Increase of arginine dimethylation correlates with the progression and prognosis of ALS
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- Received July 5, 2018
- Accepted in final form December 17, 2018
- First Published March 13, 2019.
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Author Disclosures
- Kensuke Ikenaka, MD, PhD,
- Naoki Atsuta, MD, PhD,
- Yasuhiro Maeda, PhD,
- Yuji Hotta, PhD,
- Ryoichi Nakamura, MD, PhD,
- Kaori Kawai, PhD,
- Daichi Yokoi, MD, PhD,
- Akihiro Hirakawa, PhD,
- Akira Taniguchi, MD, PhD,
- Mitsuya Morita, MD, PhD,
- Kouichi Mizoguchi, MD, PhD,
- Hideki Mochizuki, MD, PhD,
- Kazunori Kimura, PhD,
- Masahisa Katsuno, MD, PhD and
- Gen Sobue, MD, PhD
- Kensuke Ikenaka, MD, PhD,
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- Naoki Atsuta, MD, PhD,
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(1)Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, funding for travel to speak at conference.
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(1)The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, #25461277, PI, 2013-2016 (2)The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan,17K09778. PI. 2017-2019
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- Yasuhiro Maeda, PhD,
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- Yuji Hotta, PhD,
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- Ryoichi Nakamura, MD, PhD,
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- Kaori Kawai, PhD,
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- Daichi Yokoi, MD, PhD,
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- Akihiro Hirakawa, PhD,
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Dr Hirakawa received honoraria/consultancy fees from Ono Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Kissei Co., Ltd., AbbVie GK, Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd., Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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- Akira Taniguchi, MD, PhD,
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- Mitsuya Morita, MD, PhD,
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- Kouichi Mizoguchi, MD, PhD,
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- Hideki Mochizuki, MD, PhD,
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(1)FP,(2)Kyowa-Kirin, (3)Dainippon Sumitomo, (4)Novartis
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- Kazunori Kimura, PhD,
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- Masahisa Katsuno, MD, PhD and
(1) Non-profit entity (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devise Agency, Japan)
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(1) Tanabe-Mistubishi, Commercial, Funding for travel and speaker honoraria (2) Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Commercial, Funding for travel and speaker honoraria (3) Daiichi Sankyo, Commercial, Funding for travel and speaker honoraria (4) Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma, Commercial, Funding for travel and speaker honoraria
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(1) Nonhuman animal reproducing pathogenic conditions of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy and remedy for spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (2) Anti-spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy therapy
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(1) Riprocel, Commercial
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(1) Nippon-Seiyaku, Commercial (2) Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, Commercial (3) Astellas, Commercial (4) Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma, Commercial (5) Sanofi, Commercial
(1) KAKENHI, MEXT, Japan (#17H04195), Principal investigator, 2017-2019. (2) AMED, Japan (#17ek0109221h0001), Principal investigator, 2017-2017. (3) AMED, Japan (18ek0109221h0002), Principal investigator, 2018-2018. (4) KAKENHI, MEXT, Japan (#26293206), Principal investigator, 2014-2016. (5) KAKENHI, MEXT, Japan (#16K15480), Principal investigator, 2016. (6) Naito Foundation, Principal investigator, 2017. (7) Uehara Memorial Foundation, Principal investigator, 2018. (8) Hori Arts and Sciences Foundation, Principal investigator, 2018.
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- Gen Sobue, MD, PhD
scientific advisory boards for Kanae Science Foundation for the Promotion of Medical Science and the Takeda Foundation. Steering committee for CSL Behring.
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(1) Brain, Advisory Board, 2004-present, (2) Degenerative Neurological and Neuromuscular Disease, Editorial Board, 2010- present (3) Editorial Board, Journal of Neurology, 2011-present (4) Editorial Board, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 2008- present
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the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (#14437726, #14437727)(2014-present) Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development(#17929848) (2017-present), (#16817142, #16770096)(2016-present)
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- From the Department of Neurology (K.I., N.A., R.N., K. Kawai, D.Y., M.K., G.S.), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Department of Neurology (K.I., H.M.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita; Department of Hospital Pharmacy (Y.M., Y.H., K. Kimura), Nagoya City University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (A.H.), University of Tokyo; Department of Neurology (A.T.), Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu; Department of Neurology (M.M.), Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi; National Hospital Organization, Shizuoka Medical Center (K.M.); and Brain and Mind Research Center (G.S.), Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan.
- Correspondence
Dr. Sobue sobueg{at}med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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