Role of Optical Coherence Tomography in Identifying Retinal Biomarkers in Frontotemporal Dementia
A Review
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- Received July 31, 2020
- Accepted November 12, 2020
- First Published January 25, 2021.
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Author Disclosures
- Omar Moinuddin, MD,
- Nikhila S. Khandwala, MS,
- Kelly Z. Young, BA,
- Sanjana K. Sathrasala,
- Sami J. Barmada, MD, PhD,
- Roger L. Albin, MD and
- Cagri G. Besirli, MD, PhD
- Omar Moinuddin, MD,
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- Nikhila S. Khandwala, MS,
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- Kelly Z. Young, BA,
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NIH: T32-HL125242 (2018-2020) and T32 GM007863 (2015-2018)
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American Heart Association: 20PRE35110083 (2020-now)
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- Sanjana K. Sathrasala,
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- Sami J. Barmada, MD, PhD,
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Application in Process Cell line for probing mammalian autophagy, Inventor, Submitted on 03/2018
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2019-present Live Like Lou Foundation, Scientific Review Board 2020-present Robert Packard Center for ALS Research, Executive Advisory Board, Co-Vice Chair 2020-present Synapticure, Inc., Scientific Review Board 2020-present Symbiosis, Consultant 2020-present Clene Nanomedicine, Consultant
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5 R01 NS097542-05: RNA decay in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration NIH-DHHS- US-16-PAF00575 Barmada, Sami J, PI 08/2016-07/2021 1 R01 NS113943-01: Atypical TDP43 isoforms driving neurodegeneration in FTD/ALS NIH-DHHS-US-19-PAF04631 Barmada, Sami J, PI 12/2019-11/2024 5 R01 NS063967-12: Unraveling mechanisms of Niemann-Pick C neuropathology with mouse models NIH-DHHS- US- 16-PAF04766 Co-I with Effort (Principal Investigator: Lieberman, Andrew P) 09/2016-08/2021 5 R01 NS099280-05: Hexanucleotide repeat translation in ALS and Frontotemporal Dementia NIH-DHHS-US- 16- PAF04386 Co-I with Effort (Principal Investigator: Todd, Peter) 09/2016-05/2021 5 P30 AG053760-05: Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Core Center NIH-DHHS-US-15-PAF04931 Co-I with Effort (Principal Investigator: Paulson, Henry L) 08/2016-06/2021 5 R01 NS096785-10: Integrating Quality Control: Studies of UBQLN2 in Age-Related Neurodegeneration NIH- DHHS-US-15-PAF07535 Co-I with Effort (Principal Investigator: Paulson, Henry) Ivanova, Magdalena 02/2016-01/2021
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Poly(GR) and poly(GA) as Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets in C9ORF72-ALS/FTD TargetALS Co-PI (Co-Principal Investigators: Kankel, Mark; Gao, Fen-Biao) 05/2020-05/2022
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- Roger L. Albin, MD and
Biogen: DSMB service for TANGO and COMPASS trials. ICON-Biohaven: DSMB service for M-STAR trial. Vaccinex: DSMB service for Signal-AD trial. Michael J. Fox Foundation: TPPAC membership (therapy development program)
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(1) Neurology - Editorial Board,13 years; (2) Movement Disorders - Editorial Board, 6 years.
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(1) Takeda - consulting on clinical trial design.
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National Institutes of Health R25 NS089450 Roger L. Albin, M.D., Principal Investigator University of Michigan Clinical Neuroscientist Training Program (UMCNTP) Project Period: 07/01/19 Â 06/30/24 Total Direct Costs: $435,453 ParkinsonÂs Foundation Research Center of Excellence Roger L. Albin, M.D., Principal Investigator The Thalamus in Parkinson Disease Project Period: 07/01/2019 Â 06/30/2023 Total Direct Costs: $2,000,000 National Institutes of Health P50 1P50NS091856-01 Roger L Albin, M.D., Program Director Cholinergic Mechanisms of Gait Dysfunction in ParkinsonÂs Disease Project Period: 09/30/14 Â 06/30/20 Total Direct Costs: $9,603,796 National Institutes of Health R21 NS114749 Roger L. Albin, M.D., Principal Investigator Vigor and the LDR in Parkinson disease Project Period: 12/01/19 - 11/30/21 Total Direct Costs: $390,000 National Institutes of Health P30 1P30AG053760-01 Henry L Paulson, M.D., Ph.D., Program Director Roger Albin, M.D., Core Leader of Research Education Component (RL5) Michigan AlzheimerÂs Disease Core Center Project Period: 07/01/16-06/30/21 Total Annual Direct Costs: $1,129,255 National Institutes of Health R01 AG056102 Hiroko Dodge, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Roger L Albin, M.D., Co-Investigator Web-enabled social interaction to delay cognitive decline among seniors with MCI: Phase 1 Project Period: 07/01/17-03/31/22 Total Annual Direct Costs: $236,230 (amount of sub from Oregon Health Sciences University) National Institutes of Health R01 AG051628 Hiroko Dodge, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Benjamin Hampstead, Ph.D., Site Principal Investigator Roger L Albin, M.D., Co-Investigator Conversational engagement as a means to delay AlzheimerÂs disease onset: Phase II Project Period: 09/15/16-05/31/21 Total Annual Direct Costs: $132,520 (amount of sub from Oregon Health Sciences University) National Institutes of Health R01 AG058724 Benjamin Hampstead, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Roger L Albin, M.D., Co-Investigator Treating mild cognitive impairment with transcranial direct current stimulation Project Period: 09/01/18-05/31/23 Total Annual Direct Costs: $566,708 National Institutes of Health U24 NS107158 Roger L Albin, M.D. and Kelvin Chou, M.D., Principal Investigators NeuroNEXT Clinical Research Site at the University of Michigan Project Period: 09/01/18-08/31/23 Total Annual Direct Costs: $200,000 Michael J Fox Foundation Yuanfang Guan, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Roger L Albin, M.D., Co-Investigator Accelerometer Data Interpretation of Clinician Input Study by Deep Learning 04/15/2019 - 04/14/2021 Total Annual Direct Costs: $138,218
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- Cagri G. Besirli, MD, PhD
(1) Irenix Medical
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(1) Journal of Ophthalmology, associate editor, 2020
(1) Applicator for Cryo-Anesthesia and Analgesia  Patent number: US10322248, granted 06-18-2019 (2) Applicator for Cryo-Anesthesia and Analgesia  Patent number: US10238814, granted 03-26-2019
(1) Up-to-date, topic editor, 2020
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(1) iRenix Medical (2) CureVac (3) Janssen
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(1) NIH,R01EY029675, PI, 2020 (2)NIH,R01EY020823, co-I, 2020
(1) University of Michigan
(1)The E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind (2)International Retinal Research Foundation
(1) iRenix Medical
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(1) ONL-1204/small peptide cell death inhibitor, ONL Therapeutics
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (OM, GGB), W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan; University of Michigan Medical School (NSK, KZY); University of Michigan (SKS); Department of Neurology (SJB, RLA), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and GRECC & Neurology Service (RLA), Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health System, MI.
- Correspondence
Dr. Besirli cbesirli{at}med.umich.edu
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- Abstract
- Frontotemporal Dementia: Challenges in Diagnosis, Management, and Research
- Existing FTD Biomarkers
- Visualizing Retinal Changes as Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration
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- Optical Coherence Tomography
- FTD vs AD: A View Through the Retina
- OCT-A as a Neoadjunct
- Limitations of OCT in Identifying Retinal Biomarkers
- Conclusions and Future Directions
- Acknowledgment
- Study Funding
- Disclosure
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