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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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

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

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

External positions

Bestuurslid - zie bijlage - Spierziekten Centrum Nederland