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

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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

Sleep in children with spinal muscular atrophy and their caregivers Ilse Margot van Rijssen, Sanne Rodenburg, Mattijs Alsem, Raquel Hulst, Jan Willem Gorter, Irene Oude Lansink, Ludo van der Pol, Esther Veldhoen, Olaf Verschuren
Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2026, vol. 169, p.105238

Motor Unit Patterns Correlate With Severity in Symptomatic Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Leandra A A Ros, W Ludo van der Pol, Diederik J L Stikvoort García, H Stephan Goedee, Hessel Franssen, Fay-Lynn Asselman, Bart Bartels, Danny R van der Woude, Ruben P A van Eijk, Boudewijn T H M Sleutjes, Renske I Wadman
European Journal of Neurology, 2025, vol. 32

Intrathecal onasemnogene abeparvovec for treatment-experienced patients with spinal muscular atrophy 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, 2025, vol. 32, p.488-493

A plain language summary of the SAPPHIRE clinical trial of apitegromab in children and young adults with spinal muscular atrophy Thomas O Crawford, Laurent Servais, Eugenio Mercuri, Heike Kölbel, Nancy Kuntz, Richard S Finkel, Jena Krueger, Kaitlin Batley, Sally Dunaway Young, Jing L Marantz, Guochen Song, Bert Yao, Guolin Zhao, Jose Rossello, Giridhar S Tirucherai, Elena Stacy Mazzone, Russell J Butterfield, Marta Gomez Garcia de la Banda, Andreea M Seferian, Valeria A Sansone, Liesbeth De Waele, W Ludo van der Pol, Claude Cances, Astrid Pechmann, Basil T Darras,
Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 2025, vol. 26, p.101-120

External positions

Bestuurslid - zie bijlage - Spierziekten Centrum Nederland