About the Authors

Niels H. Skotte

Affiliation Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Amber L. Southwell

Affiliation Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Michael E. Østergaard

Affiliation ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, California, United States of America

Jeffrey B. Carroll

Affiliation Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, United States of America

Simon C. Warby

Affiliation Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Crystal N. Doty

Affiliation Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Eugenia Petoukhov

Affiliation Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Kuljeet Vaid

Affiliation Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Holly Kordasiewicz

Affiliation ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, California, United States of America

Andrew T. Watt

Affiliation ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, California, United States of America

Susan M. Freier

Affiliation ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, California, United States of America

Gene Hung

Affiliation ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, California, United States of America

Punit P. Seth

Affiliation ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, California, United States of America

C. Frank Bennett

Affiliation ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, California, United States of America

Eric E. Swayze

Affiliation ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, California, United States of America

Michael R. Hayden

mrh@cmmt.ubc.ca

Affiliation Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Competing Interests

MEØ, HK, ATW, GH, SMF, PPS, CFB, and EES are employees of, with a financial interest in, Isis Pharmaceuticals. MEØ, HK, ATW, GH, SMF, PPS, CFB, and EES have an affiliation to one of the funders, ISIS Pharmaceuticals, of this research study. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NHS ALS MEØ JBC SCW SMF GH PPS CFB EES MRH. Performed the experiments: NHS ALS CND EP KV MEO HK ATW. Analyzed the data: NHS ALS CND EP KV MEO HK ATW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HK ATW SMF GH PPS CFB EES MRH. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: NHS MRH. Participated in revisions: NHS ALS MEØ JBC SCW CND EP KV HK ATW SMF GH PPS CFB EES MRH.