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Ronald R. de Krijger is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research portfolio spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cancer Research, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. This multidisciplinary scope supports varied investigations primarily centered on cancer biology and endocrine pathology.

The scientist's recent papers reflect a strong engagement with adrenal and paraganglionic tumors, cancer genomics, diagnostics, and pediatric oncology. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Adrenocortical carcinomas and malignant phaeochromocytomas: ESMO-EURACAN Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up" (2020, Annals of Oncology)
  • "Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Paragangliomas and Pheochromocytomas" (2022, Endocrine Pathology)
  • "An organoid biobank for childhood kidney cancers that captures disease and tissue heterogeneity" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Adrenal Cortical Tumors" (2022, Endocrine Pathology)
  • "Single-cell transcriptomics of human embryos identifies multiple sympathoblast lineages with potential implications for neuroblastoma origin" (2021, Nature Genetics)

Frequent co-authors contributing to collaborative work with Ronald R. de Krijger include Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Annelies M. C. Mavinkurve-Groothuis, Jarno Drost, Annemieke S. Littooij, and Godelieve A.M. Tytgat. These collaborations reflect strong interdisciplinary and interinstitutional research networks, particularly in pediatric and oncological contexts.

The scientist has published extensively in several journals and platforms. Their most common publication venues are:

  • Cancers (16 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (9 publications)
  • Endocrine Pathology (6 publications)
  • Nature Communications (5 publications)
  • Nature Reviews Endocrinology (4 publications)

Main topics in their research emphasize:

  • Renal and related cancers
  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

In addition to peer-reviewed articles, Ronald R. de Krijger has contributed to book publications, including the recent title Tumors of the Adrenal Glands and Extra-Adrenal Paraganglia, published in 2024 by American Registry of Pathology Arlington, Virginia eBooks.

Best Publications

  • A common classification framework for neuroendocrine neoplasms: an International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and World Health Organization (WHO) expert consensus proposal.

    Guido Rindi;David S. Klimstra;Behnoush Abedi-Ardekani;Sylvia L. Asa

  • European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of adrenocortical carcinoma in adults, in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors

    Martin Fassnacht;Olaf M. Dekkers;Olaf M. Dekkers;Tobias Else;Eric Baudin;Eric Baudin

  • An immunohistochemical procedure to detect patients with paraganglioma and phaeochromocytoma with germline SDHB, SDHC, or SDHD gene mutations: a retrospective and prospective analysis.

    Francien H van Nederveen;José Gaal;Judith Favier;Esther Korpershoek

  • Defects in succinate dehydrogenase in gastrointestinal stromal tumors lacking KIT and PDGFRA mutations

    Katherine A. Janeway;Su Young Kim;Maya Lodish;Vânia Nosé

  • Integrated genomic characterization of adrenocortical carcinoma

    Guillaume Assié;Eric Letouzé;Martin Fassnacht;Anne Jouinot

  • Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma

    Lauren Fishbein;Lauren Fishbein;Ignaty Leshchiner;Ignaty Leshchiner;Vonn Walter;Vonn Walter;Ludmila Danilova;Ludmila Danilova

  • TNM Staging of Neoplasms of the Endocrine Pancreas: Results From a Large International Cohort Study

    Guido Rindi;M Falconi;C Klersy;L Albarello

  • Malignant pheochromocytoma: Current status and initiatives for future progress

    Graeme Eisenhofer;Stefan R. Bornstein;Frederieke M. Brouwers;Nai Kong V. Cheung

  • [(123)I]metaiodobenzylguanidine and [(111)In]octreotide uptake in begnign and malignant pheochromocytomas

    Erwin van der Harst;Wouter W. de Herder;Hajo A. Bruining;H. Jaap Bonjer

  • MAX Mutations Cause Hereditary and Sporadic Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma

    Nelly Burnichon;Alberto Cascón;Francesca Schiavi;Nicole Paes Morales

  • Pathobiological implications of the expression of markers of testicular carcinoma in situ by fetal germ cells

    Friedemann Honecker;Friedemann Honecker;Hans Stoop;Ronald R. De Krijger;Yun-Fai Chris Lau

  • Major Prognostic Role of Ki67 in Localized Adrenocortical Carcinoma After Complete Resection

    Felix Beuschlein;Jens Weigel;Wolfgang Saeger;Matthias Kroiss

  • SDHAF2 mutations in familial and sporadic paraganglioma and phaeochromocytoma

    Jean Pierre Bayley;Henricus P.M. Kunst;Alberto Cascon;Maria Lourdes Sampietro

  • SDHA Immunohistochemistry Detects Germline SDHA Gene Mutations in Apparently Sporadic Paragangliomas and Pheochromocytomas

    Esther Korpershoek;Judith Favier;Judith Favier;José Gaal;Nelly Burnichon;Nelly Burnichon

  • Adrenocortical carcinomas and malignant phaeochromocytomas: ESMO–EURACAN Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up†

    M. Fassnacht;G. Assie;E. Baudin;G. Eisenhofer

  • Mutations and allelic deletions of the MEN1 gene are associated with a subset of sporadic endocrine pancreatic and neuroendocrine tumors and not restricted to foregut neoplasms.

    Birgit Görtz;Jürgen Roth;Akiko Krähenmann;Ronald R. de Krijger

  • EANM 2012 guidelines for radionuclide imaging of phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma.

    David Taïeb;Henri J. Timmers;Elif Hindié;Benjamin A. Guillet

  • Targeted biallelic inactivation of Pten in the mouse prostate leads to prostate cancer accompanied by increased epithelial cell proliferation but not by reduced apoptosis.

    Xiaoqian Ma;Angelique C. Ziel-van der Made;Binha Autar;Hetty A. van der Korput

  • SDHB immunohistochemistry: a useful tool in the diagnosis of Carney–Stratakis and Carney triad gastrointestinal stromal tumors

    José Gaal;Constantine A Stratakis;J Aidan Carney;Evan R Ball

  • SDHB/SDHA immunohistochemistry in pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas: a multicenter interobserver variation analysis using virtual microscopy: a Multinational Study of the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors (ENS@T).

    Thomas G. Papathomas;Lindsey Oudijk;Alexandre Persu;Anthony J. Gill

Frequent Co-Authors

Wouter W. de Herder
Wouter W. de Herder Erasmus University Rotterdam
Karel Pacak
Karel Pacak National Institutes of Health
Dick Tibboel
Dick Tibboel Erasmus University Rotterdam
Steven W. J. Lamberts
Steven W. J. Lamberts Erasmus University Rotterdam
Leo J. Hofland
Leo J. Hofland Erasmus University Rotterdam
Felix Beuschlein
Felix Beuschlein University of Zurich
Jérôme Bertherat
Jérôme Bertherat Université Paris Cité
Massimo Mannelli
Massimo Mannelli University of Florence
Annelies de Klein
Annelies de Klein Erasmus University Rotterdam

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