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Katja van den Hurk

Head of Donor Studies, Principle Investigator, Epidemiologist, Sanquin Blood Supply
Verified email at sanquin.nl
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Genetics and epigenetics of cutaneous malignant melanoma: a concert out of tune

K van den Hurk, HEC Niessen, J Veeck… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Karin van den Hurk a b , Hanneke EC Niessen a b , Jürgen
Veeck a b c d , Joost J. van den Oord e , Maurice AM van Steensel b f , Axel zur Hausen a b , …

Local stiffness of the carotid and femoral artery is associated with incident cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality: the Hoorn study

TT van Sloten, MT Schram, K van den Hurk… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - jacc.org
Objectives : This study sought to investigate the association of local and segmental arterial
stiffness with incident cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. Background : The …

Urban-rural differences in the association between blood lipids and characteristics of the built environment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R de Groot, K van den Hurk, LJ Schoonmade… - BMJ global …, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction The built environment defines opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity
and may thus be related to blood lipids. The aim of this study is to systematically analyse …

Height and breast cancer risk: evidence from prospective studies and Mendelian randomization

…, MA Rookus, K Van Den Hurk… - Journal of the …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background: Epidemiological studies have linked adult height with breast cancer risk in
women. However, the magnitude of the association, particularly by subtypes of breast cancer, …

Safety and protection of plasma donors: A scoping review and evidence gap map

…, S Mikkelsen, P Tiberghien, K van den Hurk… - Vox …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives As part of a large‐scale project to safely increase plasma collection
in Europe, the current scoping review identifies the existing evidence (gaps) on adverse …

Markers of low-grade inflammation and endothelial dysfunction are related to reduced information processing speed and executive functioning in an older population …

…, T Teerlink, PG Scheffer, K van den Hurk… - …, 2014 - Elsevier
Low-grade inflammation and endothelial dysfunction are related to cognitive decline and
dementia, in a complex interplay with vascular factors and aging. We investigated, in an older …

Heart failure and cognitive function in the general population: the Hoorn Study

K van den Hurk, YD Reijmer… - European journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… Katja van den Hurk … Katja van den Hurk … We are grateful to RMA Henry and MRFT van
Eijck-Weel for organizing and performing baseline measurements and sharing their experience. …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive DNA methylation study identifies novel progression-related and prognostic markers for cutaneous melanoma

…, P Dynoodt, C Aura, M Foth, R Cloots, K van den Hurk… - BMC medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Cutaneous melanoma is the deadliest skin cancer, with an increasing incidence
and mortality rate. Currently, staging of patients with primary melanoma is performed using …

[HTML][HTML] Large genome-wide association study identifies three novel risk variants for restless legs syndrome

…, AP Sigurdsson, K Van Den Hurk… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Van Den Hurk for data from the Donor Insight-III (k.vandenhurk@sanquin.nl). For UK Biobank
please register on https://bbams.ndph.ox.ac.uk/ams/ and apply for the data through there. …

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the Netherlands in 2003 compared to 1980 and 1997

K Van Den Hurk, P Van Dommelen… - Archives of disease in …, 2007 - adc.bmj.com
Objective: To assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children living in the
Netherlands and compare the findings with the Third and Fourth National Growth Studies carried …