# Jan De Bleecker

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/jan-de-bleecker/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 10,718 |
| Field | Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis |
| h-index | 52 |
| i10-index | 167 |
| Last Known Institution | Ghent University Hospital |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5082524383 |
| ORCID iD | 0000-0002-1328-1812 |
| Works | 426 |

## Researcher papers

- [Safety and efficacy of eculizumab in anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory generalised myasthenia gravis (REGAIN): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study](https://scholariq.org/papers/safety-and-efficacy-of-eculizumab-in-anti-acetylcholine-receptor-antibody/)
- [A C9orf72 promoter repeat expansion in a Flanders-Belgian cohort with disorders of the frontotemporal lobar degeneration-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis spectrum: a gene identification study](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-c9orf72-promoter-repeat-expansion-in-a-flanders-belgian-cohort-with-disorders/)
- [224th ENMC International Workshop:](https://scholariq.org/papers/224th-enmc-international-workshop/)
- [239th ENMC International Workshop: Classification of dermatomyositis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 14–16 December 2018](https://scholariq.org/papers/239th-enmc-international-workshop-classification-of-dermatomyositis-amsterdam/)
- [The genetic causes of basal ganglia calcification, dementia, and bone cysts](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-genetic-causes-of-basal-ganglia-calcification-dementia-and-bone-cysts/)
- [Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 2: clinical, biological and genotype/phenotype correlation study of a cohort of 90 patients](https://scholariq.org/papers/ataxia-with-oculomotor-apraxia-type-2-clinical-biological-and-genotype-phenotype/)
- [The C9orf72 repeat size correlates with onset age of disease, DNA methylation and transcriptional downregulation of the promoter](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-c9orf72-repeat-size-correlates-with-onset-age-of-disease-dna-methylation-and/)
- [Loss of <i>TBK1</i> is a frequent cause of frontotemporal dementia in a Belgian cohort](https://scholariq.org/papers/loss-of-i-tbk1-i-is-a-frequent-cause-of-frontotemporal-dementia-in-a-belgian/)
- [Dense genotyping of immune-related loci in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies confirms HLA alleles as the strongest genetic risk factor and suggests different genetic background for major clinical subgroups](https://scholariq.org/papers/dense-genotyping-of-immune-related-loci-in-idiopathic-inflammatory-myopathies/)
- [Immunolocalization of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and its receptors in inflammatory myopathies1This paper was presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Minneapolis, MN, USA, April 1998.1](https://scholariq.org/papers/immunolocalization-of-tumor-necrosis-factor-alpha-and-its-receptors-in/)
- [Healthcare utilization at the end of life in people dying from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A retrospective cohort study using linked administrative data](https://scholariq.org/papers/healthcare-utilization-at-the-end-of-life-in-people-dying-from-amyotrophic/)

## Researcher topics

- [Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis](https://scholariq.org/topics/inflammatory-myopathies-and-dermatomyositis/)
- [Muscle Physiology and Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/muscle-physiology-and-disorders/)
- [Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma](https://scholariq.org/topics/myasthenia-gravis-and-thymoma/)
- [Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/parkinson-s-disease-and-spinal-disorders/)
- [Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-neurodegenerative-diseases/)

## Researcher university

- [Ghent University Hospital](https://scholariq.org/institutions/ghent-university-hospital/)

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