Publications by authors named "Martijn A Huisman"

Introduction: This article describes an innovative, integrated care intervention, called BigMove, which aims to improve the functioning, capabilities and quality of life of people with a combination of physical and mental health conditions.

Description: Theoretical frameworks reflected in the intervention are the Capability Approach (CA) and Self-Determination Theory (SDT). Essential elements of the intervention included to expand participants' behavioural repertoire are motivational interviewing; functional goal setting (using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF); cognitive behavioural therapy; enjoyment; support of the group; and physical activity.

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  • Genetic factors are significant in frontotemporal dementia (FTD), but most cases remain unexplained, suggesting there are still undiscovered risk loci.
  • A genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 354 FTD patients and 4,209 controls identified two rare genetic variants near the C9ORF72 gene that are strongly linked to FTD.
  • The research also revealed that a specific risk haplotype is 10 times more likely to carry a pathological repeat length in C9ORF72, indicating a major risk factor for the disease.
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The IPDGC (The International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium) and EADB (Alzheimer Disease European DNA biobank) are listed correctly as an author to the article, however, they were incorrectly listed more than once.

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The genetic variant rs72824905-G (minor allele) in the PLCG2 gene was previously associated with a reduced Alzheimer's disease risk (AD). The role of PLCG2 in immune system signaling suggests it may also protect against other neurodegenerative diseases and possibly associates with longevity. We studied the effect of the rs72824905-G on seven neurodegenerative diseases and longevity, using 53,627 patients, 3,516 long-lived individuals and 149,290 study-matched controls.

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