Homozygous TRPV4 mutation causes congenital distal spinal muscular atrophy and arthrogryposis
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- Received June 13, 2018
- Accepted in final form January 22, 2019
- First Published March 7, 2019.
Author Disclosures
- Jose Velilla, BS*,
- Michael Mario Marchetti, BS*,
- Agnes Toth-Petroczy, PhD,
- Claire Grosgogeat, BS,
- Alexis H. Bennett, BS,
- Nikkola Carmichael, MS, CGC,
- Elicia Estrella, MS, CGC,
- Basil T. Darras, MD,
- Natasha Y. Frank, MD,
- Joel Krier, MD,
- Rachelle Gaudet, PhD and
- Vandana A. Gupta, PhD
- on behalf of Brigham Genomics Medicine
- Jose Velilla, BS*,
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- Michael Mario Marchetti, BS*,
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- Agnes Toth-Petroczy, PhD,
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- Claire Grosgogeat, BS,
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- Alexis H. Bennett, BS,
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- Nikkola Carmichael, MS, CGC,
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- Elicia Estrella, MS, CGC,
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- Basil T. Darras, MD,
(1) Hoffman LaRoche (2) Cytokinetics, Inc. (3) BMS, Inc (4) Sarepta Therapeutics (5) Biogen (6) AveXis (6) PTC Therapeutics (7) AveXis Ad hoc SAB member; no financial interests in these companies
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(1) Various titles, UpToDate, 1999-present (2) One videotaped presentation,
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Biogen
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(1) PTC Therapeutics (2) Valerion Therapeutics (MTM) (3) PTC Pharmaceuticals (4) Sarepta Therapeutics (5) Biogen (6) Summit (7) AveXis (8) Roche (9) Fibrogen (10) Santhera (11) Cytokinetics
(1) NIH/NINDS, 1U10NS077269, Site-PI/PD, 2018-2023. (2) NIH/NINDS, 5U01NS061799, FOR-DMD, Site-PI, 2012-2016. (3) NIH/NINDS via Skulpt Inc., 5RNS073188, Site-PI, 2015- 2016.
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(1) SMA Foundation (2) Muscular Dystrophy Association (3) Slaney Family Fund for SMA
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- Natasha Y. Frank, MD,
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- Joel Krier, MD,
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1) Center for Integrated Approaches to Undiagnosed Disease NIH 1U01HG007690-01, Co-investigator, 2015-current 2) SEQuencing a Baby for an Optimal Outcome (SEQaBOO) NIH5R01DC015052-03; Co-investigator, 2018-current
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- Rachelle Gaudet, PhD and
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Joseph Toth (husband) is an employee of Bristol Myers Squibb.
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(1) NIH 1R01GM120996, PI, 2017-2020
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(1) Joseph Toth (husband) holds stock and stock options in Bristol Myers Squibb
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- Vandana A. Gupta, PhD
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- From the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (J.V., R.G.), Harvard University, Cambridge; Division of Genetics (M.M.M., A.T.-P., C.G., A.H.B., N.C., B.T.D., N.Y.F., J.K., V.A.G.), Brigham Genomic Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston; Division of Genetics (E.E.), Boston Children's Hospital; and Division of Neurology (B.T.D.), Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA.
- Correspondence
Dr. Gupta vgupta{at}research.bwh.harvard.edu or Dr. Gaudet gaudet{at}mcb.harvard.edu
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