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Michel AAP Willemsen

Professor of pediatric neurology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Verified email at radboudumc.nl
Cited by 14115

Clinical, biochemical and molecular genetic characteristics of 19 patients with the Sjögren–Larsson syndrome

MAAP Willemsen, L IJlst, PM Steijlen, JJ Rotteveel… - Brain, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Sjögren–Larsson syndrome (SLS) is an autosomal recessively inherited neurocutaneous
disorder caused by a deficiency of the microsomal enzyme fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase (…

Health risks for ataxia‐telangiectasia mutated heterozygotes: a systematic review, meta‐analysis and evidence‐based guideline

…, N Hoogerbrugge, MAAP Willemsen - Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ataxia‐telangiectasia ( AT ) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder with
immunodeficiency and an increased risk of developing cancer, caused by mutations in the ataxia…

[HTML][HTML] Clinical practice: swallowing problems in cerebral palsy

…, K van Hulst, JJ Rotteveel, MAAP Willemsen… - European journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability in early childhood. The worldwide
prevalence of CP is approximately 2–2.5 per 1,000 live births. It has been clinically defined …

Mutations in antiquitin in individuals with pyridoxine-dependent seizures

…, P Baxter, M Baumgartner, MAAP Willemsen… - Nature medicine, 2006 - nature.com
We show here that children with pyridoxine-dependent seizures (PDS) have mutations in the
ALDH7A1 gene, which encodes antiquitin; these mutations abolish the activity of antiquitin …

[HTML][HTML] A clinical utility study of exome sequencing versus conventional genetic testing in pediatric neurology

…, J Grutters, JA Veltman, MAAP Willemsen - Genetics in …, 2017 - nature.com
Purpose: Implementation of novel genetic diagnostic tests is generally driven by technological
advances because they promise shorter turnaround times and/or higher diagnostic yields. …

Mutations in DYNC1H1 cause severe intellectual disability with neuronal migration defects

MH Willemsen, LEL Vissers… - Journal of medical …, 2012 - jmg.bmj.com
Background DYNC1H1 encodes the heavy chain protein of the cytoplasmic dynein 1 motor
protein complex that plays a key role in retrograde axonal transport in neurons. Furthermore, …

Presence of ATM protein and residual kinase activity correlates with the phenotype in ataxia‐telangiectasia: A genotype–phenotype study

…, M Van Deuren, MAAP Willemsen - Human …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder with
multisystem involvement and cancer predisposition, caused by mutations in the A‐T mutated (…

Insights into the biochemical and genetic basis of glucokinase activation from naturally occurring hypoglycemia mutations

AL Gloyn, K Noordam, MAAP Willemsen, S Ellard… - …, 2003 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Glucokinase (GCK) is a key regulatory enzyme in the pancreatic β-cell and catalyzes the
rate-limiting step for β-cell glucose metabolism. We report two novel GCK mutations (T65I and …

[PDF][PDF] De novo mutations in PDE10A cause childhood-onset chorea with bilateral striatal lesions

…, L R'Bibo, DS Lynch, B Balint, MAAP Willemsen… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
Chorea is a hyperkinetic movement disorder resulting from dysfunction of striatal medium
spiny neurons (MSNs), which form the main output projections from the basal ganglia. Here, …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical exome sequencing for cerebellar ataxia and spastic paraplegia uncovers novel gene–disease associations and unanticipated rare disorders

…, M Pennings, C Gilissen, MAAP Willemsen… - European Journal of …, 2016 - nature.com
Cerebellar ataxia (CA) and hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) are two of the most prevalent
motor disorders with extensive locus and allelic heterogeneity. We implemented clinical …