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Anneke I. den Hollander

Anneke I. den Hollander

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
90
Citations
27835
World Ranking
1076
National Ranking
36

Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
29477
World Ranking
11784
National Ranking
453

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Anneke I. den Hollander is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Ophthalmology, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Immunology, and Genetics.

Their work concentrates on topics related to retinal health and associated diseases, covering areas such as Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Retinal Development and Disorders, the Complement system in diseases, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome, as well as Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies.

Recent notable publications include the following papers:

  • "Genome-wide characterization of circulating metabolic biomarkers," 2024, Nature
  • "Risk factors for progression of age-related macular degeneration," 2020, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
  • "Genetic Risk, Lifestyle, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Europe," 2020, Ophthalmology
  • "Increased circulating levels of Factor H-Related Protein 4 are strongly associated with age-related macular degeneration," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Microfluidic organ-on-a-chip model of the outer blood-retinal barrier with clinically relevant read-outs for tissue permeability and vascular structure," 2020, Lab on a Chip

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Carel B. Hoyng
  • Anita de Breuk
  • Caroline C. W. Klaver
  • Sascha Fauser
  • Yara Lechanteur

Anneke I. den Hollander has published extensively in several scientific venues, with multiple contributions appearing in:

  • Experimental Eye Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Ophthalmology

In recognition of their scholarly contributions, they became a member of the Academia Europaea in 2017.

Best Publications

  • A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants

    Lars G. Fritsche;Wilmar Igl;Jessica N.Cooke Bailey;Felix Grassmann

  • Leber congenital amaurosis: genes, proteins and disease mechanisms.

    Anneke I. den Hollander;Ronald Roepman;Robert K. Koenekoop;Frans P.M. Cremers

  • Mutations in the CEP290 (NPHP6) Gene Are a Frequent Cause of Leber Congenital Amaurosis

    Anneke I. den Hollander;Robert K. Koenekoop;Suzanne Yzer;Irma Lopez

  • Non-syndromic retinitis pigmentosa

    Sanne K. Verbakel;Ramon A.C. van Huet;Camiel J.F. Boon;Anneke I. den Hollander

  • Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa and Cone-rod Dystrophy Caused by Splice Site Mutations in the Stargardt's Disease Gene ABCR

    F.P.M. Cremers;T.J.R. van de Pol;M.A. van Driel;A.I. den Hollander

  • Mutations in a human homologue of Drosophila crumbs cause retinitis pigmentosa (RP12).

    A.I. den Hollander;J.B. ten Brink;Y.J.M. de Kok;S. van Soest

  • Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Europe: The Past and the Future

    Johanna M. Colijn;Gabriëlle H.S. Buitendijk;Elena Prokofyeva;Dalila Alves

  • Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

    Valérie Turcot;Yingchang Lu;Yingchang Lu;Heather M Highland;Heather M Highland;Claudia Schurmann

  • Leber Congenital Amaurosis and Retinitis Pigmentosa with Coats-like Exudative Vasculopathy Are Associated with Mutations in the Crumbs Homologue 1 (CRB1) Gene

    Anneke I. den Hollander;John R. Heckenlively;L. Ingeborgh van den Born;Yvette J.M. de Kok

  • The spectrum of ocular phenotypes caused by mutations in the BEST1 gene

    Camiel J.F. Boon;B. Jeroen Klevering;Bart P. Leroy;Carel B. Hoyng

  • Next-generation genetic testing for retinitis pigmentosa.

    Kornelia Neveling;Rob W.J. Collin;Christian Gilissen;Ramon A.C. van Huet

  • A common allele in RPGRIP1L is a modifier of retinal degeneration in ciliopathies.

    Hemant Khanna;Erica E Davis;Carlos A Murga-Zamalloa;Alejandro Estrada-Cuzcano

  • Lighting a candle in the dark: advances in genetics and gene therapy of recessive retinal dystrophies.

    Anneke I. den Hollander;Aaron Black;Jean Bennett;Frans P.M. Cremers

  • Risk factors for progression of age‐related macular degeneration

    Thomas J Heesterbeek;Laura Lorés‐Motta;Carel B Hoyng;Yara T E Lechanteur

  • The spectrum of retinal dystrophies caused by mutations in the peripherin/RDS gene

    Camiel J.F. Boon;Anneke I. den Hollander;Carel B. Hoyng;Frans P.M. Cremers

  • Molecular genetics of Leber congenital amaurosis

    Frans P. M. Cremers;José A. J. M. van den Hurk;Anneke I. den Hollander

  • CRB1 mutation spectrum in inherited retinal dystrophies.

    Anneke I. den Hollander;Jason Davis;Saskia D. van der Velde-Visser;Marijke N. Zonneveld

  • Mutations of the CEP290 gene encoding a centrosomal protein cause Meckel-Gruber syndrome

    Valeska Frank;Anneke I. den Hollander;Nadina Ortiz Brüchle;Marijke N. Zonneveld

  • Homozygosity mapping reveals PDE6C mutations in patients with early-onset cone photoreceptor disorders.

    Alberta A.H.J. Thiadens;Alberta A.H.J. Thiadens;Anneke I. den Hollander;Anneke I. den Hollander;Susanne Roosing;Sander B. Nabuurs

  • Mutations in LCA5, encoding the ciliary protein lebercilin, cause Leber congenital amaurosis

    Anneke I den Hollander;Robert K Koenekoop;Moin D Mohamed;Moin D Mohamed;Heleen H Arts

Frequent Co-Authors

Carel B. Hoyng
Carel B. Hoyng Radboud University
Frans P.M. Cremers
Frans P.M. Cremers Radboud University
Rob W.J. Collin
Rob W.J. Collin Radboud University
Caroline C W Klaver
Caroline C W Klaver Erasmus University Rotterdam
Robert K. Koenekoop
Robert K. Koenekoop McGill University Health Centre
Ronald Roepman
Ronald Roepman Radboud University
Kornelia Neveling
Kornelia Neveling Radboud University
Mohamed R. Daha
Mohamed R. Daha Leiden University
Anthony T. Moore
Anthony T. Moore University of California, San Francisco
Tim M. Strom
Tim M. Strom Technical University of Munich

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