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Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek

Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek

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Biology and Biochemistry

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Overview

Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research activity spans across a range of topics within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on cardiovascular and metabolic health.

Their recent publications include studies on genetics, metabolic biomarkers, and epidemiology:

  • Identification of 371 genetic variants for age at first sex and birth linked to externalising behaviour, 2021, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Quantification of dicarbonyl compounds in commonly consumed foods and drinks; presentation of a food composition database for dicarbonyls, 2020, Food Chemistry
  • Heritability estimates for 361 blood metabolites across 40 genome-wide association studies, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Metabolic Age Based on the BBMRI-NL 1 H-NMR Metabolomics Repository as Biomarker of Age-related Disease, 2020, Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine
  • Integration of epidemiologic, pharmacologic, genetic and gut microbiome data in a drug-metabolite atlas, 2020, Nature Medicine

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Coen D.A. Stehouwer
  • Carla Kallen
  • Miranda T. Schram
  • Simone J. P. M. Eussen
  • Casper G. Schalkwijk

Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek's work is regularly published in journals such as:

  • Diabetologia
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Journal of Hypertension
  • Nature Communications
  • Cardiovascular Diabetology

Their main fields of study are:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields to which their research contributes include:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Physiology

Major topics covered in their research are:

  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Diet and metabolism studies

Best Publications

  • Disease variants alter transcription factor levels and methylation of their binding sites.

    Marc Jan Bonder;René Luijk;Daria V Zhernakova;Matthijs Moed

  • Identification of context-dependent expression quantitative trait loci in whole blood

    Daria V Zhernakova;Patrick Deelen;Martijn Vermaat;Maarten van Iterson

  • Genetic and environmental influences interact with age and sex in shaping the human methylome

    Jenny van Dongen;Michel G. Nivard;Gonneke Willemsen;Jouke-Jan Hottenga

  • Nε-(Carboxymethyl)lysine-Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Product Axis Is a Key Modulator of Obesity-Induced Dysregulation of Adipokine Expression and Insulin Resistance

    Katrien H.J. Gaens;Gijs H. Goossens;Petra M. Niessen;Marleen M. van Greevenbroek

  • Adapted dietary inflammatory index and its association with a summary score for low-grade inflammation and markers of glucose metabolism: the Cohort study on Diabetes and Atherosclerosis Maastricht (CODAM) and the Hoorn study

    Geertruida J van Woudenbergh;Despoina Theofylaktopoulou;Anneleen Kuijsten;Isabel Ferreira

  • Glycemic index and glycemic load in relation to food and nutrient intake and metabolic risk factors in a Dutch population

    Huaidong Du;Daphne L. Van Der A;Marit M. E. Van Bakel;Carla J. H. Van Der Kallen

  • DNA methylation analysis identifies loci for blood pressure regulation

    Melissa A. Richard;Tianxiao Huan;Symen Ligthart;Rahul Gondalia

  • Metabolomics Profile in Depression: A Pooled Analysis of 230 Metabolic Markers in 5283 Cases With Depression and 10,145 Controls

    Mariska Bot;Yuri Milaneschi;Tahani Al-Shehri;Najaf Amin

  • Blood lipids influence DNA methylation in circulating cells

    Koen F. Dekkers;Maarten van Iterson;Roderick C. Slieker;Matthijs H. Moed

  • Abnormal postprandial apolipoprotein B-48 and triglyceride responses in normolipidemic women with greater than 70% stenotic coronary artery disease: a case-control study

    Ellen Meyer;H.Tineke Westerveld;Florianne C. de Ruyter-Meijstek;Marleen M.J. van Greevenbroek

  • Plasma levels of advanced glycation endproducts Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine, Nε-(carboxyethyl)lysine, and pentosidine are not independently associated with cardiovascular disease in individuals with or without type 2 diabetes: the Hoorn and CODAM studies.

    Nordin M. J. Hanssen;Lian Engelen;Isabel Ferreira;Jean L. J. M. Scheijen

  • Age-related accrual of methylomic variability is linked to fundamental ageing mechanisms

    Roderick C. Slieker;Maarten van Iterson;Rene Luijk;Marian Beekman

  • Dietary intake of advanced glycation endproducts is associated with higher levels of advanced glycation endproducts in plasma and urine: The CODAM study.

    Jean L.J.M. Scheijen;Nordin M.J. Hanssen;Marleen M. van Greevenbroek;Carla J. Van der Kallen

  • Iron Metabolism Is Associated With Adipocyte Insulin Resistance and Plasma Adiponectin: The Cohort on Diabetes and Atherosclerosis Maastricht (CODAM) study

    Nick Wlazlo;Nick Wlazlo;Marleen M.J. van Greevenbroek;Marleen M.J. van Greevenbroek;Isabel Ferreira;Eugene H.J.M. Jansen

  • Palmitic acid and linoleic acid metabolism in Caco-2 cells: different triglyceride synthesis and lipoprotein secretion.

    M.M.J. van Greevenbroek;W.F. Voorhout;D.W. Erkelens;G. van Meer

  • The genetics of familial combined hyperlipidaemia

    Martijn C. G. J. Brouwers;Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek;Coen D. A. Stehouwer;Jacqueline de Graaf

  • Skewed X-inactivation is common in the general female population

    Ekaterina Shvetsova;Ekaterina Shvetsova;Alina Sofronova;Alina Sofronova;Ramin Monajemi;Kristina Gagalova

  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis in the development of diabetes: is there a role for adipose tissue and liver?

    Carla J. H. van der Kallen;Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek;Coen D. A. Stehouwer;Casper G. Schalkwijk

  • Association of Polymorphism in the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE) Gene with Circulating RAGE Levels

    Katrien H. J. Gaens;Isabel Ferreira;Carla J. H. van der Kallen;Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek

  • The circulating PBEF/NAMPT/visfatin level is associated with a beneficial blood lipid profile

    Ping Wang;Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek;Freek G. Bouwman;Martijn C. G. J. Brouwers

Frequent Co-Authors

Coen D.A. Stehouwer
Coen D.A. Stehouwer Maastricht University
Casper G. Schalkwijk
Casper G. Schalkwijk Maastricht University
Edith J. M. Feskens
Edith J. M. Feskens Wageningen University & Research
Nicolaas C. Schaper
Nicolaas C. Schaper Maastricht University
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
P. Eline Slagboom
P. Eline Slagboom Leiden University Medical Center
Bastiaan T. Heijmans
Bastiaan T. Heijmans Leiden University Medical Center
Annemarie Koster
Annemarie Koster Maastricht University
Lude Franke
Lude Franke University Medical Center Groningen
Ellen E. Blaak
Ellen E. Blaak Maastricht University

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