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Ans M. W. van den Ouweland

Ans M. W. van den Ouweland

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
50
Citations
14033
World Ranking
2536
National Ranking
62

Overview

Ans M. W. van den Ouweland is affiliated with Erasmus MC in the Netherlands and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their scientific work spans multiple subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

Their research focuses on a range of topics such as:

  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection

Van den Ouweland has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications, among which are:

  • Evidence-based recommendations for gene-specific ACMG/AMP variant classification from the ClinGen ENIGMA BRCA1 and BRCA2 Variant Curation Expert Panel, 2024, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • TINF2 is a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor that limits telomere length, 2020, eLife
  • Cancer risks by sex and variant type in PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome, 2022, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Optical genome mapping identifies a germline retrotransposon insertion in SMARCB1 in two siblings with atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors, 2021, The Journal of Pathology
  • Clinical applicability of the Polygenic Risk Score for breast cancer risk prediction in familial cases, 2022, Journal of Medical Genetics

Frequent co-authors contributing to their research output include:

  • Nicoline Hoogerbrugge
  • Janet R. Vos
  • Rachel S. van der Post
  • Janneke Schuurs-Hoeijmakers
  • Marjolijn J. L. Ligtenberg

Their work has appeared repeatedly in established publication venues such as:

  • Genetics in Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Journal of Medical Genetics
  • European Journal of Medical Genetics

Best Publications

  • Identification of the tuberous sclerosis gene TSC1 on chromosome 9q34

    Marjon van Slegtenhorst;Ronald de Hoogt;Caroline Hermans;Mark Nellist

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

  • Breast cancer after prophylactic bilateral mastectomy in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation

    Hanne Meijers-Heijboer;Bert van Geel;Wim L.J. van Putten;Sonja C. Henzen-Logmans

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five new breast cancer susceptibility loci

    Clare Turnbull;Shahana Ahmed;Jonathan Morrison;David Pernet

  • Mutations in a Sar1 GTPase of COPII vesicles are associated with lipid absorption disorders.

    Bethan Jones;Emma L. Jones;Stephanie A. Bonney;Hetal N. Patel

  • A post-hoc comparison of the utility of sanger sequencing and exome sequencing for the diagnosis of heterogeneous diseases

    Kornelia Neveling;Ilse Feenstra;Christian Gilissen;Lies H. Hoefsloot

  • Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

    Roger L Milne;Roger L Milne;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses

    Haoyu Zhang;Haoyu Zhang;Thomas U. Ahearn;Julie Lecarpentier;Daniel Barnes

  • MAX Mutations Cause Hereditary and Sporadic Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma

    Nelly Burnichon;Alberto Cascón;Francesca Schiavi;Nicole Paes Morales

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new breast cancer susceptibility loci

    Maya Ghoussaini;Olivia Fletcher;Kyriaki Michailidou;Clare Turnbull

  • Somatic Mutations in MLH1 and MSH2 Are a Frequent Cause of Mismatch-Repair Deficiency in Lynch Syndrome-Like Tumors

    Arjen R. Mensenkamp;Ingrid P. Vogelaar;Wendy A.G. van Zelst–Stams;Monique Goossens

  • Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer in families referred for fumarate hydratase germline mutation analysis

    D.L. Smit;Arjen Mensenkamp;S. Badeloe;Martijn Breuning

  • Lynch Syndrome Caused by Germline PMS2 Mutations: Delineating the Cancer Risk

    Sanne W. ten Broeke;Richard M. Brohet;Carli M. Tops;Heleen M. van der Klift

  • PACSINs Bind to the TRPV4 Cation Channel PACSIN 3 MODULATES THE SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION OF TRPV4

    Math P. Cuajungco;Christian Grimm;Kazuo Oshima;Dieter D'hoedt

  • Cancer Risks for PMS2-Associated Lynch Syndrome

    Sanne W Ten Broeke;Heleen M van der Klift;Carli M J Tops;Stefan Aretz

  • Direct interaction with Rab11a targets the epithelial Ca2+ channels TRPV5 and TRPV6 to the plasma membrane.

    Stan F. J. van de Graaf;Qing Chang;Arjen R. Mensenkamp;Joost G. J. Hoenderop

  • Detection of clinically relevant copy-number variants by exome sequencing in a large cohort of genetic disorders

    Rolph Pfundt;Marisol del Rosario;Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers;Michael P. Kwint

  • Apolipoprotein E Participates in the Regulation of Very Low Density Lipoprotein-Triglyceride Secretion by the Liver

    A R Mensenkamp;M C Jong;van Harry Goor;van Marja Luyn

  • Identification of a BRCA2-Specific Modifier Locus at 6p24 Related to Breast Cancer Risk

    Mia M. Gaudet;Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker;Joseph Vijai;Robert J. Klein

  • Calbindin-D28K dynamically controls TRPV5-mediated Ca2+ transport.

    Tim T Lambers;Frank Mahieu;Elena Oancea;Louis Hoofd

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Hiltrud Brauch
Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center
Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto
Peter A. Fasching
Peter A. Fasching University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Barbara Burwinkel
Barbara Burwinkel Heidelberg University
Stig E. Bojesen
Stig E. Bojesen University of Copenhagen
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Vessela N. Kristensen
Vessela N. Kristensen Oslo University Hospital
Georgia Chenevix-Trench
Georgia Chenevix-Trench QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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