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- Kelly A Rich
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio StateUniversity Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Assistive Technology Department, The Ohio StateUniversity Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio StateUniversity Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State UniversityWexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry &Pharmacology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Arnold WD, Severyn S, Zhao S, Kline D, Linsenmayer M, Kelly K, Tellez M, Bartlett A, Heintzman S, Reynolds J, Sterling G, Weaver T, Rajneesh K, Burghes AHM, Kolb SJ, Elsheikh B. Persistent neuromuscular junction transmission defects in adults with spinal muscular atrophy treated with nusinersen. BMJ Neurol Open 2021; 3:e000164. [PMID: 34466806 PMCID: PMC8362737 DOI: 10.1136/bmjno-2021-000164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Objective Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a motor neuron disease caused by low levels of survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. Prior work in models and patients has demonstrated electrophysiological and morphological defects at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). Therapeutic development has resulted in clinically available therapies to increase SMN protein levels in patients and improve muscle function. Here we aimed to investigate the effect of SMN restoration (via nusinersen) on NMJ transmission in adults with SMA. Methods Participants undergoing nusinersen treatment underwent 3 Hz repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS) of the spinal accessory nerve to assess compound muscle action potential amplitude decrement. Maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVICT), Revised Upper Limb Module (RULM), and 6 min walk test (6MWT) were assessed for correlations with decrement. Results Data from 13 ambulatory (7 men/6 women, mean age 40±11 years) and 11 non-ambulatory (3 men/8 women, mean age 38±12 years) participants were analysed. Cross-sectional analyses of RNS decrement were similar at 14 months of nusinersen (−14.2%±11.5%, n=17) vs baseline (−11.9%±8.3%, n=15) (unpaired t-test, p=0.5202). Longitudinal comparison of decrement in eight participants showed no change at 14 months (−13.9%±6.7%) vs baseline (−16.9%±13.4%) (paired t-test, p=0.5863). Decrement showed strong correlations with measures of MVICT, RULM and 6MWT but not age or disease duration. Conclusion Adults with SMA had significant NMJ transmission defects that were not corrected with 14 months of nusinersen treatment. NMJ defects were negatively associated with physical function, and thus may represent a promising target for additive or combinatorial treatments.
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- W David Arnold
- Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Biomedical Informatics and Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Biomedical Informatics and Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Assistive Technology Department, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Gerou M, Hall B, Woof R, Allsop J, Kolb SJ, Meyer K, Shaw PJ, Allen SP. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis alters the metabolic aging profile in patient derived fibroblasts. Neurobiol Aging 2021; 105:64-77. [PMID: 34044197 PMCID: PMC8346650 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Aging is a major risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). As metabolic alterations are a hallmark of aging and have previously been observed in ALS, it is important to examine the effect of aging in the context of ALS metabolic function. Here, using a newly established phenotypic metabolic approach, we examined the effect of aging on the metabolic profile of fibroblasts derived from ALS cases compared to controls. We found that ALS fibroblasts have an altered metabolic profile, which is influenced by age. In control cases, we found significant increases with age in NADH metabolism in the presence of several metabolites including lactic acid, trehalose, uridine and fructose, which was not recapitulated in ALS cases. Conversely, we found a reduction of NADH metabolism with age of biopsy, age of onset and age of death in the presence of glycogen in the ALS cohort. Furthermore, we found that NADH production correlated with disease progression rates in relation to a number of metabolites including inosine and α-ketoglutaric acid. Inosine or α-ketoglutaric acid supplementation in ALS fibroblasts was bioenergetically favourable. Overall, we found aging related defects in energy substrates that feed carbon into glycolysis at various points as well as the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle in ALS fibroblasts, which was validated in induced neuronal progenitor cell derived iAstrocytes. Our results suggest that supplementing those pathways may protect against age related metabolic dysfunction in ALS.
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- Margarita Gerou
- Department of Neuroscience, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Centre for Gene Therapy, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
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The availability of disease modifying therapies for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has created an urgent need to identify clinically meaningful biomarkers. Biomarkers present a means to measure and evaluate neurological disease across time. Changes in biomarkers provide insight into disease progression and may reveal biologic, physiologic, or pharmacologic phenomena occurring prior to clinical detection. Efforts to identify biomarkers for SMA, a genetic motor neuron disease characterized by motor neuron degeneration and weakness, have culminated in a number of putative molecular and physiologic markers that evaluate biological media (eg, blood and cerebrospinal fluid [CSF]) or nervous system function. Such biomarkers include SMN2 copy number, SMN mRNA and protein levels, neurofilament proteins (NFs), plasma protein analytes, creatine kinase (CK) and creatinine (Crn), and various electrophysiology and imaging measures. SMN2 copy number inversely correlates with disease severity and is the best predictor of clinical outcome in untreated individuals. SMN mRNA and protein are commonly measured in the blood or CSF of patients receiving SMA therapies, particularly those aimed at increasing SMN protein expression, and provide insight into current disease state. NFs have proven to be robust prognostic, disease progression, and pharmacodynamic markers for SMA infants undergoing treatment, but less so for adolescents and adults. Select plasma proteins are altered in SMA individuals and may track response to therapy. CK and Crn from blood correlate with motor function and disease severity status and are useful for predicting which individuals will respond to therapy. Electrophysiology measures comprise the most reliable means for monitoring motor function throughout disease course and are sensitive enough to detect neuromuscular changes before overt clinical manifestation, making them robust predictive and pharmacodynamic biomarkers. Finally, magnetic resonance imaging and muscle ultrasonography are non-invasive techniques for studying muscle structure and physiology and are useful diagnostic tools, but cannot reliably track disease progression. Importantly, biomarkers can provide information about the underlying mechanisms of disease as well as reveal subclinical disease progression, allowing for more appropriate timing and dosing of therapy for individuals with SMA. Recent therapeutic advancements in SMA have shown promising results, though there is still a great need to identify and understand the impact of biomarkers in modulating disease onset and progression.
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- Megan G Pino
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State
University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State
University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State
University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and
Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH,
USA
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Stone EJ, Kolb SJ, Brown A. A review and analysis of the clinical literature on Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease caused by mutations in neurofilament protein L. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2021; 78:97-110. [PMID: 33993654 PMCID: PMC10174713 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is one of the most common inherited neurological disorders and can be caused by mutations in over 100 different genes. One of the causative genes is NEFL on chromosome 8 which encodes neurofilament light protein (NEFL), one of five proteins that co-assemble to form neurofilaments. At least 34 different CMT-causing mutations in NEFL have been reported which span the head, rod, and tail domains of the protein. The majority of these mutations are inherited dominantly, but some are inherited recessively. The resulting disease is classified variably in clinical reports based on electrodiagnostic studies as either axonal (type 2; CMT2E), demyelinating (type 1; CMT1F), or a form intermediate between the two (dominant intermediate; DI-CMTG). In this article, we first present a brief introduction to CMT and neurofilaments. We then collate and analyze the data from the clinical literature on the disease classification, age of onset and electrodiagnostic test results for the various mutations. We find that mutations in the head, rod, and tail domains can all cause disease with early onset and profound neurological impairment, with a trend toward greater severity for head domain mutations. We also find that the disease classification does not correlate with specific mutation or domain. In fact, different individuals with the same mutation can be classified as having axonal, demyelinating, or dominant intermediate forms of the disease. This suggests that the classification of the disease as CMT2E, CMT1F or DI-CMTG has more to do with variable disease presentation than to differences in the underlying disease mechanism, which is most likely primarily axonal in all cases.
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- Elizabeth J Stone
- Department of Neuroscience, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Neuroscience Graduate Program, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Elsheikh B, Severyn S, Zhao S, Kline D, Linsenmayer M, Kelly K, Tellez M, Bartlett A, Heintzman S, Reynolds J, Sterling G, Weaver T, Rajneesh K, Kolb SJ, Arnold WD. Safety, Tolerability, and Effect of Nusinersen Treatment in Ambulatory Adults With 5q-SMA. Front Neurol 2021; 12:650535. [PMID: 34093395 PMCID: PMC8174580 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.650535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Objective: To determine the safety and tolerability of nusinersen treatment in ambulatory adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and investigate the treatment effect on muscle strength, physical function, and motor unit physiology. Methods: Individuals aged 18 years or older with genetically confirmed 5q SMA, three or more copies of the SMN2 gene, and the ability to ambulate 30 feet were enrolled. Safety outcomes included the number of adverse events and serious adverse events, clinically significant vital sign or laboratory parameter abnormalities. Outcome assessments occurred at baseline (prior to the first dose of nusinersen) and then 2, 6, 10, and 14 months post-treatment. Results: Six women, seven men (mean age: 37 ± 11, range: 18–59 years) were included for analyses. The most common side effects were headache and back pain, but overall procedures and treatments were well-tolerated. No serious adverse events were reported. Maximal Voluntary Isometric Muscle Contraction Testing (MVICT) and 6-min walk test (6MWT) both showed overall stability with significant increases at 2, 6, and 10 months for the 6MWT. More consistent significant treatment effects were noted on the Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded, SMA-Functional Rating Scale, and forced vital capacity. Treatment resulted in progressively increased ulnar compound muscle action potential and average single motor unit potential amplitudes, but motor unit number estimation remained stable. Conclusions: Nusinersen treatment is safe and well-tolerated in ambulatory adults with SMA. Treatment resulted in improved motor function and electrophysiological findings suggest that this improvement may be occurring via improved motor unit reinnervation capacity.
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- Bakri Elsheikh
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Assistive Technology Department, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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Rutkove SB, Narayanaswami P, David Arnold W, Kolb SJ, Clark BC, Darras BT, Halter RJ, Shefner JM. Putting the patient first: The validity and value of surface-based electrical impedance myography techniques. Clin Neurophysiol 2021; 132:1752-1753. [PMID: 33896693 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2021.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Seward B Rutkove
- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Elsheikh B, Severyn S, Zhao S, Kline D, Linsenmayer M, Kelly K, Tellez M, Bartlett A, Heintzman S, Reynolds J, Sterling G, Weaver T, Rajneesh K, Kolb SJ, Arnold WD. Safety, Tolerability, and Effect of Nusinersen in Non-ambulatory Adults With Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Front Neurol 2021; 12:650532. [PMID: 33935949 PMCID: PMC8085528 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.650532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective: Investigation of the safety, tolerability, and treatment effect of nusinersen treatment in non-ambulatory adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Methods: Non-ambulatory individuals, aged 18 years or older with genetically confirmed 5q SMA were enrolled. In participants with spinal fusion, fluoroscopy guided cervical C1–C2 lateral approach was used. Outcomes at 2, 6, 10, and 14 months post-treatment were compared with baseline assessment. Forced vital capacity (FVC) was the primary outcome, and RULM, HFMSE, the modified SMA-FRS, and ulnar nerve electrophysiology [compound muscle action potential (CMAP), single motor unit size, and motor unit number] were secondary. Adverse and serious adverse events and clinically significant vital sign or lab abnormalities were recorded. Results: Results from 12 women and 7 men (mean age: 39.7 ± 13.9, range: 21–64 years) were analyzed. No clinically significant changes of vital signs or laboratory parameters were observed. Five participants were hospitalized for pneumonia. Other adverse events included headache, back pain, cervical injection site pain, and upper respiratory and urinary tract infections. High baseline protein/creatinine ratio without significant change on treatment noted in 4 participants. FVC was feasible in all participants. HFMSE and RULM were not feasible in the majority of participants. FVC and functional outcomes were stable without improvement. CMAP and single motor unit potential sizes showed enlargement while motor unit numbers were stable. Conclusions: Nusinersen, including C1/C2 delivery, was safe overall and well-tolerated. Several outcome measures were limited by floor effect. Overall, treatment resulted in stability of motor outcomes, but motor unit and CMAP size were increased.
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- Bakri Elsheikh
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics and Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Assistive Technology Department, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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Cudkowicz M, Chase MK, Coffey CS, Ecklund DJ, Thornell BJ, Lungu C, Mahoney K, Gutmann L, Shefner JM, Staley KJ, Bosch M, Foster E, Long JD, Bayman EO, Torner J, Yankey J, Peters R, Huff T, Conwit RA, Shinnar S, Patch D, Darras BT, Ellis A, Packer RJ, Marder KS, Chiriboga CA, Henchcliffe C, Moran JA, Nikolov B, Factor SA, Seeley C, Greenberg SM, Amato AA, DeGregorio S, Simuni T, Ward T, Kissel JT, Kolb SJ, Bartlett A, Quinn JF, Keith K, Levine SR, Gilles N, Coyle PK, Lamb J, Wolfe GI, Crumlish A, Mejico L, Iqbal MM, Bowen JD, Tongco C, Nabors LB, Bashir K, Benge M, McDonald CM, Henricson EK, Oskarsson B, Dobkin BH, Canamar C, Glauser TA, Woo D, Molloy A, Clark P, Vollmer TL, Stein AJ, Barohn RJ, Dimachkie MM, Le Pichon JB, Benatar MG, Steele J, Wechsler L, Clemens PR, Amity C, Holloway RG, Annis C, Goldberg MP, Andersen M, Iannaccone ST, Smith AG, Singleton JR, Doudova M, Haley EC, Quigg MS, Lowenhaupt S, Malow BA, Adkins K, Clifford DB, Teshome MA, Connolly N. Seven-Year Experience From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke-Supported Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials. JAMA Neurol 2021; 77:755-763. [PMID: 32202612 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.0367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Importance One major advantage of developing large, federally funded networks for clinical research in neurology is the ability to have a trial-ready network that can efficiently conduct scientifically rigorous projects to improve the health of people with neurologic disorders. Observations National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials (NeuroNEXT) was established in 2011 and renewed in 2018 with the goal of being an efficient network to test between 5 and 7 promising new agents in phase II clinical trials. A clinical coordinating center, data coordinating center, and 25 sites were competitively chosen. Common infrastructure was developed to accelerate timelines for clinical trials, including central institutional review board (a first for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke), master clinical trial agreements, the use of common data elements, and experienced research sites and coordination centers. During the first 7 years, the network exceeded the goal of conducting 5 to 7 studies, with 9 funded. High interest was evident by receipt of 148 initial applications for potential studies in various neurologic disorders. Across the first 8 studies (the ninth study was funded at end of initial funding period), the central institutional review board approved the initial protocol in a mean (SD) of 59 (21) days, and additional sites were added a mean (SD) of 22 (18) days after submission. The median time from central institutional review board approval to first site activation was 47.5 days (mean, 102.1; range, 1-282) and from first site activation to first participant consent was 27 days (mean, 37.5; range, 0-96). The median time for database readiness was 3.5 months (mean, 4.0; range, 0-8) from funding receipt. In the 4 completed studies, enrollment met or exceeded expectations with 96% overall data accuracy across all sites. Nine peer-reviewed manuscripts were published, and 22 oral presentations or posters and 9 invited presentations were given at regional, national, and international meetings. Conclusions and Relevance NeuroNEXT initiated 8 studies, successfully enrolled participants at or ahead of schedule, collected high-quality data, published primary results in high-impact journals, and provided mentorship, expert statistical, and trial management support to several new investigators. Partnerships were successfully created between government, academia, industry, foundations, and patient advocacy groups. Clinical trial consortia can efficiently and successfully address a range of important neurologic research and therapeutic questions.
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- Division of Clinical Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Barrow Neurological Institute, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
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- Division of Clinical Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Montefiore Medical Center: Einstein Campus, Bronx, New York
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- Montefiore Medical Center: Einstein Campus, Bronx, New York
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.,Weill Cornell Medical, New York, New York
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.,Weill Cornell Medical, New York, New York
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.,Weill Cornell Medical, New York, New York
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.,Weill Cornell Medical, New York, New York
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.,Weill Cornell Medical, New York, New York
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.,Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.,Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.,Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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- Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Stony Brook
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- Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Stony Brook
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- University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo
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- SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Coral Gables, Florida
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Coral Gables, Florida
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Rich KA, Roggenbuck J, Kolb SJ. Searching Far and Genome-Wide: The Relevance of Association Studies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Front Neurosci 2021; 14:603023. [PMID: 33584177 PMCID: PMC7873947 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.603023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and rare variant association studies (RVAS) are applied across many areas of complex disease to analyze variation in whole genomes of thousands of unrelated patients. These approaches are able to identify variants and/or biological pathways which are associated with disease status and, in contrast to traditional linkage studies or candidate gene approaches, do so without requiring multigenerational affected families, prior hypotheses, or known genes of interest. However, the novel associations identified by these methods typically have lower effect sizes than those found in classical family studies. In the motor neuron disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), GWAS, and RVAS have been used to identify multiple disease-associated genes but have not yet resulted in novel therapeutic interventions. There is significant urgency within the ALS community to identify additional genetic markers of disease to uncover novel biological mechanisms, stratify genetic subgroups of disease, and drive drug development. Given the widespread and increasing application of genetic association studies of complex disease, it is important to recognize the strengths and limitations of these approaches. Here, we review ALS gene discovery via GWAS and RVAS.
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- Kelly A Rich
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States.,Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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Moore JT, Wier CG, Lemmerman LR, Ortega-Pineda L, Dodd DJ, Lawrence WR, Duarte-Sanmiguel S, Dathathreya K, Diaz-Starokozheva L, Harris HN, Sen CK, Valerio IL, Higuita-Castro N, Arnold WD, Kolb SJ, Gallego-Perez D. Nanochannel-Based Poration Drives Benign and Effective Nonviral Gene Delivery to Peripheral Nerve Tissue. Adv Biosyst 2020; 4:e2000157. [PMID: 32939985 PMCID: PMC7704786 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202000157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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While gene and cell therapies have emerged as promising treatment strategies for various neurological conditions, heavy reliance on viral vectors can hamper widespread clinical implementation. Here, the use of tissue nanotransfection as a platform nanotechnology to drive nonviral gene delivery to nerve tissue via nanochannels, in an effective, controlled, and benign manner is explored. TNT facilitates plasmid DNA delivery to the sciatic nerve of mice in a voltage-dependent manner. Compared to standard bulk electroporation (BEP), impairment in toe-spread and pinprick response is not caused by TNT, and has limited to no impact on electrophysiological parameters. BEP, however, induces significant nerve damage and increases macrophage immunoreactivity. TNT is subsequently used to deliver vasculogenic cell therapies to crushed nerves via delivery of reprogramming factor genes Etv2, Foxc2, and Fli1 (EFF). The results indicate the TNT-based delivery of EFF in a sciatic nerve crush model leads to increased vascularity, reduced macrophage infiltration, and improved recovery in electrophysiological parameters compared to crushed nerves that are TNT-treated with sham/empty plasmids. Altogether, the results indicate that TNT can be a powerful platform nanotechnology for localized nonviral gene delivery to nerve tissue, in vivo, and the deployment of reprogramming-based cell therapies for nerve repair/regeneration.
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- Jordan T. Moore
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Shefner JM, Andrews JA, Genge A, Jackson C, Lechtzin N, Miller TM, Cockroft BM, Meng L, Wei J, Wolff AA, Malik FI, Bodkin C, Brooks BR, Caress J, Dionne A, Fee D, Goutman SA, Goyal NA, Hardiman O, Hayat G, Heiman-Patterson T, Heitzman D, Henderson RD, Johnston W, Karam C, Kiernan MC, Kolb SJ, Korngut L, Ladha S, Matte G, Mora JS, Needham M, Oskarsson B, Pattee GL, Pioro EP, Pulley M, Quan D, Rezania K, Schellenberg KL, Schultz D, Shoesmith C, Simmons Z, Statland J, Sultan S, Swenson A, Berg LHVD, Vu T, Vucic S, Weiss M, Whyte-Rayson A, Wymer J, Zinman L, Rudnicki SA. A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Randomized, Dose-Ranging Trial Of Reldesemtiv In Patients With ALS. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener 2020; 22:287-299. [PMID: 32969758 PMCID: PMC8117790 DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2020.1822410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate safety, dose response, and preliminary efficacy of reldesemtiv over 12 weeks in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods: Patients (≤2 years since diagnosis) with slow upright vital capacity (SVC) of ≥60% were randomized 1:1:1:1 to reldesemtiv 150, 300, or 450 mg twice daily (bid) or placebo; active treatment was 12 weeks with 4-week follow-up. Primary endpoint was change in percent predicted SVC at 12 weeks; secondary measures included ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) and muscle strength mega-score. Results: Patients (N = 458) were enrolled; 85% completed 12-week treatment. The primary analysis failed to reach statistical significance (p = 0.11); secondary endpoints showed no statistically significant effects (ALSFRS-R, p = 0.09; muscle strength megascore, p = 0.31). Post hoc analyses pooling all active reldesemtiv-treated patients compared against placebo showed trends toward benefit in all endpoints (progression rate for SVC, ALSFRS-R, and muscle strength mega-score (nominal p values of 0.10, 0.01 and 0.20 respectively)). Reldesemtiv was well tolerated, with nausea and fatigue being the most common side effects. A dose-dependent decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate was noted, and transaminase elevations were seen in approximately 5% of patients. Both hepatic and renal abnormalities trended toward resolution after study drug discontinuation. Conclusions: Although the primary efficacy analysis did not demonstrate statistical significance, there were trends favoring reldesemtiv for all three endpoints, with effect sizes generally regarded as clinically important. Tolerability was good; modest hepatic and renal abnormalities were reversible. The impact of reldesemtiv on patients with ALS should be assessed in a pivotal Phase 3 trial. (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03160898)
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- The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center, The Neurological Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Cytokinetics, Inc, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Cytokinetics, Inc, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Atrium Health Neurosciences Institute-Carolinas Neuromuscular/ALS MDA Care Center, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- Wake Forest Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- The ALS & Neuromuscular Center, UCI Health, Orange, CA, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Neurological Institute, AZ, USA Barrow Phoenix
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- Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Perron Institute, Department of Neurology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
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- University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- ALS/Neuromuscular Clinic Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Roggenbuck J, Palettas M, Vicini L, Patel R, Quick A, Kolb SJ. Incidence of pathogenic, likely pathogenic, and uncertain ALS variants in a clinic cohort. Neurol Genet 2020; 6:e390. [PMID: 32042918 PMCID: PMC6984133 DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000000390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Objective To determine the incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) genetic variants in a clinic-based population. Methods A prospective cohort of patients with definite or probable ALS was offered genetic testing using a testing algorithm based on family history and age at onset. Results The incidence of pathogenic (P) or likely pathogenic (LP) variants was 56.0% in familial ALS (fALS); 11.8% in patients with ALS with a family history of dementia, and 6.8% in sporadic ALS (p < 0.001). C9orf72 expansions accounted for the majority (79%) of P or LP variants in fALS cases. Variants of uncertain significance were identified in 20.0% of fALS cases overall and in 35.7% of C9orf72-negative cases. P or LP variants were detected in 18.5% of early-onset cases (onset age <50 years); the incidence of P or LP variants was not significantly different between family history types in this group. Conclusions Our data suggest that the incidence of P and LP variants in genes other than C9orf72 is lower than expected in Midwestern fALS cases compared with research cohorts and highlights the challenge of variant interpretation in ALS. An accurate understanding of the incidence of pathogenic variants in clinic-based ALS populations is necessary to prioritize targets for therapeutic intervention and inform clinical trial design.
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- Jennifer Roggenbuck
- Department of Internal Medicine (J.R.) and Department of Neurology (J.R., A.Q., S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Department of Biomedical Informatics (M.P.), Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; College of Medicine (L.V., R.P.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; and Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology (S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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- Department of Internal Medicine (J.R.) and Department of Neurology (J.R., A.Q., S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Department of Biomedical Informatics (M.P.), Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; College of Medicine (L.V., R.P.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; and Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology (S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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- Department of Internal Medicine (J.R.) and Department of Neurology (J.R., A.Q., S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Department of Biomedical Informatics (M.P.), Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; College of Medicine (L.V., R.P.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; and Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology (S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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- Department of Internal Medicine (J.R.) and Department of Neurology (J.R., A.Q., S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Department of Biomedical Informatics (M.P.), Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; College of Medicine (L.V., R.P.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; and Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology (S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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- Department of Internal Medicine (J.R.) and Department of Neurology (J.R., A.Q., S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Department of Biomedical Informatics (M.P.), Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; College of Medicine (L.V., R.P.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; and Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology (S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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- Department of Internal Medicine (J.R.) and Department of Neurology (J.R., A.Q., S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Department of Biomedical Informatics (M.P.), Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; College of Medicine (L.V., R.P.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; and Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology (S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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Elsheikh B, King W, Peng J, Swoboda KJ, Reyna SP, LaSalle B, Prior TW, Arnold WD, Kissel JT, Kolb SJ. Outcome measures in a cohort of ambulatory adults with spinal muscular atrophy. Muscle Nerve 2019; 61:187-191. [DOI: 10.1002/mus.26756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Bakri Elsheikh
- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular MedicineThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular MedicineThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Center for BiostatisticsThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of NeurologyMassachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Biomedical InformaticsUniversity of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City Utah
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- Department of Molecular PathologyThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular MedicineThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular MedicineThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular MedicineThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
- Department of Biological Chemistry & PharmacologyThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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Al-Zaidy SA, Kolb SJ, Lowes L, Alfano LN, Shell R, Church KR, Nagendran S, Sproule DM, Feltner DE, Wells C, Ogrinc F, Menier M, L’Italien J, Arnold WD, Kissel JT, Kaspar BK, Mendell JR. AVXS-101 (Onasemnogene Abeparvovec) for SMA1: Comparative Study with a Prospective Natural History Cohort. J Neuromuscul Dis 2019; 6:307-317. [DOI: 10.3233/jnd-190403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Samiah A. Al-Zaidy
- Center for Gene Therapy Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy Research Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In this review, we discuss the clinical and genetic features of 5q spinal muscular atrophy and highlight approved and upcoming therapies. RECENT FINDINGS We emphasize that multidisciplinary care has been a key component of the improved quality and length of life seen in these individuals in the past decade. We discuss the evidence leading to the approval of nusinersen and the evidence leading to the anticipated approval of onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi. Additional clinical therapies that are on the horizon are discussed and the importance of continued multidisciplinary care even after treatment is emphasized. The pursuit of therapies for spinal muscular atrophy is becoming a success story and continued development of biomarkers will allow for more informed therapeutic decision making and eventual cost-effective utilization of available therapies.
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- Megan A Waldrop
- Center for Gene Therapy, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA. .,Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Klepek H, Nagaraja H, Goutman SA, Quick A, Kolb SJ, Roggenbuck J. Lack of consensus in ALS genetic testing practices and divergent views between ALS clinicians and patients. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener 2019; 20:216-221. [PMID: 30931630 DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2019.1582670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Recent advances in ALS gene discovery have both empowered and challenged clinicians providing evaluation and care for persons with ALS, many of whom seek an answer as to the cause of their condition. In order to study clinician practices and attitudes towards genetic testing, we surveyed members of the Northeast ALS Consortium, an international group of specialist ALS clinicians; responses were received from 80 of 255 (response rate = 31.4%). While 92.3% indicated they offered genetic testing to patients with familial ALS, 57.0% offered testing to patients with ALS and a family history of dementia, and 36.9% offered testing to patients with sporadic ALS, revealing a lack of consensus with respect to the approach to the typical ALS patient encountered in clinical practice. In addition, comparison of clinician and patient attitudes towards genetic testing revealed that clinicians valued the scientific potential of testing, but were less likely to say they would have testing themselves, or to see the value in testing for family members. People with ALS were more likely to see value of testing for themselves and for family members, and less likely to strongly value the scientific potential of testing.
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- Holly Klepek
- a Division of Human Genetics , The Ohio State University Medical Center , Columbus , OH , USA
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- b Division of Biostatistics , The Ohio State University , Columbus , OH , USA
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- c Department of Neurology , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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- d Department of Neurology , The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus , OH , USA
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- d Department of Neurology , The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus , OH , USA.,e Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacy , The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus , OH , USA
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- a Division of Human Genetics , The Ohio State University Medical Center , Columbus , OH , USA.,d Department of Neurology , The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus , OH , USA.,f Department of Neurology , The Ohio State University Medical Center , Columbus , OH , USA
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Klepek H, Goutman SA, Quick A, Kolb SJ, Roggenbuck J. Variable reporting of C9orf72 and a high rate of uncertain results in ALS genetic testing. Neurol Genet 2019; 5:e301. [PMID: 30697590 PMCID: PMC6340336 DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000000301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Holly Klepek
- Department of Neurology (H.K.), Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (S.A.G.), University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor; Department of Neurology (A.Q., S.J.K., J.R.) and Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacy (S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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- Department of Neurology (H.K.), Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (S.A.G.), University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor; Department of Neurology (A.Q., S.J.K., J.R.) and Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacy (S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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- Department of Neurology (H.K.), Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (S.A.G.), University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor; Department of Neurology (A.Q., S.J.K., J.R.) and Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacy (S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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- Department of Neurology (H.K.), Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (S.A.G.), University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor; Department of Neurology (A.Q., S.J.K., J.R.) and Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacy (S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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- Department of Neurology (H.K.), Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (S.A.G.), University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor; Department of Neurology (A.Q., S.J.K., J.R.) and Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacy (S.J.K.), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus
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Wier CG, Crum AE, Reynolds AB, Iyer CC, Chugh D, Palettas MS, Heilman PL, Kline DM, Arnold WD, Kolb SJ. Muscle contractility dysfunction precedes loss of motor unit connectivity in SOD1(G93A) mice. Muscle Nerve 2018; 59:254-262. [PMID: 30370671 DOI: 10.1002/mus.26365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Electrophysiological measurements are used in longitudinal clinical studies to provide insight into the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and the relationship between muscle weakness and motor unit (MU) degeneration. Here, we used a similar longitudinal approach in the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1[G93A]) mouse model of ALS. METHODS In vivo muscle contractility and MU connectivity assays were assessed longitudinally in SOD1(G93A) and wild type mice from postnatal days 35 to 119. RESULTS In SOD1(G93A) males, muscle contractility was reduced by day 35 and preceded MU loss. Muscle contractility and motor unit reduction were delayed in SOD1(G93A) females compared with males, but, just as with males, muscle contractility reduction preceded MU loss. DISCUSSION The longitudinal contractility and connectivity paradigm employed here provides additional insight into the SOD1(G93A) mouse model and suggests that loss of muscle contractility is an early finding that may precede loss of MUs and motor neuron death. Muscle Nerve 59:254-262, 2019.
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- Christopher G Wier
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics, Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics, Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA
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Beattie CE, Kolb SJ. Spinal muscular atrophy: Selective motor neuron loss and global defect in the assembly of ribonucleoproteins. Brain Res 2018; 1693:92-97. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Revised: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bartlett A, Kolb SJ, Kingsley A, Swoboda KJ, Reyna SP, Sakonju A, Darras BT, Shell R, Kuntz N, Castro D, Iannaccone ST, Parsons J, Connolly AM, Chiriboga CA, McDonald C, Burnette WB, Werner K, Thangarajh M, Shieh PB, Finanger E, Coffey CS, Yankey JW, Cudkowicz ME, McGovern MM, McNeil DE, Arnold WD, Kissel JT. Recruitment & retention program for the NeuroNEXT SMA Biomarker Study: Super Babies for SMA! Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2018; 11:113-119. [PMID: 30094386 PMCID: PMC6072892 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2018.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background/Aims Recruitment and retention of research participants are challenging and critical components of successful clinical trials and natural history studies. Infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) have been a particularly challenging population to study due to their fragile and complex medical issues, poor prognosis and, until 2016, a lack of effective therapies. Recruitment of healthy infants into clinical trials and natural history studies is also challenging and sometimes assumed to not be feasible. Methods In 2011, our group initiated a two-year, longitudinal natural history study of infants with SMA and healthy infant controls to provide data to assist in the analysis and interpretation of planned clinical trials in infants with SMA. The recruitment goal was to enroll 27 infants less than 6 months of age with SMA and 27 age-matched healthy infants within the two-year enrollment period. A detailed recruitment and retention plan was developed for this purpose. In addition, a survey was administered to participant families to understand the determinants of participation in the study. Results All healthy infants were recruited within the study's first year and 26 SMA infants were recruited within the two-year recruitment period. Thirty-eight participant families responded to the recruitment determinants survey. Nearly half of respondents (18/38, 48%) reported that they first heard of the study from their physician or neurologist. The most common reason to decide to enroll their infant (22/38, 58%) and to remain in the study (28/38, 74%) was their understanding of the importance of the study. Thematic recruitment tools such as a study brochure, video on social media, and presentations at advocacy meetings were reported to positively influence the decision to enroll. Conclusions A proactive, thematic and inclusive recruitment and retention plan that effectively communicates the rationale of a clinical study and partners with patients, advocacy groups and the local communities can effectively recruit participants in vulnerable populations. Recommendations for the proactive integration of recruitment and retention plans into clinical trial protocol development are provided.
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- Amy Bartlett
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
- Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
- Corresponding author. Department of Neurology, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Rightmire Hall, Rm 226A, 1060 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH, 43210, United States.
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- Biogen, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, United States
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- University of California - Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Dorenbecher Children's Hospital, Portland, OR, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, NeuroNEXT Data Coordinating Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, NeuroNEXT Data Coordinating Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, NeuroNEXT Clinical Coordinating Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, NeuroNEXT Clinical Coordinating Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Biogen, Boston, MA, United States
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
- Department of Physical Medical and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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Sheth KA, Iyer CC, Wier CG, Crum AE, Bratasz A, Kolb SJ, Clark BC, Burghes AHM, Arnold WD. Muscle strength and size are associated with motor unit connectivity in aged mice. Neurobiol Aging 2018; 67:128-136. [PMID: 29656012 PMCID: PMC5981861 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Revised: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
In older adults, the loss of muscle strength (dynapenia) and the loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) are important contributors to the loss of physical function. We sought to investigate dynapenia, sarcopenia, and the loss of motor unit function in aging mice. C57BL/6J mice were analyzed with cross-sectional (males: 3 vs. 27 months; males and females: 8 vs. 12 vs. 20 months) and longitudinal studies (males: 10-25 months) using in vivo electrophysiological measures of motor unit connectivity (triceps surae compound muscle action potential and motor unit number estimation), in vivo measures of plantar flexion torque, magnetic resonance imaging of hind limb muscle volume, and grip strength. Compound muscle action potential amplitude, motor unit number estimation, and plantar flexion torque were decreased at 20 months. In contrast, grip strength was reduced at 24 months. Motor unit number estimates correlated with muscle torque and hind limb muscle volume. Our results demonstrate that the loss of motor unit connectivity is an early finding in aging male and female mice and that muscle size and contractility are both associated with motor unit number.
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- Kajri A Sheth
- Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Small Animal Imaging Core, Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Nicolas A, Kenna KP, Renton AE, Ticozzi N, Faghri F, Chia R, Dominov JA, Kenna BJ, Nalls MA, Keagle P, Rivera AM, van Rheenen W, Murphy NA, van Vugt JJFA, Geiger JT, Van der Spek RA, Pliner HA, Shankaracharya, Smith BN, Marangi G, Topp SD, Abramzon Y, Gkazi AS, Eicher JD, Kenna A, Mora G, Calvo A, Mazzini L, Riva N, Mandrioli J, Caponnetto C, Battistini S, Volanti P, La Bella V, Conforti FL, Borghero G, Messina S, Simone IL, Trojsi F, Salvi F, Logullo FO, D'Alfonso S, Corrado L, Capasso M, Ferrucci L, Moreno CDAM, Kamalakaran S, Goldstein DB, Gitler AD, Harris T, Myers RM, Phatnani H, Musunuri RL, Evani US, Abhyankar A, Zody MC, Kaye J, Finkbeiner S, Wyman SK, LeNail A, Lima L, Fraenkel E, Svendsen CN, Thompson LM, Van Eyk JE, Berry JD, Miller TM, Kolb SJ, Cudkowicz M, Baxi E, Benatar M, Taylor JP, Rampersaud E, Wu G, Wuu J, Lauria G, Verde F, Fogh I, Tiloca C, Comi GP, Sorarù G, Cereda C, Corcia P, Laaksovirta H, Myllykangas L, Jansson L, Valori M, Ealing J, Hamdalla H, Rollinson S, Pickering-Brown S, Orrell RW, Sidle KC, Malaspina A, Hardy J, Singleton AB, Johnson JO, Arepalli S, Sapp PC, McKenna-Yasek D, Polak M, Asress S, Al-Sarraj S, King A, Troakes C, Vance C, de Belleroche J, Baas F, Ten Asbroek ALMA, Muñoz-Blanco JL, Hernandez DG, Ding J, Gibbs JR, Scholz SW, Floeter MK, Campbell RH, Landi F, Bowser R, Pulst SM, Ravits JM, MacGowan DJL, Kirby J, Pioro EP, Pamphlett R, Broach J, Gerhard G, Dunckley TL, Brady CB, Kowall NW, Troncoso JC, Le Ber I, Mouzat K, Lumbroso S, Heiman-Patterson TD, Kamel F, Van Den Bosch L, Baloh RH, Strom TM, Meitinger T, Shatunov A, Van Eijk KR, de Carvalho M, Kooyman M, Middelkoop B, Moisse M, McLaughlin RL, Van Es MA, Weber M, Boylan KB, Van Blitterswijk M, Rademakers R, Morrison KE, Basak AN, Mora JS, Drory VE, Shaw PJ, Turner MR, Talbot K, Hardiman O, Williams KL, Fifita JA, Nicholson GA, Blair IP, Rouleau GA, Esteban-Pérez J, García-Redondo A, Al-Chalabi A, Rogaeva E, Zinman L, Ostrow LW, Maragakis NJ, Rothstein JD, Simmons Z, Cooper-Knock J, Brice A, Goutman SA, Feldman EL, Gibson SB, Taroni F, Ratti A, Gellera C, Van Damme P, Robberecht W, Fratta P, Sabatelli M, Lunetta C, Ludolph AC, Andersen PM, Weishaupt JH, Camu W, Trojanowski JQ, Van Deerlin VM, Brown RH, van den Berg LH, Veldink JH, Harms MB, Glass JD, Stone DJ, Tienari P, Silani V, Chiò A, Shaw CE, Traynor BJ, Landers JE. Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene. Neuron 2018; 97:1267-1288. [PMID: 29566793 PMCID: PMC5867896 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 420] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Revised: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
To identify novel genes associated with ALS, we undertook two lines of investigation. We carried out a genome-wide association study comparing 20,806 ALS cases and 59,804 controls. Independently, we performed a rare variant burden analysis comparing 1,138 index familial ALS cases and 19,494 controls. Through both approaches, we identified kinesin family member 5A (KIF5A) as a novel gene associated with ALS. Interestingly, mutations predominantly in the N-terminal motor domain of KIF5A are causative for two neurodegenerative diseases: hereditary spastic paraplegia (SPG10) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2 (CMT2). In contrast, ALS-associated mutations are primarily located at the C-terminal cargo-binding tail domain and patients harboring loss-of-function mutations displayed an extended survival relative to typical ALS cases. Taken together, these results broaden the phenotype spectrum resulting from mutations in KIF5A and strengthen the role of cytoskeletal defects in the pathogenesis of ALS.
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- Aude Nicolas
- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer's Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, "Dino Ferrari" Center - Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan 20122, Italy
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- Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Data Tecnica International, Glen Echo, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Institute of Genomic Medicine, Catholic University, Roma, Italy
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, University College London, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Genetics and Pharmacogenomics, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- ALS Center, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Mistretta, Messina, Italy
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- "Rita Levi Montalcini" Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, St. Agostino Estense Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Rehabilitation, Maternal and Child Health, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- ALS Center, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Mistretta, Messina, Italy
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- Institute of Neurological Sciences, National Research Council, Mangone, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Azienda Universitario Ospedaliera di Cagliari and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina and Nemo Sud Clinical Center for Neuromuscular Diseases, Aurora Foundation, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," Naples, Italy
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- "Il Bene" Center for Immunological and Rare Neurological Diseases at Bellaria Hospital, IRCCS, Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Longitudinal Studies Section, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Bioverativ, 225 2nd Avenue, Waltham, MA 02145, USA
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL 35806, USA
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- Center for Genomics of Neurodegenerative Diseases (CGND), New York Genome Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Computational Biology, New York Genome Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, CA, USA; Departments of Neurology and Physiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Institute of Memory Impairment and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Institute of Memory Impairment and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- The Heart Institute and Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, MA, USA; Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, MA, USA; Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA; Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- 3rd Neurology Unit, Motor Neuron Diseases Center, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta," and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco," University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Genomic and Post-Genomic Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Molecular Neurology Programme, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FIN-02900, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Molecular Neurology Programme, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FIN-02900, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Molecular Neurology Programme, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FIN-02900, Finland
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- Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, UK
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- Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, UK
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- Faculty of Human and Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London NW3 2PG, UK
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience and Reta Lila Weston Laboratories, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square House, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Centre for Neuroscience and Trauma, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, NorthEast London and Essex Regional Motor Neuron Disease Care Centre, London E1 2AT, UK
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience and Reta Lila Weston Laboratories, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square House, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Genomics Technology Group, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- ALS-Neuromuscular Unit, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, IISGM, Madrid, Spain
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- Genomics Technology Group, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Computational Biology Group, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Computational Biology Group, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Motor Neuron Disorders Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Center for Geriatric Medicine, Department of Geriatrics, Neurosciences and Orthopedics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome 00168, Italy
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- Division of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Discipline of Pathology, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, 94 Mallett Street, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Neurogenomics Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Research and Development Service, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Neurology, Program in Behavioral Neuroscience, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neurology Service, VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center, Boston, MA 02130, USA
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- Departments of Pathology and Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Inserm, CNRS, Institut du Cerveau et la Moelle (ICM), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- INM, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Department of Biochemistry, CHU Nîmes, Nîmes, France
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- INM, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Department of Biochemistry, CHU Nîmes, Nîmes, France
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- Department of Neurology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Neurology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC 27709, USA
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; VIB, Center for Brain and Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Physiology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Neurosciences, Hospital de Santa Maria-CHLN, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; VIB, Center for Brain and Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium
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- Population Genetics Laboratory, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Center/ALS Clinic, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Suna and Inan Kırac Foundation, Neurodegeneration Research Laboratory, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- ALS Unit/Neurology, Hospital San Rafael, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Centre for MND Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
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- Centre for MND Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Unidad de ELA, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre de Madrid, SERMAS, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER U-723), Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de ELA, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre de Madrid, SERMAS, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER U-723), Madrid, Spain
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Tanz Centre for Research of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H2, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Inserm, CNRS, Institut du Cerveau et la Moelle (ICM), Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Unit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta," Milan 20133, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, "Dino Ferrari" Center - Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan 20122, Italy
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- Unit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta," Milan 20133, Italy
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; VIB, Center for Brain and Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium; University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Neurology, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; VIB, Center for Brain and Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium; University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Neurology, Leuven, Belgium
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, University College London, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Centro Clinico NeMO, Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- NEuroMuscular Omnicenter (NEMO), Serena Onlus Foundation, Milan, Italy
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- Neurology Department, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Umeå University, Umeå SE-90185, Sweden
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- Neurology Department, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- ALS Center, CHU Gui de Chauliac, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Genetics and Pharmacogenomics, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, PA 19486, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Molecular Neurology Programme, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FIN-02900, Finland
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, "Dino Ferrari" Center - Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan 20122, Italy
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- "Rita Levi Montalcini" Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Neuroscience Institute of Torino, Turin 10124, Italy
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- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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Iyer C, Wang X, Renusch SR, Duque SI, Wehr AM, Mo XM, McGovern VL, Arnold WD, Burghes AHM, Kolb SJ. SMN Blood Levels in a Porcine Model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. J Neuromuscul Dis 2018; 4:59-66. [PMID: 28269795 DOI: 10.3233/jnd-170209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive motor neuron disease that results in loss of spinal motor neurons, muscular weakness and, in severe cases, respiratory failure and death. SMA is caused by a deletion or mutation of the SMN1 gene and retention of the SMN2 gene that leads to low SMN expression levels.The measurement of SMN mRNA levels in peripheral blood samples has been used in SMA clinical studies as a pharmacodynamic biomarker for response to therapies designed to increase SMN levels. We recently developed a postnatal porcine model of SMA by the viral delivery of a short-hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting porcine SMN (pSMN). scAAV9-mediated knockdown of pSMN mRNA at postnatal day 5 results in denervation, weakness and motor neuron and ventral root axon loss that begins 3-4 weeks after viral delivery, and this phenotype can be ameliorated by subsequent viral delivery of human SMN (hSMN). OBJECTIVE To determine if the effect of modulating SMN levels using gene therapy can be measured in blood. METHODS We measured expression of pSMN mRNA and hSMN mRNA by quantitative droplet digital PCR (ddPCR). RESULTS We found that the endogenous expression of pSMN mRNA in blood increases in the first month of life. However, there were no significant differences in blood levels of pSMN mRNA after knock-down or of human SMN mRNA after gene therapy. CONCLUSIONS Our results, obtained in a large animal model of SMA that is similar in size and anatomy to human infants, suggest that measurement of SMN mRNA levels in blood may not be informative in SMA clinical trials involving intrathecal delivery of SMN-modulating therapies.
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- Chitra Iyer
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Oh, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Oh, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Oh, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Oh, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Oh, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Oh, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Oh, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Oh, USA.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Oh, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Oh, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Oh, USA.,Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Oh, USA
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Krosschell KJ, Bosch M, Nelson L, Duong T, Lowes LP, Alfano LN, Benjamin D, Carry TB, Devine G, Kelley C, Gadekan R, Malkus EC, Pasternak A, Provance-Orr S, Roemeiser-Logan L, Nicorici A, Trussell D, Young SD, Fetterman JR, Montes J, Powers PJ, Quinones R, Quigley J, Coffey CS, Yankey JW, Bartlett A, Kissel JT, Kolb SJ. Motor Function Test Reliability During the NeuroNEXT Spinal Muscular Atrophy Infant Biomarker Study. J Neuromuscul Dis 2018; 5:509-521. [PMID: 30223401 PMCID: PMC8112280 DOI: 10.3233/jnd-180327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The NeuroNEXT SMA Infant Biomarker Study, a two year, longitudinal, multi-center study of infants with SMA type 1 and healthy infants, presented a unique opportunity to assess multi-site rater reliability on three infant motor function tests (MFTs) commonly used to assess infants with SMA type 1. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of prospective MFT rater training and the effect of rater experience on inter-rater and intra-rater reliability for the Test of Infant Motor Performance Screening Items (TIMPSI), the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP-INTEND) and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). METHODS Training was conducted utilizing a novel set of motor function test (MFT) videos to optimize accurate MFT administration and reliability for the study duration. Inter- and intra-rater reliability of scoring for the TIMPSI and inter-rater reliability of scoring for the CHOP INTEND and the AIMS was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). Effect of rater experience on reliability was examined using ICC. Agreement with 'expert' consensus scores was examined using Pearson's correlation coefficients. RESULTS Inter-rater reliability on all MFTs was good to excellent. Intra-rater reliability for the primary MFT, the TIMPSI, was excellent for the study duration. Agreement with 'expert' consensus was within predetermined limits (≥85%) after training. Evaluator experience with SMA and MFTs did not affect reliability. CONCLUSIONS Reliability of scores across evaluators was demonstrated for all three study MFTs and scores were reproducible on repeated administration. Evaluator experience had no effect on reliability.
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- Kristin J. Krosschell
- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, NeuroNEXT Data Coordinating Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Physical Therapy, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Neurology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Physical Therapy, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Physical Therapy, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Physical Therapy, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Neuromuscular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- The Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Services, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- The Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- The Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Services, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- The Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, NeuroNEXT Data Coordinating Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, NeuroNEXT Data Coordinating Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Wagner KN, Nagaraja HN, Allain DC, Quick A, Kolb SJ, Roggenbuck J. Patients with sporadic and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis found value in genetic testing. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2017; 6:224-229. [PMID: 29266834 PMCID: PMC5902388 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Revised: 11/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is increasingly recognized as a genetic disease. There is no consensus, however, as to the role of genetic testing in the care of the ALS patient. Methods We conducted a survey to study patient access, attitudes, and experience with ALS genetic testing among patients enrolled in a US ALS registry. Results Among 449 survey respondents, 156 (34.7%) were offered testing and 105 of 156 (67.3%) completed testing. The majority of respondents with familial ALS (fALS) (31/45, 68.9%) were offered testing, while a minority of respondents with sporadic ALS (sALS) (111/404, 27.5%) were offered testing (p = .00001). Comparison of mean test experience scores between groups revealed that respondents with fALS were no more likely to report a favorable experience with genetic testing than those with sALS (p = .51). Respondents who saw a genetic counselor did not have significantly different test experience scores, compared to those who did not (p = .14). In addition, no differences in test experience scores were observed between those who received positive or negative genetic test results (p = .98). Conclusion These data indicate that patients with ALS found value in clinical genetic testing.
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- Karin N Wagner
- Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Division of Human Genetics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacy Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Kolb SJ, Coffey CS, Yankey JW, Krosschell K, Arnold WD, Rutkove SB, Swoboda KJ, Reyna SP, Sakonju A, Darras BT, Shell R, Kuntz N, Castro D, Parsons J, Connolly AM, Chiriboga CA, McDonald C, Burnette WB, Werner K, Thangarajh M, Shieh PB, Finanger E, Cudkowicz ME, McGovern MM, McNeil DE, Finkel R, Iannaccone ST, Kaye E, Kingsley A, Renusch SR, McGovern VL, Wang X, Zaworski PG, Prior TW, Burghes AHM, Bartlett A, Kissel JT. Natural history of infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy. Ann Neurol 2017; 82:883-891. [PMID: 29149772 DOI: 10.1002/ana.25101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the most common genetic cause of infant mortality, typically resulting in death preceding age 2. Clinical trials in this population require an understanding of disease progression and identification of meaningful biomarkers to hasten therapeutic development and predict outcomes. METHODS A longitudinal, multicenter, prospective natural history study enrolled 26 SMA infants and 27 control infants aged <6 months. Recruitment occurred at 14 centers over 21 months within the NINDS-sponsored NeuroNEXT (National Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials) Network. Infant motor function scales (Test of Infant Motor Performance Screening Items [TIMPSI], The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test for Neuromuscular Disorders, and Alberta Infant Motor Score) and putative physiological and molecular biomarkers were assessed preceding age 6 months and at 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months with progression, correlations between motor function and biomarkers, and hazard ratios analyzed. RESULTS Motor function scores (MFS) and compound muscle action potential (CMAP) decreased rapidly in SMA infants, whereas MFS in all healthy infants rapidly increased. Correlations were identified between TIMPSI and CMAP in SMA infants. TIMPSI at first study visit was associated with risk of combined endpoint of death or permanent invasive ventilation in SMA infants. Post-hoc analysis of survival to combined endpoint in SMA infants with 2 copies of SMN2 indicated a median age of 8 months at death (95% confidence interval, 6, 17). INTERPRETATION These data of SMA and control outcome measures delineates meaningful change in clinical trials in infantile-onset SMA. The power and utility of NeuroNEXT to provide "real-world," prospective natural history data sets to accelerate public and private drug development programs for rare disease is demonstrated. Ann Neurol 2017;82:883-891.
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- Stephen J Kolb
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.,Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Biostatistics, NeuroNEXT Data Coordinating Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Biostatistics, NeuroNEXT Data Coordinating Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Departments of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences and Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.,Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.,Biogen, Boston, MA
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.,SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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- University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Neurology, NeuroNEXT Clinical Coordinating Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Neurology, NeuroNEXT Clinical Coordinating Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Biogen, Boston, MA.,National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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Iyadurai S, Arnold WD, Kissel JT, Ruhno C, Mcgovern VL, Snyder PJ, Prior TW, Roggenbuck J, Burghes AH, Kolb SJ. Variable phenotypic expression and onset in MYH14 distal hereditary motor neuropathy phenotype in a large, multigenerational North American family. Muscle Nerve 2017; 56:341-345. [PMID: 27875632 DOI: 10.1002/mus.25491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Distal hereditary motor neuropathy (dHMN) causes distal-predominant weakness without prominent sensory loss. Myosin heavy chain disorders most commonly result in distal myopathy and cardiomyopathy with or without hearing loss, but a complex phenotype with dHMN, myopathy, hoarseness, and hearing loss was reported in a Korean family with a c.2822G>T mutation in MYH14. In this study we report phenotypic features in a North American family with the c.2822G>T in MYH14. METHODS Clinical and molecular characterization was performed in a large, 6-generation, Caucasian family with MYH14 dHMN. RESULTS A total of 11 affected and 7 unaffected individuals were evaluated and showed varying age of onset and severity of weakness. Genotypic concordance was confirmed with molecular analysis. Electrophysiological studies demonstrated distal motor axonal degeneration without myopathy in all affected subjects tested. CONCLUSION Mutation of MYH14 can result in a range of neuromuscular phenotypes that includes a dHMN and hearing loss phenotype with variable age of onset. Muscle Nerve 56: 341-345, 2017.
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- Stanley Iyadurai
- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA.,Department of Pediatric Neurology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA.,Department of Pediatric Neurology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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OBJECTIVES To expand the limited available knowledge about pregnancy and delivery in women with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) using a cohort of genetically proven SMA patients from USA. METHODS This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. We mailed questionnaires to 58 women with confirmed SMA. RESULTS Thirty-two women responded, reporting 35 pregnancies, including 19 women with at least one pregnancy. In this cohort, preterm labor and delivery by cesarean section were more common in mothers with SMA particularly SMA type 2. Seventy-four percent of mothers reported increased weakness during pregnancy that persisted after delivery in 42%. SMA mothers generally had a positive experience and good outcomes and elected to have more than one pregnancy. CONCLUSION This information regarding pregnancy in women with genetically confirmed 5q SMA will prove useful in guiding future research and in providing counseling to women with SMA.
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- Bakri H Elsheikh
- a Neurology , Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare , Dhahran , Saudi Arabia
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- b Center for Biostatistics , The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus , OH , USA
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- c Department of Neurology , Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston , MA , USA
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- d Department of Neurology , The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus , OH , USA
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- e Neurology Clinical Research Institute , Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston , MA , USA
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- d Department of Neurology , The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus , OH , USA
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- d Department of Neurology , The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus , OH , USA
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Arnold WD, Duque S, Iyer CC, Zaworski P, McGovern VL, Taylor SJ, von Herrmann KM, Kobayashi DT, Chen KS, Kolb SJ, Paushkin SV, Burghes AHM. Normalization of Patient-Identified Plasma Biomarkers in SMNΔ7 Mice following Postnatal SMN Restoration. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167077. [PMID: 27907033 PMCID: PMC5132001 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive motor neuron disorder. SMA is caused by homozygous loss of the SMN1 gene and retention of the SMN2 gene resulting in reduced levels of full length SMN protein that are insufficient for motor neuron function. Various treatments that restore levels of SMN are currently in clinical trials and biomarkers are needed to determine the response to treatment. Here, we sought to investigate in SMA mice a set of plasma analytes, previously identified in patients with SMA to correlate with motor function. The goal was to determine whether levels of plasma markers were altered in the SMNΔ7 mouse model of SMA and whether postnatal SMN restoration resulted in normalization of the biomarkers. METHODS SMNΔ7 and control mice were treated with antisense oligonucleotides (ASO) targeting ISS-N1 to increase SMN protein from SMN2 or scramble ASO (sham treatment) via intracerebroventricular injection on postnatal day 1 (P1). Brain, spinal cord, quadriceps muscle, and liver were analyzed for SMN protein levels at P12 and P90. Ten plasma biomarkers (a subset of biomarkers in the SMA-MAP panel available for analysis in mice) were analyzed in plasma obtained at P12, P30, and P90. RESULTS Of the eight plasma biomarkers assessed, 5 were significantly changed in sham treated SMNΔ7 mice compared to control mice and were normalized in SMNΔ7 mice treated with ASO. CONCLUSION This study defines a subset of the SMA-MAP plasma biomarker panel that is abnormal in the most commonly used mouse model of SMA. Furthermore, some of these markers are responsive to postnatal SMN restoration. These findings support continued clinical development of these potential prognostic and pharmacodynamic biomarkers.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Biomarkers/metabolism
- Brain/metabolism
- Brain/pathology
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Disease Models, Animal
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genetic Complementation Test
- Humans
- Injections, Intraventricular
- Liver/metabolism
- Liver/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Motor Neurons/metabolism
- Motor Neurons/pathology
- Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
- Muscle, Skeletal/pathology
- Muscular Atrophy, Spinal/genetics
- Muscular Atrophy, Spinal/metabolism
- Muscular Atrophy, Spinal/pathology
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/genetics
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/metabolism
- Spinal Cord/metabolism
- Spinal Cord/pathology
- Survival of Motor Neuron 1 Protein/genetics
- Survival of Motor Neuron 1 Protein/metabolism
- Survival of Motor Neuron 2 Protein/genetics
- Survival of Motor Neuron 2 Protein/metabolism
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- W. David Arnold
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus Ohio, United States of America
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- VIB Center for the Biology of Disease – KU Leuven Department of Human Genetics, Leuven Belgium, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus Ohio, United States of America
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- SMA Foundation, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus Ohio, United States of America
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Kolb SJ, Coffey CS, Yankey JW, Krosschell K, Arnold WD, Rutkove SB, Swoboda KJ, Reyna SP, Sakonju A, Darras BT, Shell R, Kuntz N, Castro D, Iannaccone ST, Parsons J, Connolly AM, Chiriboga CA, McDonald C, Burnette WB, Werner K, Thangarajh M, Shieh PB, Finanger E, Cudkowicz ME, McGovern MM, McNeil DE, Finkel R, Kaye E, Kingsley A, Renusch SR, McGovern VL, Wang X, Zaworski PG, Prior TW, Burghes AHM, Bartlett A, Kissel JT. Baseline results of the NeuroNEXT spinal muscular atrophy infant biomarker study. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2016; 3:132-45. [PMID: 26900585 PMCID: PMC4748311 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study prospectively assessed putative promising biomarkers for use in assessing infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). METHODS This prospective, multi-center natural history study targeted the enrollment of SMA infants and healthy control infants less than 6 months of age. Recruitment occurred at 14 centers within the NINDS National Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials (NeuroNEXT) Network. Infant motor function scales and putative electrophysiological, protein and molecular biomarkers were assessed at baseline and subsequent visits. RESULTS Enrollment began November, 2012 and ended September, 2014 with 26 SMA infants and 27 healthy infants enrolled. Baseline demographic characteristics of the SMA and control infant cohorts aligned well. Motor function as assessed by the Test for Infant Motor Performance Items (TIMPSI) and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP-INTEND) revealed significant differences between the SMA and control infants at baseline. Ulnar compound muscle action potential amplitude (CMAP) in SMA infants (1.4 ± 2.2 mV) was significantly reduced compared to controls (5.5 ± 2.0 mV). Electrical impedance myography (EIM) high-frequency reactance slope (Ohms/MHz) was significantly higher in SMA infants than controls SMA infants had lower survival motor neuron (SMN) mRNA levels in blood than controls, and several serum protein analytes were altered between cohorts. INTERPRETATION By the time infants were recruited and presented for the baseline visit, SMA infants had reduced motor function compared to controls. Ulnar CMAP, EIM, blood SMN mRNA levels, and serum protein analytes were able to distinguish between cohorts at the enrollment visit.
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- Stephen J Kolb
- Department of Neurology The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio; Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Biostatistics Neuro NEXT Data Coordinating Center University of Iowa Iowa City Iowa
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- Department of Biostatistics Neuro NEXT Data Coordinating Center University of Iowa Iowa City Iowa
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- Departments of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences and Pediatrics Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago Illinois
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- Department of Neurology The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Neurology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston Massachusetts
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah; Department of Neurology Neuro NEXT Clinical Coordinating Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah; Department of Neurology Neuro NEXT Clinical Coordinating Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah
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- Department of Neurology Boston Children's Hospital Boston Massachusetts
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago Illinois
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- Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora Colorado
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- Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis St. Louis Missouri
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- Department of Neurology Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons New York New York
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- University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles California
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- Department of Neurology Neuro NEXT Clinical Coordinating Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology Neuro NEXT Clinical Coordinating Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Bethesda Maryland
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- Sarepta Therapeutics Cambridge Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Molecular Pathology Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Neurology The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Neurology The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus Ohio
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Arnold W, McGovern VL, Sanchez B, Li J, Corlett KM, Kolb SJ, Rutkove SB, Burghes AH. The neuromuscular impact of symptomatic SMN restoration in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy. Neurobiol Dis 2015; 87:116-23. [PMID: 26733414 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2015.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 12/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Significant advances in the development of SMN-restoring therapeutics have occurred since 2010 when very effective biological treatments were reported in mouse models of spinal muscular atrophy. As these treatments are applied in human clinical trials, there is pressing need to define quantitative assessments of disease progression, treatment stratification, and therapeutic efficacy. The electrophysiological measures Compound Muscle Action Potential and Motor Unit Number Estimation are reliable measures of nerve function. In both the SMN∆7 mouse and a pig model of spinal muscular atrophy, early SMN restoration results in preservation of electrophysiological measures. Currently, clinical trials are underway in patients at post-symptomatic stages of disease progression. In this study, we present results from both early and delayed SMN restoration using clinically-relevant measures including electrical impedance myography, compound muscle action potential, and motor unit number estimation to quantify the efficacy and time-sensitivity of SMN-restoring therapy. METHODS SMA∆7 mice were treated via intracerebroventricular injection with antisense oligonucleotides targeting ISS-N1 to increase SMN protein from the SMN2 gene on postnatal day 2, 4, or 6 and compared with sham-treated spinal muscular atrophy and control mice. Compound muscle action potential and motor unit number estimation of the triceps surae muscles were performed at day 12, 21, and 30 by a single evaluator blinded to genotype and treatment. Similarly, electrical impedance myography was measured on the biceps femoris muscle at 12days for comparison. RESULTS Electrophysiological measures and electrical impedance myography detected significant differences at 12days between control and late-treated (4 or 6days) and sham-treated spinal muscular atrophy mice, but not in mice treated at 2days (p<0.01). EIM findings paralleled and correlated with compound muscle action potential and motor unit number estimation (r=0.61 and r=0.50, respectively, p<0.01). Longitudinal measures at 21 and 30days show that symptomatic therapy results in reduced motor unit number estimation associated with delayed normalization of compound muscle action potential. CONCLUSIONS The incomplete effect of symptomatic treatment is accurately identified by both electrophysiological measures and electrical impedance myography. There is strong correlation between these measures and with weight and righting reflex. This study predicts that measures of compound muscle action potential, motor unit number estimation, and electrical impedance myography are promising biomarkers of treatment stratification and effect for future spinal muscular atrophy trials. The ease of application and simplicity of electrical impedance myography compared with standard electrophysiological measures may be particularly valuable in future pediatric clinical trials.
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- W Arnold
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, United States; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 480 Medical Center Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, United States; Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 480 Medical Center Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 363 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 363 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, United States; Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 480 Medical Center Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, United States; Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 363 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, United States; Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 363 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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Arnold WD, Sheth KA, Wier CG, Kissel JT, Burghes AH, Kolb SJ. Electrophysiological Motor Unit Number Estimation (MUNE) Measuring Compound Muscle Action Potential (CMAP) in Mouse Hindlimb Muscles. J Vis Exp 2015. [PMID: 26436455 PMCID: PMC4676269 DOI: 10.3791/52899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Compound muscle action potential (CMAP) and motor unit number estimation (MUNE) are electrophysiological techniques that can be used to monitor the functional status of a motor unit pool in vivo. These measures can provide insight into the normal development and degeneration of the neuromuscular system. These measures have clear translational potential because they are routinely applied in diagnostic and clinical human studies. We present electrophysiological techniques similar to those employed in humans to allow recordings of mouse sciatic nerve function. The CMAP response represents the electrophysiological output from a muscle or group of muscles following supramaximal stimulation of a peripheral nerve. MUNE is an electrophysiological technique that is based on modifications of the CMAP response. MUNE is a calculated value that represents the estimated number of motor neurons or axons (motor control input) supplying the muscle or group of muscles being tested. We present methods for recording CMAP responses from the proximal leg muscles using surface recording electrodes following the stimulation of the sciatic nerve in mice. An incremental MUNE technique is described using submaximal stimuli to determine the average single motor unit potential (SMUP) size. MUNE is calculated by dividing the CMAP amplitude (peak-to-peak) by the SMUP amplitude (peak-to-peak). These electrophysiological techniques allow repeated measures in both neonatal and adult mice in such a manner that facilitates rapid analysis and data collection while reducing the number of animals required for experimental testing. Furthermore, these measures are similar to those recorded in human studies allowing more direct comparisons.
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- W David Arnold
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University; Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center;
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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Renusch SR, Harshman S, Pi H, Workman E, Wehr A, Li X, Prior TW, Elsheikh BH, Swoboda KJ, Simard LR, Kissel JT, Battle D, Parthun MR, Freitas MA, Kolb SJ. Spinal Muscular Atrophy Biomarker Measurements from Blood Samples in a Clinical Trial of Valproic Acid in Ambulatory Adults. J Neuromuscul Dis 2015; 2:119-130. [PMID: 27858735 PMCID: PMC5271431 DOI: 10.3233/jnd-150081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Background: Clinical trials of therapies for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) that are designed to increase the expression the SMN protein ideally include careful assessment of relevant SMN biomarkers. Objective: In the SMA VALIANT trial, a recent double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study of valproic acid (VPA) in ambulatory adult subjects with SMA, we investigated relevant pharmacodynamic biomarkers in blood samples from SMA subjects by direct longitudinal measurement of histone acetylation and SMN mRNA and protein levels in the presence and absence of VPA treatment. Methods: Thirty-three subjects were randomized to either VPA or placebo for the first 6 months followed by crossover to the opposite arm for an additional 6 months. Outcome measures were compared between the two treatments (VPA and placebo) using a standard crossover analysis. Results: A significant increase in histone H4 acetylation was observed with VPA treatment (p = 0.005). There was insufficient evidence to suggest a treatment effect with either full length or truncated SMN mRNA transcript levels or SMN protein levels. Conclusions: These measures were consistent with the observed lack of change in the primary clinical outcome measure in the VALIANT trial. These results also highlight the added benefit of molecular and pharmacodynamic biomarker measurements in the interpretation of clinical trial outcomes.
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- Samantha R Renusch
- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Dhahran Medical Center, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Sanderson AB, Novak JC, Nash SM, Kolb SJ, Kissel JT. Laboratory evaluation of suspected motor neuron disease: A survey of physicians. Muscle Nerve 2015; 52:83-7. [DOI: 10.1002/mus.24639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Alan B. Sanderson
- Department of Neurology; The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Columbus Ohio USA
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- Ohio Health Neurological Physicians; Columbus Ohio USA
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- Department of Neurology; The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Columbus Ohio USA
- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry; The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Neurology; The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Columbus Ohio USA
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Duque SI, Arnold WD, Odermatt P, Li X, Porensky PN, Schmelzer L, Meyer K, Kolb SJ, Schümperli D, Kaspar BK, Burghes AHM. A large animal model of spinal muscular atrophy and correction of phenotype. Ann Neurol 2015; 77:399-414. [PMID: 25516063 DOI: 10.1002/ana.24332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Revised: 11/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by reduced levels of survival motor neuron (SMN) protein, which results in motoneuron loss. Therapeutic strategies to increase SMN levels including drug compounds, antisense oligonucleotides, and scAAV9 gene therapy have proved effective in mice. We wished to determine whether reduction of SMN in postnatal motoneurons resulted in SMA in a large animal model, whether SMA could be corrected after development of muscle weakness, and the response of clinically relevant biomarkers. METHODS Using intrathecal delivery of scAAV9 expressing an shRNA targeting pig SMN1, SMN was knocked down in motoneurons postnatally to SMA levels. This resulted in an SMA phenotype representing the first large animal model of SMA. Restoration of SMN was performed at different time points with scAAV9 expressing human SMN (scAAV9-SMN), and electrophysiology measurements and pathology were performed. RESULTS Knockdown of SMN in postnatal motoneurons results in overt proximal weakness, fibrillations on electromyography indicating active denervation, and reduced compound muscle action potential (CMAP) and motor unit number estimation (MUNE), as in human SMA. Neuropathology showed loss of motoneurons and motor axons. Presymptomatic delivery of scAAV9-SMN prevented SMA symptoms, indicating that all changes are SMN dependent. Delivery of scAAV9-SMN after symptom onset had a marked impact on phenotype, electrophysiological measures, and pathology. INTERPRETATION High SMN levels are critical in postnatal motoneurons, and reduction of SMN results in an SMA phenotype that is SMN dependent. Importantly, clinically relevant biomarkers including CMAP and MUNE are responsive to SMN restoration, and abrogation of phenotype can be achieved even after symptom onset.
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- Sandra I Duque
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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Arnold WD, Mo X, Kolb SJ, Burghes AH, Kissel JT. The motor neuron response to SMN1 deficiency in spinal muscular atrophy. Muscle Nerve 2014; 50:457-8. [PMID: 24934113 DOI: 10.1002/mus.24318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2014] [Revised: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- W David Arnold
- Department of Neurology, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Kissel JT, Elsheikh B, King WM, Freimer M, Scott CB, Kolb SJ, Reyna SP, Crawford TO, Simard LR, Krosschell KJ, Acsadi G, Schroth MK, D'Anjou G, LaSalle B, Prior TW, Sorenson S, Maczulski JA, Swoboda KJ. SMA valiant trial: a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of valproic acid in ambulatory adults with spinal muscular atrophy. Muscle Nerve 2014; 49:187-92. [PMID: 23681940 DOI: 10.1002/mus.23904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION An open-label trial suggested that valproic acid (VPA) improved strength in adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). We report a 12-month, double-blind, cross-over study of VPA in ambulatory SMA adults. METHODS There were 33 subjects, aged 20–55 years, included in this investigation. After baseline assessment, subjects were randomized to receive VPA (10–20 mg/kg/day) or placebo. At 6 months, patients were switched to the other group. Assessments were performed at 3, 6, and 12 months. The primary outcome was the 6-month change in maximum voluntary isometric contraction testing with pulmonary, electrophysiological, and functional secondary outcomes. RESULTS Thirty subjects completed the study. VPA was well tolerated, and compliance was good. There was no change in primary or secondary outcomes at 6 or 12 months. CONCLUSIONS VPA did not improve strength or function in SMA adults. The outcomes used are feasible and reliable and can be employed in future trials in SMA adults.
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Meininger V, Pradat PF, Corse A, Al-Sarraj S, Rix Brooks B, Caress JB, Cudkowicz M, Kolb SJ, Lange D, Leigh PN, Meyer T, Milleri S, Morrison KE, Orrell RW, Peters G, Rothstein JD, Shefner J, Lavrov A, Williams N, Overend P, Price J, Bates S, Bullman J, Krull D, Berges A, Abila B, Meno-Tetang G, Wurthner J. Safety, pharmacokinetic, and functional effects of the nogo-a monoclonal antibody in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a randomized, first-in-human clinical trial. PLoS One 2014; 9:e97803. [PMID: 24841795 PMCID: PMC4026380 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED The neurite outgrowth inhibitor, Nogo-A, has been shown to be overexpressed in skeletal muscle in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); it is both a potential biomarker and therapeutic target. We performed a double-blind, two-part, dose-escalation study, in subjects with ALS, assessing safety, pharmacokinetics (PK) and functional effects of ozanezumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against Nogo-A. In Part 1, 40 subjects were randomized (3∶1) to receive single dose intravenous ozanezumab (0.01, 0.1, 1, 5, or 15 mg/kg) or placebo. In Part 2, 36 subjects were randomized (3∶1) to receive two repeat doses of intravenous ozanezumab (0.5, 2.5, or 15 mg/kg) or placebo, approximately 4 weeks apart. The primary endpoints were safety and tolerability (adverse events [AEs], vital signs, electrocardiogram (ECG), and clinical laboratory tests). Secondary endpoints included PK, immunogenicity, functional endpoints (clinical and electrophysiological), and biomarker parameters. Overall, ozanezumab treatment (0.01-15 mg/kg) was well tolerated. The overall incidence of AEs in the repeat dose 2.5 mg/kg and 15 mg/kg ozanezumab groups was higher than in the repeat dose placebo group and repeat dose 0.5 mg/kg ozanezumab group. The majority were considered not related to study drug by the investigators. Six serious AEs were reported in three subjects receiving ozanezumab; none were considered related to study drug. No study drug-related patterns were identified for ECG, laboratory, or vital signs parameters. One subject (repeat dose 15 mg/kg ozanezumab) showed a weak, positive anti-ozanezumab-antibody result. PK results were generally consistent with monoclonal antibody treatments. No apparent treatment effects were observed for functional endpoints or muscle biomarkers. Immunohistochemical staining showed dose-dependent co-localization of ozanezumab with Nogo-A in skeletal muscle. In conclusion, single and repeat dose ozanezumab treatment was well tolerated and demonstrated co-localization at the site of action. These findings support future studies with ozanezumab in ALS. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00875446 GSK-ClinicalStudyRegister.com GSK ID 111330.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Intravenous
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/drug therapy
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/metabolism
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacokinetics
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/pharmacokinetics
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/pharmacology
- Biomarkers/metabolism
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Female
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myelin Proteins/metabolism
- Nogo Proteins
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- Vincent Meininger
- Département des Maladies du Système Nerveux, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Centre de Référence Maladies Rares SLA, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Paris, France
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- Département des Maladies du Système Nerveux, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Centre de Référence Maladies Rares SLA, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Paris, France
- Unité Mixte de Recherche-678, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale - Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Neuromuscular Pathology Lab, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Neuropathology, Kings College Hospital/Kings College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Carolinas Neuromuscular/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Muscular Dystrophy Association Center, Department of Neurology, Carolinas Medical Center and University of North Carolina School of Medicine-Charlotte Campus, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, M Reynolds Tower, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Trafford Centre for Biomedical Research, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, Sussex, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Centro Ricerche Cliniche, University Hospital G.B. Rossi, Verona, Italy
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- School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham and Neurosciences Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Neurology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- GlaxoSmithKline Clinical Unit Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Brain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Neurology, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, United States of America
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- Neurosciences Therapy Area Unit, Medicines Discovery and Development, GlaxoSmithKline, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Statistics, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Statistics, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Science and Study Operations, BioPharm and Infectious Diseases, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- BioPharm Translational Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Pharmacology Modelling & Simulation (Neurosciences), GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Safety Assessment, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Clinical Pharmacology Modelling & Simulation, GlaxoSmithKline, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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- BioPharm Translational Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Pharmacology Modelling & Simulation, GlaxoSmithKline, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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- Oncology Translational Medicine, Novartis Basel, Switzerland
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Arnold WD, Porensky PN, McGovern VL, Iyer CC, Duque S, Li X, Meyer K, Schmelzer L, Kaspar BK, Kolb SJ, Kissel JT, Burghes AHM. Electrophysiological Biomarkers in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Preclinical Proof of Concept. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2013; 1:34-44. [PMID: 24511555 PMCID: PMC3914317 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Objective Preclinical therapies that restore survival motor neuron (SMN) protein levels can dramatically extend survival in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) mouse models. Biomarkers are needed to effectively translate these promising therapies to clinical trials. Our objective was to investigate electrophysiological biomarkers of compound muscle action potential (CMAP), motor unit number estimation (MUNE) and electromyography (EMG) using an SMA mouse model. Methods Sciatic CMAP, MUNE, and EMG were obtained in SMNΔ7 mice at ages 3–13 days and at 21 days in mice with SMN selectively reduced in motor neurons (ChATCre). To investigate these measures as biomarkers of treatment response, measurements were obtained in SMNΔ7 mice treated with antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) or gene therapy. Results CMAP was significantly reduced in SMNΔ7 mice at days 6–13 (P < 0.01), and MUNE was reduced at days 7–13 (P < 0.01). Fibrillations were present on EMG in SMNΔ7 mice but not controls (P = 0.02). Similar findings were seen at 21 days in ChATCre mice. MUNE in ASO-treated SMNΔ7 mice were similar to controls at day 12 and 30. CMAP reduction persisted in ASO-treated SMNΔ7 mice at day 12 but was corrected at day 30. Similarly, CMAP and MUNE responses were corrected with gene therapy to restore SMN. Interpretation These studies confirm features of preserved neuromuscular function in the early postnatal period and subsequent motor unit loss in SMNΔ7 mice. SMN restoring therapies result in preserved MUNE and gradual repair of CMAP responses. This provides preclinical evidence for the utilization of CMAP and MUNE as biomarkers in future SMA clinical trials.
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- W David Arnold
- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 W. 12 Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43210 ; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 480 Medical Center Drive Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 410 West 10th Avenue Columbus Ohio 43210
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, 363 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, 363 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, 363 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Nationwide Children's Hospital Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio 43205
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- Nationwide Children's Hospital Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio 43205
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- Nationwide Children's Hospital Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio 43205 ; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 W. 12 Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43210 ; Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, 363 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 W. 12 Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43210 ; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, 363 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43210 ; Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 W. 12 Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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Srivastava AK, Renusch SR, Naiman NE, Gu S, Sneh A, Arnold WD, Sahenk Z, Kolb SJ. Mutant HSPB1 overexpression in neurons is sufficient to cause age-related motor neuronopathy in mice. Neurobiol Dis 2012; 47:163-73. [PMID: 22521462 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2012.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Revised: 03/20/2012] [Accepted: 03/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The small heat shock protein HSPB1 is a multifunctional, α-crystallin-based protein that has been shown to be neuroprotective in animal models of motor neuron disease and peripheral nerve injury. Missense mutations in HSPB1 result in axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with minimal sensory involvement (CMT2F) and distal hereditary motor neuropathy type 2 (dHMN-II). These disorders are characterized by a selective loss of motor axons in peripheral nerve resulting in distal muscle weakness and often severe disability. To investigate the pathogenic mechanisms of HSPB1 mutations in motor neurons in vivo, we have developed and characterized transgenic PrP-HSPB1 and PrP-HSPB1(R136W) mice. These mice express the human HSPB1 protein throughout the nervous system including in axons of peripheral nerve. Although both mouse strains lacked obvious motor deficits, the PrP-HSPB1(R136W) mice developed an age-dependent motor axonopathy. Mutant mice showed axonal pathology in spinal cord and peripheral nerve with evidence of impaired neurofilament cytoskeleton, associated with organelle accumulation. Accompanying these findings, increases in the number of Schmidt-Lanterman incisures, as evidence of impaired axon-Schwann cell interactions, were present. These observations suggest that overexpression of HSPB1(R136W) in neurons is sufficient to cause pathological and electrophysiological changes in mice that are seen in patients with hereditary motor neuropathy.
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- Amit K Srivastava
- Center for RNA Biology and Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210-1228, USA
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