A new dawn for genetic association studies in multiple sclerosis
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- First Published August 4, 2016.
Author Disclosures
- Orhun H. Kantarci, MD
- Orhun H. Kantarci, MD
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1) Istanbul MS Days, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, speaker honoraria payment to Mayo Clinic. No personal compensation. 2) Invited professor program, Biogen- Boston, speaker honoraria payment to Mayo Clinic. No personal compensation
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Grant review for The National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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Already listed in the paper but reported again: Dr. Orhun Kantarci receives research support from the European Regional Development Fund (FNUSAICRC CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0123), the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and has given a scientific presentation at a meeting supported by Teva Pharmaceuticals but has received no personal fees or personal compensation for this activity (all compensation for consulting activities paid directly to Mayo Clinic) nor has spoken about the specific medications involving this company. Dr.Kejal Kantarci serves on the data safety monitoring board of Takeda Global Research and Development Center, Inc, and the data monitoring boards of Pfizer Inc and Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy and is funded by the NIH (R01 AG040042 [PI], R21 NS066147 [PI], P50 AG44170/Project 2 [PI], P50 AG16574/Project 1 [PI], R01 AG11378[Co-I], U19 AG10483[Co-I] U01 AG042791[Co-I]) and Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics (PO03590201[PI])
Dr.Kejal Kantarci (wife) serves on the data safety monitoring board of Takeda Global Research and Development Center, Inc, and the data monitoring boards of Pfizer Inc and Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy and is funded by the NIH (R01 AG040042 [PI], R21 NS066147 [PI], P50 AG44170/Project 2 [PI], P50 AG16574/Project 1 [PI], R01 AG11378[Co-I], U19 AG10483[Co-I] U01 AG042791[Co-I]) and Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics (PO03590201[PI])
Dr.Kejal Kantarci (wife) serves on the data safety monitoring board of Takeda Global Research and Development Center, Inc, and the data monitoring boards of Pfizer Inc and Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy and is funded by the NIH (R01 AG040042 [PI], R21 NS066147 [PI], P50 AG44170/Project 2 [PI], P50 AG16574/Project 1 [PI], R01 AG11378[Co-I], U19 AG10483[Co-I] U01 AG042791[Co-I]) and Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics (PO03590201[PI])
2006-2009 Multiple Sclerosis Society for support in multiple sclerosis research unrelated to this publication; 2008-2009 Mayo Foundation CR20 award for support in multiple sclerosis research unrelated to this publication; 2009-2011 Hilton Foundation support in multiple sclerosis research unrelated to this publication
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- Correspondence to Dr. Kantarci: kantarci.orhun{at}mayo.edu
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