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Sita H. Vermeulen

Sita H. Vermeulen

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Biology and Biochemistry

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67
Citations
25879
World Ranking
8059
National Ranking
211

Overview

Sita H. Vermeulen is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research spans several intersecting fields of medicine and molecular biology, with a particular focus on bladder cancer and immune system mechanisms.

Vermeulen's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The subfields of their work cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery
  • Immunology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Genetics

Key research topics addressed in their publications are:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis

Their recent scholarly works include:

  • "Trained immunity as a molecular mechanism for BCG immunotherapy in bladder cancer," 2020, Nature Reviews Urology
  • "Genome-wide Association Study of Bladder Cancer Reveals New Biological and Translational Insights," 2023, European Urology
  • "Lysine methyltransferase G9a is an important modulator of trained immunity," 2021, Clinical & Translational Immunology
  • "Intravesical BCG in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer induces trained immunity and decreases respiratory infections," 2023, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • "Association between circulating inflammatory markers and adult cancer risk: a Mendelian randomization analysis," 2024, EBioMedicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Vermeulen include:

  • Lambertus A. Kiemeney
  • Tessel E. Galesloot
  • Egbert Oosterwijk
  • Antoine G. van der Heijden
  • Katja K.H. Aben

Common venues for publication in their research career are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Urology
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Bladder Cancer
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Association Between Telomere Length and Risk of Cancer and Non-Neoplastic Diseases A Mendelian Randomization Study

    Philip C Haycock;Stephen Burgess;Aayah Nounu

  • FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index

    Jian Yang;Jian Yang;Ruth J F Loos;Ruth J F Loos;Joseph E. Powell;Joseph E. Powell;Sarah E. Medland

  • Sequence Variant on 8q24 Confers Susceptibility to Urinary Bladder Cancer

    Lambertus A Kiemeney;Steinunn Thorlacius;Patrick Sulem;Frank Geller

  • A multi-stage genome-wide association study of bladder cancer identifies multiple susceptibility loci

    Nathaniel Rothman;Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Nilanjan Chatterjee;Nuria Malats

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 19p13.3 (UNC13A) and 9p21.2 as susceptibility loci for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Michael A van Es;Jan H Veldink;Christiaan G J Saris;Hylke M Blauw

  • Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

    Valérie Turcot;Yingchang Lu;Yingchang Lu;Heather M Highland;Heather M Highland;Claudia Schurmann

  • Two newly identified genetic determinants of pigmentation in Europeans.

    Patrick Sulem;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Simon N Stacey;Agnar Helgason

  • Serum hepcidin: reference ranges and biochemical correlates in the general population.

    Tessel E. Galesloot;Sita H. Vermeulen;Anneke J. Geurts-Moespot;Siem M. Klaver

  • Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans

    Matthew R. Robinson;Aaron Kleinman;Mariaelisa Graff;Anna A.E. Vinkhuyzen

  • Meta-analysis of Genome-wide Association Studies for Neuroticism, and the Polygenic Association With Major Depressive Disorder

    Marleen H.M. De Moor;Stéphanie M. Van Den Berg;Karin J.H. Verweij;Karin J.H. Verweij;Robert F. Krueger

  • Motor coordination problems in children and adolescents with ADHD rated by parents and teachers: effects of age and gender

    E. Fliers;N. Rommelse;S. H. H. M. Vermeulen;M. Altink

  • Genome-wide association study of renal cell carcinoma identifies two susceptibility loci on 2p21 and 11q13.3

    Mark P. Purdue;Mattias Johansson;Diana Zelenika;Jorge R. Toro

  • Novel loci affecting iron homeostasis and their effects in individuals at risk for hemochromatosis

    Beben Benyamin;Tonu Esko;Janina S. Ried;Aparna Radhakrishnan

  • Correlation of rheumatoid arthritis severity with the genetic functional variants and circulating levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor.

    Timothy R. D. J. Radstake;Fred C. G. J. Sweep;Paco Welsing;Barbara Franke

  • A meta-analysis of thyroid-related traits reveals novel loci and gender-specific differences in the regulation of thyroid function

    Eleonora Porcu;Marco Medici;Giorgio Pistis;Claudia B Volpato

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I. Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Maegi;Andrea Ganna

Frequent Co-Authors

Lambertus A. Kiemeney
Lambertus A. Kiemeney Radboud University
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Fernando Rivadeneira
Fernando Rivadeneira Erasmus University Rotterdam
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
Barbara Franke
Barbara Franke Radboud University
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu

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