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Jos P.N. Ruiter is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and conducts research primarily in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus also on medicine. Their work covers a diverse range of topics related to metabolism, genetic disorders, and mitochondrial function.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research

Ruiter's publications have appeared frequently in several scientific journals, notably:

  • Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Ruiter include:

  • "An autosomal dominant neurological disorder caused by de novo variants in FAR1 resulting in uncontrolled synthesis of ether lipids," 2020, Genetics in Medicine
  • "Thermo-sensitive mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency presenting with episodic myopathy," 2022, Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
  • "Glyoxylate reductase: Definitive identification in human liver mitochondria, its importance for the compartment-specific detoxification of glyoxylate," 2024, Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
  • "The Galactose Index measured in fibroblasts of GALT deficient patients distinguishes variant patients detected by newborn screening from patients with classical phenotypes," 2020, Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
  • "Extending diagnostic practices in gyrate atrophy: Enzymatic characterization and the development of an in vitro pyridoxine responsiveness assay," 2024, Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Ruiter frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Sacha Ferdinandusse
  • Heleen te Brinke
  • Ronald J. A. Wanders
  • Kirsty McWalter
  • Lodewijk IJlst

Their research spans several subfields, such as molecular biology, clinical biochemistry, genetics, physiology, and epidemiology. This range reflects an interdisciplinary approach to studying biochemical and genetic mechanisms underlying human disease.

Best Publications

  • Valproic acid metabolism and its effects on mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation: A review

    M. F. B. Silva;C. C. P. Aires;P. B. M. Luis;J. P. N. Ruiter

  • The enzymology of mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation and its application to follow-up analysis of positive neonatal screening results

    Ronald J. A. Wanders;Jos P. N. Ruiter;Lodewijk IJlst;Hans R. Waterham

  • 2-Methyl-3-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency Is Caused by Mutations in the HADH2 Gene

    Rob Ofman;Jos P. N. Ruiter;Marike Feenstra;Marinus Duran

  • Hepatic carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency presenting as maternal illness in pregnancy.

    A M Innes;L E Seargeant;K Balachandra;C R Roe

  • Mitochondrial long chain fatty acid β-oxidation in man and mouse

    Malika Chegary;Heleen te Brinke;Jos P.N. Ruiter;Frits A. Wijburg

  • ECHS1 mutations in Leigh disease: a new inborn error of metabolism affecting valine metabolism

    Heidi Peters;Nicole Buck;Ronald Wanders;Jos Ruiter

  • Progressive Infantile Neurodegeneration Caused by 2-Methyl-3-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A Novel Inborn Error of Branched-Chain Fatty Acid and Isoleucine Metabolism

    Johannes Zschocke;Jos P N Ruiter;Jochen Brand;Martin Lindner

  • Bezafibrate increases very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase protein and mRNA expression in deficient fibroblasts and is a potential therapy for fatty acid oxidation disorders

    F. Djouadi;F. Aubey;D. Schlemmer;J.P.N. Ruiter

  • Measurement of peroxisomal fatty acid β‐oxidation in cultured human skin fibroblasts

    R. J. A. Wanders;S. Denis;J. P. N. Ruiter;R. B. H. Schutgens

  • Quantitative acylcarnitine profiling in fibroblasts using [U-13C] palmitic acid: an improved tool for the diagnosis of fatty acid oxidation defects.

    Fátima V. Ventura;Catarina G. Costa;Catarina G. Costa;Edward A. Struys;Jos Ruiter

  • Mutations in the gene encoding 3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA hydrolase results in progressive infantile neurodegeneration

    Ference J. Loupatty;Peter T. Clayton;Jos P.N. Ruiter;Rob Ofman

  • Isolated 2-Methylbutyrylglycinuria Caused by Short/Branched-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Identification of a New Enzyme Defect, Resolution of Its Molecular Basis, and Evidence for Distinct Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases in Isoleucine And Valine Metabolism

    Brage Storstein Andresen;Brage Storstein Andresen;Ernst Christensen;Thomas J. Corydon;Peter Bross

  • Monocarboxylate transporter 1 deficiency and ketone utilization.

    Peter M. van Hasselt;Sacha Ferdinandusse;Glen R. Monroe;Jos P. N. Ruiter

  • Acquired multiple Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in 10 horses with atypical myopathy

    Cornélie M. Westermann;L. Dorland;Dominique Votion;M. G. M. de Sain-van der Velden

  • 3-Methylglutaconic Aciduria Type I Is Caused by Mutations in AUH

    Lodewijk IJlst;Ference J. Loupatty;Jos P.N. Ruiter;Marinus Duran

  • Genetic Basis for Correction of Very-Long-Chain Acyl–Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase Deficiency by Bezafibrate in Patient Fibroblasts: Toward a Genotype-Based Therapy

    S. Gobin‐Limballe;F. Djouadi;F. Aubey;S. Olpin

  • Succinyl-CoA ligase deficiency: a mitochondrial hepatoencephalomyopathy.

    Johan L K Van Hove;Margarita S Saenz;Janet A Thomas;Renata C Gallagher

  • Identification of two novel mutations in OCTN2 of three patients with systemic carnitine deficiency.

    F.M. Vaz;H.R. Scholte;J. Ruiter;L.M. Hussaarts-Odijk

  • Characterization of D-3-hydroxybutyrylcarnitine (ketocarnitine): an identified ketosis-induced metabolite.

    Maarten R. Soeters;Mireille J. Serlie;Hans P. Sauerwein;Marinus Duran

  • Differentiation and proliferation of respiration-deficient human myoblasts.

    Nicole H. Herzberg;Rob Zwart;Ruud A. Wolterman;Jos P.N. Ruiter

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J.A. Wanders
Ronald J.A. Wanders University of Amsterdam
Lodewijk IJlst
Lodewijk IJlst University of Amsterdam
Marinus Duran
Marinus Duran University of Amsterdam
Sacha Ferdinandusse
Sacha Ferdinandusse University of Amsterdam
Hans R. Waterham
Hans R. Waterham University of Amsterdam
Sander M. Houten
Sander M. Houten Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Frits A. Wijburg
Frits A. Wijburg University of Amsterdam
Frédéric M. Vaz
Frédéric M. Vaz University of Amsterdam
Brage S. Andresen
Brage S. Andresen University of Southern Denmark
Niels Gregersen
Niels Gregersen Aarhus University Hospital

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