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Rolf H. Sijmons is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily operates at the intersection of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on pathology and forensic medicine, molecular biology, cancer research, genetics, and oncology.

The main topics of Sijmons's work include:

  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Cancer genomics and diagnostics
  • Genomics and rare diseases
  • Colorectal cancer screening and detection
  • Colorectal cancer treatments and studies
  • Colorectal and anal carcinomas
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Sijmons has contributed to several frequently cited research papers, illustrating a focus on cancer surveillance, genetic syndrome management, and diagnostic advancements. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Cancer Surveillance Guideline for individuals with PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome," 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Mortality by age, gene and gender in carriers of pathogenic mismatch repair gene variants receiving surveillance for early cancer diagnosis and treatment: a report from the prospective Lynch syndrome database," 2023, EClinicalMedicine
  • "Colorectal cancer incidences in Lynch syndrome: a comparison of results from the prospective Lynch syndrome database and the international mismatch repair consortium," 2022, Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
  • "A prospective study on rapid exome sequencing as a diagnostic test for multiple congenital anomalies on fetal ultrasound," 2020, Prenatal Diagnosis
  • "Risk-reducing hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in female heterozygotes of pathogenic mismatch repair variants: a Prospective Lynch Syndrome Database report," 2020, Genetics in Medicine

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Stefan Aretz
  • D. Gareth Evans
  • Verena Steinke-Lange
  • Elke Holinski-Feder
  • Maartje Nielsen

Sijmons's work has been published in several recurring venues, which include:

  • Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • Journal of Personalized Medicine
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine

Best Publications

  • Germline Mutations in the PTEN/MMAC1 Gene in Patients With Cowden Disease

    M. R. Nelen;W. C. G. Van Staveren;E. A. J. Peeters;Mohammed Ben Hassel

  • Cancer risk and survival in path_MMR carriers by gene and gender up to 75 years of age: a report from the Prospective Lynch Syndrome Database

    Pål Møller;Toni T Seppälä;Inge Bernstein;Inge Bernstein;Elke Holinski-Feder

  • Cancer incidence and survival in Lynch syndrome patients receiving colonoscopic and gynaecological surveillance: first report from the prospective Lynch syndrome database

    Pal Moller;Toni Seppala;Inge Bernstein;Inge Bernstein;Elke Holinski-Feder

  • Cancer risks by gene, age, and gender in 6350 carriers of pathogenic mismatch repair variants: findings from the Prospective Lynch Syndrome Database

    Mev Dominguez-Valentin;Julian R. Sampson;Toni T. Seppälä;Sanne W. ten Broeke

  • Familial endometrial cancer in female carriers of MSH6 germline mutations

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

  • Clinical findings with implications for genetic testing in families with clustering of colorectal cancer.

    JT Wijnen;Hfa Vasen;PM Khan;AH Zwinderman

  • 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

  • Association of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer-related tumors displaying low microsatellite instability with MSH6 germline mutations.

    Ying Wu;Maran J.W. Berends;Rob G.J. Mensink;Claudia Kempinga

  • Targeted next-generation sequencing can replace Sanger sequencing in clinical diagnostics

    Birgit Sikkema-Raddatz;Lennart F. Johansson;Eddy N. de Boer;Rowida Almomani

  • TP53 germline mutation testing in 180 families suspected of Li–Fraumeni syndrome: mutation detection rate and relative frequency of cancers in different familial phenotypes

    Marielle W. G. Ruijs;Senno Verhoef;Matti A. Rookus;Roelof Pruntel

  • 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

  • Risks of Less Common Cancers in Proven Mutation Carriers With Lynch Syndrome

    Christoph Engel;Markus Loeffler;Verena Steinke;Nils Rahner

  • Risk of colorectal and endometrial cancers in EPCAM deletion-positive Lynch syndrome: a cohort study

    Marlies J E Kempers;Roland P Kuiper;Charlotte W Ockeloen;Pierre O Chappuis

  • Guidelines for the Li–Fraumeni and heritable TP53-related cancer syndromes

    Thierry Frebourg;Svetlana Bajalica Lagercrantz;Carla Oliveira;Rita Magenheim

  • 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

  • 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

  • Multiplicity in polyp count and extracolonic manifestations in 40 Dutch patients with MYH associated polyposis coli (MAP)

    M Nielsen;P F Franken;T H C M Reinards;M M Weiss

  • Molecular evidence linking primary cancer of the fallopian tube to BRCA1 germline mutations.

    R. P. Zweemer;P. J. Van Diest;R. H. M. Verheijen;A. Ryan

  • Lynch Syndrome Caused by Germline PMS2 Mutations: Delineating the Cancer Risk

    Sanne W. ten Broeke;Richard M. Brohet;Carli M. Tops;Heleen M. van der Klift

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan H. Kleibeuker
Jan H. Kleibeuker University Medical Center Groningen
Robert M.W. Hofstra
Robert M.W. Hofstra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Hans F. A. Vasen
Hans F. A. Vasen Leiden University
Frederik J. Hes
Frederik J. Hes Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Harry Hollema
Harry Hollema University Medical Center Groningen
Fred H. Menko
Fred H. Menko Netherlands Cancer Institute
Pål Møller
Pål Møller Oslo University Hospital
Juul T. Wijnen
Juul T. Wijnen Leiden University Medical Center
Gabriel Capellá
Gabriel Capellá Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge
Richard J. Sinke
Richard J. Sinke University Medical Center Groningen

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