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Overview

Robert M.W. Hofstra is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Surgery, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

Their scientific work addresses various medical and biological topics, notably focusing on congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies, intestinal malrotation and obstruction disorders, congenital heart defects research, and esophageal and gastrointestinal pathology. Additional areas of study include the Hedgehog signaling pathway, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, and applications of single-cell and spatial transcriptomics.

Among notable recent papers, Hofstra's contributions include:

  • ERNICA guidelines for the management of rectosigmoid Hirschsprung's disease, 2020, Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • Zebrafish: A Model Organism for Studying Enteric Nervous System Development and Disease, 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Dysregulation of the NRG1/ERBB pathway causes a developmental disorder with gastrointestinal dysmotility in humans, 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Loss of enteric neuronal Ndrg4 promotes colorectal cancer via increased release of Nid1 and Fbln2, 2021, EMBO Reports
  • Universal Immunohistochemistry for Lynch Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 58,580 Colorectal Carcinomas, 2021, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Hofstra include:

  • Maria M. Alves
  • Laura E. Kuil
  • Jonathan D. Windster
  • René Wijnen
  • Veerle Melotte

Hofstra's work has been published repeatedly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, EMBO Reports, PLoS Genetics, and Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Evidence based selection of housekeeping genes

    Hendrik J. M. de Jonge;Rudolf S. N. Fehrmann;Eveline S. J. M. de Bont;Robert M. W. Hofstra

  • Phospholamban R14del mutation in patients diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy or arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: Evidence supporting the concept of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

    Paul A. van der Zwaag;Ingrid A. W. van Rijsingen;Angeliki Asimaki;Jan D. H. Jongbloed

  • Familial endometrial cancer in female carriers of MSH6 germline mutations

    J Wijnen;W de Leeuw;H Vasen;H van der Klift

  • Application of a 5-tiered scheme for standardized classification of 2,360 unique mismatch repair gene variants in the InSiGHT locus-specific database

    Bryony A Thompson;Bryony A Thompson;Amanda B Spurdle;John-Paul Plazzer;Marc S Greenblatt

  • C-elegans model identifies genetic modifiers of alpha-synuclein inclusion formation during aging

    Tjakko J. van Ham;Karen L. Thijssen;Rainer Breitling;Robert M. W. Hofstra

  • Trans-eQTLs reveal that independent genetic variants associated with a complex phenotype converge on intermediate genes, with a major role for the HLA.

    Rudolf S. N. Fehrmann;Ritsert C. Jansen;Jan H. Veldink;Harm-Jan Westra

  • Plakophilin-2 Mutations Are the Major Determinant of Familial Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy

    J.Peter van Tintelen;Mark M. Entius;Zahurul A. Bhuiyan;Roselie Jongbloed

  • PHOX2B mutations and polyalanine expansions correlate with the severity of the respiratory phenotype and associated symptoms in both congenital and late onset Central Hypoventilation syndrome

    I Matera;T Bachetti;F Puppo;M Di Duca

  • Molecular and Clinical Characteristics of MSH6 Variants: An Analysis of 25 Index Carriers of a Germline Variant

    Maran J.W. Berends;Ying Wu;Rolf H. Sijmons;Rob G.J. Mensink

  • CHD7 mutations and CHARGE syndrome: the clinical implications of an expanding phenotype

    J E H Bergman;N Janssen;L H Hoefsloot;M C J Jongmans

  • Mutations in a TGF-β ligand, TGFB3, cause syndromic aortic aneurysms and dissections.

    Aida M. Bertoli-Avella;Elisabeth Gillis;Hiroko Morisaki;Judith M A Verhagen

  • Segregation at three loci explains familial and population risk in Hirschsprung disease

    Stacey Bolk Gabriel;Rémi Salomon;Anna Pelet;Misha Angrist

  • Genetics, Clinical Features, and Long-Term Outcome of Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy

    Jaap I. van Waning;Kadir Caliskan;Yvonne M. Hoedemaekers;Karin Y. van Spaendonck-Zwarts

  • Mutation update on the CHD7 gene involved in CHARGE syndrome

    Nicole Janssen;Jorieke E. H. Bergman;Morris A. Swertz;Lisbeth Tranebjaerg

  • Histone methyltransferase gene SETD2 is a novel tumor suppressor gene in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

    Gerben Duns;Eva van den Berg;Inge van Duivenbode;Jan Osinga

  • Differential contributions of rare and common, coding and noncoding ret mutations to multifactorial hirschsprung disease liability

    Eileen Sproat Emison;Merce Garcia-Barcelo;Elizabeth A. Grice;Francesca Lantieri

  • Germline hypermethylation of MLH1 and EPCAM deletions are a frequent cause of Lynch syndrome.

    Renee C. Niessen;Robert M. W. Hofstra;Helga Westers;Marjolijn J. L. Ligtenberg

  • Distinct patterns of KRAS mutations in colorectal carcinomas according to germline mismatch repair defects and hMLH1 methylation status

    Carla Oliveira;Jantine L. Westra;Diego Arango;Miina Ollikainen

  • A human model for multigenic inheritance: Phenotypic expression in Hirschsprung disease requires both the RET gene and a new 9q31 locus

    Stacey Bolk;Anna Pelet;Robert M. W. Hofstra;Misha Angrist

  • Low-penetrance Genes and Their Involvement in Colorectal Cancer Susceptibility

    Mirjam M. de Jong;Ilja M. Nolte;Gerard J. te Meerman;Winette T. A. van der Graaf

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles H.C.M. Buys
Charles H.C.M. Buys University of Groningen
Rolf H. Sijmons
Rolf H. Sijmons University of Groningen
Jan H. Kleibeuker
Jan H. Kleibeuker University Medical Center Groningen
Harry Hollema
Harry Hollema University Medical Center Groningen
Gerard J. te Meerman
Gerard J. te Meerman University Medical Center Groningen
Stanislas Lyonnet
Stanislas Lyonnet Université Paris Cité
Isabella Ceccherini
Isabella Ceccherini University of Genoa
Raquel Seruca
Raquel Seruca University of Porto
Bart J. L. Eggen
Bart J. L. Eggen University Medical Center Groningen
Jeanne Amiel
Jeanne Amiel Université Paris Cité

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