By Professor Michelle Anne Farrar

Journal articles

Finkel RS; Farrar MA; Vlodavets D; Servais L; Zanoteli E; Al-Muhaizea M; Nelson L; Prufer A; Wang Y; Fisher C; Gerber M; Gorni K; Kletzl H; Palfreeman L; Scalco R; Bertini E, 2022, 'RAINBOWFISH: Preliminary Efficacy and Safety Data in Risdiplam-Treated Infants with Presymptomatic SMA (P17-5.003)', Neurology, 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.98.18_supplement.1636

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

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

Strauss K; Muntoni F; Farrar M; Saito K; Mendell J; Servais L; McMillan H; Swoboda K; Kwon J; Zaidman C; Chiriboga C; Iannaccone S; Krueger J; Parsons J; Shieh P; Kavanagh S; Chand D; Tauscher-Wisniewski S; Macek T, 2021, 'Onasemnogene Abeparvovec Gene Therapy in Presymptomatic Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA): SPR1NT Study Update in Children with 2 Copies of SMN2 (4190)', Neurology, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.96.15_supplement.4190

Strauss K; Muntoni F; Farrar M; Saito K; Mendell J; Servais L; McMillan H; Swoboda K; Kwon J; Zaidman C; Chiriboga C; Iannaccone S; Krueger J; Parsons J; Shieh P; Kavanagh S; Chand D; Tauscher-Wisniewski S; Macek T, 2021, 'Onasemnogene Abeparvovec Gene Therapy in Presymptomatic Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA): SPR1NT Study Update in Children with 3 Copies of SMN2 (4163)', Neurology, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.96.15_supplement.4163

Farrar MA; Muntoni F; Sumner CJ; Crawford TO; Finkel RS; Mercuri E; Jiang X; Sohn J; Petrillo M; Garafalo S; Farwell W, 2021, 'Plasma Phosphorylated Neurofilament Heavy Chain (pNF-H) Level is Associated with Future Motor Function in Nusinersen-treated Individuals with Later-onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) (2248)', Neurology, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.96.15_supplement.2248

Finkel RS; Al-Muhaizea M; Farrar MA; Nelson L; Prufer A; Servais L; Wang Y; Zanoteli E; Palfreeman L; El-Khairi M; Gorni K; Kletzl H; Gerber M; Scalco RS; Bertini E, 2021, 'RAINBOWFISH: A Study of Risdiplam in Newborns with Presymptomatic Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) (4281)', Neurology, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.96.15_supplement.4281

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, pp. 100742, 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 MX; 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, 92, pp. 1296 - 1304, 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-A; 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 Adv, 1, pp. e12048, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12048

Strauss K; Muntoni F; Farrar M; Saito K; Mendell J; Servais L; McMillan H; Swoboda K; Kwon J; Zaidman C; Chiriboga C; Iannaccone S; Krueger J; Parsons J; Shieh P; Kavanagh S; Chand D; Tauscher-Wisniewski S; Macek T, 2021, 'SMA - TREATMENT', Neuromuscular Disorders, 31, pp. S133 - S133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2021.07.299

Paguinto SG; Kasparian NA; Bray P; Farrar M, 2020, '“It’s not just the wheelchair, it’s everything else”: Australian parents’ perspectives of wheelchair prescription for children with neuromuscular disorders', Disability and Rehabilitation, 42, pp. 3457 - 3466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1595749

Farrar MA; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Spinal muscular atrophy — the dawning of a new era', Nature Reviews Neurology, 16, pp. 593 - 594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41582-020-00410-7

Farrar MA; Kiernan MC, 2020, 'Treating adults with spinal muscular atrophy with nusinersen', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 91, pp. 1139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-324036

Finkel R; Castro D; Farrar M; Tulinius M; Krosschell K; Saito K; Gambino G; Foster R; Ramirez-Schrempp D; Wong J; Kandinov B; Farwell W, 2020, 'Nusinersen in infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy: results from longer-term treatment from the open-label SHINE extension study', NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS, 30, pp. S124 - S124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2020.08.265

Chou E; Lindeback R; Sampaio H; Farrar MA, 2020, 'Nutritional practices in pediatric patients with neuromuscular disorders', Nutrition Reviews, 78, pp. 857 - 865, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuz109

Kandula T; Park SB; Carey KA; Lin CSY; Farrar MA, 2020, 'Peripheral nerve maturation and excitability properties from early childhood: Comparison of motor and sensory nerves', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 2452 - 2459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.06.035

D'Silva A; Farrar MA, 2020, 'Personalized medicine for children with spinal muscular atrophy: Toward the holy grail', Muscle and Nerve, 62, pp. 425 - 426, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.27030

Farrar MA; Carey KA; Paguinto SG; Kasparian NA; De Abreu Lourenço R, 2020, '“The Whole Game is Changing and You’ve Got Hope”: Australian Perspectives on Treatment Decision Making in Spinal Muscular Atrophy', Patient, 13, pp. 389 - 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40271-020-00415-w

Kariyawasam D; Alexander IE; Kurian M; Farrar MA, 2020, 'Great expectations: Virus-mediated gene therapy in neurological disorders', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 91, pp. 849 - 860, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2019-322327

Chambers GM; Settumba SN; Carey KA; Cairns A; Menezes MP; Ryan M; Farrar MA, 2020, 'Prenusinersen economic and health-related quality of life burden of spinal muscular atrophy', Neurology, 95, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000009715

Chiriboga CA; Darras BT; Farrar MA; Mercuri E; Kirschner J; Kuntz NL; Acsadi G; Tulinius M; Montes J; Gambino G; Foster R; Bhan I; Wong J; Kandinov B; Farwell W, 2020, 'Longer-term Treatment With Nusinersen: Results in Later-onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy From the SHINE Study (1661)', Neurology, 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.94.15_supplement.1661

Castro D; Finkel RS; Farrar MA; Tulinius M; Krosschell KJ; Saito K; Gambino G; Foster R; Bhan I; Wong J; Kandinov B; Farwell W, 2020, 'Nusinersen in Infantile-onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Results from Longer-term Treatment from the Open-label SHINE Extension Study (1640)', Neurology, 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.94.15_supplement.1640

Darras BT; De Vivo DC; Farrar MA; Mercuri E; Finkel RS; Foster R; Farwell W; Bhan I, 2020, 'Safety Profile of Nusinersen in Presymptomatic and Infantile-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA): Interim Results From the NURTURE and ENDEAR-SHINE Studies (1659)', Neurology, 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.94.15_supplement.1659

Kandula T; Farrar MA; Cohn RJ; Carey KA; Johnston K; Kiernan MC; Krishnan AV; Park SB, 2020, 'Changes in long term peripheral nerve biophysical properties in childhood cancer survivors following neurotoxic chemotherapy', Clinical Neurophysiology, 131, pp. 783 - 790, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2019.12.411

Wan HWY; Carey KA; D'Silva A; Vucic S; Kiernan MC; Kasparian NA; Farrar MA, 2020, 'Health, wellbeing and lived experiences of adults with SMA: A scoping systematic review', Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 15, pp. 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-020-1339-3

Kariyawasam DST; Russell JS; Wiley V; Alexander IE; Farrar MA, 2020, 'The implementation of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy: the Australian experience', Genetics in Medicine, 22, pp. 557 - 565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41436-019-0673-0

Stelzer-Braid S; Wynn M; Chatoor R; Scotch M; Ramachandran V; Teoh HL; Farrar MA; Sampaio H; Andrews PI; Craig ME; MacIntyre CR; Varadhan H; Kesson A; Britton PN; Newcombe J; Rawlinson WD, 2020, 'Next generation sequencing of human enterovirus strains from an outbreak of enterovirus A71 shows applicability to outbreak investigations', Journal of Clinical Virology, 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2019.104216

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