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Researcher

Annelien Morlion

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42 Results

2026

Patient-specific alterations in blood plasma cfRNA profiles enable accurate classification of cancer patients and controls

Annelien MorlionPhilippe DecruyenaereKathleen SchoofsJasper AnckaertNickolas Johns RamirezJustine NuytensEveline Vanden EyndeKimberly VerniersCeline EveraertGuy Brusselle et al.

A2 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS MEDICINE

2025

Blood collection tube and RNA purification method recommendations for extracellular RNA transcriptome profiling

The exRNAQC ConsortiumJasper AnckaertFrancisco Avila CobosAnneleen DecockPhilippe DecruyenaereJill DeleuKatleen De PreterOlivier De WeverJilke De WildeBert Dhondt et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Subpar reporting of pre‐analytical variables in RNA‐focused blood plasma studies

Céleste Van Der SchuerenPhilippe DecruyenaereFrancisco Avila CobosJohanna BultJill DeleuLydia DipaloHetty HelsmoortelEva HulstaertAnnelien MorlionElena Ramos Varas et al.

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY

2024

Characterizing the cell-free transcriptome in a humanized diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patient-derived tumor xenograft model for RNA-based liquid biopsy in a preclinical setting

Philippe DecruyenaereWillem DaneelsAnnelien MorlionKimberly VerniersJasper AnckaertJan TavernierFritz OffnerJo Vandesompele

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Exploring the cell-free transcriptome as biomarker source in IgM gammopathies : new insights from the Fondazione Italiana Linfomi 'BIO-WM' trial

Philippe DecruyenaereDaniela DrandiKimberly VerniersSimone RagainiJasper AnckaertVeronica PeriElisa GenuardiFederica CavalloLuigi MarcheselliIrene Dogliotti et al.

FUSIONprimerXL : scalable PCR primer design for fusion transcript quantification

Annelien MorlionMarieke VrommanEveline Vanden EyndeKimberly VerniersJo VandesompeleAnneleen Decock

Subpar reporting of pre-analytical variables in RNA-focused blood plasma studies

Céleste Van Der SchuerenPhilippe DecruyenaereFrancisco Avila CobosJohanna BultJill DeleuLydia DipaloHetty HelsmoortelEva HulstaertAnnelien MorlionElena Ramos Varas et al.

Unveiling cancer signals in liquid biopsy cell-free RNA profiles

Annelien MorlionPieter MestdaghJo Vandesompele

2023

Differential abundance and gene set enrichment in plasma of cancer patients versus controls

Annelien Morlion

Dramatic impact of blood collection tube and RNA purification method on extracellular RNA transcriptomes

Jasper AnckaertFrancisco Avila CobosAnneleen DecockPhilippe DecruyenaereJill DeleuKatleen De PreterOlivier De WeverJilke De WildeBert DhondtThibaut D'huyvetter et al.

Pan-cancer blood plasma cell-free RNA profiles reveal cancer type and patient-specific changes

Annelien MorlionPhilippe DecruyenaereKathleen SchoofsJasper AnckaertJustine NuytensEveline Vanden EyndeKimberly VerniersCeline EveraertFritz OffnerJo Van Dorpe et al.

Patient-specific alterations in blood plasma cfRNA profiles enable accurate classification of cancer patients and controls

Annelien MorlionPhilippe DecruyenaereKathleen SchoofsJasper AnckaertJustine NuytensEveline Vanden EyndeKimberly VerniersCeline EveraertFritz OffnerJo Van Dorpe et al.

Performance evaluation of RNA purification kits and blood collection tubes in the Extracellular RNA Quality Control (exRNAQC) study

Anneleen DecockOlivier De WeverCeline EveraertHetty HelsmoortelAn HendrixPieter MestdaghAnnelien MorlionJo VandesompeleRuben Van PaemelFrancisco Avila Cobos et al.

Performance evaluation of RNA purification kits and blood collection tubes in the Extracellular RNA Quality Control (exRNAQC) study

Anneleen DecockOlivier De WeverCeline EveraertHetty HelsmoortelAn HendrixPieter MestdaghAnnelien MorlionJo VandesompeleRuben Van PaemelFrancisco Avila Cobos et al.

Reporting of pre-analytical variables in RNA-focused blood plasma studies : a prerequisite for quality assessment and replication

Céleste Van Der SchuerenPhilippe DecruyenaereFrancisco Avila CobosJill DeleuHetty HelsmoortelEva HulstaertAnnelien MorlionKathleen SchoofsEveline Vanden EyndeKimberly Verniers et al.

Whole transcriptome profiling of liquid biopsies from tumour xenografted mouse models enables specific monitoring of tumour-derived extracellular RNA

Vanessa VermeirssenJill DeleuAnnelien MorlionCeline EveraertJilke De WildeJasper AnckaertKaat DurinckJustine NuytensMuhammad RishfiFranki Speleman et al.

2022

CiLiQuant : quantification of RNA junction reads based on their circular or linear transcript origin

Annelien MorlionEva HulstaertMarieke VrommanJasper AnckaertCeline EveraertJo VandesompelePieter Mestdagh

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN BIOINFORMATICS

Exploration of neuroblastoma xenograft models for tumor extracellular RNA profiling in murine blood plasma

Vanessa VermeirssenJill DeleuAnnelien MorlionCeline EveraertJilke De WildeJasper AnckaertKaat DurinckJustine NuytensMuhammad RishfiFranki Speleman et al.

Performance evaluation of RNA purification kits and blood collection tubes in the Extracellular RNA Quality Control (exRNAQC) study

Jasper AnckaertFrancisco Avila CobosAnneleen DecockPhilippe DecruyenaereJill DeleuKatleen De PreterOlivier De WeverJilke De WildeBert DhondtThibaut D'huyvetter et al.

RNA biomarkers from proximal liquid biopsy for diagnosis of ovarian cancer

Eva HulstaertKeren LevanonAnnelien MorlionStefan Van AelstAnthony-Alexander ChristidisRuben ZamarJasper AnckaertKimberly VerniersKeren Bahar-ShanyStav Sapoznik et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEOPLASIA

Whole transcriptome profiling of liquid biopsies from tumor xenografted mouse models enables specific monitoring of tumor-derived RNA

Vanessa VermeirssenJill DeleuAnnelien MorlionCeline EveraertKimberly VerniersTom Van MaerkenBram De WildeJo VandesompeleAnneleen Decock

Whole transcriptome profiling of liquid biopsies from tumor xenografted mouse models enables specific monitoring of tumor-derived RNA

Vanessa VermeirssenJill DeleuAnnelien MorlionCeline EveraertKimberly VerniersTom Van MaerkenBram De WildeJo VandesompeleAnneleen Decock

Whole transcriptome profiling of liquid biopsies from tumour xenografted mouse models enables specific monitoring of tumour-derived extracellular RNA

Vanessa VermeirssenJill DeleuAnnelien MorlionCeline EveraertJilke De WildeJasper AnckaertKaat DurinckJustine NuytensMuhammad RishfiFranki Speleman et al.

A2 Journal Article in NAR CANCER

Whole transcriptome profiling of liquid biopsies from tumour xenografted mouse models enables specific monitoring of tumour-derived extracellular RNA

Vanessa VermeirssenJill DeleuAnnelien MorlionCeline EveraertJilke De WildeJasper AnckaertKaat DurinckJustine NuytensMuhammad RishfiFranki Speleman et al.

2021

Candidate RNA biomarkers in biofluids for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer : a systematic review

Eva HulstaertAnnelien MorlionKeren LevanonJo VandesompelePieter Mestdagh

A1 Journal Article in GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

Custom long non-coding RNA capture enhances detection sensitivity in different human sample types

Annelien MorlionCeline EveraertJustine NuytensEva HulstaertJo VandesompelePieter Mestdagh

A1 Journal Article in RNA BIOLOGY

Exploring the extracellular transcriptome in seminal plasma for non-invasive prostate cancer diagnosis

Eva HulstaertAnnelien MorlionJustine NuytensGiovanni PontiMonia MaccaferriSusan LauEleftherios DiamandisJarvi KeithIoannis PrassasNicolaas Lumen et al.

Genome-wide study of the effect of blood collection tubes on the cell-free DNA methylome

Ruben Van PaemelAndries De KokerChrista CaggianoAnnelien MorlionPieter MestdaghBram De WildeJo VandesompeleKatleen De Preter

A1 Journal Article in EPIGENETICS

Messenger RNA capture sequencing of extracellular RNA from human biofluids using a comprehensive set of spike-in controls

Eva HulstaertAnneleen DecockAnnelien MorlionCeline EveraertKimberly VerniersJustine NuytensNele NijsGary P SchrothScott KuerstenStephen M Gross et al.

Protocol Messenger RNA capture sequencing of extracellular RNA from human biofluids using a comprehensive set of spike-in controls

Eva HulstaertAnneleen DecockAnnelien MorlionCeline EveraertKimberly VerniersJustine NuytensNele NijsGary P. SchrothScott KuerstenStephen M. Gross et al.

A2 Journal Article in STAR PROTOCOLS

Substantial performance differences among RNA purification kits and blood collection tubes in the Extracellular RNA Quality Control (exRNAQC) study

Anneleen DecockOlivier De WeverCeline EveraertHetty HelsmoortelAn HendrixPieter MestdaghAnnelien MorlionJo VandesompeleRuben Van PaemelFrancisco Avila Cobos et al.

Substantial performance differences among RNA purification kits and blood collection tubes in the Extracellular RNA Quality Control (exRNAQC) study

Anneleen DecockOlivier De WeverCeline EveraertHetty HelsmoortelAn HendrixPieter MestdaghAnnelien MorlionJo VandesompeleRuben Van PaemelFrancisco Avila Cobos et al.

Whole transcriptome profiling of liquid biopsies from tumor xenografted mouse models enables specific monitoring of tumor-derived RNA

Vanessa VermeirssenJill DeleuAnnelien MorlionCeline EveraertKimberly VerniersTom Van MaerkenBram De WildeJo VandesompeleAnneleen Decock

Whole transcriptome profiling of liquid biopsies from tumor xenografted mouse models enables specific monitoring of tumor-derived RNA

Vanessa VermeirssenJill DeleuCeline EveraertAnnelien MorlionKimberly VerniersJasper AnckaertJo VandesompeleTom Van MaerkenAnneleen DecockBram De Wilde

2020

Charting extracellular transcriptomes in the human biofluid RNA atlas

Eva HulstaertAnnelien MorlionFrancisco Avila CobosKimberly VerniersJustine NuytensEveline Vanden EyndeNurten YigitJasper AnckaertAnja GeertsPieter Hindryckx et al.

A1 Journal Article in CELL REPORTS

SPECS: a non-parametric method to identify tissue-specific molecular features for unbalanced sample groups

Celine EveraertPieter-Jan VoldersAnnelien MorlionOlivier ThasPieter Mestdagh

A1 Journal Article in BMC Bioinformatics

Substantial performance differences among RNA purification kits and blood collection tubes in the Extracellular RNA Quality Control study-important considerations for liquid biopsies

Anneleen DecockJasper AnckaertCeline EveraertJustine NuytensScott KuerstenAn HendrixJo VandesompelePieter MestdaghBert DhondtRuben Van Paemel et al.

Whole transcriptome profiling of liquid biopsies from tumor xenografted mouse models enables specific monitoring of tumor-derived RNA

Jill DeleuVanessa VermeirssenCeline EveraertAnnelien MorlionKimberly VerniersJasper AnckaertJo VandesompeleTom Van MaerkenAnneleen DecockBram De Wilde

2019

Dramatic differences in RNA purification kit performance in the extracellular RNA quality control study : important considerations for liquid biopsies

Annelien MorlionJasper AnckaertFrancisco Avila CobosAnneleen DecockOlivier De WeverBert DhondtCeline EveraertCarolina FierroHetty HelsmoortelAn Hendrix et al.

Dramatic differences in RNA purification kit performance in the extracellular RNA quality control study : important considerations for liquid biopsies

Annelien MorlionJasper AnckaertFrancisco Avila CobosAnneleen DecockOlivier De WeverBert DhondtCeline EveraertCarolina FierroHetty HelsmoortelAn Hendrix et al.

Evaluating the impact of RNA purification kit and blood collection tube in the extracellular RNA quality control study : important considerations for liquid biopsies

Annelien MorlionJasper AnckaertFrancisco Avila CobosAnneleen DecockJill DeleuOlivier De WeverBert DhondtCeline EveraertCarolina FierroHetty Helsmoortel et al.

Whole transcriptome profiling of liquid biopsies from patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models

Vanessa VermeirssenAnneleen DecockKimberly VerniersCeline EveraertAnnelien MorlionJill DeleuTom Van MaerkenBram De WildeJo Vandesompele