Use of medical care biases associations between Parkinson disease and other medical conditions
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- Received August 31, 2017
- Accepted in final form March 30, 2018
- First Published May 9, 2018.
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Author Disclosures
- Anat Gross, MS,
- Brad A. Racette, MD,
- Alejandra Camacho-Soto, MD,
- Umber Dube, PhC and
- Susan Searles Nielsen, PhD
- Anat Gross, MS,
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- Brad A. Racette, MD,
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"Methods of Lowering the Risk for Developing a Neurodegenerative Disease", provisional patent application submitted. This patent application supports patent protection for the use of certain classes of immunosuppressants for neuroprotection in PD.
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University of Michigan: honorarium for mentorship workshop American Academy of Neurology: honorarium for teaching botulinum toxin injection course
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All the below are multi-center clinical trials: Allergan Teva Pharmaceuticals Civitas Therapeutics Ipsen US World Meds
NIH R01ES025991 (PI-Racette) 7/1/2015 ? 6/30/2020 ?Motor and Cognitive Health Outcomes in a Mn-Exposed African Community? R01 ES021488 1/1/2013-12/31/2017 ?Imaging Biomarkers of Neurotoxicity in Welders? K24 NS060825 (PI-Racette) 4/1/2009 ? 6/30/19 ?Epidemiology and Biomarkers of Parkinsonism in Welders? R01ES021488-02S1 8/28/2014-8/27/2015 ?Imaging Biomarkers of Neurotoxicity in Welders? R01ES025991-02S1 (Racette) 05/01/2017 ? 10/31/2020 ?Virtual Consortium for Translational/Transdisciplinary Environmental Research (ViCTER)? R01ES026891 (PI-Racette) 9/1/2017 - 8/31/2022 ?Manganese-Induced Neurotoxic Effects Research in South Africa (MINERS)?
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Michael J. Fox Foundation American Parkinson Disease Association
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Cassiday Schade, LLP- consultant Brown and James- consultant
- Alejandra Camacho-Soto, MD,
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Funding source: Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training Program (RMSTP) Fellowship NIH K12 Grant number: 5K12 HD001097-19 Role: PI/Fellow Years: 2015-2017
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- Umber Dube, PhC and
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- Susan Searles Nielsen, PhD
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(1) International Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics, Associate Board Member, 2012-present.
(1) Provisional patent application submitted for methods of lowering the risk for developing a neurodegenerative disease.
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(1) NIH-NIEHS, R01ES025991, Co-Investigator, 2015-present, (2) NIH-NIEHS, R01ES021488, Data Analyst, 2014-present, (3) NIH- NIEHS, R21ES024120, 2014-2016, (4) NIH-NIEHS, R01ES017462, Data Analyst, 2013-2015, (5) NIH-NIEHS, P42ES004696, Data Analyst, 2010-2014.
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(1) Michael J. Fox Foundation, (2) American Parkinson Disease Association
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- From the Department of Neurology (A.G., B.A.R., A.C.-S., U.D., S.S.N.), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; and School of Public Health (B.A.R.), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Parktown, South Africa.
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Dr. Searles Nielsen searles-nielsens{at}wustl.edu
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