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  • 1962 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John T. Kissel is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on neurology and related disciplines.

The main areas of research for Kissel encompass:

  • Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments

Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields within medicine, including:

  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Surgery

Frequent publication venues for Kissel include:

  • Neurology
  • RRNMF Neuromuscular Journal
  • JAMA Neurology
  • Muscle & Nerve
  • UNC Libraries

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kissel are:

  • Identification of genetic risk loci and prioritization of genes and pathways for myasthenia gravis: a genome-wide association study (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Antisense oligonucleotide targeting DMPK in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1: a multicentre, randomised, dose-escalation, placebo-controlled, phase 1/2a trial (2023, The Lancet Neurology)
  • Patient Assisted Intervention for Neuropathy: Comparison of Treatment in Real Life Situations (PAIN-CONTRoLS) (2020, JAMA Neurology)
  • Efficacy and Safety of Bimagrumab in Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis (2021, Neurology)
  • The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Health Index: A novel outcome for measuring how a patient feels and functions (2021, Muscle & Nerve)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Mazen M. Dimachkie
  • Richard J. Barohn
  • Mamatha Pasnoor
  • Bakri Elsheikh
  • Michael Benatar

Kissel's contributions have been recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science with a fellowship awarded in 1962.

Best Publications

  • Single-Dose Gene-Replacement Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

    Jerry R. Mendell;Samiah Al-Zaidy;Richard Shell;W. Dave Arnold

  • Randomized trial of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis

    Gil I Wolfe;Henry J Kaminski;Joshua R Sonnett;Inmaculada B Aban

  • Safety and efficacy of eculizumab in anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory generalised myasthenia gravis (REGAIN): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study

    James F Howard;Kimiaki Utsugisawa;Michael Benatar;Hiroyuki Murai

  • Fragile X Premutation Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome: Molecular, Clinical, and Neuroimaging Correlates

    Sébastien Jacquemont;Randi J. Hagerman;Maureen Leehey;Jim Grigsby

  • Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. Clinical characteristics, course, and recommendations for diagnostic criteria

    Richard J. Barohn;John T. Kissel;John R. Warmolts;Jerry R. Mendell

  • Myoblast Transfer in the Treatment of Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy

    Jerry R. Mendell;John T. Kissel;Anthony A. Amato;Wendy King

  • Microvascular deposition of complement membrane attack complex in dermatomyositis.

    John T. Kissel;Jerry R. Mendell;Kottil W. Rammohan

  • Spinal muscular atrophy

    Stephen J. Kolb;John T. Kissel

  • Painful sensory neuropathy: prospective evaluation using skin biopsy.

    M.I. Periquet;V. Novak;M.P. Collins;H.N. Nagaraja

  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Diagnosis and Management in a New Therapeutic Era

    W. David Arnold;Darine Kassar;John T. Kissel

  • Randomized controlled trial of IVIg in untreated chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.

    J. R. Mendell;R. J. Barohn;M. L. Freimer;J. T. Kissel

  • Natural history of infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy.

    Stephen J. Kolb;Christopher S. Coffey;Jon W. Yankey;Kristin Krosschell

  • Orthopedic outcomes of long-term daily corticosteroid treatment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    W. M. King;R. Ruttencutter;H. N. Nagaraja;V. Matkovic

  • International consensus outcome measures for patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Development and initial validation of myositis activity and damage indices in patients with adult onset disease.

    D. A. Isenberg;E. Allen;V. Farewell;M. R. Ehrenstein

  • A Positive Modifier of Spinal Muscular Atrophy in the SMN2 Gene

    Thomas W. Prior;Adrian R. Krainer;Yimin Hua;Kathryn J. Swoboda

  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Timely Review

    Stephen J. Kolb;John T. Kissel

  • Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline on the classification, diagnosis, investigation, and immunosuppressive therapy of non-systemic vasculitic neuropathy: executive summary.

    Michael P. Collins;P. James B. Dyck;Gary S. Gronseth;Loïc Guillevin

  • Subcutaneous immunoglobulin for maintenance treatment in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (PATH): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

    Ivo N van Schaik;Vera Bril;Nan van Geloven;Hans-Peter Hartung

  • Evidence for anticipation and association of deletion size with severity in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. The FSH-DY Group.

    Rabi Tawil;James Forrester;Robert C. Griggs;Jerry Mendell

  • A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II study of eculizumab in patients with refractory generalized myasthenia gravis

    James F. Howard;Richard J. Barohn;Gary R. Cutter;Miriam Freimer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerry R. Mendell
Jerry R. Mendell The Ohio State University
Richard J. Barohn
Richard J. Barohn University of Missouri
Thomas W. Prior
Thomas W. Prior The Ohio State University
Anthony A. Amato
Anthony A. Amato Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Alan Pestronk
Alan Pestronk Washington University in St. Louis
Robert G. Miller
Robert G. Miller California Pacific Medical Center
Rabi Tawil
Rabi Tawil University of Rochester Medical Center
Brian K. Kaspar
Brian K. Kaspar Insmed Incorporated
Arthur H.M. Burghes
Arthur H.M. Burghes The Ohio State University
Robert C. Griggs
Robert C. Griggs University of Rochester Medical Center

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