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Katleen De Preter

Katleen De Preter

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Genetics

D-Index
53
Citations
31734
World Ranking
3679
National Ranking
52

Overview

Katleen De Preter is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans numerous subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Neurology, Oncology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's scholarly output encompasses a variety of topics, with significant focus on Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Renal and related cancers, RNA modifications and cancer, and Gene expression and cancer classification.

Katleen De Preter's recent publications include:

  • Benchmarking of cell type deconvolution pipelines for transcriptomics data, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The RNA Atlas expands the catalog of human non-coding RNAs, 2021, Nature Biotechnology
  • Frequency and Prognostic Impact of ALK Amplifications and Mutations in the European Neuroblastoma Study Group (SIOPEN) High-Risk Neuroblastoma Trial (HR-NBL1), 2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • The pitfalls and promise of liquid biopsies for diagnosing and treating solid tumors in children: a review, 2020, European Journal of Pediatrics
  • Minimally invasive classification of paediatric solid tumours using reduced representation bisulphite sequencing of cell-free DNA: a proof-of-principle study, 2020, Epigenetics

The venues where this researcher publishes most frequently include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Biotechnology
  • European Journal of Pediatrics
  • Epigenetics

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations are:

  • Frank Speleman
  • Pieter Mestdagh
  • Jo Vandesompele
  • Ruben Van Paemel
  • Bram De Wilde

Best Publications

  • Accurate normalization of real-time quantitative RT-PCR data by geometric averaging of multiple internal control genes

    Jo Vandesompele;Katleen De Preter;Filip Pattyn;Bruce Poppe

  • Mutational dynamics between primary and relapse neuroblastomas

    Alexander Schramm;Johannes Köster;Johannes Köster;Yassen Assenov;Kristina Althoff

  • Meta-analysis of Neuroblastomas Reveals a Skewed ALK Mutation Spectrum in Tumors with MYCN Amplification

    Sara De Brouwer;Katleen De Preter;Candy Kumps;Piotr Zabrocki

  • Evaluation of qPCR curve analysis methods for reliable biomarker discovery: bias, resolution, precision, and implications.

    Jan M. Ruijter;Michael W. Pfaffl;Sheng Zhao;Andrej N. Spiess

  • Benchmarking of cell type deconvolution pipelines for transcriptomics data.

    Francisco Avila Cobos;Francisco Avila Cobos;José Alquicira-Hernandez;José Alquicira-Hernandez;Joseph E. Powell;Joseph E. Powell;Pieter Mestdagh

  • Measurable impact of RNA quality on gene expression results from quantitative PCR

    Joëlle Vermeulen;Katleen De Preter;Steve Lefever;Justine Nuytens

  • Computational deconvolution of transcriptomics data from mixed cell populations.

    Francisco Avila Cobos;Jo Vandesompele;Pieter Mestdagh;Katleen De Preter

  • Predicting outcomes for children with neuroblastoma using a multigene-expression signature: a retrospective SIOPEN/COG/GPOH study

    Joëlle Vermeulen;Katleen De Preter;Arlene Naranjo;Liesbeth Vercruysse

  • Unequivocal Delineation of Clinicogenetic Subgroups and Development of a New Model for Improved Outcome Prediction in Neuroblastoma

    Jo Vandesompele;Michael Baudis;Katleen De Preter;Nadine Van Roy

  • Quantification of MYCN, DDX1, and NAG Gene Copy Number in Neuroblastoma Using a Real-Time Quantitative PCR Assay

    Katleen De Preter;Frank Speleman;Valérie Combaret;John Lunec

  • Targeted expression of mutated ALK induces neuroblastoma in transgenic mice.

    Lukas C Heukamp;Theresa Thor;Alexander Schramm;Katleen De Preter

  • Human fetal neuroblast and neuroblastoma transcriptome analysis confirms neuroblast origin and highlights neuroblastoma candidate genes

    Katleen De Preter;Jo Vandesompele;Pierre Heimann;Nurten Yigit

  • Asthma inflammatory phenotypes show differential microRNA expression in sputum

    Tania Maes;Francisco Avila Cobos;Florence Schleich;Valentina Sorbello

  • Targeting MYCN-Driven Transcription By BET-Bromodomain Inhibition

    Anton Henssen;Anton Henssen;Kristina Althoff;Andrea Odersky;Anneleen Beckers

  • An integrative genomics screen uncovers ncRNA T-UCR functions in neuroblastoma tumours

    P. Mestdagh;Erik Fredlund;Erik Fredlund;F. Pattyn;A. Rihani

  • MYCN/c-MYC-induced microRNAs repress coding gene networks associated with poor outcome in MYCN/c-MYC-activated tumors

    P Mestdagh;E Fredlund;F Pattyn;J H Schulte

  • A Cre-conditional MYCN-driven neuroblastoma mouse model as an improved tool for preclinical studies.

    K Althoff;A Beckers;E Bell;M Nortmeyer

  • Cross-Cohort Analysis Identifies a TEAD4-MYCN Positive Feedback Loop as the Core Regulatory Element of High-Risk Neuroblastoma.

    Presha Rajbhandari;Gonzalo Lopez;Gonzalo Lopez;Claudia Capdevila;Beatrice Salvatori

  • Therapeutic targeting of the MYC signal by inhibition of histone chaperone FACT in neuroblastoma

    Daniel R. Carter;Jayne Murray;Belamy B. Cheung;Laura Gamble

  • SCORPIUS improves trajectory inference and identifies novel modules in dendritic cell development

    Cannoodt R;Saelens W;Sichien D;Tavernier S

Frequent Co-Authors

Jo Vandesompele
Jo Vandesompele Ghent University
Franki Speleman
Franki Speleman Ghent University
Johannes H. Schulte
Johannes H. Schulte Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Nadine Van Roy
Nadine Van Roy Ghent University
Pieter Mestdagh
Pieter Mestdagh Ghent University
Genevieve Laureys
Genevieve Laureys Ghent University Hospital
Björn Menten
Björn Menten Ghent University Hospital
Rogier Versteeg
Rogier Versteeg University of Amsterdam
Anne De Paepe
Anne De Paepe Ghent University Hospital
Jan Koster
Jan Koster University of Amsterdam

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