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ArticleBiology open2022

Phenotype assessment for neurodegenerative murine models with ataxia and application to Niemann-Pick disease, type C1.

Julia Yerger, Antony C Cougnoux, Craig B Abbott, Rachel Luke, Tannia S Clark, Niamh X Cawley, Forbes D Porter, Cristin D Davidson

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Article in Biology open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julia YergerEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Section on Molecular Dysmorphology, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6047-4617
Antony C CougnouxEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Section on Molecular Dysmorphology, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9407-7540
Craig B AbbottEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Section on Molecular Dysmorphology, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Rachel LukeEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Section on Molecular Dysmorphology, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Tannia S ClarkNational Human Genome Research Institute, Genetic Disease Research Branch, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2762-1766
Niamh X CawleyEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Section on Molecular Dysmorphology, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2785-5941
Forbes D PorterEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Section on Molecular Dysmorphology, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9397-0046
Cristin D DavidsonNational Human Genome Research Institute, Genetic Disease Research Branch, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5508-8113
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · USNational Human Genome Research Institute · US

Funding

Basic and Translational Studies of Inborn Errors of MetabolismZIAHD008988 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI PORTER, FORBES · 2020 to 2025
$12.7M
THE USE OF THE MOUSE NPC MODEL TO CLONE THE HUMAN DISEASE GENEZIAHG000068 · NHGRI · NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI PAVAN, WILLIAM J · 2009 to 2023
$6.0M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HD008988Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HG000068
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying meaningful predictors of therapeutic efficacy from preclinical studies is challenging. However, clinical manifestations occurring in both patients and mammalian models offer significant translational value. Many neurological disorders, including inherited, metabolic Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NPC), exhibit ataxia. Both individuals with NPC and murine models manifest ataxia, and investigational therapies impacting this phenotype in mice have been reported to slow disease progression in patients (e.g. miglustat, intrathecal 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin, and acetyl-L-leucine). Reproducible phenotypic scoring of animal models can facilitate comparisons between genotypes, sexes, disease course, and therapies. Previously, other groups have developed a composite phenotypic scoring system (CPSS), which was subsequently used to distinguish strain-dependent phenotypes and, with modifications, to evaluate potential therapies. However, high inter-rater reliability is paramount to widespread use. We have created a comprehensive, easy-to-follow phenotypic assessment based on the CPSS and have verified its reproducibility using murine models of NPC disease. Application of this scoring system is not limited to NPC disease and may be applicable to other models of neurodegeneration exhibiting motor incoordination, thereby increasing its utility in translational studies.

Indexed as

Niemann-Pick Disease, Type CAnimalsAtaxiaDisease Models, AnimalHumansMammalsMicePhenotypeReproducibility of ResultsCerebellar ataxiaLysosomal diseaseNeurological diseaseNiemann–Pick diseaseNPC1Phenotype assessmentType C

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PMID35452076
PMCPMC9096702
OpenAlexW4224235665

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