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Johan C. de Jongste is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a strong focus on respiratory and pediatric health research. Their work spans multiple subfields including physiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, emergency medical services, dermatology, and pediatrics.

The primary topics covered in Johan C. de Jongste's research include:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) research
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Dermatology and skin diseases
  • Neonatal respiratory health research
  • Respiratory and cough-related research
  • Infant development and preterm care

The scientist has published in several prominent venues, notably:

  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (4 publications)
  • European Respiratory Journal (3 publications)
  • The Pharmacogenomics Journal (2 publications)
  • Clinical & Experimental Allergy (2 publications)
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (1 publication)

Among recent publications are:

  • "Early-life respiratory tract infections and the risk of school-age lower lung function and asthma: a meta-analysis of 150,000 European children" (2022, European Respiratory Journal)
  • "Childhood asthma: pathogenesis and phenotypes" (2021, European Respiratory Journal)
  • "A population-based study on associations of stool microbiota with atopic diseases in school-age children" (2021, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
  • "Quality of life and psychosocial outcomes in children with severe acute asthma and their parents" (2020, Pediatric Pulmonology)
  • "Eczema phenotypes and risk of allergic and respiratory conditions in school age children" (2020, Clinical and Translational Allergy)

Johan C. de Jongste has collaborated frequently with researchers including Liesbeth Duijts, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Evelien R. van Meel, Henriëtte A. Moll, and Sara M. Mensink-Bout. Their teamwork has produced a significant body of research, with the highest number of coauthored publications being with Liesbeth Duijts.

Best Publications

  • A summary of the new GINA strategy: a roadmap to asthma control.

    Helen K. Reddel;Eric D. Bateman;Allan Becker;Louis-Philippe Boulet

  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Johannes Waage;Hansjoerg Baurecht

  • Traffic-related air pollution and the development of asthma and allergies during the first 8 years of life.

    Ulrike Gehring;Alet H. Wijga;Michael Brauer;Paul Fischer

  • A European respiratory society technical standard : exhaled biomarkers in lung disease

    Ildiko Horváth;Peter J. Barnes;Stelios Loukides;Peter J Sterk

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O.C. Cookson

  • Air pollution exposure and lung function in children: the ESCAPE project.

    Ulrike Gehring;Olena Gruzieva;Raymond M Agius;Rob Beelen

  • Preterm birth, infant weight gain, and childhood asthma risk : A meta-analysis of 147,000 European children

    Agnes M M Sonnenschein-Van Der Voort;Lidia R. Arends;Johan C. De Jongste;Isabella Annesi-Maesano

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies three new risk loci for atopic dermatitis.

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Chih-Mei Chen;Adaikalavan Ramasamy

  • Air pollution and respiratory infections during early childhood: an analysis of 10 European birth cohorts within the ESCAPE Project

    Elaina A. MacIntyre;Ulrike Gehring;Anna Mölter;Elaine Fuertes

  • Maternal plasma folate impacts differential DNA methylation in an epigenome-wide meta-analysis of newborns.

    Bonnie R Joubert;Herman T Den Dekker;Janine F Felix;Jon Bohlin

  • Predicting the long-term prognosis of children with symptoms suggestive of asthma at preschool age

    Daan Caudri;Alet Wijga;C. Maarten A. Schipper;Maarten Hoekstra

  • Does early indoor microbial exposure reduce the risk of asthma? The Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy birth cohort study

    Jeroen Douwes;Jeroen Douwes;Rob van Strien;Gert Doekes;Jet Smit

  • Allergen exposure in infancy and the development of sensitization, wheeze, and asthma at 4 years

    Jessica E. Brussee;Henriette A. Smit;Robert T. van Strien;Karen Corver

  • Cohort profile: The Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy (PIAMA) birth cohort

    Alet H. Wijga;Marjan Kerkhof;Ulrike Gehring;Johan C. de Jongste

  • Maternal Food Consumption during Pregnancy and the Longitudinal Development of Childhood Asthma

    Saskia M. Willers;Alet H. Wijga;Bert Brunekreef;Marjan Kerkhof

  • Traffic-related air pollution, preterm birth and term birth weight in the PIAMA birth cohort study.

    Ulrike Gehring;Alet H. Wijga;Paul Fischer;Johan C. de Jongste

  • Particulate matter composition and respiratory health the PIAMA birth cohort study

    Ulrike Gehring;Rob Beelen;Marloes Eeftens;Marloes Eeftens;Marloes Eeftens;Gerard Hoek

  • Overweight and changes in weight status during childhood in relation to asthma symptoms at 8 years of age

    Salome Scholtens;Alet H. Wijga;Jacob C. Seidell;Bert Brunekreef

  • Reported versus measured body weight and height of 4-year-old children and the prevalence of overweight

    Salome Scholtens;Bert Brunekreef;Tommy L. S. Visscher;Henriette A. Smit

  • Breast milk fatty acids and allergic disease in preschool children: the Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy birth cohort study.

    Alet H Wijga;Adriana C van Houwelingen;Marjan Kerkhof;Cora Tabak

  • Parental psychological distress during pregnancy and wheezing in preschool children: the Generation R Study.

    Mònica Guxens;Agnes M.M. Sonnenschein–van der Voort;Henning Tiemeier;Albert Hofman

  • Early origins of chronic obstructive lung diseases across the life course.

    Liesbeth Duijts;Irwin K. Reiss;Guy Brusselle;Guy Brusselle;Johan C. de Jongste

  • Early Daycare Is Associated with an Increase in Airway Symptoms in Early Childhood but Is No Protection against Asthma or Atopy at 8 Years

    Daan Caudri;Alet Wijga;Salome Scholtens;Marjan Kerkhof

  • High circulating folate and vitamin B-12 concentrations in women during pregnancy are associated with increased prevalence of atopic dermatitis in their offspring.

    Jessica C. Kiefte-de Jong;Sarah Timmermans;Vincent W. V. Jaddoe;Albert Hofman

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent W. V. Jaddoe
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef Utrecht University
Alet H. Wijga
Alet H. Wijga Centre for Health Protection
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Marjan Kerkhof
Marjan Kerkhof University Medical Center Groningen
Henriette A. Smit
Henriette A. Smit Utrecht University
Henriëtte A. Moll
Henriëtte A. Moll Erasmus University Rotterdam
Gerard H. Koppelman
Gerard H. Koppelman University Medical Center Groningen
Dirkje S. Postma
Dirkje S. Postma University Medical Center Groningen
Ulrike Gehring
Ulrike Gehring Utrecht University

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