Ludo van der Pol

Full Professor

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Contact

wpol2@umcutrecht.nl

Pure profile

Research groups

Research in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Research aim

The Netherlands SMA Center is the single dedicated center for SMA in the Netherlands, including newborn screening, diagnostics, care, treatments and scientific research. We conduct various national and internal clinical trials and studies.

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Recent publications

All publications

Long-read sequencing identifies copy-specific markers of SMN gene conversion in spinal muscular atrophy M M Zwartkruis, M G Elferink, D Gommers, I Signoria, L Blasco-Pérez, M Costa-Roger, J van der Sel, I J Renkens, J W Green, J V Kortooms, C Vermeulen, R Straver, H W M van Deutekom, J H Veldink, F Asselman, E F Tizzano, R I Wadman, W L van der Pol, G W van Haaften, E J N Groen
Genome Medicine, 2025, vol. 17

The Effect of Disease-Modifying Therapies on Lung Function and Respiratory Muscle Strength in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Kim Kant-Smits, Bart Bartels, Laura van der Heiden, Esther S Veldhoen, Kors van der Ent, W Ludo van der Pol, Erik H J Hulzebos
Respiratory Care, 2025, vol. 70, p.337-348

Views and opinions of the general public about the reimbursement of expensive medicines in the Netherlands Féline E V Scheijmans, Roosmarijn van der Wal, Margot L Zomers, Johannes J M van Delden, W Ludo van der Pol, Ghislaine J M W van Thiel
PLoS ONE, 2025, vol. 20

The Role of Complement Activation in IgM M-Protein-Associated Neuropathies Johannes P M van de Mortel, Kevin Budding, Kim Dijkxhoorn, Monique C Minnema, Alexander F J E Vrancken, Nicolette C Notermans, W Ludo van der Pol,
Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation, 2025, vol. 12

Patient-specific responses to SMN2 splice-modifying treatments in spinal muscular atrophy fibroblasts Ilaria Signoria, Maria M. Zwartkruis, Lotte Geerlofs, Elena Perenthaler, Kiterie M.E. Faller, Rachel James, Harriet McHale-Owen, Jared W. Green, Joris Kortooms, Sophie H. Snellen, Fay Lynn Asselman, Thomas H. Gillingwater, Gabriella Viero, Renske I. Wadman, W. Ludo van der Pol, Ewout J.N. Groen
Molecular Therapy Methods and Clinical Development, 2024, vol. 32

Brain magnetic resonance imaging of patients with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 and 3 Marloes Stam, Harold H.G. Tan, Ruben Schmidt, Martijn P. van den Heuvel, Leonard H. van den Berg, Renske I. Wadman, W. Ludo van der Pol
NeuroImage: Clinical, 2024, vol. 44

External positions

Bestuurslid - zie bijlage - Spierziekten Centrum Nederland