Selected Publications

Magee RG, Van Deerlin VM, McMillan CT, Lee EB, Elman LB, Irwin DJ, Mourelatos Z: Plasma isomiRs as Candidate Biomarkers for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Neurology Genetics 12, March 2026.

Sorenson E, Heitzman D, Lee I, Jang G, Elman L, Habib AA, Wymer J, Hayat G, Goutman SA, Fernandes JAM, Floeter MK, Ajroud-Driss S, Gwathmey K, Kasarskis E, Kisanuki YY, Lomen-Hoerth C, Walk D, Johnston WS, Diaz F, Maragakis NJ, Paganoni S, Shah J, Oskarsson B, Zinman L, Heiman-Patterson T, Jawdat O, Fournier CN, Pulley MT, Scelsa SN, Shoesmith C, Simmons Z, Sherman AV, Hoover BN, Yun RY, Cheung K, Mitsumoto H; PLS NHS Study Group.: Prospective Validation of the New PLS Diagnostic Criteria From PLS Natural History Study: EMG and Neurofilament Analyses. Muscle Nerve March 2026.

Austin MA, Spears J, Supple GE, Carrell S, Elman L, Nazarian S.: Atrial arrhythmia ablation in myotonic muscular dystrophy patients: a single institution experience. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 69, March 2026.

Lee I, Jang G, Cheung YKK, Sherman AV, Johnston WS, Diaz F, Fernandes JAM, Habib AA, Maragakis NJ, Paganoni S, Burke K, Oskarsson B, Shah J, Zinman L, Floeter MK, Ajroud-Driss S, Gwathmey K, Heiman-Patterson T, Jawdat O, Kasarskis EJ, Kisanuki YY, Wymer J, Fournier C, Hayat G, Heitzman D, Lomen-Hoerth C, Pulley MT, Scelsa SN, Walk D, Goutman SA, Shoesmith C, Simmons Z, Sorenson E, Elman L, Harms MB, Hoover BN, Yun RY, Santella RM, Mitsumoto H; PLS NHS Study Group: Primary Lateral Sclerosis Natural History Study: Primary Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale and Other Outcomes Assessment. Annals of Neurology February 2026.

Ackrivo J, Bracy D, Elman LB, Hansen-Flaschen J, Simmons Z, Pasinelli P, Heiman-Patterson T, Kawut SM, Lane-Fall MB: How Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Perceive Respiratory Interventions: A Mixed-Methods Study to Inform Implementation Efforts. Neurology Clinical Practice 15, December 2025.

Spencer BE, Irwin DJ, Van Deerlin VM, Suh E, Lee EB, Elman L, Quinn CC, Amado D, Baer M, Grossman M, Wolk DA, McMillan CT: Polygenic associations with clinical and neuropathological trait heterogeneity across TDP-43 proteinopathies. PLoS One 20, December 2025.

C, Maiser S, Walk D, So Y, McCauley JL, Baker MC, Taylor JP, Zuchner S, Rademakers R, van Blitterswijk M, Benatar M.: Shared burden of ultra-rare genetic variants across a spectrum of motor neuron diseases. Transl Neurodegener 14, October 2025.

Wu G, Chen W, Wuu J, Jain A, Myers J, Cordts I, Rampersaud E, Heckmann JM, Nel M, Granit V, Statland J, Swenson A, Ravits J, McMillan CT, Elman L, Caress J, Burns TM, Pioro EP, Trivedi J, Katz J, Jackson C, Maiser S, Walk D, So Y, McCauley JL, Baker MC, Taylor JP, Zuchner S, Rademakers R, van Blitterswijk M, Benatar M: Shared burden of ultra-rare genetic variants across a spectrum of motor neuron diseases. Translational Neurodegeneration 29, October 2025.

Spencer BE, Xie SX, Ohm DT, Elman L, Quinn CC, Amado DA, Baer M, Lee EB, Van Deerlin VM, Dratch L, Massimo L, Irwin DJ, McMillan CT: Cumulative incidence of motor and cognitive features in the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal degeneration spectrum. Brain Communications 7, October 2025.

Lee I, Jang G, Cheung YKK, Sherman AV, Johnston WS, Diaz F, Fernandes JAM, Habib AA, Maragakis NJ, Paganoni S, Burke K, Oskarsson B, Shah J, Zinman L, Floeter MK, Ajroud-Driss S, Gwathmey K, Heiman-Patterson T, Jawdat O, Kasarskis EJ, Kisanuki YY, Wymer J, Fournier C, Hayat G, Heitzman D, Lomen-Hoerth C, Pulley MT, Scelsa SN, Walk D, Goutman SA, Shoesmith C, Simmons Z, Sorenson E, Elman L, Harms MB, Hoover BN, Yun RY, Santella RM, Mitsumoto H; PLS NHS Study Group.: Primary Lateral Sclerosis Natural History Study: Primary Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale and Other Outcomes Assessment. Ann Neurol September 2025.