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Judith Cossins
DPhil
Senior post-doctoral research scientist
After gaining my degree and DPhil from Oxford University I spent seven years in industry before returning to academia. I've been part of David Beeson's group since 2001. My research focuses on congenital myasthenic syndromes, a rare group of inherited disorders which cause muscle fatigue. I have recently been using next generation sequencing to identify mutations in patients, and this has led to the identification of novel genes which cause the disease. I use various cell-based assays to verify the pathogenicity of novel mutations.
Recent publications
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IgG1-3 MuSK Antibodies Inhibit AChR Cluster Formation, Restored by SHP2 Inhibitor, Despite Normal MuSK, DOK7, or AChR Subunit Phosphorylation.
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Cao M. et al, (2023), Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm, 10
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Congenital myasthenic syndrome due to mutations in MUSK suggests that the level of MuSK phosphorylation is crucial for governing synaptic structure.
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Rodríguez Cruz PM. et al, (2020), Hum Mutat, 41, 619 - 631
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Myasthenic syndromes due to defects in COL13A1 and in the N-linked glycosylation pathway
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Beeson D. et al, (2018), Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1413, 163 - 169
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IgG-specific cell-based assay detects potentially pathogenic MuSK-Abs in seronegative MG
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Huda S. et al, (2017), Neurology - Neuroimmunology Neuroinflammation, 4, e357 - e357
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Silencing of Dok-7 in Adult Rat Muscle Increases Susceptibility to Passive Transfer Myasthenia Gravis
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Gomez AM. et al, (2016), The American Journal of Pathology, 186, 2559 - 2568
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Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome Type 19 Is Caused by Mutations in COL13A1, Encoding the Atypical Non-fibrillar Collagen Type XIII α1 Chain
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Logan CV. et al, (2015), The American Journal of Human Genetics, 97, 878 - 885
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MuSK Myasthenia Gravis IgG4 Disrupts the Interaction of LRP4 with MuSK but Both IgG4 and IgG1-3 Can Disperse Preformed Agrin-Independent AChR Clusters
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Koneczny I. et al, (2013), PLoS ONE, 8, e80695 - e80695
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A mouse model of the slow channel myasthenic syndrome: Neuromuscular physiology and effects of ephedrine treatment
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Webster RG. et al, (2013), Experimental Neurology, 248, 286 - 298
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Clinical features of congenital myasthenic syndrome due to mutations inDPAGT1
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Finlayson S. et al, (2013), Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 84, 1119 - 1125
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Mutations in GFPT1 that underlie limb-girdle congenital myasthenic syndrome result in reduced cell-surface expression of muscle AChR
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Zoltowska K. et al, (2013), Human Molecular Genetics, 22, 2905 - 2913