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Hubert J.M. Smeets

Hubert J.M. Smeets

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D-Index
69
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15116
World Ranking
2366
National Ranking
88

Overview

Hubert J.M. Smeets is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans across multiple fields of study primarily centered on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, their work extensively covers various subfields, including Molecular Biology, Neurology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Ophthalmology.

Smeets' research topics are diverse and include:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent venues for publication being:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuromuscular Disorders
  • BMC Neurology
  • European Journal of Human Genetics

Recent key papers authored or co-authored by Smeets include:

  • Blood biomarkers for assessment of mitochondrial dysfunction: An expert review (2021, Mitochondrion)
  • Differential effect of lacosamide on Nav1.7 variants from responsive and non-responsive patients with small fibre neuropathy (2020, Brain)
  • Parental repeat length instability in myotonic dystrophy type 1 pre- and protomutations (2020, European Journal of Human Genetics)
  • Myogenic Cell Transplantation in Genetic and Acquired Diseases of Skeletal Muscle (2021, Frontiers in Genetics)
  • Lead-exposure associated miRNAs in humans and Alzheimer's disease as potential biomarkers of the disease and disease processes (2022, Scientific Reports)

Smeets frequently collaborates with various researchers, including:

  • I.F.M. de Coo
  • Patrick Lindsey
  • Catharina G. Faber
  • Nicol C. Voermans
  • Antoni Vallbona-Garcia

Best Publications

  • X-linked Alport Syndrome Natural History in 195 Families and Genotype- Phenotype Correlations in Males

    Jean Philippe Jais;Bertrand Knebelmann;Iannis Giatras;Mario De Marchi

  • Identification of Mutations in the Alpha-3(iv) and Alpha-4(iv) Collagen Genes in Autosomal Recessive Alport Syndrome

    Toshio Mochizuki;Toshio Mochizuki;Henny H. Lemmink;Mariko Mariyama;Corinne Antignac

  • Cloning of the essential myotonic dystrophy region and mapping of the putative defect

    Aslanidis C;Jansen G;Amemiya C;Shutler G

  • Clinical Expression of Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Is Affected by the Mitochondrial DNA–Haplogroup Background

    Gavin Hudson;Valerio Carelli;Valerio Carelli;Liesbeth Spruijt;Mike Gerards

  • X-Linked Alport Syndrome: Natural History and Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Girls and Women Belonging to 195 Families: A "European Community Alport Syndrome Concerted Action" study

    Jean Philippe Jais;Bertrand Knebelmann;Iannis Giatras;Mario De Marchi

  • Genetic variations of KCNQ1, KCNH2, SCN5A, KCNE1, and KCNE2 in drug-induced long QT syndrome patients.

    Aimée D. C. Paulussen;Ronaldus A. H. J. Gilissen;Martin Armstrong;Pieter A. Doevendans

  • Auditory stimuli as a trigger for arrhythmic events differentiate HERG- related (LQTS2) patients from KVLQT1-related patients (LQTS1)

    Arthur A.M Wilde;Rosalie J.E Jongbloed;Pieter A Doevendans;Donald R Düren

  • Deletion of the paired alpha 5(IV) and alpha 6(IV) collagen genes in inherited smooth muscle tumors

    J Zhou;T Mochizuki;H Smeets;C Antignac

  • Age and causes of death in adult-onset myotonic dystrophy.

    C.E.M. de Die-Smulders;C.J. Höweler;C.T.M. Thijs;J.F. Mirandolle

  • Mutations in the type IV collagen α3 (COL4A3) gene in autosomal recessive Alport syndrome

    Henny H. Lemmink;Toshlo MochlzukJ;Lambertus P.W.J. van den Heuvel;Cornells H. Schröder

  • Benign familial hematuria due to mutation of the type IV collagen alpha4 gene.

    H H Lemmink;W N Nillesen;T Mochizuki;Cornelis Schröder

  • A functional polymorphism of the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) influences cue-induced craving for alcohol in male heavy drinkers.

    Esther van den Wildenberg;Reinout W Wiers;Joelle Dessers;Rob G J H Janssen

  • Gonosomal mosaicism in myotonic dystrophy patients: involvement of mitotic events in (CTG)n repeat variation and selection against extreme expansion in sperm.

    G Jansen;P Willems;M Coerwinkel;W Nillesen

  • REEP1 mutation spectrum and genotype/phenotype correlation in hereditary spastic paraplegia type 31.

    Christian Beetz;Rebecca Schüle;Tine Deconinck;Khanh Nhat Tran-Viet

  • Identification of an X-Chromosomal Locus and Haplotype Modulating the Phenotype of a Mitochondrial DNA Disorder

    Gavin Hudson;Sharon Keers;Patrick Yu Wai Man;Philip Griffiths

  • How do changes in the mtDNA and mitochondrial dysfunction influence cancer and cancer therapy? Challenges, opportunities and models.

    M. W. van Gisbergen;A. M. Voets;M. H. W. Starmans;I. F. M. de Coo

  • Autosomal dominant Alport syndrome caused by a COL4A3 splice site mutation.

    Frank T.L. Van Der Loop;Laurence Heidet;Erika D.J. Timmer;Bianca J.C. Van Den Bosch

  • Normal phenotype in two brothers with a full FMR1 mutation

    H.J.M. Smeets;A.P.T. Smits;C.E. Verheij;J.P.G. Theelen

  • Sporadic imprinting defects in Prader-Willi syndrome and Angelman syndrome: implications for imprint-switch models, genetic counseling, and prenatal diagnosis.

    K. Buiting;B. Dittrich;S. Gross;C. Lich

  • MLL2 mutation spectrum in 45 patients with Kabuki syndrome.

    Aimee D. C. Paulussen;Alexander P. A. Stegmann;Marinus J. Blok;Demis Tserpelis

Frequent Co-Authors

Han G. Brunner
Han G. Brunner Radboud University
Patrick F. Chinnery
Patrick F. Chinnery University of Cambridge
Robert W. Taylor
Robert W. Taylor Newcastle University
Hans-Hilger Ropers
Hans-Hilger Ropers Max Planck Society
Stephen G. Waxman
Stephen G. Waxman Yale University
Bé Wieringa
Bé Wieringa Radboud University
Giuseppe Lauria
Giuseppe Lauria University of Milan
Pieter A. Doevendans
Pieter A. Doevendans Utrecht University
Corinne Antignac
Corinne Antignac Institut Imagine
Charlotte L. Alston
Charlotte L. Alston Newcastle University

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