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

The Diagnostic Accuracy of the Second Revision of the European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline for Diagnosing Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy Iris N. van Doorn, Adája E. Baars, Luuk Wieske, Bart C. Jacobs, Krista Kuitwaard, W. Ludo van der Pol, Pieter A. van Doorn, Ivo N. van Schaik, Filip Eftimov, H. Stephan Goedee, Judith Drenthen, Camiel Verhamme
European Journal of Neurology, 2026, vol. 33

Motor function score changes in severe 5q spinal muscular atrophy during risdiplam treatment Lina M. Vermeer, Fay Lynn Asselman, Ruben P.A. van Eijk, Inge Cuppen, Danny R. van der Woude, Bea M.H.E.A. Visser–de Heus, Saskia M.J. Hogervorst, Thijs J. Ruyten, Bart Bartels, Renske I. Wadman, W. Ludo van der Pol
EClinicalMedicine, 2026, vol. 97

Characterizing Combined Central and Peripheral Demyelination—Insights From a Multimodal Comparison With Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy and Multiple Sclerosis N. Dubuisson, A. Kassab, P. Y.K. Van den Bergh, A. F.J.E. Vrancken, W. L. van der Pol, L. H. van den Berg, H. S. Goedee
Muscle and Nerve, 2026, vol. 74, p.605-615

The phenotypic spectrum and genetic determinants of severe spinal muscular atrophy in individuals with a single SMN2 copy Gianpaolo Cicala, Anna Capasso, Marianna Villa, Giorgia Coratti, Chiara Arpaia, Caterina Agosto, Stefania Corti, Federica Ricci, Claudio Bruno, Susan Matesanz, Brianna Gross, Daniel Guillen Mendoza, Nancy Kuntz, Janbernd Kirschner, Andreas Ziegler, Laurent Servais, Fay Linn Asselman, Ludo van der Pol, Claudia Castiglioni, Andres Nascimiento, Eduardo Fidel Tizzano, Rodrigo Holanda Mendonça, Edmar Zanoteli, Pinki Munot, Mariacristina Scoto, Richard Finkel, Marika Pane, Francesco Danilo Tiziano, Eugenio Mercuri,
EClinicalMedicine, 2026, vol. 95

CIDP With and Without Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) R. van Veen, A. E. Baars, I. N. van Doorn, M. Michael, S. R.M. Bus, M. C. Broers, W. L. van der Pol, P. A. Van Doorn, J. Drenthen, C. Verhamme, J. M.I. Vos, I. N. van Schaik, H. S. Goedee, L. Wieske, B. C. Jacobs, F. Eftimov,
Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, 2026, vol. 31

Author Correction Jennifer M Kwon, Francina Munell, Laure Le Goff, Kotaro Yuge, Tamaki Kato, Claude Cances, Liesbeth De Waele, Ian R Woodcock, Eugenio M Mercuri, Crystal M Proud, Basil T Darras, Leslie H Hayes, Maryam Oskoui, Jeannie Visootsak, Gemma Williams, Andreja Ilić, Lina Yang, W Ludo van der Pol
Nature medicine, 2026, vol. 32, p.763

External positions

Bestuurslid - zie bijlage - Spierziekten Centrum Nederland