Home
Paulussen AD, Raes A, Jongbloed
RJ, Gilissen RA, Wilde AA, Snyders DJ, Smeets HJ, Aerssens J. HERG
mutation predicts short QT based on channel kinetics but causes long QT by
heterotetrameric trafficking deficiency. Cardiovasc Res. 2005 Jun 13
Gielen M, Pinto-Sietsma SJ, Zeegers MP, Loos RJ, Fagard R, de Leeuw PW,
Beunen G, Derom C, Vlietinck R. Birth Weight and Creatinine Clearance in
Young Adult Twins: Influence of Genetic, Prenatal, and Maternal Factors. J Am
Soc Nephrol. 2005 Jun 8
Lambrechts D, Devriendt K, Driscoll DA, Goldmuntz E, Gewillig M, Vlietinck R,
Collen D, Carmeliet P. Low expression VEGF haplotype increases the risk for
tetralogy of Fallot: a family based association study. J Med Genet. 2005
Jun;42(6):519-22
Aerssens
J, Paulussen AD. Pharmacogenomics
and acquired long QT syndrome. Pharmacogenomics
2005 Apr;6(3):259-70
Van Kruiningen HJ, Joossens M, Vermeire S, Joossens S, Debeugny S,
Gower-Rousseau C, Cortot A, Colombel JF, Rutgeerts P, Vlietinck R.
Environmental Factors in Familial Crohn's Disease in Belgium. Inflamm Bowel Dis.
2005 Apr;11(4):360-365
Yarden J, Radojkovic D, De Boeck K, Macek M Jr, Zemkova D, Vavrova V, Vlietinck
R, Cassiman JJ, Cuppens H. Association of tumour necrosis factor alpha
variants with the CF pulmonary phenotype. Thorax. 2005 Apr;60(4):320-5
Persu A, Vinck WJ, Khattabi OE, Janssen RG, Paulussen AD, Devuyst
O, Vlietinck R, Fagard RH. Influence of the endothelial nitric oxide
synthase gene on conventional and ambulatory blood pressure: sib-pair analysis
and haplotype study. J Hypertens. 2005 Apr;23(4):759-765
Pierik M, De Hertogh G, Vermeire S, Van Assche G, Van Eyken P, Joossens S,
Claessens G, Vlietinck R, Rutgeerts P, Geboes K. Epithelioid
granulomas, pattern recognition receptors, and phenotypes of Crohn's disease. Gut.
2005 Feb;54(2):223-7
Pierik M, Yang H, Barmada MM, Cavanaugh JA, Annese V, Brant SR, Cho JH,
Duerr RH, Hugot JP, McGovern DP, Paavola-Sakki P, Radford-Smith GL, Pavli P,
Silverberg MS, Schreiber S, Taylor KD, Vlietinck R; for the IBD
International Genetics Consortium. The
IBD International Genetics Consortium Provides Further Evidence for Linkage to
IBD4 and Shows Gene-Environment Interaction. Inflamm Bowel Dis.
2005 Jan;11(1):1-7
Petit MM, Meulemans SM, Alen P, Ayoubi TA, Jansen E, Van de Ven WJ.
The tumor suppressor Scrib interacts with the zyxin-related protein LPP, which
shuttles between cell adhesion sites and the nucleus. BMC Cell Biol. 2005 Jan
13;6(1):1
Smeets E, Terhal P, Casaer P, Peters A, Midro A, Schollen E, van Roozendaal K,
Moog U, Matthijs G, Herbergs J, Smeets H, Curfs L, Schrander-Stumpel C,
Fryns JP. Rett
syndrome in females with CTS hot spot deletions: a disorder profile. Am J
Med Genet A.
2005 Jan 15;132(2):117-20
Derom R, Derom C, Loos RJ, Thiery E, Vlietinck R, Fryns JP.
Gender
mix: does it modify birthweight - outcome association? Paediatr
Perinat Epidemiol.
2005 Jan;19 Suppl 1:37-40
Loos RJ, Derom C, Derom R, Vlietinck R. Determinants
of birthweight and intrauterine growth in liveborn twins. Paediatr
Perinat Epidemiol.
2005 Jan;19 Suppl 1:15-22
van
den Bosch BJ, van den Burg CM, Schoonderwoerd
K, Lindsey PJ, Scholte HR, de Coo RF, van Rooij E, Rockman HA, Doevendans
PA, Smeets HJ. Regional absence of mitochondria causing energy depletion
in the myocardium of muscle LIM protein knockout mice. Cardiovasc Res.
2005 Feb 1;65(2):411-8
Vos MA, Paulussen AD. Genetic basis of
drug-induced arrhythmias. Ann Med. 2004;36 Suppl 1:35-40. PMID: 15176422
Paulussen AD, Gilissen RA, Armstrong M, Doevendans PA, Verhasselt P, Smeets HJ,
Schulze-Bahr E, Haverkamp W, Breithardt G, Cohen N, Aerssens J. Genetic
variations of KCNQ1, KCNH2, SCN5A, KCNE1, and KCNE2 in drug-induced long QT
syndrome patients. (J Mol Med. 2004 Mar;82(3):182-8. Epub 2004 Feb 04.) PMID:
14760488
Jacobs LJ, Jongbloed RJ, Wijburg FA, de Klerk JB, Geraedts JP, Nijland JG,
Scholte HR, de Coo IF, Smeets HJ. Pearson syndrome and the role of deletion
dimers and duplications in the mtDNA. (J Inherit Metab Dis. 2004;27(1):47-55)
PMID: 14970745
Drusedau M, Dreesen JC, De Die-Smulders C, Hardy K, Bras M, Dumoulin JC, Evers
JL, Smeets HJ, Geraedts JP, Herbergs J. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis of
spinocerebellar ataxia 3 by (CAG)(n) repeat detection. (Mol Hum Reprod. 2004
Jan;10(1):71-5.) PMID: 14665709
Vermeire S, Rutgeerts P, Van Steen K, Joossens S, Claessens G, Pierik M, Peeters
M, Vlietinck R. Genome wide scan in a Flemish inflammatory bowel disease
population: support for the IBD4 locus, population heterogeneity, and epistasis.
(Gut. 2004 Jul;53(7):980-6.) PMID: 15194648
Zeegers MP, Rijsdijk F, Sham P, Fagard R, Gielen M, De Leeuw PW, Vlietinck R.
The contribution of risk factors to blood pressure heritability estimates in
young adults: the East flanders prospective twin study. (Twin Res. 2004
Jun;7(3):245-53) PMID: 15193169
Huygens W, Thomis MA, Peeters MW, Aerssens J, Janssen R, Vlietinck RF, Beunen G.
Linkage of myostatin pathway genes with knee strength in humans. (Physiol
Genomics. 2004 May 19;17(3):264-70. Epub 2004 Mar 16.) PMID: 15026560
Van de Putte B, Matthijs K, Vlietinck R. A social component in the negative
effect of sons on maternal longevity in pre-industrial humans. (J Biosoc Sci.
2004 May;36(3):289-97.) PMID: 15164937
Thomis MA, Huygens W, Heuninckx S, Chagnon M, Maes HH, Claessens AL, Vlietinck
R, Bouchard C, Beunen GP.Exploration of myostatin polymorphisms and the
angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion genotype in responses of human
muscle to strength training. (Eur J Appl Physiol. 2004 Apr 9 [Epub ahead of
print]) PMID: 15083369
Huygens W, Thomis MA, Peeters MW, Vlietinck RF, Beunen GP Determinants and
upper-limit heritabilities of skeletal muscle mass and strength. (Can J Appl
Physiol. 2004 Apr;29(2):186-200.) PMID: 15064427
Zeegers MP, Poppel Fv F, Vlietinck R, Spruijt L, Ostrer H. Founder mutations
among the Dutch. (Eur J Hum Genet. 2004 Mar 10 [Epub ahead of print]) PMID:
15010701
Esters N, Pierik M, van Steen K, Vermeire S, Claessens G, Joossens S, Vlietinck
R, Rutgeerts P. Transmission of CARD15 (NOD2) variants within families of
patients with inflammatory bowel disease. (Am J Gastroenterol. 2004
Feb;99(2):299-305.) PMID: 15046221
Esters N, Pierik M, van Steen K, Vermeire S, Claessens G, Joossens S, Vlietinck
R, Rutgeerts P. Transmission of CARD15 (NOD2) variants within families of
patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004
Feb;99(2):299-305. PMID: 15046221
Huygens W, Thomis MA, Peeters MW, Aerssens J, Janssen R, Vlietinck RF, Beunen G.
Linkage of myostatin pathway genes with knee strength in humans. Physiol
Genomics. 2004 Mar 16. PMID: 15026560
Jan R. Brants, Torik A.Y. Ayoubi, Kiran Chada, Wim J. M. Van de Ven and Marleen
M. R. Petit. Differential regulation of the insulin-like growth factor II
mRNA-binding protein genes by architectural transcription factor HMGA2. FEBS
letters, accepted for publication, 2004.
Knaapen AM, Ketelslegers HB, Gottschalk RWH, Janssen RGJH, Paulussen ADC, Smeets
HJM, Godschalk R, Van Schooten FJ, Kleinjans JCS, Van Delft JHM. Simultaneous
genotyping of nine polymorphisms in xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes using
multiplex PCR amplification and single base extension. Submitted to Clin Chem,
March 11, 2004.
Huygens W, Thomis, M.A., Peeters, M.W., Aerssens, J., Janssen, R., Vlietinck,
R.F., Beunen G. (2004a) A Quantitative Trait Locus on 13q14.2 for trunk
strength? J Appl Physiol. Submitted
Huygens W, Thomis, M.A., Peeters, M.W., Aerssens, J., Vlietinck, R.F., Beunen
G.P. (2004b) Linkage analysis on myostatin pathway genes show three potent QTLs
for human muscle strength. Am J Hum Gen. submitted and under revision.
Yarden J. RJ, De Boeck K., Macek Jr M., Zemkova D., Vavrova V., Vlietinck R.,
Cassiman JJ., Cuppens H. (2004) Polymorphisms in Mannose Binding Lectin affect
the CF Pulmonary Phenotype. Journal of Medical Genetics. Accepted.
Nieder A, Taneja S, Zeegers M, Ostrer H. Genetic counseling for prostate cancer
risk. Clin Genet. 2003 Mar;63(3):169-176. PMID: 12694223 
Henskens LH, Spiering W, Stoffers HE, Soomers FL, Vlietinck RF, de Leeuw PW,
Kroon AA. Effects of ACE I/D and AT1R-A1166C polymorphisms on blood pressure in
a healthy normotensive primary care population: first results of the Hippocates
study. J Hypertens. 2003 Jan;21(1):81-6. PMID: 12544439 
Loos, R. J., C. Derom, et al. Determinants of birthweight and intrauterine
growth in liveborn twins. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2003: in
press.
Langendonck L, Claessens AL, Vlietinck R, Derom C, Beunen G. Influence of
Weight-bearing Exercises on Bone Acquisition in Prepubertal Monozygotic Female
Twins: A Randomized Controlled Prospective Study. Calcif Tissue Int. 2003
Mar: epub ahead of print. PMID: 12616330 
Derom C, Derom R, Loos RJ, Jacobs N, Vlietinck R. Retrospective determination of
chorion type in twins using a simple questionnaire. Twin Res. 2003
Feb;6(1):19-21. PMID: 12626224 
Zeegers MP, Jellema A, Ostrer H. Empiric risk of prostate carcinoma for
relatives of patients with prostate carcinoma. Cancer. 2003
Apr;97(8):1894-903. PMID: 12673715 
Maurice Zeegers, Annemarie Jellema, Harry Ostrer. Empiric risk of prostate
cancer for relatives of a prostate cancer patient. Cancer. 2003; in
press.
Edwin Wagena, Maurice Zeegers, Paul Knipschild. Pharmacological interventions
for smoking cessation. Drug Safety. 2003; in press.
Lambrechts D, Storkebaum E, et al. VEGF is a modifier of amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis in mice and humans, and protects motor neurons against ischemic death.
Nat Gen 2003: in press
Stalmans I, Lambrechts D et al. VEGF: A modifier of the del22q11 (DiGeorge)
syndrome? Nat Med. 2003 Feb;9(2):173-82. PMID: 12539040 
Wehrens XH, Rossenbacker T, Jongbloed RJ, Gewillig M, Heidbuchel H, Doevendans
PA, Vos MA, Wellens HJ, Kass RS. A Novel mutation L619F in the cardiac Na+
channel SCN5A associated with long-QT syndrome (LQT3): a role for the I-II
linker in inactivation gating. Hum Mutat. 2003 May;21(5):552. PMID:
12673799 
Van Langen IM, Birnie E, Alders M, Jongbloed RJ, Le Marec H, Wilde AA. The use
of genotype-phenotype correlations in mutation analysis for the long QT
syndrome. J Med Genet. 2003 Feb;40(2):141-5. PMID: 12566525 
Jongbloed RJ, Marcelis CL, Doevendans PA, Schmeitz-Mulkens JM, Van Dockum WG,
Geraedts JP, Smeets HJ. Variable clinical manifestation of a novel missense
mutation in the alpha-tropomyosin (TPM1) gene in familial hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003 Mar 19;41(6):981-6. PMID:
12651045 
Paulussen A, Matthijs G, Gewillig M, Verhasselt P, Cohen N, Aerssens J. Mutation
analysis in congenital long QT syndrome - a case with missense mutations in
KCNQ1 and SCN5A. Genetic Testing 2003;7(1):57-61.
Wagena E, Zeegers M, Van Schayck C, Wouters E. Benefits and risks of
pharmacological smoking cessation therapies in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease. Drug Saf. 2003;26(6):381-403. PMID: 12688831 
Dirx MJ, Zeegers MP, Dagnelie PC, Van Den Bogaard T, Van Den Brandt PA. Energy
restriction and the risk of spontaneous mammary tumors in mice: A meta-analysis.
Int J Cancer. 2003 Sep 20;106(5):766-70. PMID: 12866038 
van der Windt DAWM, Zeegers MPA, Scholten RJPM. Systematische reviews van
observationeel onderzoek. In: Offringa M., Assendelft WJJ, Scholten RJPM. Inleiding
in evidence-based medicine. Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum. Houten/Antwerpen 2003.
Lambrechts D, Storkebaum E, Morimoto M, Del-Favero J, Desmet F, Marklund SL,
Wyns S, Thijs V, Andersson J, Van Marion I, Al-Chalabi A, Bornes S, Musson R,
Hansen V, Beckman L, Adolfsson R, Pall HS, Prats H, Vermeire S, Rutgeerts P,
Katayama S, Awata T, Leigh N, Lang-Lazdunski L, Dewerchin M, Shaw C, Moons L,
Vlietinck R, Morrison KE, Robberecht W, Van Broeckhoven C, Collen D, Andersen
PM, Carmeliet P. VEGF is a modifier of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mice and
humans and protects motoneurons against ischemic death. Nat Genet. 2003
Jul 6 [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 12847526 
Jellema A, Zeegers MP, Feskens EJ, Dagnelie PC, Mensink RP. Gly972Arg variant in
the insulin receptor substrate-1 gene and association with Type 2 diabetes: a
meta-analysis of 27 studies. Diabetologia. 2003 Jul;46(7):990-5. Epub
2003 Jun 18. PMID: 12819898 
Van Den Brandt PA, Zeegers MP, Bode P, Goldbohm RA. Toenail selenium levels and
the subsequent risk of prostate cancer: a prospective cohort study. Cancer
Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2003 Sep;12(9):866-71. PMID: 14504196 
Duijts SF, Zeegers MP, Borne BV. The association between stressful life events
and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis. Int J Cancer. 2003 Dec
20;107(6):1023-9. PMID: 14601065 
Zeegers MP, Rice JP, Rijsdijk FV, Abecasis GR, Sham PC. Regression-based sib
pair linkage analysis for binary traits. Hum Hered. 2003;55(2-3):125-31.
PMID: 12931051
Fagard RH , Loos RJ, Beunen G, Derom C, Vlietinck R. Influence of chorionicity
on the heritability estimates of blood pressure: a study in twins. J
Hypertens. 2003 Jul;21(7):1313-8. PMID: 12817178
Loos RJ, Verhaeghe J, De Zegher F, Beunen G, Derom C, Fagard R, Mathieu C,
Vlietinck R. Markers for cardiovascular disease in monozygotic twins discordant
for the use of third-generation oral contraceptives. J Hum Hypertens. 2003
Jul;17(7):481-5.
Peeters MW, Thomis MA, Claessens AL, Loos RJ, Maes HH, Lysens R, Vanden Eynde B,
Vlietinck R, Beunen G. Heritability of somatotype components from early
adolescence into young adulthood: a multivariate analysis on a longitudinal twin
study. Ann Hum Biol. 2003 Jul-Aug;30(4):402-18.
Alders M, Jongbloed R, Deelen W, van den Wijngaard A, Doevendans P, Ten Cate F,
Regitz-Zagrosek V, Vosberg HP, van Langen I, Wilde A, Dooijes D, Mannens M.The
2373insG mutation in the MYBPC3 gene is a founder mutation, which accounts for
nearly one-fourth of the HCM cases in the Netherlands. Eur Heart J. 2003;
24:1848-53
Koppens PF, Smeets HJ, de Wijs IJ, Degenhart HJ. Mapping of a de novo unequal
crossover causing a deletion of he steroid 21- hydroxylase (CYP21A2) gene and a
non-functional hybrid tenascin-X (TNXB) gene.J Med Genet. 2003 May;40(5):e53.
Smeets E, Schollen E, Moog U, Matthijs G, Herbergs J, Smeets H, Curfs L,
Schrander-Stumpel C, Fryns JP. Rett syndrome in adolescent and adult females:
clinical and molecular genetic findings. Am J Med Genet. 2003 Oct
15;122A(3):227-33. (SCI Impactfactor 7.774)
Jais JP, Knebelmann B, Giatras I, De Marchi M, Rizzoni G, Renieri A, Weber M,
Gross O, Netzer KO, Flinter F, Pirson Y, Dahan K, Wieslander J, Persson U,
Tryggvason K, Martin P, Hertz JM, Schroder C, Sanak M, Carvalho MF, Saus J,
Antignac C, Smeets H, Gubler MC. X-linked alport syndrome: natural history and
genotype-phenotype correlations in girls and women belonging to 195 families: a
"European Community Alport Syndrome Concerted Action" study. J Am Soc
Nephrol. 2003 Oct;14(10):2603-10.
Paulussen A, Raes A, Matthijs G, Snyders DJ, Cohen N, Aerssens J. A novel
mutation (T65P) in the PAS domain of the human potassium channel HERG results in
the long QT syndrome by trafficking deficiency. J Biol Chem
2002;277(50):48610-48616. PMID: 12354768 
Vinck WJ, Fagard RH, Vlietinck R, Lijnen P. Heritability of plasma renin
activity and plasma concentration of angiotensinogen and angiotensin-converting
enzyme. J Hum Hypertens. 2002 Jun;16(6):417-22. PMID: 12037697 
Vermeire S, Louis E, Rutgeerts P, De Vos M, Van Gossum A, Belaiche J, Pescatore
P, Fiasse R, Pelckmans P, Vlietinck R, Merlin F, Zouali H, Thomas G, Colombel JF,
Hugot JP. NOD2/CARD15 does not influence response to infliximab in Crohn's
disease. Gastroenterology. 2002 Jul;123(1):106-11. PMID: 12105838 
Derom C, Vlietinck R, Thiery E, Leroy F, Fryns JP, Derom R. The East Flanders
Prospective Twin Survey (EFPTS). Twin Res. 2002 Oct;5(5):337-41. Review.
PMID: 12537855 
Loos RJ, Beunen G, Fagard R, Derom C, Vlietinck R. Birth weight and body
composition in young women: a prospective twin study. Am J Clin Nutr.
2002 Apr;75(4):676-82. PMID: 11916753 
Jacobs N, Rijsdijk F, Derom C, Danckaerts M, Thiery E, Derom R, Vlietinck R, van
Os J. Child psychopathology and lower cognitive ability: a general population
twin study of the causes of association. Mol Psychiatry.
2002;7(4):368-74. PMID: 11986980 
Jacobs N, Rijsdijk F, Derom C, Danckaerts M, Thiery E, Derom R, Vlietinck R, van
Os J. Child psychopathology and lower cognitive ability: a general population
twin study of the causes of association. Mol Psychiatry.
2002;7(4):368-74. PMID: 11986980 
Loos RJ, Phillips DI, Fagard R, Beunen G, Derom C, Mathieu C, Verhaeghe J,
Vlietinck R. The influence of maternal BMI and age in twin pregnancies on
insulin resistance in the offspring. Diabetes Care. 2002
Dec;25(12):2191-6. PMID: 12453959 
Maurice PA Zeegers, Elisabeth Dorant, R Alexandra Goldbohm, Piet A van den
Brandt. A prospective study on active and environmental tobacco smoking and
bladder cancer risk. Cancer Causes and Control. 2002 Feb; 13(1): 83-90.
PMID: 11899922 
J. Roelofs, M.L. Peters, M.P.A. Zeegers, J.W.S. Vlaeyen. The modified Stroop
paradigm as a measure of selective attention towards pain-related stimuli among
chronic pain patients: a meta-analysis. European Journal of Pain. 2002;
6(4): 273-281. PMID: 12161093 
Maurice PA Zeegers, R. Alexandra Goldbohm, Peter Bode, Piet A van den Brandt.
Prediagnostic toenail selenium and risk of bladder cancer. Cancer
Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 2002 Nov; 11(11): 1292-1297. PMID:
12433705 
Huygens W, Claessens AL, Thomis M, Loos R, Van Langendonck L, Peeters M,
Philippaerts R, Meynaerts E, Vlietinck R, Beunen G. Body composition estimations
by BIA versus anthropometric equations in body builders and other power
athletes. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2002 Mar;42(1):45-55. PMID: 11832874

Van Den Heuvel RL, Koppen G, Staessen JA, Hond ED, Verheyen G, Nawrot TS, Roels
HA, Vlietinck R, Schoeters GE. Immunologic biomarkers in relation to exposure
markers of PCBs and dioxins in Flemish adolescents (Belgium). Environ Health
Perspect. 2002 Jun;110(6):595-600. PMID: 12055051 
Covaci A, Koppen G, Van Cleuvenbergen R, Schepens P, Winneke G, van Larebeke N,
Nelen V, Vlietinck R, Schoeters G. Persistent organochlorine pollutants in human
serum of 50-65 years old women in the Flanders Environmental and Health Study (FLEHS).
Part 2: Correlations among PCBs, PCDD/PCDFs and the use of predictive markers. Chemosphere.
2002 Sep;48(8):827-32. PMID: 12222776 
Koppen G, Covaci A, Van Cleuvenbergen R, Schepens P, Winneke G, Nelen V, van
Larebeke N, Vlietinck R, Schoeters G. Persistent organochlorine pollutants in
human serum of 50-65 years old women in the Flanders Environmental and Health
Study (FLEHS). Part 1: Concentrations and regional differences. Chemosphere.
2002 Sep;48(8):811-25. PMID: 12222775 
Wichers MC, Purcell S, Danckaerts M, Derom C, Derom R, Vlietinck R, Van Os J.
Prenatal life and post-natal psychopathology: evidence for negative gene-birth
weight interaction. Psychol Med. 2002 Oct;32(7):1165-74. PMID: 12420886 
Jongbloed R, Marcelis C, Velter C, Doevendans P, Geraedts J, Smeets H. DHPLC
analysis of potassium ion channel genes in congenital long QT syndrome. Hum
Mutat. 2002 Nov;20(5):382-91. PMID: 12402336 
Conrath CE, Wilde AA, Jongbloed RJ, Alders M, van Langen IM, van Tintelen JP,
Doevendans PA, Opthof T. Gender differences in the long QT syndrome: effects of
beta-adrenoceptor blockade. Cardiovasc Res. 2002 Feb 15;53(3):770-6. PMID:
11861047 
Esters N, Pierik M, Claessens G, Joossens S, Vermeire S, Vlietinck R, Rutgeerts
P. Mutations in NOD2/CARD15 in Crohn’s disease patients and their unaffected
siblings. Gastroenterology 2002, 122(4):1406-1412
Esters N, Pierik M, Claessens G, Joossens G, Vermeire S, Vlietinck R, Rutgeerts
P. NOD2/CARD15 mutations in a Flemish inflammatory bowel disease (IBB)
population. Gastroenterology 2002, 122(4):1419.
Jacobs N, Derom C, Hanssen M, Vlietinck R, van Os J. Causes of association
between three dimensions of psychosis in a general population twin sample. Acta
Psychiat Scand 2002, 105:117.
Matthijs K, Van de Putte B, Vlietinck R. The inheritance of longevity in a
Flemish village (18th-20th century). Eur J Pop 2002, 18(1):59-81. Loos RJF,
Derom C, Eeckels R, Derom R, Vlietinck R. Gestation and birthweight in dizygotic
twins – Reply. Lancet 2002,359(9301):172.
Eurlings PM, Van Der Kallen CJ, Geurts JM, Kouwenberg P, Boeckx WD, De Bruin TW.
Identification of differentially expressed genes in subcutaneous adipose tissue
from subjects with familial combined hyperlipidemia. J Lipid Res 2002
Jun;43(6):930-5
Duchateau, L., Janssen, P., Lindsey, P.J., Legrand, C., Nguti, R., and
Sylvester, R. The shared frailty model and the power for heterogeneity tests in
multicenter trials. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis 40, 2002,603-620
Kirschvink, N., Smith, N., Fievez, L., Bougnet, V., Art, T., Degand, G., Marlin,
D., Roberts, C., Genicot, B., Lindsey, P.J., and Lekeux, P. Effect of chronic
airway inflammation and exercise on pulmonary and systemic antioxidant status of
healthy and heaves-affected horses. Equine Veterinary Journal 34, 2002, 563-571
Beeks E, Janssen RG, Kroon AA, Keulen ET, Geurts JM, de Leeuw PW, de Bruin TW.
Association between the a-adducin Gly460Trp polymorphism and systolic blood
pressure in familial combined hyperlipidemia. Am J Hyperten. 2001
Dec;14(12):1185-1190. PMID: 11775124 
Eurlings PM, van der Kallen CJ, Geurts JM, van Greevenbroek MM, de Bruin TW.
Genetic dissection of familial combined hyperlipidemia. Mol Genet Metab.
2001 Sep-Oct;74(1-2):98-104. PMID: 11592807 
Staessen JA, Nawrot T, Hond ED, Thijs L, Fagard R, Hoppenbrouwers K, Koppen G,
Nelen V, Schoeters G, Vanderschueren D, Van Hecke E, Verschaeve L, Vlietinck R,
Roels HA. Renal function, cytogenetic measurements, and sexual development in
adolescents in relation to environmental pollutants: a feasibility study of
biomarkers. Lancet. 2001 May 26;357(9269):1660-9. PMID: 11425371 
Bustami R, Lesaffre E, Molenberghs G, Loos R, Danckaerts M, Vlietinck R.
Modelling bivariate ordinal responses smoothly with examples from ophthalmology
and genetics. Stat Med. 2001 Jun 30;20(12):1825-42. PMID: 11406844 
Vinck WJ, Fagard RH, Loos R, Vlietinck R. The impact of genetic and
environmental influences on blood pressure variance across age-groups. J
Hypertens. 2001 Jun;19(6):1007-13. PMID: 11403347 
van Larebeke N, Hens L, Schepens P, Covaci A, Baeyens J, Everaert K, Bernheim JL,
Vlietinck R, De Poorter G. The Belgian PCB and dioxin incident of January-June
1999: exposure data and potential impact on health. Environ Health Perspect.
2001 Mar;109(3):265-73. PMID: 11333188 
Peeters M, Joossens S, Vermeire S, Vlietinck R, Bossuyt X, Rutgeerts P.
Diagnostic value of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae and antineutrophil cytoplasmic
autoantibodies in inflammatory bowel disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2001
Mar;96(3):730-4. PMID: 11280542 
Rector A, Vermeire S, Thoelen I, Keyaerts E, Struyf F, Vlietinck R, Rutgeerts P,
Van Ranst M. Analysis of the CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) delta-32
polymorphism in inflammatory bowel disease. Hum Genet. 2001
Mar;108(3):190-3. PMID: 11354628 
Vermeire S, Joossens S, Peeters M, Monsuur F, Marien G, Bossuyt X, Groenen P,
Vlietinck R, Rutgeerts P. Comparative study of ASCA (Anti-Saccharomyces
cerevisiae antibody) assays in inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology.
2001 Mar;120(4):827-33. PMID: 11231936 
Vermeire S, Satsangi J, Peeters M, Parkes M, Jewell DP, Vlietinck R, Rutgeerts
P. Evidence for inflammatory bowel disease of a susceptibility locus on the X
chromosome. Gastroenterology. 2001 Mar;120(4):834-40. PMID: 11231937 
Vermeire S, Peeters M, Vlietinck R, Joossens S, Den Hond E, Bulteel V, Bossuyt
X, Geypens B, Rutgeerts P. Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA),
phenotypes of IBD, and intestinal permeability: a study in IBD families. Inflamm
Bowel Dis. 2001 Feb;7(1):8-15. PMID: 11233666 
Rector A, Vermeire S, Thoelen I, Keyaerts E, Struyf F, Vlietinck R, Rutgeerts P,
Van Ranst M. Analysis of the CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) delta-32
polymorphism in inflammatory bowel disease. Hum Genet. 2001
Mar;108(3):190-3. PMID: 11354628 
Vermeire S, Satsangi J, Peeters M, Parkes M, Jewell DP, Vlietinck R, Rutgeerts
P. Evidence for inflammatory bowel disease of a susceptibility locus on the X
chromosome. Gastroenterology. 2001 Mar;120(4):834-40. PMID: 11231937 
Loos RJ, Beunen G, Fagard R, Derom C, Vlietinck R. Birth weight and body
composition in young adult men--a prospective twin study. Int J Obes Relat
Metab Disord. 2001 Oct;25(10):1537-45. PMID: 11673778 
Jacob N, Van Gestel S, Derom C, Thiery E, Vernon P, Derom R, Vlietinck R.
Heritability estimates of intelligence in twins: effect of chorion type. Behav
Genet. 2001 Mar;31(2):209-17. PMID: 11545537 
Derom C, Groenen P, Vlietinck R. Follicle-stimulating-hormone receptor and
twinning. Lancet. 2001 Jan 20;357(9251):230-1; author reply 231-2. PMID:
11213122 
Loos RJ, Beunen G, Fagard R, Derom C, Vlietinck R. The Influence of Zygosity and
Chorion Type on Fat Distribution in Young Adult Twins: Consequences for Twin
Studies. Twin.Res. 2001 Oct;4(5):356-64. PMID: 11869489 
Derom R, Bryan E, Derom C, Keith L, Vlietinck R. Twins, chorionicity and
zygosity. Twin Res. 2001 Jun;4(3):134-6. PMID: 11665310 
Loos RJ, Fagard R, Beunen G, Derom C, Vlietinck R. Birth weight and blood
pressure in young adults: a prospective twin study. Circulation. 2001 Oct
2;104(14):1633-8. PMID: 11581141 
Loos RJ, Derom C, Derom R, Vlietinck R. Birthweight in liveborn twins: the
influence of the umbilical cord insertion and fusion of placentas. BJOG.
2001 Sep;108(9):943-8. PMID: 11563464 
Carels C, Van Cauwenberghe N, Savoye I, Willems G, Loos R, Derom C, Vlietinck R.
A quantitative genetic study of cephalometric variables in twins. Clin Orthod
Res. 2001 Aug;4(3):130-40. PMID: 11553097 
Jacob N, Van Gestel S, Derom C, Thiery E, Vernon P, Derom R, Vlietinck R.
Heritability estimates of intelligence in twins: effect of chorion type. Behav
Genet. 2001 Mar;31(2):209-17. PMID: 11545537 
Loos RJ, Derom C, Eeckels R, Derom R, Vlietinck R. Length of gestation and
birthweight in dizygotic twins. Lancet. 2001 Aug 18;358(9281):560-1. PMID:
11520531 
Loos RJ, Beunen G, Fagard R, Derom C, Vlietinck R, Phillips DI. Twin studies and
estimates of heritability. Lancet. 2001 May 5;357(9266):1445. No abstract
available. PMID: 11360946 
Derom C, Groenen P, Vlietinck R. Follicle-stimulating-hormone receptor and
twinning. Lancet. 2001 Jan 20;357(9251):230-1; discussion 231-2. PMID:
11213122 
Zeegers MPA. Risk factors for urinary bladder cancer. Maastricht. PhD
Thesis, Maastricht University, 2001.
Zeegers MPA, Volovics A, Dorant E, Goldbohm RA, van den Brandt PA. Alcohol
consumption and bladder cancer risk: results from the Netherlands Cohort study. American
Journal of Epidemiology. 2001 Jan; 153(1): 38-41 PMID: 11159145 
Zeegers MPA, Tan FES, Goldbohm RA, van den Brandt PA. Are coffee and tea
consumption associated with urinary tract cancer risk? A systematic review and
meta-analysis. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2001 Apr; 30(2):
353-362. PMID: 11369742 
Zeegers MPA, Dorant E, Goldbohm RA, van den Brandt PA. Are coffee, tea and total
fluid consumption associated with bladder cancer risk? Results from the
Netherlands Cohort study. Cancer Causes and Control. 2001 Apr; 12(3):
231-238. PMID: 11405328 
Zeegers MP, Swaen GM, Kant I, Goldbohm RA, van den Brandt PA. Occupational risk
factors for male bladder cancer: results from a population based case cohort
study in the Netherlands. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2001
Sep; 58(9): 590-596. PMID: 11511746 
Frans ES Tan, Maurice PA Zeegers. An asymptotically unbiased estimator of
exposed versus non-exposed odds ratio from reported dose-response data. Stat
Methods Med Res. 2001 Oct; 10: 311-323 PMID: 11697224 
Zeegers MPA, Goldbohm RA, van den Brandt PA. Consumption of vegetables and
fruits and urothelial cancer incidence: a prospective study. Cancer
Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 2001 Nov; 10(11): 1121-1128. PMID:
11700259 
Zeegers MPA, Goldbohm RA, van den Brandt PA. Are retinol, vitamin C, vitamin E,
folate and carotenoids intake associated with bladder cancer risk? Results from
the Netherlands Cohort Study. British J Cancer. 2001 Sep; 85(7): 977-983.
PMID: 11592769 
Wagena EJ, Zeegers MPA, Huibers MJH, Chavannes NH, van Schayck CP. Bupropion:
een nieuw effectief hulpmiddel bij stoppen met roken. Nederlands Tijdschrift
voor Geneeskunde. 2001 Jan; 145(2): 103-104. PMID: 11225253 
van Os J, Wichers M, Danckaerts M, Van Gestel S, Derom C, Vlietinck R. A
prospective twin study of birth weight discordance and child problem behavior. Biol
Psychiatry. 2001 Oct 15;50(8):593-9. PMID: 11690594 
Wichers MC, van Os J, Danckaerts M, Van Gestel S, Derom C, Vlietinck R.
Associations between nonshared environment and child problem behaviour. Soc
Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2001 Jul;36(7):319-23. PMID: 11605999 
Eerens K, Vlietinck R, Heidbuchel K, Van Olmen A, Derom C, Willems G, Carels C.
Hypodontia and Tooth Formation in Groups of Children With Cleft, Siblings
Without Cleft, and Nonrelated Controls. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2001
Jul;38(4):374-378. PMID: 11420017 
van Larebeke N, Hens L, Schepens P, Covaci A, Baeyens J, Everaert K, Bernheim JL,
Vlietinck R, De Poorter G. The Belgian PCB and dioxin incident of January-June
1999: exposure data and potential impact on health. Environ Health Perspect.
2001 Mar;109(3):265-73. PMID: 11333188 
Lindsey, P.J. Time alignment of repeated measurements in the analyses of several
veterinary clinical trials. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and
Environmental Statistics 6, 2001, 429-448.
Lindsey, J.K. and Lindsey, P.J. Detecting covariates with non-random missing
values in a survey of primary education in Madagascar. Journal of the Royal
Statistical Society A A164, 2001, 327-338.
Carels C, Eerens K, Heidbuchel K, Verdonck A,Willems G,Vlietinck R. Dental age
and hypodontia in cleft and non-cleft siblings. J Dent Res 2001, 80(4):1299.
Peeters MW, Maes HHM, Thomis MA, Loos R, Claessens AL, Lysens R, Vanden Eynde B,
Vlietinck R, Beunen GP. Evolution of genetic and environmental influences on
regional fat distribution from early adolescence to young adulthood. Behav Genet
2001, 31(5):464.
Thomis MAI, Maes HHM, Peeters M, Loos R, Lysens R, Claessens AL, Vanden Eynden
B, Vlietinck R, Beunen G. Genetic control of skeletal maturation during growth.
Behav Genet 2001, 31(5):471
van der Loop FT, Heidet L, Timmer ED, van den Bosch BJ, Leinonen A, Antignac C,
Jefferson JA, Maxwell AP, Monnens LA, Schroder CH, Smeets HJ. Autosomal
dominant Alport syndrome caused by a COL4A3 splice site mutation. Kidney
Int. 2000 Nov;58(5):1870-5. PMID: 11044206

Jais JP, Knebelmann B, Giatras I, De Marchi M, Rizzoni G, Renieri A, Weber M,
Gross O, Netzer KO, Flinter F, Pirson Y, Verellen C, Wieslander J, Persson U,
Tryggvason K, Martin P, Hertz JM, Schroder C, Sanak M, Krejcova S, Carvalho MF,
Saus J, Antignac C, Smeets H, Gubler MC. X-linked Alport syndrome: natural
history in 195 families and genotype-phenotype correlations in males. J Am
Soc Nephrol. 2000 Apr;11(4):649-57. PMID: 10752524 
van Greevenbroek MM, van der Kallen CJ, Geurts JM, Janssen RG, Buurman WA, de
Bruin TW. Soluble receptors for tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-R p55 and TNF-R
p75) in familial combined hyperlipidemia. Atherosclerosis. 2000
Nov;153(1):1-8. PMID: 11058695 
Geurts JM, Janssen RG, van Greevenbroek MM, van der Kallen CJ, Cantor RM, Bu X,
Aouizerat BE, Allayee H, Rotter JI, de Bruin TW. Identification of TNFRSF1B as a
novel modifier gene in familial combined hyperlipidemia. Hum Mol Genet.
2000 Sep 1;9(14):2067-74. PMID: 10958645 
van der Kallen CJ, Cantor RM, van Greevenbroek MM, Geurts JM, Bouwman FG,
Aouizerat BE, Allayee H, Buurman WA, Lusis AJ, Rotter JI, de Bruin TW. Genome
scan for adiposity in Dutch dyslipidemic families reveals novel quantitative
trait loci for leptin, body mass index and soluble tumor necrosis factor
receptor superfamily 1A. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2000
Nov;24(11):1381-91. PMID: 11126332 
Thomis MA, Vlietinck RF, Maes HH, Blimkie CJ, van Leemputte M, Claessens AL,
Marchal G, Beunen GP. Predictive power of individual genetic and environmental
factor scores. Twin Res. 2000 Jun;3(2):99-108. PMID: 10918623 
Vermeire S, Peeters M, Vlietinck R, Parkes M, Satsangi J, Jewell D, Rutgeerts P.
Exclusion of linkage of Crohn's disease to previously reported regions on
chromosomes 12, 7, and 3 in the Belgian population indicates genetic
heterogeneity. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2000 Aug;6(3):165-70. PMID: 10961588 
L.M.T. Eijssen. Cluster
Analysis of Microarray Gene Expression Data. MSc Thesis, Universiteit
Maastricht, 2000. 
van Den Bosch BJ, de Coo RF, Scholte HR, Nijland JG, van Den Bogaard R, de
Visser M, de Die-Smulders CE, Smeets HJ. Mutation
analysis of the entire mitochondrial genome using denaturing high performance
liquid chromatography. Nucleic Acids Res. 2000 Oct 15;28(20):E89.
PMID: 11024191   
Procaccio V, Lescuyer P, Bourges I, Beugnot R, Duborjal H, Depetris D, Mousson
B, Montfort MF, Smeets H, De Coo R, Issartel JP. Human NDUFS3 gene coding for
the 30-kDa subunit of mitochondrial complex I: genomic organization and
expression. Mamm Genome. 2000 Sep;11(9):808-10. PMID: 10967146 
Dreesen JC, Jacobs LJ, Bras M, Herbergs J, Dumoulin JC, Geraedts JP, Evers JL,
Smeets HJ. Multiplex PCR of polymorphic markers flanking the CFTR gene; a
general approach for preimplantation genetic diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. Mol
Hum Reprod. 2000 May;6(5):391-6. PMID: 10775641 
Beunen G, Thomis M, Maes HH, Loos R, Malina RM, Claessens AL, Vlietinck R.
Genetic variance of adolescent growth in stature. Ann Hum Biol. 2000
Mar-Apr;27(2):173-86. PMID: 10768422 
Zeegers MPA, Tan FES, Dorant ED, van den Brandt PA. The impact of
characteristics of cigarette smoking on urinary tract cancer risk quantified: a
meta-analysis of epidemiological studies. Cancer. 2000 Aug; 89(3):
630-639 PMID: 10931463 
van der Windt DAWM, Zeegers MPA, Kemper H, Scholten RJPM, Assendelft WJJ. De
praktijk van systematische reviews: VII Zoeken, selecteren en methodologische
beoordeling van observationeel onderzoek. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor
Geneeskunde. 2000 Jun; 144(25): 1210-4. PMID: 10897300 
Zeegers MPA, Heisterkamp SH, Kostense PJ, van der Windt DAWM, Scholten RJPM. De
praktijk van systematische reviews: VIII Het combineren van de resultaten van
observationele onderzoeken. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. 2000
Jul; 144(29): 1393-1397. PMID: 10923147 
ter Riet G, Leffers P, Zeegers M. Scoring the quality of clinical trials. Jama.
2000 Mar; 283(11): 1421. PMID: 10732923 
van der Loop FT, Monnens LA, Schroder CH, Lemmink HH, Breuning MH, Timmer ED,
Smeets HJ. Identification of COL4A5 defects in Alport's syndrome by
immunohistochemistry of skin. Kidney Int. 1999 Apr;55(4):1217-24. PMID:
10200983 
Jongbloed RJ, Wilde AA, Geelen JL, Doevendans P, Schaap C, Van Langen I, van
Tintelen JP, Cobben JM, Beaufort-Krol GC, Geraedts JP, Smeets HJ. Novel KCNQ1
and HERG missense mutations in Dutch long-QT families. Hum Mutat.
1999;13(4):301-10. PMID: 10220144 
Wilde AA, Jongbloed RJ, Doevendans PA, Duren DR, Hauer RN, van Langen IM, van
Tintelen JP, Smeets HJ, Meyer H, Geelen JL. Auditory stimuli as a trigger for
arrhythmic events differentiate HERG-related (LQTS2) patients from
KVLQT1-related patients (LQTS1). J Am Coll Cardiol. 1999
Feb;33(2):327-32. PMID: 9973011 
Procaccio V, Mousson B, Beugnot R, Duborjal H, Feillet F, Putet G,
Pignot-Paintrand I, Lombes A, De Coo R, Smeets H, Lunardi J, Issartel JP.
Nuclear DNA origin of mitochondrial complex I deficiency in fatal infantile
lactic acidosis evidenced by transnuclear complementation of cultured
fibroblasts. J Clin Invest. 1999 Jul;104(1):83-92. PMID: 10393702 
De Coo IF, Renier WO, Ruitenbeek W, Ter Laak HJ, Bakker M, Schagger H, Van Oost
BA, Smeets HJ. A 4-base pair deletion in the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene
associated with parkinsonism/MELAS overlap syndrome. Ann Neurol. 1999
Jan;45(1):130-3. PMID: 9894888 
de Coo RF, Buddiger PA, Smeets HJ, van Oost BA. The structure of the human
NDUFV1 gene encoding the 51-kDa subunit of mitochondrial complex I. Mamm
Genome. 1999 Jan;10(1):49-53. PMID: 9892733 
Chitnis S, Derom C, Vlietinck R, Derom R, Monteiro J, Gregersen PK. X
chromosome-inactivation patterns confirm the late timing of monoamniotic-MZ
twinning. Am J Hum Genet. 1999 Aug;65(2):570-1. PMID: 10417301 
Vinck WJ, Vlietinck R, Fagard RH. The contribution of genes, environment and of
body mass to blood pressure variance in young adult males. J Hum Hypertens.
1999 Mar;13(3):191-7. PMID: 10204816 
Schuurman AG, Zeegers MP, Goldbohm RA, van den Brandt PA. A case-cohort study on
prostate cancer risk in relation to family history of prostate cancer. Epidemiology.
1999 Mar; 10(2): 192-5. PMID: 10069259 
Zeegers MP, Tan FE, Verhagen AP, Weijenberg MP, van den Brandt PA. Elevated risk
of cancer of the urinary tract for alcohol drinkers: a meta-analysis. Cancer
Causes Control. 1999 Oct; 10(5): 445-51. PMID: 10530616 
Engelen JJ, Loots WJ, Albrechts JC, Schrander-Stumpel CT, Dirckx R, Smeets HJ,
Hamers AJ, Geraedts JP. Duplication within chromosome region 15q11-q13 in a
patient with similarities to Prader-Willi syndrome confirmed by region-specific
and band-specific fish. Genet Couns. 1999;10(2):123-32. Review. PMID:
10422004 
Petit MM, Schoenmakers EF, Huysmans C, Geurts JM, Mandahl N, Van de Ven WJ. LHFP,
a novel translocation partner gene of HMGIC in a lipoma, is a member of a new
family of LHFP-like genes. Genomics. 1999 May 1;57(3):438-41. PMID:
10329012 
de Coo IF, Sistermans EA, de Wijs IJ, Catsman-Berrevoets C, Busch HF, Scholte
HR, de Klerk JB, van Oost BA, Smeets HJ. A mitochondrial tRNA(Val) gene mutation
(G1642A) in a patient with mitochondrial myopathy, lactic acidosis, and
stroke-like episodes. Neurology. 1998 Jan;50(1):293-5. PMID: 9443499 
Dreesen JC, Bras M, de Die-Smulders C, Dumoulin JC, Cobben JM, Evers JL, Smeets
HJ, Geraedts JP. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy. Mol
Hum Reprod. 1998 Sep;4(9):881-5. PMID: 9783849 
Loos R, Derom C, Vlietinck R, Derom R. The East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey
(Belgium): a population-based register. Twin Res. 1998 Dec;1(4):167-75.
PMID: 10100808 
Buiting K, Dittrich B, Gross S, Lich C, Farber C, Buchholz T, Smith E, Reis A,
Burger J, Nothen MM, Barth-Witte U, Janssen B, Abeliovich D, Lerer I, van den
Ouweland AM, Halley DJ, Schrander-Stumpel C, Smeets H, Meinecke P, Malcolm S,
Gardner A, Lalande M, Nicholls RD, Friend K, Horsthemke B, et al. Sporadic
imprinting defects in Prader-Willi syndrome and Angelman syndrome: implications
for imprint-switch models, genetic counseling, and prenatal diagnosis. Am J
Hum Genet. 1998 Jul;63(1):170-80. PMID: 9634532 
Geurts JM, Schoenmakers EF, Roijer E, Astrom AK, Stenman G, van de Ven WJ.
Identification of NFIB as recurrent translocation partner gene of HMGIC in
pleomorphic adenomas. Oncogene. 1998 Feb 19;16(7):865-72. PMID: 9484777 
de Coo RF, Buddiger P, Smeets HJ, van Oost BA. Molecular cloning and
characterization of the human mitochondrial NADH:oxidoreductase 10-kDa gene
(NDUFV3). Genomics. 1997 Oct 15;45(2):434-7. PMID: 9344673 
Vermeire S, Rutgeerts P, Van Steen K, Joossens S, Claessens G, Pierik M, Peeters M, Vlietinck R. Genome wide scan in a Flemish inflammatory bowel disease population: support for the IBD4 locus, population heterogeneity, and epistasis.Gut. 2004 Jul;53(7):980-6. PMID: 15194648

Van Larebeke N, Koppen G, Nelen V, Schoeters G, Van Loon H, Albering H, Riga L, Vlietinck R, Kleinjans J; Flemish Environment and Health Study Group.Differences in HPRT mutant frequency among middle-aged Flemish women in association with area of residence and blood lead levels.Biomarkers. 2004 Jan-Feb;9(1):71-84. PMID: 15204312

Zeegers MP, Rijsdijk F, Sham P, Fagard R, Gielen M, De Leeuw PW, Vlietinck R.The contribution of risk factors to blood pressure heritability estimates in young adults: the East flanders prospective twin study.Twin Res. 2004 Jun;7(3):245-53. PMID: 15193169

Van de Putte B, Matthijs K, Vlietinck R.A social component in the negative effect of sons on maternal longevity in pre-industrial humans.J Biosoc Sci. 2004 May;36(3):289-97. PMID: 15164937

Brants JR, Ayoubi TA, Chada K, Marchal K, Van De Ven WJ, Petit MM. Differential regulation of the insulin-like growth factor II mRNA-binding protein genes by architectural transcription factor HMGA2. FEBS Lett. 2004 Jul 2;569(1-3):277-83. PMID: 15225648 

|