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Overview

Jan M. Wit is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on endocrinology and genetic disorders.

Their recent published work includes the following papers:

  • "Disorders of IGFs and IGF-1R signaling pathways," 2020, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
  • "SCUBE3 loss-of-function causes a recognizable recessive developmental disorder due to defective bone morphogenetic protein signaling," 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Growth failure: 'idiopathic' only after a detailed diagnostic evaluation," 2021, Endocrine Connections
  • "Arm Span and Its Relation to Height in a 2- to 17-Year-Old Reference Population and Heterozygous Carriers of ACAN Variants," 2020, Hormone Research in Paediatrics
  • "Should Skeletal Maturation Be Manipulated for Extra Height Gain?" 2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology

Frequent co-authors working with Jan M. Wit include:

  • Sjoerd D. Joustra
  • Christiaan de Bruin
  • Monique Losekoot
  • Hermine A. van Duyvenvoorde
  • Joeri Vliegenthart

Their work is commonly published in the following journals and venues:

  • Hormone Research in Paediatrics
  • Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Jan M. Wit's main fields of study involve medicine with 57 publications and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with 44 publications. This is further specialized in subfields such as:

  • Genetics
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

The principal research topics covered by their publications include:

  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
  • Connective Tissue Disorders Research
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Lipid Metabolism and Disorders
  • Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Diabetes and Associated Disorders

Best Publications

  • Continuing positive secular growth change in the Netherlands 1955-1997

    A.M. Fredriks;S. van Buuren;R.J.F. Burgmeijer;J.F. Meulmeester

  • Body index measurements in 1996–7 compared with 1980

    A M Fredriks;S van Buuren;J M Wit;S P Verloove-Vanhorick

  • Systemic and Local Regulation of the Growth Plate

    B. C. J. van der Eerden;M. Karperien;J. M. Wit

  • Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Children with Idiopathic Short Stature: A Summary of the Growth Hormone Research Society, the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, and the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Workshop

    P. Cohen;A. D. Rogol;C. L. Deal;P. Saenger

  • Catch-up growth

    Bart Boersma;Jan Maarten Wit

  • Are age references for waist circumference, hip circumference and waist-hip ratio in Dutch children useful in clinical practice?

    A. Miranda Fredriks;Stef van Buuren;Minne Fekkes;S. Pauline Verloove-Vanhorick

  • Pubertal Development in The Netherlands 1965–1997

    Dick Mul;A Miranda Fredriks;Stef van Buuren;Wilma Oostdijk

  • New Dutch reference curves for birthweight by gestational age

    Gerard H.A. Visser;Paul H.C. Eilers;Patty M. Elferink-Stinkens;Hans M.W.M. Merkus

  • Homozygous and heterozygous expression of a novel insulin-like growth factor-I mutation

    M. J. E. Walenkamp;M. Karperien;A. M. Pereira;Y. Hilhorst-Hofstee

  • Associations between prenatal and infancy weight gain and BMI, fat mass, and fat distribution in young adulthood: a prospective cohort study in males and females born very preterm

    Anne M. Euser;Martijn J. J. Finken;Mandy G. Keijzer-Veen;Elysée T. M. Hille

  • Idiopathic short stature: definition, epidemiology, and diagnostic evaluation.

    J.M. Wit;P.E. Clayton;A.D. Rogol;M.O. Savage

  • Short and tall stature: a new paradigm emerges

    Jeffrey Baron;Lars Sävendahl;Francesco De Luca;Andrew Dauber

  • Growth hormone — past, present and future

    Michael B. Ranke;Jan M. Wit

  • Diagnosis, Genetics, and Therapy of Short Stature in Children: A Growth Hormone Research Society International Perspective

    Paulo F. Collett-Solberg;Geoffrey Ambler;Philippe F. Backeljauw;Martin Bidlingmaier

  • Growth hormone (GH) treatment to final height in children with idiopathic short stature: evidence for a dose effect.

    Jan M. Wit;Lyset T.M. Rekers-Mombarg;Gordon B. Cutler;Brenda Crowe

  • The use of bone age in clinical practice - part 1.

    David D Martin;Jan M Wit;Ze'ev Hochberg;Lars Sävendahl

  • Cosegregation of missense mutations of the luteinizing hormone receptor gene with familial male-limited precocious puberty

    Hannie Kremer;Edwin Mariman;Barto J. Otten;George W. Moll

  • Loss-of-function mutations in IGSF1 cause an X-linked syndrome of central hypothyroidism and testicular enlargement

    Yu Sun;Beata Bak;Nadia Schoenmakers;A. S Paul Van Trotsenburg

  • Is blood pressure increased 19 years after intrauterine growth restriction and preterm birth? A prospective follow-up study in the Netherlands

    Mandy G. Keijzer-Veen;Martijn J.J. Finken;Jeroen Nauta;Friedo W. Dekker

  • Short and tall stature: a new paradigm

    Lars Sävendahl;Francesco De Luca;Andrew Dauber;Moshe Phillip

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcel Karperien
Marcel Karperien University of Twente
Michael B. Ranke
Michael B. Ranke University of Tübingen
Friedo W. Dekker
Friedo W. Dekker Leiden University Medical Center
Alberto M. Pereira
Alberto M. Pereira University of Amsterdam
Martijn H. Breuning
Martijn H. Breuning Leiden University Medical Center
Claudia A. L. Ruivenkamp
Claudia A. L. Ruivenkamp Leiden University Medical Center
Gudrun A. Rappold
Gudrun A. Rappold Heidelberg University
Ron G. Rosenfeld
Ron G. Rosenfeld Oregon Health & Science University
Raoul C.M. Hennekam
Raoul C.M. Hennekam University of Amsterdam
Alan D. Rogol
Alan D. Rogol University of Virginia

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