Neuromuscular Medicine Specialist
My key research interests include phenotypic characterization, phenotype-genotype correlations and pathogenic mechansims in genetically induced cerebellar ataxias and muscular dystrophies. In addition, I also am interested in developing assessment methods, biomarker discovery and therapeutic modalities for such diseases.
The purpose of this research study is to determine a way to measure frataxin messenger RNA (mRNA) in fluids such as blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA). The gene mutation in FRDA leads to low levels of…
A Phase 2 Open-label Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of AOC 1020 Administered Intravenously to Participants with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)
The goal of this clinical trial is to test ATX-01 in participants with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). The main question it aims to answer is if ATX-01 is safe and well tolerated. The trial will compare the safety and tolerability of ATX-01 and a…
183 publications
2021
Muscle & nerve
•2021
Annals of Neurology
•2021
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
•2020
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD
•2020
Journal of the neurological sciences
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