By Professor Michelle Anne Farrar

Book Chapters

Farrar M; Kiernan MC, 2011, 'Spinal Muscular Atrophy', in Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (eLS), edn. 3rd, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0006011.pub2

Journal articles

Yan J; Kothur K; Mohammad S; Chung J; Patel S; Jones HF; Keating BA; Han VX; Webster R; Ardern-Holmes S; Antony J; Menezes MP; Tantsis E; Gill D; Gupta S; Kandula T; Sampaio H; Farrar MA; Troedson C; Andrews PI; Pillai SC; Heng B; Guillemin GJ; Guller A; Bandodkar S; Dale RC, 2023, 'CSF neopterin, quinolinic acid and kynurenine/tryptophan ratio are biomarkers of active neuroinflammation', eBioMedicine, 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104589

Kariyawasam DS; D'Silva AM; Sampaio H; Briggs N; Herbert K; Wiley V; Farrar MA, 2023, 'Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy in Australia: a non-randomised cohort study', The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 7, pp. 159 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00342-X

Farrar MA; Kiernan MC; Kariyawasam DS, 2023, 'Presymptomatic spinal muscular atrophy: a cautionary approach to the proposed new terminology.', Brain, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awad061

Djafar JV; Johnson AM; Elvidge KL; Farrar MA, 2023, 'Childhood Dementia: A Collective Clinical Approach to Advance Therapeutic Development and Care', Pediatric Neurology, 139, pp. 76 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2022.11.015

D’Silva AM; Kariyawasam D; Venkat P; Mayoh C; Farrar MA, 2023, 'Identification of Novel CSF-Derived miRNAs in Treated Paediatric Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy: An Exploratory Study', Pharmaceutics, 15, pp. 170 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15010170

Paguinto SG; Kasparian NA; Bray P; Farrar M, 2023, 'Multidisciplinary perspectives and practices of wheelchair prescription for children with neuromuscular conditions', Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 18, pp. 166 - 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2020.1839793

Farrar MA; Kariyawasam D; Grattan S; Bayley K; Davis M; Holland S; Waddel LB; Jones K; Lorentzos M; Ravine A; Wotton T; Wiley V, 2023, 'Newborn Screening for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy', Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, 10, pp. 15 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JND-221535

Logan GJ; Mietzsch M; Khandekar N; D'Silva A; Anderson D; Mandwie M; Hsi J; Nelson AR; Chipman P; Jackson J; Schofield P; Christ D; Goodnow CC; Reed JH; Farrar MA; McKenna R; Alexander IE, 2023, 'Structural and functional characterization of capsid binding by anti-AAV9 monoclonal antibodies from infants after SMA gene therapy', Molecular Therapy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymthe.2023.03.032

Hosie PH; Lim C; Scott TRD; Cardamone M; Farrar MA; Frith C; Andrews PI; Pinner J; Pillai S, 2023, 'Treatment of severe acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood with interleukin-6 receptor blockade in the first 24 h as add-on immunotherapy shows favorable long-term outcome at 2 years', Brain and Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.braindev.2023.03.002

Akram F; Pidcock M; Oake D; Sholler GF; Farrar MA; Kasparian NA, 2023, '"The usual challenges of work are all magnified": Australian paediatric health professionals' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.', Int J Cardiol Congenit Heart Dis, 11, pp. 100434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcchd.2022.100434

Nguyen CQ; Kariyawasam D; Alba-Concepcion K; Grattan S; Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Woolfenden S; Dale RC; Palmer EE; Farrar MA, 2022, '‘Advocacy groups are the connectors’: Experiences and contributions of rare disease patient organization leaders in advanced neurotherapeutics', Health Expectations, 25, pp. 3175 - 3191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.13625

Kariyawasam D; D’Silva A; Mowat D; Russell J; Sampaio H; Jones K; Taylor P; Farrar M, 2022, 'Incidence of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the modern era; an Australian study', European Journal of Human Genetics, 30, pp. 1398 - 1404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-022-01138-2

Nguyen CQ; Alba-Concepcion K; Palmer EE; Scully JL; Millis N; Farrar MA, 2022, 'The involvement of rare disease patient organisations in therapeutic innovation across rare paediatric neurological conditions: a narrative review', Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-022-02317-6

Farrar MA; Groen E; Alves C, 2022, 'Circulating neurofilaments to track dorsal root ganglion toxicity risks with AAV-mediated gene therapy', Molecular Therapy - Methods and Clinical Development, 26, pp. 96 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omtm.2022.06.005

Woolfenden S; Farrar MA; Eapen V; Masi A; Wakefield CE; Badawi N; Novak I; Nassar N; Lingam R; Dale RC, 2022, 'Delivering paediatric precision medicine: Genomic and environmental considerations along the causal pathway of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 64, pp. 1077 - 1084, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15289

Shih STF; Keller E; Wiley V; Wong M; Farrar MA; Chambers GM, 2022, 'Economic Evaluation of Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency', International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijns8030044

Markati T; Oskoui M; Farrar MA; Duong T; Goemans N; Servais L, 2022, 'Emerging therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy', The Lancet Neurology, 21, pp. 814 - 829, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00125-9

Shih STF; Keller E; Wiley V; Farrar MA; Wong M; Chambers GM, 2022, 'Modelling the Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact of a Newborn Screening Program for Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Severe Combined Immunodeficiency', International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijns8030045

Strauss KA; Farrar MA; Muntoni F; Saito K; Mendell JR; Servais L; McMillan HJ; Finkel RS; Swoboda KJ; Kwon JM; Zaidman CM; Chiriboga CA; Iannaccone ST; Krueger JM; Parsons JA; Shieh PB; Kavanagh S; Wigderson M; Tauscher-Wisniewski S; McGill BE; Macek TA, 2022, 'Onasemnogene abeparvovec for presymptomatic infants with three copies of SMN2 at risk for spinal muscular atrophy: the Phase III SPR1NT trial', Nature Medicine, 28, pp. 1390 - 1397, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-01867-3

Strauss KA; Farrar MA; Muntoni F; Saito K; Mendell JR; Servais L; McMillan HJ; Finkel RS; Swoboda KJ; Kwon JM; Zaidman CM; Chiriboga CA; Iannaccone ST; Krueger JM; Parsons JA; Shieh PB; Kavanagh S; Tauscher-Wisniewski S; McGill BE; Macek TA, 2022, 'Onasemnogene abeparvovec for presymptomatic infants with two copies of SMN2 at risk for spinal muscular atrophy type 1: the Phase III SPR1NT trial', Nature Medicine, 28, pp. 1381 - 1389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-01866-4

Carey KA; Farrar MA; Kasparian NA; Street DJ; De Abreu Lourenco R, 2022, 'Family, healthcare professional, and societal preferences for the treatment of infantile spinal muscular atrophy: A discrete choice experiment', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 64, pp. 753 - 761, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15135

D'Silva AM; Kariyawasam DST; Best S; Wiley V; Farrar MA; Ravine A; Mowat D; Sampaio H; Alexander IE; Russell J; Jones K; Junek Z, 2022, 'Integrating newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy into health care systems: an Australian pilot programme', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 64, pp. 625 - 632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15117

Frohlich M; Widger J; Thambipillay G; Teng A; Farrar M; Chuang S, 2022, 'Daytime predictors of nocturnal hypercapnic hypoventilation in children with neuromuscular disorders', Pediatric Pulmonology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppul.25890

Newson AJ; Dive L; Cini J; Hurley E; Farrar MA, 2022, 'Ethical aspects of the changing landscape for spinal muscular atrophy management in Australia', Australian Journal of General Practice, 51, pp. 131 - 135

D'Silva AM; Holland S; Kariyawasam D; Herbert K; Barclay P; Cairns A; MacLennan SC; Ryan MM; Sampaio H; Smith N; Woodcock IR; Yiu EM; Alexander IE; Farrar MA, 2022, 'Onasemnogene abeparvovec in spinal muscular atrophy: an Australian experience of safety and efficacy', Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 9, pp. 339 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acn3.51519

MacCannell D; Berger Z; Kirschner J; Mercuri E; Farrar MA; Iannaccone ST; Kuntz NL; Finkel RS; Valente M; Muntoni F, 2022, 'Restoration of Nusinersen Levels Following Treatment Interruption in People With Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Simulations Based on a Population Pharmacokinetic Model', CNS Drugs, 36, pp. 181 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40263-022-00899-0

Kariyawasam DST; D'Silva AM; Herbert K; Howells J; Carey K; Kandula T; Farrar MA; Lin C, 2022, 'Axonal excitability changes in children with spinal muscular atrophy treated with nusinersen', Journal of Physiology, 600, pp. 95 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP282249

Yiu EM; Bray P; Baets J; Baker SK; Barisic N; De Valle K; Estilow T; Farrar MA; Finkel RS; Haberlová J; Kennedy RA; Moroni I; Nicholson GA; Ramchandren S; Reilly MM; Rose K; Shy ME; Siskind CE; Yum SW; Menezes MP; Ryan MM; Burns J, 2022, 'Clinical practice guideline for the management of paediatric Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 93, pp. 530 - 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2021-328483

MacCannell D; Berger Z; East L; Mercuri E; Kirschner J; Muntoni F; Farrar MA; Peng J; Zhou J; Nestorov I; Farwell W; Finkel RS, 2022, 'Corrigendum to ‘Population pharmacokinetics-based recommendations for a single delayed or missed dose of nusinersen’: Neuromuscular Disorders 31 (2021) 310–318/doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2021.02.014. (Neuromuscular Disorders (2021) 31(4) (310–318), (S0960896621000420), (10.1016/j.nmd.2021.02.014))', Neuromuscular Disorders, 32, pp. e1 - e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2022.01.002

McMillan HJ; Proud CM; Farrar MA; Alexander IE; Muntoni F; Servais L, 2022, 'Onasemnogene abeparvovec for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy', Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, 22, pp. 1075 - 1090, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14712598.2022.2066471

Davidson JE; Farrar MA, 2022, 'The changing therapeutic landscape of spinal muscular atrophy', Australian Journal of General Practice, 51, pp. 38 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-03-21-5924

Akram F; Pidcock M; Oake D; Sholler G; Farrar M; Kasparian N, 2022, '“The Usual Challenges of Work Are All Magnified”: Australian Paediatric Health Professionals’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 31, pp. S278 - S278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.468

Finkel R; Farrar M; Vlodavets D; Zanoteli E; Al-Muhaizea M; Nelson L; Prufer A; Servais L; Wang Y; Fisher C; Gerber M; Gorni K; Kletzl H; Palfreeman L; Scalco R; Bertini E, 2022, 'FP.24 RAINBOWFISH: Preliminary efficacy and safety data in risdiplam-treated infants with presymptomatic spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)', Neuromuscular Disorders, 32, pp. S85 - S86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2022.07.183

Chiriboga C; Servais L; Baranello G; Darras B; Day J; Deconinck N; Farrar M; Finkel R; Bertini E; Kirschner J; Masson R; Mazurkiewicz-Bełdzińska M; Vlodavets D; Bader-Weder S; Gorni K; Jaber B; McIver T; Papp G; Scalco R; Mercuri E, 2022, 'P.113 Safety update: Risdiplam clinical trial development program', Neuromuscular Disorders, 32, pp. S89 - S89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2022.07.198

Kariyawasam D; D'Silva A; Farrar M; Shin-Yi Lin C, 2022, 'WE-149. Axonal excitability changes in children with spinal muscular atrophy treated with nusinersen', Clinical Neurophysiology, 141, pp. S73 - S74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2022.07.193

Kichula EA; Proud CM; Farrar MA; Kwon JM; Saito K; Desguerre I; McMillan HJ, 2021, 'Expert recommendations and clinical considerations in the use of onasemnogene abeparvovec gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy', Muscle and Nerve, 64, pp. 413 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.27363

Chen KA; Widger J; Teng A; Fitzgerald DA; D'Silva A; Farrar M, 2021, 'Real-world respiratory and bulbar comorbidities of SMA type 1 children treated with nusinersen: 2-Year single centre Australian experience', Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 39, pp. 54 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prrv.2020.09.002

Kariyawasam DST; Farrar MA, 2021, 'Spinal muscular atrophy: A new treatment paradigm of proactive care', Medicine Today, 22, pp. 55 - 60

Sundercombe SL; Berbic M; Evans CA; Cliffe C; Elakis G; Temple SEL; Selvanathan A; Ewans L; Quayum N; Nixon CY; Dias KR; Lang S; Richards A; Goh S; Wilson M; Mowat D; Sachdev R; Sandaradura S; Walsh M; Farrar MA; Walsh R; Fletcher J; Kirk EP; Teunisse GM; Schofield D; Buckley MF; Zhu Y; Roscioli T, 2021, 'Clinically Responsive Genomic Analysis Pipelines: Elements to Improve Detection Rate and Efficiency', Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 23, pp. 894 - 905, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoldx.2021.04.007

Chou E; Lindeback R; D'Silva AM; Sampaio H; Neville K; Farrar MA, 2021, 'Growth and nutrition in pediatric neuromuscular disorders', Clinical Nutrition, 40, pp. 4341 - 4348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2021.01.013

Dangouloff T; Vrščaj E; Servais L; Osredkar D; Adoukonou T; Aryani O; Barisic N; Bashiri F; Bastaki L; Benitto A; Omran TB; Bernert G; Bertini E; Borde P; Born P; Boustani RM; Butoianu N; Castiglioni C; Catibusic F; Chan S; Chien YH; Christodoulou K; Dejsuphong D; Farrar M; Filip D; Goemans N; Guinhouya K; Haberlova J; Hadzsiev K; Hovhannesyan K; Isohanni P; Radovic NI; Jacquier D; Jalloh A; Jedrzejowska M; Kandawasvika G; Kaputu C; Kawatu N; Kernohan K; Kirschner J; Klink B; Kodsy S; Kouame-Assouan AE; Kravljanac R; Kreile M; Litvinenko I; McMillan H; Mesa S; Mohamed I; Kanzoska LM; Nevo Y; Nguefack S; Nkole K; O'Grady G; O'Rourke D; Oskoui M; Piazzon F; Poddighe D; Prasauskiene A; Prieto J; Rasmussen M; Razafindrasata S; Saha N; Saito K; Sakadi F; Sangare M; Schroth M; Shalkevich L; Shatillo A; Suthar R; Szabo L; Tatishvili N; Tazir M; Tizzano E; Topaloglu H; Tulinius M; van der Pol L; Vazquez G; Vlodavets D; Wanigasinghe J; Wilmshurst J; Xiong H; Zafeiriou D; Zamba E, 2021, 'Newborn screening programs for spinal muscular atrophy worldwide: Where we stand and where to go', Neuromuscular Disorders, 31, pp. 574 - 582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2021.03.007

Chan DL; Kennedy SE; Sarkozy VE; Chung CWT; Flanagan D; Mowat D; Farrar MA; Lawson JA, 2021, 'Congenital subpendymal giant cell astrocytoma in children with tuberous sclerosis complex: growth patterns and neurological outcome', Pediatric Research, 89, pp. 1447 - 1451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41390-020-1002-7

MacCannell D; Berger Z; East L; Mercuri E; Kirschner J; Muntoni F; Farrar MA; Peng J; Zhou J; Nestorov I; Farwell W; Finkel RS, 2021, 'Population pharmacokinetics-based recommendations for a single delayed or missed dose of nusinersen', Neuromuscular Disorders, 31, pp. 310 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2021.02.014

Chand DH; Zaidman C; Arya K; Millner R; Farrar MA; Mackie FE; Goedeker NL; Dharnidharka VR; Dandamudi R; Reyna SP, 2021, 'Thrombotic Microangiopathy Following Onasemnogene Abeparvovec for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Case Series', Journal of Pediatrics, 231, pp. 265 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.11.054

Kariyawasam DST; D'Silva AM; Vetsch J; Wakefield CE; Wiley V; Farrar MA, 2021, '“We needed this”: perspectives of parents and healthcare professionals involved in a pilot newborn screening program for spinal muscular atrophy', EClinicalMedicine, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100742

Waddell LB; Bryen SJ; Cummings BB; Bournazos A; Evesson FJ; Joshi H; Marshall JL; Tukiainen T; Valkanas E; Weisburd B; Sadedin S; Davis MR; Faiz F; Gooding R; Sandaradura SA; O'Grady GL; Tchan MC; Mowat DR; Oates EC; Farrar MA; Sampaio H; Ma A; Neas K; Wang M-X; Charlton A; Chan C; Kenwright DN; Graf N; Arbuckle S; Clarke NF; MacArthur DG; Jones KJ; Lek M; Cooper ST, 2021, 'WGS and RNA Studies Diagnose Noncoding DMD Variants in Males With High Creatine Kinase', NEUROLOGY-GENETICS, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/NXG.0000000000000554

Kariyawasam D; D'silva A; Howells J; Herbert K; Geelan-Small P; Lin CSY; Farrar MA, 2021, 'Motor unit changes in children with symptomatic spinal muscular atrophy treated with nusinersen', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 92, pp. 78 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-324254

Shih STF; Farrar MA; Wiley V; Chambers G, 2021, 'Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy with disease-modifying therapies: A cost-effectiveness analysis', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2021-326344

Boulton KA; Coghill D; Silove N; Pellicano E; Whitehouse AJO; Bellgrove MA; Rinehart NJ; Lah S; Redoblado‐Hodge M; Badawi N; Heussler H; Rogerson N; Burns J; Farrar MA; Nanan R; Novak I; Goldwater MB; Munro N; Togher L; Nassar N; Quinn P; Middeldorp CM; Guastella AJ, 2021, 'A national harmonised data collection network for neurodevelopmental disorders: A transdiagnostic assessment protocol for neurodevelopment, mental health, functioning and well‐being', JCPP Advances, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12048

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