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  1. Risk factors for COVID-19 sickness absence in healthcare staff

    Article • September 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  2. Interaction between VGDF exposure and antioxidant genes on COPD in UK Biobank

    Article • September 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  3. Recommended Reading from the Genomic and Environmental Medicine Section

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, April 2020, American Thoracic Society

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  4. Polycystic ovary syndrome and lung function: a Mendelian randomization study

    Article • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  5. Mendelian randomisation supports causal link between obesity and asthma

    Article • Thorax, January 2020, BMJ

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  6. Antioxidant genes and susceptibility to air pollution for respiratory and cardiovascular health

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  7. DNA methylation is associated with lung function in never smokers

    Article • December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  8. Analyzing degraded DNA and challenging samples using the ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep Kit

    Article • Science & Justice, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  9. Novel Rare Genetic Variants Associated with Airflow Obstruction in the General Population

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, October 2019, American Thoracic Society

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  10. Polycystic ovary syndrome and lung function: a Mendelian randomization study

    Article • September 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  11. Age at menopause and lung function: a Mendelian randomisation study

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, August 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Andre FS Amaral, Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  12. Epigenome-wide association study of lung function level and its change

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, May 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof. John W Holloway, Andre FS Amaral, Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  13. Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies in neonates reveals widespread differential DNA methylation associated with birthweight

    Article • Nature Communications, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. John W Holloway, Dr. Diana A van der Plaat, Jari Lahti

  14. Occupational exposure to gases/fumes and mineral dust affect DNA methylation levels of genes regulating expression

    Article • Human Molecular Genetics, April 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  15. Limited overlap in significant hits between genome-wide association studies on two airflow obstruction definitions in the same population

    Article • BMC Pulmonary Medicine, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  16. Genome-wide interaction study of gene-by-occupational exposures on respiratory symptoms

    Article • Environment International, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  17. From blood to lung tissue: effect of cigarette smoke on DNA methylation and lung function

    Article • November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  18. Puberty and asthma

    Article • PLoS Medicine, August 2018, PLOS

    Andre FS Amaral, Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  19. No association between DNA methylation and COPD in never and current smokers

    Article • BMJ Open Respiratory Research, June 2018, BMJ

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  20. A Genome-Wide Linkage Study for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Dutch Genetic Isolate Identifies Novel Rare Candidate Variants

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, April 2018, Frontiers

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  21. Occupational exposure to pesticides is associated with differential DNA methylation

    Article • Occupational and Environmental Medicine, February 2018, BMJ

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  22. Understanding the role of the chromosome 15q25.1 in COPD through epigenetics and transcriptomics

    Article • European Journal of Human Genetics, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  23. Long-term Air Pollution Exposure, Genome-wide DNA Methylation and Lung Function in the LifeLines Cohort Study

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, February 2018, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  24. COPD GWAS variant at 19q13.2 in relation with DNA methylation and gene expression

    Article • Human Molecular Genetics, October 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  25. Genome-wide association study on the FEV 1 /FVC ratio in never-smokers identifies HHIP and FAM13A

    Article • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  26. The Well-Known GeneHHIPand Novel GeneMECRAre Implicated in Small Airway Obstruction

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, November 2016, American Thoracic Society

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  27. Novel Genetic Susceptibility Loci for FEV1in the Context of Occupational Exposure in Never-Smokers

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, September 2016, American Thoracic Society

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat

  28. Air pollution exposure is associated with restrictive ventilatory patterns

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, August 2016, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Diana A van der Plaat