Aleksandra Nijak
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Sieliwonczyk E, Alaerts M, Simons E, Snyders D, Nijak A, Vandendriessche B, et al.
Orphanet J Rare Dis
. 2023 Feb;
18(1):23.
PMID: 36721196
Background: The c.1124_1127delTTCA p.(Ile375Argfs*43) pathogenic variant is the most frequently identified molecular defect in the KCNQ1 gene in the cardiogenetics clinic of the Antwerp University Hospital. This variant was observed...
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Van Breedam E, Nijak A, Buyle-Huybrecht T, Di Stefano J, Boeren M, Govaerts J, et al.
Neurotherapeutics
. 2022 Jun;
19(4):1433.
PMID: 35727488
No abstract available.
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Van Breedam E, Nijak A, Buyle-Huybrecht T, Di Stefano J, Boeren M, Govaerts J, et al.
Neurotherapeutics
. 2022 Mar;
19(2):550-569.
PMID: 35289376
Despite the considerable impact of stroke on both the individual and on society, a neuroprotective therapy for stroke patients is missing. This is partially due to the current lack of...
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Simons E, Nijak A, Loeys B, Alaerts M
Stem Cell Res
. 2022 Mar;
60:102719.
PMID: 35247843
Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited primary electrical disorder of the heart. 25% of BrS patients carry a mutation in the SCN5A gene, encoding the cardiac specific voltage-gated sodium channel...
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Nijak A, Simons E, Vandendriessche B, Van de Sande D, Fransen E, Sieliwonczyk E, et al.
Biol Open
. 2022 Feb;
11(2).
PMID: 35195246
Cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-CMs) offer an attractive platform for cardiovascular research. Patient-specific iPSC-CMs are very useful for studying disease development, and bear potential for disease diagnostics,...
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Simons E, Labro A, Saenen J, Nijak A, Sieliwonczyk E, Vandendriessche B, et al.
Eur J Med Genet
. 2021 Aug;
64(11):104322.
PMID: 34438094
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a common cause of death in young adults. In up to 80% of cases a genetic cause is suspected. Next-generation sequencing of candidate genes can...
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Nijak A, Saenen J, Labro A, Schepers D, Loeys B, Alaerts M
Int J Mol Sci
. 2021 Apr;
22(6).
PMID: 33802229
Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited cardiac arrhythmia that predisposes to ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death. It originates from oligogenic alterations that affect cardiac ion channels or their accessory...
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Sieliwonczyk E, Alaerts M, Robyns T, Schepers D, Claes C, Corveleyn A, et al.
Europace
. 2020 Nov;
23(6):918-927.
PMID: 33221854
Aims: We identified the first Belgian SCN5A founder mutation, c.4813 + 3_4813 + 6dupGGGT. To describe the clinical spectrum and disease severity associated with this mutation, clinical data of 101...
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Nijak A, Labro A, De Wilde H, Dewals W, Peigneur S, Tytgat J, et al.
Front Cardiovasc Med
. 2020 Aug;
7:117.
PMID: 32850980
Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited cardiac arrhythmia with an increased risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD). About 20% of BrS cases are explained by mutations in the gene, encoding...
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Nijak A, Alaerts M, Kuiperi C, Corveleyn A, Suys B, Paelinck B, et al.
Eur J Med Genet
. 2017 Oct;
61(1):8-10.
PMID: 29024827
Left ventricular non-compaction (cardiomyopathy) (LVN(C)) is a rare hereditary cardiac condition, resulting from abnormal embryonic myocardial development. While it mostly occurs as an isolated condition, association with other cardiovascular manifestations...