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Correspondence Jonathan D. Glass, 101 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322. Tel: 404-727-3507; Fax: 404-778-3495; E-mail: jglas03@emory.edu
T. T., J. D. G.: experimental procedures, data analysis, and original draft of manuscript. M. G., D. S., D. S., D. B., R. B., H. G., C. H., E. F.: experimental procedures, data analysis, and final editing of manuscript. N. B., J. R., T. F.: surgical procedures and final editing of manuscript. K. J., T. H.: cell production and characterization and final editing of manuscript. M. P., J. B.: patient care and data collection and final editing of manuscript.
We are grateful to the patients and their families for participating in this trial for the development of ALS.
N. M. B.: personal fees, NeuralStem Inc., outside the current study; patents, licensed to NeuralStem Inc. T. H.: reports works for Neuralstem Inc. patents issued NeuralStem Inc. C. H.: personal fees from Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., unrelated to the current study. K. J.: personal fees from Neuralstem, Inc., during the study; personal fees and other from Neuralstem, Inc., outside the current study, patent issued Neuralstem, Inc. J. D. G.: grants from Neuralstem Inc.
Dr. Boulis reports personal fess from NeuralStem Inc, Outside the submitted work; in addition, Dr. Boulis has a patent floating cannula licensed to NeuralStem Inc, and a patent Spinal Platform licensed to NeuralStem Inc. Dr. Feldman reports grants from ALS Association, grants from NINDS. Dr. Glass reports grants from Neuralstem Inc, grants from NINDS. Dr. Hazel has a patent Transplantation of human neural cells for treatment of neurodegenerative conditions issued, and a patent Methods of treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) issued. Dr. Hill reports personal fees from Roche Molecular Systems.
Dr. Johe reports personal fees from Neuralstem, Inc., during the conduct of the study; personal fees and other from Neuralstem, Inc., outside the submitted work; In addition, Dr. Johe has a patent Neuralstem, Inc. issued.
This study was funded by Neuralstem, Inc. and by a grants from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01 NS077982), the National Institute of Aging (P50 AG025688), and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (T32 ES12870).
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