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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Neurol. 2014 Apr;71(4):449–453. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.6237
Janet Cady: has nothing to disclose
Erica D. Koval; has nothing to disclose
Bruno A. Benitez; has nothing to disclose
Jennifer Jockel-Balsarotti: has nothing to disclose
Peggy Allred: has nothing to disclose
Robert H. Baloh: has nothing to disclose
John Ravits:
  • receives research support from the ALS Association, Microsoft Research, P2ALS.

  • Serves as an unpaid consultant to the Muscular Dystrophy Association

  • Consults for Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Ericka Simpson: has nothing to disclose
Stanley H. Appel: receives grant support from the Hamill foundation outside the submitted work
Alan Pestronk:
  • Receives revenue related to antibody patent licenses & speaker honoraria from Athena;

  • Owns stock in Johnson & Johnson;

  • Directs the Washington University Neuromuscular Clinical Laboratory which performs antibody testing;

  • Receives research support from the NIH, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Neuromuscular Research

  • Fund; Insmed, Knopp, Cytokinetics, Biogen Idec, ISIS, Genzyme, GSK, Sanofi & Ultragenyx.

Alison M. Goate:
  • Provides consultation or expert testimony to Finnegan

  • Receives grants from Genetech, Pfizer, and Astrazeneca for Alzheimer’s genetic research

  • Has received honoraria from Genentech and Amgen for speaking on Alzheimer’s genetics

  • Receives royalties from Taconic for tau mutation patents

Timothy M. Miller:
  • Non-financial support from Regulus Therapeutics, outside the submitted work

  • Grants and non-financial support from Isis Pharmaceuticals, outside the submitted work Has a patent inhibiting miR-155 in ALS pending.

Carlos Cruchaga: has nothing to disclose
Matthew B. Harms:
  • Has received honoraria from Genzyme for speaking on neuromuscular genetics

  • Has provided expert testimony in medicolegal proceedings

  • Has received grant support from Ultragenyx, outside the submitted work

  • Receives grant funding from the Barnes Jewish Foundation and NIH