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June 2019; 5 (3) ArticleOpen Access

Oligogenic basis of sporadic ALS

The example of SOD1 p.Ala90Val mutation

Liina Kuuluvainen, Karri Kaivola, Saana Mönkäre, Hannu Laaksovirta, Manu Jokela, Bjarne Udd, Miko Valori, Petra Pasanen, Anders Paetau, Bryan J. Traynor, David J. Stone, Johanna Schleutker, Minna Pöyhönen, Pentti J. Tienari, Liisa Myllykangas
First published April 23, 2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXG.0000000000000335
Liina Kuuluvainen
From the Department of Clinical Genetics (L.K.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (L.K.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Molecular Neurology (K.K., M.V., P.J.T.), Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Medical Genetics (S.M.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Turku; University Hospital (S.M.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Neurology (H.L.), Helsinki University Hospital, and Molecular Neurology, Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Neuromuscular Research Center (M.J., B.U.), Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Division of Clinical Neurosciences (M.J.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center (B.U.), Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Biomedicine (P.P., J.S.), University of Turku; Turku University Hospital (P.P., J.S.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Pathology (A.P.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (B.J.T.), National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Merck & Co. (D.J.S.), Inc., West Point, PA; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.P.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (M.P.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Neurology (P.J.T.), Helsinki University Hospital; and Department of Pathology (L.M.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Karri Kaivola
From the Department of Clinical Genetics (L.K.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (L.K.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Molecular Neurology (K.K., M.V., P.J.T.), Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Medical Genetics (S.M.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Turku; University Hospital (S.M.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Neurology (H.L.), Helsinki University Hospital, and Molecular Neurology, Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Neuromuscular Research Center (M.J., B.U.), Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Division of Clinical Neurosciences (M.J.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center (B.U.), Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Biomedicine (P.P., J.S.), University of Turku; Turku University Hospital (P.P., J.S.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Pathology (A.P.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (B.J.T.), National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Merck & Co. (D.J.S.), Inc., West Point, PA; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.P.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (M.P.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Neurology (P.J.T.), Helsinki University Hospital; and Department of Pathology (L.M.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Saana Mönkäre
From the Department of Clinical Genetics (L.K.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (L.K.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Molecular Neurology (K.K., M.V., P.J.T.), Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Medical Genetics (S.M.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Turku; University Hospital (S.M.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Neurology (H.L.), Helsinki University Hospital, and Molecular Neurology, Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Neuromuscular Research Center (M.J., B.U.), Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Division of Clinical Neurosciences (M.J.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center (B.U.), Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Biomedicine (P.P., J.S.), University of Turku; Turku University Hospital (P.P., J.S.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Pathology (A.P.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (B.J.T.), National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Merck & Co. (D.J.S.), Inc., West Point, PA; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.P.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (M.P.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Neurology (P.J.T.), Helsinki University Hospital; and Department of Pathology (L.M.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Hannu Laaksovirta
From the Department of Clinical Genetics (L.K.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (L.K.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Molecular Neurology (K.K., M.V., P.J.T.), Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Medical Genetics (S.M.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Turku; University Hospital (S.M.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Neurology (H.L.), Helsinki University Hospital, and Molecular Neurology, Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Neuromuscular Research Center (M.J., B.U.), Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Division of Clinical Neurosciences (M.J.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center (B.U.), Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Biomedicine (P.P., J.S.), University of Turku; Turku University Hospital (P.P., J.S.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Pathology (A.P.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (B.J.T.), National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Merck & Co. (D.J.S.), Inc., West Point, PA; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.P.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (M.P.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Neurology (P.J.T.), Helsinki University Hospital; and Department of Pathology (L.M.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Manu Jokela
From the Department of Clinical Genetics (L.K.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (L.K.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Molecular Neurology (K.K., M.V., P.J.T.), Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Medical Genetics (S.M.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Turku; University Hospital (S.M.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Neurology (H.L.), Helsinki University Hospital, and Molecular Neurology, Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Neuromuscular Research Center (M.J., B.U.), Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Division of Clinical Neurosciences (M.J.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center (B.U.), Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Biomedicine (P.P., J.S.), University of Turku; Turku University Hospital (P.P., J.S.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Pathology (A.P.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (B.J.T.), National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Merck & Co. (D.J.S.), Inc., West Point, PA; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.P.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (M.P.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Neurology (P.J.T.), Helsinki University Hospital; and Department of Pathology (L.M.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Bjarne Udd
From the Department of Clinical Genetics (L.K.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (L.K.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Molecular Neurology (K.K., M.V., P.J.T.), Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Medical Genetics (S.M.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Turku; University Hospital (S.M.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Neurology (H.L.), Helsinki University Hospital, and Molecular Neurology, Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Neuromuscular Research Center (M.J., B.U.), Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Division of Clinical Neurosciences (M.J.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center (B.U.), Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Biomedicine (P.P., J.S.), University of Turku; Turku University Hospital (P.P., J.S.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Pathology (A.P.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (B.J.T.), National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Merck & Co. (D.J.S.), Inc., West Point, PA; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.P.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (M.P.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Neurology (P.J.T.), Helsinki University Hospital; and Department of Pathology (L.M.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Miko Valori
From the Department of Clinical Genetics (L.K.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (L.K.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Molecular Neurology (K.K., M.V., P.J.T.), Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Medical Genetics (S.M.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Turku; University Hospital (S.M.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Neurology (H.L.), Helsinki University Hospital, and Molecular Neurology, Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Neuromuscular Research Center (M.J., B.U.), Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Division of Clinical Neurosciences (M.J.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center (B.U.), Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Biomedicine (P.P., J.S.), University of Turku; Turku University Hospital (P.P., J.S.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Pathology (A.P.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (B.J.T.), National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Merck & Co. (D.J.S.), Inc., West Point, PA; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.P.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (M.P.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Neurology (P.J.T.), Helsinki University Hospital; and Department of Pathology (L.M.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Petra Pasanen
From the Department of Clinical Genetics (L.K.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (L.K.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Molecular Neurology (K.K., M.V., P.J.T.), Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Medical Genetics (S.M.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Turku; University Hospital (S.M.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Neurology (H.L.), Helsinki University Hospital, and Molecular Neurology, Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Neuromuscular Research Center (M.J., B.U.), Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Division of Clinical Neurosciences (M.J.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center (B.U.), Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Biomedicine (P.P., J.S.), University of Turku; Turku University Hospital (P.P., J.S.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Pathology (A.P.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (B.J.T.), National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Merck & Co. (D.J.S.), Inc., West Point, PA; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.P.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (M.P.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Neurology (P.J.T.), Helsinki University Hospital; and Department of Pathology (L.M.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Anders Paetau
From the Department of Clinical Genetics (L.K.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (L.K.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Molecular Neurology (K.K., M.V., P.J.T.), Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Medical Genetics (S.M.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Turku; University Hospital (S.M.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Neurology (H.L.), Helsinki University Hospital, and Molecular Neurology, Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Neuromuscular Research Center (M.J., B.U.), Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Division of Clinical Neurosciences (M.J.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center (B.U.), Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Biomedicine (P.P., J.S.), University of Turku; Turku University Hospital (P.P., J.S.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Pathology (A.P.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (B.J.T.), National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Merck & Co. (D.J.S.), Inc., West Point, PA; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.P.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (M.P.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Neurology (P.J.T.), Helsinki University Hospital; and Department of Pathology (L.M.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Bryan J. Traynor
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David J. Stone
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Johanna Schleutker
From the Department of Clinical Genetics (L.K.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (L.K.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Molecular Neurology (K.K., M.V., P.J.T.), Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Medical Genetics (S.M.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Turku; University Hospital (S.M.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Neurology (H.L.), Helsinki University Hospital, and Molecular Neurology, Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Neuromuscular Research Center (M.J., B.U.), Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Division of Clinical Neurosciences (M.J.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center (B.U.), Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Biomedicine (P.P., J.S.), University of Turku; Turku University Hospital (P.P., J.S.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Pathology (A.P.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (B.J.T.), National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Merck & Co. (D.J.S.), Inc., West Point, PA; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.P.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (M.P.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Neurology (P.J.T.), Helsinki University Hospital; and Department of Pathology (L.M.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Minna Pöyhönen
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Pentti J. Tienari
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Oligogenic basis of sporadic ALS
The example of SOD1 p.Ala90Val mutation
Liina Kuuluvainen, Karri Kaivola, Saana Mönkäre, Hannu Laaksovirta, Manu Jokela, Bjarne Udd, Miko Valori, Petra Pasanen, Anders Paetau, Bryan J. Traynor, David J. Stone, Johanna Schleutker, Minna Pöyhönen, Pentti J. Tienari, Liisa Myllykangas
Neurol Genet Jun 2019, 5 (3) e335; DOI: 10.1212/NXG.0000000000000335

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vol. 5 no. 3 e335
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/NXG.0000000000000335

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Online ISSN: 
2376-7839
History: 
  • Received January 7, 2019
  • Accepted in final form April 1, 2019
  • First Published April 23, 2019.

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Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND), which permits downloading and sharing the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.

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    1. Liina Kuuluvainen, MD,
    2. Karri Kaivola, MD,
    3. Saana Mönkäre, MSc,
    4. Hannu Laaksovirta, MD,
    5. Manu Jokela, MD, PhD,
    6. Bjarne Udd, MD, PhD,
    7. Miko Valori, MSc,
    8. Petra Pasanen, PhD,
    9. Anders Paetau, MD, PhD,
    10. Bryan J. Traynor, MD, PhD,
    11. David J. Stone, PhD,
    12. Johanna Schleutker, PhD,
    13. Minna Pöyhönen, MD, PhD,
    14. Pentti J. Tienari, MD, PhD* and
    15. Liisa Myllykangas, MD, PhD*
  1. Liina Kuuluvainen, MD,
  2. Scientific Advisory Boards:
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  3. Karri Kaivola, MD,
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. (1) The Finnish Medical Foundation, (2) Maire Taponen Foundation, (3) The Finnish Cultural Foundation

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  5. Saana Mönkäre, MSc,
  6. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  7. Hannu Laaksovirta, MD,
  8. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  9. Manu Jokela, MD, PhD,
  10. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  11. Bjarne Udd, MD, PhD,
  12. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. Neuromuscular Disorders, editorial board member, 14 years and associate executive Editor 4 years

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. Finnish Academy grant for the study of distal myopathies 2005-2010 Finnish Academy grant for the study of distal myopathies 2011-2014 Finnish Academy grant for the study of titinopathies 2015-2019

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. the Sigrid Juselius foundation grant for the study of distal myopathies 2017-2019 the Jane and Aatos Erkko foundation for NGS in undetermined myopathies 2018-20

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  13. Miko Valori, MSc,
  14. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. Blueprint Genetics, bioinformatician

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  15. Petra Pasanen, PhD,
  16. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  17. Anders Paetau, MD, PhD,
  18. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  19. Bryan J. Traynor, MD, PhD,
  20. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. (1) The Italian Football Federation (FIGC), travel expenses; (2) American Academy of Neurology, travel expenses; (3) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, travel expenses; (4) The Italian ALS Association (ARISLA), travel expenses; (5) Movement Disorders Society, travel expenses; (6) Wellcome Trust, travel expenses; (7) The Finnish Neurological Society, travel expenses; (8) The NorthEast ALS Consortium (NEALS), travel expenses; (9) UC Irivine, travel expenses; (10) The ALS Hope Foundation, travel expenses; (11) The ALS Association, travel expenses; (12) The American Academy of Neurology, travel expenses; (13) The Motor Neuron Association (UK), travel expenses; (14) Microsoft Research, travel expenses; (15) The Italian Neurological Society, travel expenses; (16) The University of Toronto, travel expenses; (17) The International Congress of Human Genetics, travel expenses; (18) Society for Neuroscience, travel expenses; (19) University of Albany, travel expenses

    Editorial Boards:
    1. Neurology, editorial board, 2011-2011 Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, editorial board, 2013 - ongoing Neurobiology of Aging, editorial board, 2015 - JAMA Neurology, 2017 -

    Patents:
    1. I hold the European, Canadian and US patents on the clinical testing and therapeutic intervention for the hexanucleotide repeat expansion of the C9ORF72 gene.

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. National Institutes of Health

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. (1) Merck Inc;

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. (1) Intramural Research Program of the NIH (where I work).

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. (1) The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation; (2) the ALS Association; (3) The Packard Center for ALS Research; (4) FIGC (The Italian Football Federation); (5) the Center for Disease Control and Prevention; (6) Microsoft Research; (7) The Italian ALS Association (ARISLA); (8) The Muscular Dystrophy Association;

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  21. David J. Stone, PhD,
  22. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA. Scientist 15 years

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  23. Johanna Schleutker, PhD,
  24. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. Academy of Finland, #310115, PI, 2017-2021

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. Cancer Foundation Finland sr Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation Sigrid Juselius Foundation

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  25. Minna Pöyhönen, MD, PhD,
  26. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  27. Pentti J. Tienari, MD, PhD* and
  28. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. Funding for congress travel: TEVA, Merck (Europe), Biogen, Sanofi-Genzyme, Novartis. Speaker honoraria: Biogen, Merck (Europe), TEVA, Novartis, Sanofi-Genzyme, Orion, Roche, Pfizer.

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. Pentti Tienari is one of the inventors in a patent on the genetic testing of the hexanucleotide repeat expansion of C9orf72 implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. 1. Investigator initiated grants from Biogen Finland, Roche, Novartis Finland, Sanofi-Genzyme. 2. Whole-genome sequencing of the ALS cohort and Vantaa85+ brain aging cohort has been supported by Merck & Co, Inc., USA.

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. 1. Helsinki University Hospital EVO-grants TYH2017254, TYH2018231 and TYH2019258.

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. Sigrid Juselius Foundation grant 2018-2020.

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  29. Liisa Myllykangas, MD, PhD*
  30. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease: Associate Editor 2012 & 2017.

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. 1. Whole-genome analysis of the Helsinki cohort was performed by Merck.

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  1. From the Department of Clinical Genetics (L.K.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (L.K.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Molecular Neurology (K.K., M.V., P.J.T.), Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Medical Genetics (S.M.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland and Turku; University Hospital (S.M.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Neurology (H.L.), Helsinki University Hospital, and Molecular Neurology, Research Programs Unit, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Neuromuscular Research Center (M.J., B.U.), Tampere University Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Division of Clinical Neurosciences (M.J.), Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center (B.U.), Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Biomedicine (P.P., J.S.), University of Turku; Turku University Hospital (P.P., J.S.), Laboratory Division, Genetics and Saske, Department of Medical Genetics, Turku, Finland; Department of Pathology (A.P.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Laboratory of Neurogenetics (B.J.T.), National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Merck & Co. (D.J.S.), Inc., West Point, PA; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.P.), Helsinki University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics (M.P.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Neurology (P.J.T.), Helsinki University Hospital; and Department of Pathology (L.M.), University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
  1. Correspondence
    Dr. Myllykangas email.liisa.myllykangas{at}helsinki.fi
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