Novel GNB1 missense mutation in a patient with generalized dystonia, hypotonia, and intellectual disability
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- Received July 8, 2016
- Accepted in final form August 18, 2016
- First Published September 13, 2016.
Author Disclosures
- Sofia Steinrücke*,
- Katja Lohmann, PhD*,
- Aloysius Domingo, MD,
- Arndt Rolfs, MD,
- Tobias Bäumer, MD,
- Juliane Spiegler, MD,
- Corinna Hartmann, MD and
- Alexander Münchau, MD
- Sofia Steinrücke*,
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- Katja Lohmann, PhD*,
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University of Luebeck
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German Research Foundation(DFG; LO1555/3-2; LO1555/4-1) Dystonia Coalition
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- Aloysius Domingo, MD,
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Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD)
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- Arndt Rolfs, MD,
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1)Shire, Speaker Honoraria, Travelling Support 2)Actelion, Speaker Honoraria, Travelling Support 3)Biomarin, Speaker Honoraria, Travelling Support 4)Amicus, Speaker Honoraria, Travelling Support
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several patents, all of them not in the context of the submitted manuscript
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Centogene AG, Management Board
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(1) Shire Human Genetic Therapies - partial support by an unrestricted scientific grant as PI of the sifap-project. The sponsor of the study had no role in the study design, data collection, data analysis, interpretation, writing of the manuscript, or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
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regarding my activities as member of the Management Board of Centogene AG
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- Tobias Bäumer, MD,
I served on the scientific advisory board for Merz Pharmaceuticals.
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I received honaria form Merz Pharmaceuticals, Ipsen Pharma, and Allergan.
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I received financial support for a research project from Ipsen pharma.
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I am supported by the Possehl-Stiftung, L?beck.
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- Juliane Spiegler, MD,
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Funding for Travel from Shire (2016: ICNC Amsterdam)
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- Corinna Hartmann, MD and
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- Alexander Münchau, MD
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Commercial research support: Grants by Pharm Allergan, Ipsen, Merz Pharmaceuticals, Actelion Honoraria for lectures from Pharm Allergan, Ipsen, Merz Pharmaceuticals, Actelion, GlaxoSmithKline and Desitin Support from non-profit foundations or societies Possehl-Stiftung, L?beck; Dystonia Coalition (USA); Tourette Syndrome Association (Germany); European Huntington Disease Network; N.E.MO. Charity supporting the research of paediatric movement disorders
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Honoraria for lectures from Pharm Allergan, Ipsen, Merz Pharmaceuticals, Actelion, GlaxoSmithKline and Desitin
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Grants by Pharm Allergan, Ipsen, Merz Pharmaceuticals, Actelion
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG): projekt ?Intentional inhibition and self-control in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome? (MU 1692/3-1), PI, 2010-2014; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG): project ?Connectivity and plasticity in cortical motor networks in Parkin gene associated parkinsonism and dopa responsive dystonia? (SFB 936), PI, 2011-2015
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Support from a non-profit foundation or society Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (USA) Tourette syndrome Association (Germany) N.E.MO. Charity supporting the research of paediatric movement disorders
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Royalties from the publication of the book Neurogenetics (Oxford University Press)
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- From the Institute of Neurogenetics (S.S., K.L., A.D., T.B., C.H., A.M.), University of Lübeck; Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration (A.R.), University of Rostock; Centogene AG (A.R.), Rostock; and Department of Pediatrics (J.S.), University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany.
- Correspondence to Dr. Lohmann: katja.lohmann{at}neuro.uni-luebeck.de
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