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Dorine W. Swinkels

Dorine W. Swinkels

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Medicine

D-Index
98
Citations
33100
World Ranking
8961
National Ranking
351

Overview

Dorine W. Swinkels is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine, with extensive contributions to Hematology. They have published 121 papers in Medicine, with 60 specifically in Hematology, alongside works in Genetics, Nutrition and Dietetics, Management of Technology and Innovation, and Physiology.

The scientist's research centers on areas including:

  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Blood donation and transfusion practices
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Frequently publishing in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), HemaSphere, PLoS ONE, British Journal of Haematology, and International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Swinkels's work spans both preprint and peer-reviewed journals.

Their recent papers include:

  • "Iron deficiency" (2020, The Lancet)
  • "Controversies in optimal anemia management: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Conference" (2021, Kidney International)
  • "Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia" (2024, HemaSphere)
  • "The critical roles of iron during the journey from fetus to adolescent: Developmental aspects of iron homeostasis" (2021, Blood Reviews)
  • "Iron homeostasis during anemia of inflammation: a prospective study of patients with tuberculosis" (2021, Blood)

Dorine W. Swinkels collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Coby M. Laarakkers
  • Albertine E. Donker
  • Hanke L. Matlung
  • Rian Roelofs
  • Katja van den Hurk

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a second prostate cancer susceptibility variant at 8q24.

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Andrei Manolescu;Laufey T Amundadottir

  • Common variants on chromosomes 2q35 and 16q12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

    Simon N Stacey;Andrei Manolescu;Patrick Sulem;Thorunn Rafnar

  • Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Jon T. Bergthorsson

  • DD3(PCA3), a very sensitive and specific marker to detect prostate tumors.

    Jacques B de Kok;Gerald W Verhaegh;Rian W Roelofs;Daphne Hessels

  • Normalization of gene expression measurements in tumor tissues: comparison of 13 endogenous control genes

    Jacques B de Kok;Rian W Roelofs;Belinda A Giesendorf;Jeroen L Pennings

  • Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;G Bragi Walters;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Hreinn Stefansson

  • Time-course analysis of hepcidin, serum iron, and plasma cytokine levels in humans injected with LPS

    Erwin H Kemna;Erwin H Kemna;Peter Pickkers;Peter Pickkers;Elizabeta Nemeth;Elizabeta Nemeth;Hans van der Hoeven;Hans van der Hoeven

  • Iron fortification adversely affects the gut microbiome, increases pathogen abundance and induces intestinal inflammation in Kenyan infants

    Tanja Jaeggi;Guus A M Kortman;Diego Moretti;Christophe Chassard

  • Common variants on chromosome 5p12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

    Simon N Stacey;Andrei Manolescu;Patrick Sulem;Steinunn Thorlacius

  • Oral iron supplements increase hepcidin and decrease iron absorption from daily or twice-daily doses in iron-depleted young women.

    Diego Moretti;Jeroen S. Goede;Christophe Zeder;Markus Jiskra

  • Hepcidin: from discovery to differential diagnosis

    Erwin H J M Kemna;Harold Tjalsma;Hans L Willems;Dorine W Swinkels

  • Sequence Variant on 8q24 Confers Susceptibility to Urinary Bladder Cancer

    Lambertus A Kiemeney;Steinunn Thorlacius;Patrick Sulem;Frank Geller

  • Common sequence variants on 2p15 and Xp11.22 confer susceptibility to prostate cancer

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Thorunn Rafnar;Jon T. Bergthorsson

  • Age- and gender-specific reference values of estimated GFR in Caucasians: the Nijmegen Biomedical Study.

    J.F.M. Wetzels;L.A.L.M. Kiemeney;D.W. Swinkels;H.L. Willems

  • Hepcidin in the diagnosis of iron disorders

    Domenico Girelli;Elizabeta Nemeth;Dorine W. Swinkels

  • Clinical Importance of Streptococcus gallolyticus Infection Among Colorectal Cancer Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Annemarie Boleij;Marleen M. H. J. van Gelder;Dorine W. Swinkels;Harold Tjalsma

  • Iron management in chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a “Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes” (KDIGO) Controversies Conference

    Iain C. Macdougall;Andreas J. Bircher;Kai Uwe Eckardt;Gregorio T. Obrador

  • Iron absorption from oral iron supplements given on consecutive versus alternate days and as single morning doses versus twice-daily split dosing in iron-depleted women: two open-label, randomised controlled trials.

    Nicole U Stoffel;Colin I Cercamondi;Gary Brittenham;Christophe Zeder

  • Serum hepcidin: reference ranges and biochemical correlates in the general population.

    Tessel E. Galesloot;Sita H. Vermeulen;Anneke J. Geurts-Moespot;Siem M. Klaver

  • Novel loci affecting iron homeostasis and their effects in individuals at risk for hemochromatosis

    Beben Benyamin;Tonu Esko;Janina S. Ried;Aparna Radhakrishnan

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold Tjalsma
Harold Tjalsma Radboud University
Lambertus A. Kiemeney
Lambertus A. Kiemeney Radboud University
Anton F. H. Stalenhoef
Anton F. H. Stalenhoef Radboud University Medical Center
J. Alfred Witjes
J. Alfred Witjes Radboud University
Jack F.M. Wetzels
Jack F.M. Wetzels Radboud University
Martin den Heijer
Martin den Heijer University of Amsterdam
Peter Pickkers
Peter Pickkers Radboud University
Sita H. Vermeulen
Sita H. Vermeulen Radboud University
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

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