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Overview

Carel B. Hoyng is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. The primary focus of their research lies within medicine, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work predominantly addresses ophthalmology, reflecting their specialization in retinal diseases and treatments.

Hoyng's research covers multiple overlapping topics, including retinal diseases and treatments, retinal development and disorders, retinal imaging and analysis, glaucoma and retinal disorders, retinal and optic conditions, ocular diseases such as Behçet's syndrome, and the complement system in diseases.

Their publication record spans several key journals in the field, highlighting a consistent presence in major ophthalmological literature. Frequent publication venues include Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Acta Ophthalmologica, and Ophthalmology Retina.

They have collaborated extensively with other researchers, with frequent coauthors including Caroline C. W. Klaver, Anneke I. den Hollander, Camiel J. F. Boon, Frank G. Holz, and Frans P.M. Cremers, indicating a broad network within the ophthalmic research community.

Notable recent papers authored by or involving Carel B. Hoyng comprise:

  • Risk factors for progression of age-related macular degeneration, 2020, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
  • Pegcetacoplan for the treatment of geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration (OAKS and DERBY): two multicentre, randomised, double-masked, sham-controlled, phase 3 trials, 2023, The Lancet
  • Genome-wide characterization of circulating metabolic biomarkers, 2024, Nature
  • Resolving the dark matter of ABCA4 for 1054 Stargardt disease probands through integrated genomics and transcriptomics, 2020, Genetics in Medicine
  • Intravitreal antisense oligonucleotide sepofarsen in Leber congenital amaurosis type 10: a phase 1b/2 trial, 2022, Nature Medicine

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

  • 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

  • Consensus Definition for Atrophy Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration on OCT: Classification of Atrophy Report 3.

    Srinivas R. Sadda;Robyn Guymer;Frank G. Holz;Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg

  • 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

  • Multi-country real-life experience of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration

    Frank G Holz;Ramin Tadayoni;Stephen Beatty;Alan Berger

  • 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

  • Fast Convolutional Neural Network Training Using Selective Data Sampling: Application to Hemorrhage Detection in Color Fundus Images

    Mark J. J. P. van Grinsven;Bram van Ginneken;Carel B. Hoyng;Thomas Theelen

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

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

  • 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

  • Mutations in the ABCA4 (ABCR) gene are the major cause of autosomal recessive cone-rod dystrophy.

    Alessandra Maugeri;B. Jeroen Klevering;Klaus Rohrschneider;Anita Blankenagel

  • Central serous chorioretinopathy: Towards an evidence-based treatment guideline

    Thomas J. van Rijssen;Elon H.C. van Dijk;Suzanne Yzer;Kyoko Ohno-Matsui

  • CNGA3 Mutations in Hereditary Cone Photoreceptor Disorders

    Bernd Wissinger;Daphne Gamer;Herbert Jägle;Roberto Giorda

  • The 2588G-->C mutation in the ABCR gene is a mild frequent founder mutation in the Western European population and allows the classification of ABCR mutations in patients with Stargardt disease.

    A. Maugeri;M.A. van Driel;T.J.R. van de Pol;B.J. Klevering

  • Next-generation genetic testing for retinitis pigmentosa.

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

  • Mutations in the pre-mRNA splicing factor gene PRPC8 in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RP13)

    Arthur B. McKie;John C. McHale;T. Jeffrey Keen;Emma E. Tarttelin

  • Genotyping microarray (gene chip) for the ABCR (ABCA4) gene.

    K. Jaakson;J. Zernant;J. Zernant;M. Kulm;A. Hutchinson

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Anneke I. den Hollander
Anneke I. den Hollander Radboud University
Frans P.M. Cremers
Frans P.M. Cremers Radboud University
Caroline C W Klaver
Caroline C W Klaver Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rob W.J. Collin
Rob W.J. Collin Radboud University
Robert K. Koenekoop
Robert K. Koenekoop McGill University Health Centre
Arthur A.B. Bergen
Arthur A.B. Bergen University of Amsterdam
Elfride De Baere
Elfride De Baere Ghent University
Clara I. Sánchez
Clara I. Sánchez University of Amsterdam
Lies H. Hoefsloot
Lies H. Hoefsloot Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bram van Ginneken
Bram van Ginneken Radboud University

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