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Aad Tibben is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their research mainly spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Neurology.

Themes central to Aad Tibben's work include Genomics and Rare Diseases, Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare, Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout, Innovations in Medical Education, Counseling Practices and Supervision, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Recent publications highlight this range of interests and include:

  • "Parents, their children, whole exome sequencing and unsolicited findings: growing towards the child's future autonomy" (2021) published in European Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Contributors to and consequences of burnout among clinical genetic counselors in the United States" (2021) published in Journal of Genetic Counseling
  • "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Pre-symptomatic Genetic Frontotemporal Dementia: A Pilot Study" (2022) published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "Patients' and surgeons' experiences after failed breast reconstruction: A qualitative study" (2020) published in Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
  • "'We Should View Him as an Individual': The Role of the Child's Future Autonomy in Shared Decision-Making About Unsolicited Findings in Pediatric Exome Sequencing" (2021) published in Health Care Analysis

Aad Tibben frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Ineke Bolt, J. Kievit, Wybo Dondorp, Candice Cornelis, and Eva H. Brilstra.

Their work appears in a variety of publication venues, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research interests. These venues include:

  • Journal of Genetic Counseling
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Health Care Analysis

Best Publications

  • High Prevalence of Mutations in the Microtubule-Associated Protein Tau in a Population Study of Frontotemporal Dementia in the Netherlands

    Patrizia Rizzu;John C. Van Swieten;Marijke Joosse;Masato Hasegawa

  • Non-invasive prenatal testing for aneuploidy and beyond: challenges of responsible innovation in prenatal screening

    Wybo Dondorp;Guido de Wert;Yvonne Bombard;Diana W Bianchi

  • Long-Term Psychological Impact of Carrying a BRCA1/2 Mutation and Prophylactic Surgery: A 5-Year Follow-Up Study

    Iris van Oostrom;Hanne Meijers-Heijboer;Litanja N. Lodder;Hugo J. Duivenvoorden

  • Caregiver burden, health-related quality of life and coping in dementia caregivers: a comparison of frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

    S.R. Riedijk;M.E. De Vugt;H.J. Duivenvoorden;M.F. Niermeijer

  • Impact of behavioural problems on spousal caregivers: a comparison between Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia.

    Marjolein E. de Vugt;Samantha R. Riedijk;Pauline Aalten;Aad Tibben

  • Screening and Diagnosis for the Fragile X Syndrome Among the Mentally Retarded: An Epidemiological and Psychological Survey

    Bert B. A. de Vries;Ans M. W. van den Ouweland;Serieta Mohkamsing;Hugo J. Duivenvoorden

  • Psychological impact of receiving a BRCA1/BRCA2 test result.

    Litanja Lodder;Petra G. Frets;R. Willem Trijsburg;E. Johanna Meijers-Heijboer

  • Recommendations for the predictive genetic test in Huntington's disease.

    R MacLeod;A Tibben;M Frontali;G Evers-Kiebooms

  • Hereditary frontotemporal dementia is linked to chromosome 17q21—q22: A genetic and clinicopathological study of three dutch families

    P. Heutink;M. Stevens;P. Rizzu;E. Bakker

  • Predictive testing for Huntington's disease.

    Aad Tibben

  • Three-year follow-up after presymptomatic testing for Huntington's disease in tested individuals and partners.

    Aad Tibben;Reinier Timman;Erna C. Bannink;Hugo J. Duivenvoorden

  • Frontotemporal dementia: behavioral symptoms and caregiver distress.

    J.C. Mourik;S.M. Rosso;M.F. Niermeijer;H.J. Duivenvoorden

  • Predictive testing for Huntington disease: nonparticipants compared with participants in the Dutch program.

    I. M. Van Der Steenstraten;A. Tibben;R. A. C. Roos;J. J. P. Van De Kamp

  • Satisfaction with prophylactic mastectomy and breast reconstruction in genetically predisposed women.

    Paula J C Bresser;Caroline Seynaeve;Arthur R Van Gool;Cecile T Brekelmans

  • Predictors of Sun Protection Behaviors and Severe Sunburn in an International Online Study

    Richard Bränström;Nadine A. Kasparian;Yu-mei Chang;Paul Affleck

  • Body image issues after bilateral prophylactic mastectomy with breast reconstruction in healthy women at risk for hereditary breast cancer.

    Jessica P. Gopie;Marc A. M. Mureau;Caroline Seynaeve;Moniek M. ter Kuile

  • The counsellees' view of an unclassified variant in BRCA1/2: recall, interpretation, and impact on life.

    Joël Vos;Wilma Otten;Christi van Asperen;Anna Jansen

  • Cross-sectional study on prevalences of psychiatric disorders in mutation carriers of Huntington's disease compared with mutation-negative first-degree relatives.

    Erik van Duijn;Elisabeth M. Kingma;Reinier Timman;Frans G. Zitman

  • On attitudes and appreciation 6 months after predictive DNA testing for huntington disease in the Dutch program

    Aad Tibben;Petra G. Frets;Jacques J. P. van de Kamp;Martinus F. Niermeijer

  • BRCA1 in the family: A case description of the psychological implications

    A. C. DudokdeWit;A. Tibben;P. G. Frets;E. J. Meijers-Heijboer

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred H. Menko
Fred H. Menko Netherlands Cancer Institute
Martijn H. Breuning
Martijn H. Breuning Leiden University Medical Center
Rolf H. Sijmons
Rolf H. Sijmons University of Groningen
Jan Passchier
Jan Passchier Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ben A. Oostra
Ben A. Oostra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Nadine A. Kasparian
Nadine A. Kasparian Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Peter Heutink
Peter Heutink German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Fiona Lalloo
Fiona Lalloo University of Manchester
Moniek M. ter Kuile
Moniek M. ter Kuile Leiden University Medical Center

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