Biallelic variants in LARS2 and KARS cause deafness and (ovario)leukodystrophy
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- Received August 10, 2018
- Accepted in final form November 6, 2018
- First Published February 8, 2019.
Author Information
- Marjo S. van der Knaap, MD, PhD,
- Marianna Bugiani, MD, PhD,
- Marisa I. Mendes, PhD,
- Lisa G. Riley, PhD,
- Desiree E.C. Smith, PhD,
- Joëlle Rudinger-Thirion, PhD,
- Magali Frugier, PhD,
- Marjolein Breur,
- Joanna Crawford, MS,
- Judith van Gaalen, MD,
- Meyke Schouten, MD,
- Marjolaine Willems, MD,
- Quinten Waisfisz, PhD,
- Frederic Tran Mau-Them, MD,
- Richard J. Rodenburg, PhD,
- Ryan J. Taft, PhD,
- Boris Keren, MD PhD,
- John Christodoulou, PhD,
- Christel Depienne, PhD,
- Cas Simons, PhD,
- Gajja S. Salomons, PhD and
- Fanny Mochel, MD PhD
- Marjo S. van der Knaap, MD, PhD,
(1) United Leukodystrophy Foundation
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(1) Neuropediatrics
(1) Guanabenz for vanishing white matter
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(1) ZonMw, TOP grant 91217006, research program grant, 2018-2023 (2) ZonMw E-Rare, 9003037601, research grant, 2016-2019
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(1) European Leukodystrophy Foundation, grant number 2017- 027I2 (2) Stofwisselkracht, 2018 (3) Stichting VUmc Fund, started in 2018 (4) VWM Families Foundation (5) Vanishing White Matter Foundation (6) Chloe Saxby and Vanishing White Matter Disease Incorporated
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- Marianna Bugiani, MD, PhD,
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(1)Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam,Amsterdam, the Netherlands
(1) Hersenstichting, the Netherlands (2) ZonMW The Netherlands
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- Marisa I. Mendes, PhD,
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- Lisa G. Riley, PhD,
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- Desiree E.C. Smith, PhD,
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- Joëlle Rudinger-Thirion, PhD,
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CNRS-Universit? de Strasbourg
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- Magali Frugier, PhD,
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CNRS, France University of Strasbourg
LABEX: ANR-10-LABX-0036_NETRNA
Fondation pour la Recherche M?dicale (FRM) [grant numbers FDT201704337050]
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- Marjolein Breur,
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- Joanna Crawford, MS,
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- Judith van Gaalen, MD,
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research grant from the Jacques & Gloria Gossweiler Foundation
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- Meyke Schouten, MD,
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- Marjolaine Willems, MD,
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- Quinten Waisfisz, PhD,
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- Frederic Tran Mau-Them, MD,
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- Richard J. Rodenburg, PhD,
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- Ryan J. Taft, PhD,
(1) UnitedHealthcare Molecular Testing and Pathology Advisory Board
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(1) Illumina, Inc. Senior Director of Scientific Research, from April 2014.
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(1) Illumina, Inc. 2014,2015,2016,2017,2018 Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials: (1) Illumina, Inc. 2014
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- Boris Keren, MD PhD,
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- John Christodoulou, PhD,
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Communicating editor - Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease Editorial Board member - Human Genomics Editorial Board member - Translational Science of Rare Diseases
Patent for a genetically modified probiotic for the treatment of PKU - now lapsed
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NICHD, NIH: Title: Expert curation of pediatric mitochondrial Leigh-like syndrome genes and variants. US DOD: Title: Solving the unsolved. Integrating functional, computational and Omic approaches to enable genomic diagnosis of virtually all patients with mitochondrial disease. NHMRC ? MRFF Scheme Research Grant Application: A randomised placebo- controlled trial of combined mitochondrial agents for the treatment of fatigue and depression in multiple sclerosis with an assessment of the impact on kynurenine pathway metabolomics NHMRC CRE in Clinical Research Grant APP1079342 - Transforming the Genomic Diagnosis and Management of Severe Neurocognitive Disorders NHMRC Targeted Research Grant APP1113531 ? Preparing Australia for Genomic Medicine ? A proposal by the Australian Genomics Health Alliance
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Rettsyndrome.org - funding to support our RettBASE mutation database Royal Children's Hospital Foundation - Acute Care Genomics ? ultra rapid genomic diagnostics for the sickest children The Financial Markets Foundation for Children Title: Brain cells in a dish: strategies for novel therapeutics in CDKL5 disorder
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- Christel Depienne, PhD,
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GIS-Rare Diseases Institute, 2009 GIS-Rare Diseases Institute, 2010 GIS-Rare Diseases Institute, 2011 ANR, 2012-2016 ELA, 2013 ASFGT, 2014 Fondation maladies rares, 2016 Agence de la biomedecine, 2016 Univeristy Essen, 2017
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- Cas Simons, PhD,
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2017 RBWH foundation. Applying genomics to inherited tubulointerstitial and cystic kidney diseases in Australia. $40,000. Mallet A, ? Simons, C. 2016-2020 NHMRC TCR. Preparing Australia for Genomic Medicine: A Proposal by the Australian Genomics Health Alliance. $25,000,000. One of 81 CIs. 2016-2019 NHMRC Project grant. Applying functional genomics to kidney disease. $1,229,000. Little M, Simons C, Smyth, Mallett A, Alexander S. 2016-2019 NHMRC Project grant. Characterisation of a newly identified, indispensible, transcriptional regulator of lymphangiogenesis. $535,000. Hogan B, Simons C
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- Gajja S. Salomons, PhD and
1) Lumos Pharma, scientific advisory board (unpaid)
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1) Lumos Pharma, funding for travel to conference
(1)Journal of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Communicating editor 2012- 2018
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1) Sarepta therapeutics 1) Guidepoint
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1)MRC-Holland 2)Lumos Pharma 3)Agios
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- Fanny Mochel, MD PhD
SAB: Metafora biosystems
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?Anaplerotic therapy of Huntington disease and other polyglutamine diseases?, BIO06353 Mochel/Durr (EP 06291873.5, 12/4/2006)
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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc
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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc
(1) Agence Nationale Recherche - HDeNERGY study (2) Programme Hospitalier Recherche Clinique - REVHD study
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?Anaplerotic therapy of Huntington disease and other polyglutamine diseases?, BIO06353 Mochel/Durr (EP 06291873.5, 12/4/2006)
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- From the Departments of Child Neurology (M.S.v.d.K., M. Breur) and Neuropathology (M. Bugiani, M. Breur), and Metabolic Unit, Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.I.M., D.E.C.S., G.S.S.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Amsterdam Neuroscience; Department of Functional Genomics (M.S.v.d.K.), Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research Unit (L.G.R., J. Christodoulou), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN (J.R.-T., M.F.), UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (J. Crawford, C.S.), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Department of Neurology (J.v.G.), Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.S.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Departement Génétique Médicale (M.W.), Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU de Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Genetics (Q.W.), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, the Netherlands; UF Innovation en Diagnostic Génomique des Maladies Rares (F.T.M.-T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, France; Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine (R.J.R.), Translational Metabolic Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Illumina Inc. (R.J.T.), San Diego, CA; AP-HP (B.K., F.M.), La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Genetics, Paris; INSERM U 1127 (B.K., C.D., F.M.), CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France; Murdoch Children's Research Institute (J. Christodoulou, C.S.), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics (J. Christodoulou), University of Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Human Genetics (C.D.), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Sorbonne Universités (F.M.), Neurometabolic Clinical Research Group, Paris, France.
- Correspondence
Dr. van der Knaap ms.vanderknaap{at}vumc.nl
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