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There are a variety of diseases for which involvement of a viral pathogen is suspected. Lia van der Hoek of the Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, has developed a virus-discovery technique that can identify any RNA and DNA virus, in culture or directly in clinical samples (VIDISCA). The method is based on the cDNA amplified restriction fragment length polymorphism technique combined with Next Generation Sequencing and it is successfully used to identify several unknown pathogens among which the human coronavirus HCoV-NL63 in 2003, an endemic human coronavirus that remained unrecognized till then. It soon became clear that HCoV-NL63 had spread worldwide with continuous reinfections throughout life, and the average age of first infection being around the first years of life. Recently the dynamics of reinfections by endemic coronaviruses were investigated. Besides the more than 30 research papers on HCoV-NL63 and the other endemic human coronaviruses Lia van der Hoek continued with virus discovery and has found several other previously unknown human and animal viruses which she could link to unexplained diseases.
Following identification of a virus, a culture system is essential for further investigations. Pseudostratified human airway epithelium is a sophisticated culture system and the best imitation of the human trachea. Lia van der Hoek has used this system to propagate human bocavirus, and human coronavirus-HKU1, two recently identified respiratory viruses for which no other culture system is available.
The unbiased identification of viruses allows not only the detection of new viruses but also the description of the entire "virome", which is the pool of viruses present at a certain site of the body (e.g. the gut or the circulation). An example of the virome research of Lia van der Hoek is the investigation of blood of pregnant mothers, of whom it was known whether the offspring did, or did not, develop schizophrenia. This study revealed that a limited virome in the circulation of the pregnant mother is associated with the development of schizophrenia in the offspring.
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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ACS: Amsterdam Cohort Studies
Matser, A., Prins, M., Kootstra, N. & van der Hoek, L.
1/09/2020 → …
Project: Research
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Entamoeba and Giardia parasites implicated as hosts of CRESS viruses
Kinsella, C. M., Bart, A., Deijs, M., Broekhuizen, P., Kaczorowska, J., Jebbink, M. F., van Gool, T., Cotten, M. & van der Hoek, L., 1 Dec 2020, In: Nature communications. 11, 1, 4620.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access30 Citations (Scopus) -
Seasonal coronavirus protective immunity is short-lasting
Edridge, A. W. D., Kaczorowska, J., Hoste, A. C. R., Bakker, M., Klein, M., Loens, K., Jebbink, M. F., Matser, A., Kinsella, C. M., Rueda, P., Ieven, M., Goossens, H., Prins, M., Sastre, P., Deijs, M. & van der Hoek, L., Nov 2020, In: Nature medicine. 26, 11, p. 1691-1693 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access466 Citations (Scopus) -
A Novel Virus Causes Scale Drop Disease in Lates calcarifer
de Groof, A., Guelen, L., Deijs, M., van der Wal, Y., Miyata, M., Ng, K. S., van Grinsven, L., Simmelink, B., Biermann, Y., Grisez, L., van Lent, J., de Ronde, A., Chang, S. F., Schrier, C. & van der Hoek, L., 2015, In: PLoS pathogens. 11, 8, p. e1005074Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
72 Citations (Scopus) -
Unexplained diarrhoea in HIV-1 infected individuals
Oude Munnink, B. B., Canuti, M., Deijs, M., de Vries, M., Jebbink, M. F., Rebers, S., Molenkamp, R., van Hemert, F. J., Chung, K., Cotten, M., Snijders, F., Sol, C. J. A. & van der Hoek, L., 2014, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 14, 1, p. 22Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
45 Citations (Scopus) -
Viral metagenomics on cerebrospinal fluid
Edridge, A. W. D., Deijs, M., van Zeggeren, I. E., Kinsella, C. M., Jebbink, M. F., Bakker, M., van de Beek, D., Brouwer, M. C. & van der Hoek, L., 30 Apr 2019, In: Genes. 10, 5, 332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access35 Citations (Scopus)
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Core Structure of S2 from the Human Coronavirus NL63 Spike Glycoprotein
Zheng, Q. (Contributor), Deng, Y. (Contributor), Liu, J. (Contributor), van der Hoek, L. (Contributor), Berkhout, B. (Contributor) & Lu, M. (Contributor), Protein Data Bank (PDB), 9 Jan 2007
DOI: 10.2210/pdb2IEQ, https://www.wwpdb.org/pdb?id=pdb_00002ieq
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Additional file 2 of Bacterial ribosomal RNA detection in cerebrospinal fluid using a viromics approach
Kinsella, C. (Creator), Edridge, A. W. D. (Creator), van Zeggeren, I. (Creator), Deijs, M. (Creator), van de Beek, D. (Creator), Brouwer, M. (Creator), van der Hoek, L. (Creator) & Brouwer, M. C. (Creator), Figshare, 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22603549.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_2_of_Bacterial_ribosomal_RNA_detection_in_cerebrospinal_fluid_using_a_viromics_approach/22603549/1
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Additional file 2 of Bacterial ribosomal RNA detection in cerebrospinal fluid using a viromics approach
Kinsella, C. (Creator), Edridge, A. W. D. (Creator), van Zeggeren, I. (Creator), Deijs, M. (Creator), van de Beek, D. (Creator), Brouwer, M. (Creator), van der Hoek, L. (Creator) & Brouwer, M. C. (Creator), Figshare, 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22603549, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_2_of_Bacterial_ribosomal_RNA_detection_in_cerebrospinal_fluid_using_a_viromics_approach/22603549
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