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Mirjam van der Burg is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on immunology, microbiology, and medicine, contributing extensively to the understanding of immune system function and related disorders.

Their work spans multiple key areas within the life sciences including immunology, genetics, molecular biology, epidemiology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Specific research topics cover immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders, immune cell function and interaction, blood disorders and treatments, T-cell and B-cell immunology, genomics and rare diseases, cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, and cystic fibrosis research advances.

The scientist's recent publications reflect active engagement with cutting-edge topics in immunology and gene therapy. Notable papers include:

  • The expansion of human T-bet high CD21 low B cells is T cell dependent (2021) published in Science Immunology
  • Successful Preclinical Development of Gene Therapy for Recombinase-Activating Gene-1-Deficient SCID (2020) published in Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development
  • IL-7 receptor signaling drives human B-cell progenitor differentiation and expansion (2023) published in Blood
  • Loss of ZBTB24 impairs nonhomologous end-joining and class-switch recombination in patients with ICF syndrome (2020) published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Parents' Perspectives and Societal Acceptance of Implementation of Newborn Screening for SCID in the Netherlands (2020) published in Journal of Clinical Immunology

Frequent collaborators who have co-authored multiple works with this scientist include:

  • Ingrid Pico-Knijnenburg
  • Maartje Blom
  • Arjan C. Lankester
  • Jacques J. M. van Dongen
  • Sanami Takada

Their publications are commonly featured in journals such as Frontiers in Immunology, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Journal of Clinical Immunology, International Journal of Neonatal Screening, and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

Within their scholarly output, a strong emphasis is placed on immune system mechanisms and clinical implications, concentrating on understanding immunodeficiency syndromes and developing therapeutic approaches. Their work integrates molecular and genetic aspects with clinical research, supporting advancements in treatment and screening strategies, particularly for rare and genetic immune disorders.

Best Publications

  • Targeted genome editing in human repopulating haematopoietic stem cells

    Pietro Genovese;Giulia Schiroli;Giulia Escobar;Tiziano Di Tomaso

  • An antibody-deficiency syndrome due to mutations in the CD19 gene

    Menno C van Zelm;Ismail Reisli;Mirjam van der Burg;Diana Castaño

  • Human memory B cells originate from three distinct germinal center-dependent and -independent maturation pathways.

    Magdalena A. Berkowska;Gertjan J. A. Driessen;Vasilis Bikos;Christina Grosserichter-Wagener

  • CD81 gene defect in humans disrupts CD19 complex formation and leads to antibody deficiency

    Menno C. Van Zelm;Julie Smet;Brigitte Adams;Françoise Mascart

  • The human syndrome of dendritic cell, monocyte, B and NK lymphoid deficiency

    Venetia Bigley;Muzlifah Haniffa;Sergei Doulatov;Xiao-Nong Wang

  • Circulating CD21low B cells in common variable immunodeficiency resemble tissue homing, innate-like B cells

    Mirzokhid Rakhmanov;Baerbel Keller;Sylvia Gutenberger;Christian Foerster

  • Replication history of B lymphocytes reveals homeostatic proliferation and extensive antigen-induced B cell expansion

    Menno C. van Zelm;Tomasz Szczepański;Mirjam van der Burg;Jacques J.M. van Dongen

  • Human ICOS deficiency abrogates the germinal center reaction and provides a monogenic model for common variable immunodeficiency.

    Klaus Warnatz;Lukas Bossaller;Ulrich Salzer;Andrea Skrabl-Baumgartner

  • A DNA-PKcs mutation in a radiosensitive T–B– SCID patient inhibits Artemis activation and nonhomologous end-joining

    Mirjam Van Der Burg;Hanna IJspeert;Nicole S. Verkaik;Tuba Turul

  • Immunoglobulin gene rearrangements and the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma

    David Gonzalez;Mirjam van der Burg;Ramon Garcia-Sanz;James A. Fenton

  • Age-associated distribution of normal B-cell and plasma cell subsets in peripheral blood

    Elena Blanco;Martín Pérez-Andrés;Sonia Arriba-Méndez;Teresa Contreras-Sanfeliciano

  • Comparative analysis of Ig and TCR gene rearrangements at diagnosis and at relapse of childhood precursor-B–ALL provides improved strategies for selection of stable PCR targets for monitoring of minimal residual disease

    Tomasz Szczepański;Marja J. Willemse;Bas Brinkhof;Elisabeth R. van Wering

  • Role of truncating mutations in MME gene in fetomaternal alloimmunisation and antenatal glomerulopathies

    Hanna Debiec;Jeroen Nauta;Florence Coulet;Mirjam van der Burg

  • Ig gene rearrangement steps are initiated in early human precursor B cell subsets and correlate with specific transcription factor expression

    Menno C. van Zelm;Mirjam van der Burg;Dick de Ridder;Barbara H. Barendregt

  • Mutations in ZBTB24 are associated with immunodeficiency, centromeric instability, and facial anomalies syndrome type 2

    Jessica C. de Greef;Jun Wang;Judit Balog;Johan T. den Dunnen

  • A new type of radiosensitive T–B–NK+ severe combined immunodeficiency caused by a LIG4 mutation

    Mirjam van der Burg;Lieneke R. van Veelen;Nicole S. Verkaik;Wouter W. Wiegant

  • Targeted next-generation sequencing: a novel diagnostic tool for primary immunodeficiencies.

    Isaac J Nijman;Joris M van Montfrans;Marlous Hoogstraat;Marianne L Boes

  • Educational paper. The expanding clinical and immunological spectrum of severe combined immunodeficiency.

    Mirjam van der Burg;Andy R. Gennery

  • TREC Based Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease: A Systematic Review

    Jet van der Spek;Rolf H. H. Groenwold;Mirjam van der Burg;Joris M. van Montfrans

  • Heterogeneous clinical presentation in ICF syndrome: correlation with underlying gene defects.

    Corry M R Weemaes;Maarten J D van Tol;Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Monique M van Ostaijen-Ten Dam

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques J.M. van Dongen
Jacques J.M. van Dongen Leiden University Medical Center
Menno C. van Zelm
Menno C. van Zelm Monash University
Anton W. Langerak
Anton W. Langerak Erasmus University Rotterdam
Luigi D. Notarangelo
Luigi D. Notarangelo National Institutes of Health
Alberto Orfao
Alberto Orfao University of Salamanca
Dik C. van Gent
Dik C. van Gent Erasmus University Rotterdam
Andrew R. Gennery
Andrew R. Gennery Newcastle University
klaus schwarz
klaus schwarz University of Ulm
Anna Villa
Anna Villa National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Arjan C. Lankester
Arjan C. Lankester Leiden University Medical Center

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