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Researcher

Hanna De Saffel

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38 Results

2026

Toxicological assessment of cyclopiazonic acid and aflatoxin B1 : EFFECTS on zebrafish development and cardiac physiology

Victor Omondi KagotMarthe De BoevreHanna De SaffelPatrick SipsLimbikani MatumbaSheila OkothSarah De SaegerAndy Willaert

A1 Journal Article in FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

2025

Crispant analysis in zebrafish as a tool for rapid functional screening of disease-causing genes for bone fragility

Sophie DebaenstTamara JaraysehHanna De SaffelJan Willem BekMatthieu BooneIván JosipovicPierre KibleurRonald Y. KwonPaul CouckeAndy Willaert

U Journal Article in ELIFE

Evaluating variants of uncertain significance in adult knock-in zebrafish : a proof of concept with a COL1A2 variant

Michiel VanhooydonckSophie DebaenstEva VanbelleghemHanna De SaffelDelfien SyxPatrick SipsPaul CouckeAndy WillaertBert Callewaert

Evaluating variants of uncertain significance in adult zebrafish via prime editing : a proof of concept with a COL1A2 variant

Michiel VanhooydonckSophie DebaenstEva VanbelleghemHanna De SaffelDelfien SyxPatrick SipsPaul CouckeAndy WillaertBert Callewaert

A1 Journal Article in BMC MEDICAL GENOMICS

Prime editing outperforms homology-directed repair as a tool for CRISPR-mediated variant knock-in in zebrafish

Michiel VanhooydonckElyne De NeefHanna De SaffelAnnekatrien BoelAndy WillaertBert CallewaertKathleen Claes

Prime editing outperforms homology-directed repair as a tool for CRISPR-mediated variant knock-in in zebrafish

Michiel VanhooydonckElyne De NeefHanna De SaffelAnnekatrien BoelAndy WillaertBert CallewaertKathleen Claes

A1 Journal Article in LAB ANIMAL

Variant of uncertain significance testing in zebrafish : a proof of concept using a COL1A2 variant as example

Michiel VanhooydonckSophie DebaenstEva VanbelleghemHanna De SaffelDelfien SyxAndy WillaertPatrick SipsPaul CouckeBert Callewaert

2024

Advances in CRISPR-mediated knock-in of disease- and cancer-related variants in zebrafish

Elyne De NeefMichiel VanhooydonckHanna De SaffelBéatrice LintermansAndy WillaertBert CallewaertAnne VralKathleen Claes

Advances in CRISPR-mediated knock-in of disease-related variants in zebrafish

Elyne De NeefMichiel VanhooydonckHanna De SaffelBéatrice LintermansAndy WillaertBert CallewaertAnne VralKathleen Claes

Bmpr1aa modulates the severity of the skeletal phenotype in an fkbp10-deficient Bruck syndrome zebrafish model

Tamara JaraysehSophie DebaenstHanna De SaffelToon RosseelMauro Alessio MilazzoJan Willem BekDavid M HudsonFilip Van NieuwerburghYannick GansemansIván Josipovic et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH

Crispant analysis in zebrafish as a tool for rapid functional screening of disease-causing genes for bone fragility

Sophie DebaenstTamara JaraysehHanna De SaffelJan Willem BekMatthieu BooneIván JosipovicPierre KibleurRonald Y KwonPaul CouckeAndy Willaert

A2 Journal Article in ELIFE

Early mechanisms of aortic failure in a zebrafish model for thoracic aortic dissection and rupture

Michiel VanhooydonckMaxim VerleeMarta Guerreiro Santana Ramos Da SilvaLore PottieAnnekatrien BoelMatthias Van ImpeHanna De SaffelLisa CaboorPiyanoot TapaneeyaphanAnne Bonnin et al.

Early mechanisms of aortic failure in a zebrafish model for thoracic aortic dissection and rupture

Michiel VanhooydonckMaxim VerleeMarta Guerreiro Santana Ramos Da SilvaLore PottieAnnekatrien BoelMatthias Van ImpeHanna De SaffelLisa CaboorPiyanoot TapaneeyaphanAnne Bonnin et al.

Knock-in of disease-related variants in the zebrafish model organism

Michiel VanhooydonckElyne De NeefHanna De SaffelAnnekatrien BoelKathleen ClaesAndy WillaertBert Callewaert

Prime editing outperforms optimized homology-directed repair as a tool for knock-in generation in zebrafish

Elyne De NeefMichiel VanhooydonckHanna De SaffelAnne VralAndy WillaertBert CallewaertKathleen Claes

Prime editing outperforms optimized homology-directed repair as a tool for knock-in generation in zebrafish

Elyne De NeefMichiel VanhooydonckKathleen ClaesBert CallewaertHanna De SaffelBéatrice LintermansAndy WillaertAnne Vral

Regulation of non-canonical expression of ABCA4 by an RPE-specific enhancer with implications in ABCA4-associated disease

Victor Lopez SorianoAlfredo Dueñas ReyGiulia AscariMünevver Burcu CicekdalEva D'haeneQuinten MahieuHanna De SaffelAndy WillaertKris VleminckxJuan Jesus Tena-Aguilar et al.

2023

A tapt1 knock-out zebrafish line with aberrant lens development and impaired vision models human early-onset cataract

Tamara JaraysehBrecht GuillemynHanna De SaffelJan Willem BekDelfien SyxSofie SymoensYannick GansemansFilip Van NieuwerburghSujatha JagadeeshJayarekha Raja et al.

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN GENETICS

Crispant analysis in zebrafish as a tool for rapid functional screening of disease-causing genes for Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Sophie DebaenstHanna De SaffelJan Willem BekAdelbert De ClercqTamara JaraysehLauren SahdPaul CouckeAndy Willaert

Deciphering phenotypic and mechanistic variability in Bruck syndrome and Osteogenesis imperfecta, through a zebrafish model with loss of fkbp10

Tamara JaraysehHanna De SaffelToon RosseelMauro Alessio MilazzoSophie DebaenstPaul Eckhard WittenAndy WillaertPaul Coucke

Poly (A)-specific ribonuclease deficiency impacts oogenesis in zebrafish

Dechamma Pandyanda NanjappaHanna De SaffelKrithika KalladkaSrividya ArjunaNishith BabuKishan PrasadPatrick SipsAnirban Chakraborty

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Syntaxin 18 defects in human and zebrafish unravel key roles in early cartilage and bone development

Brecht GuillemynHanna De SaffelJan Willem BekPiyanoot TapaneeyaphanAdelbert De ClercqTamara JaraysehSophie DebaenstAndy WillaertRiet De RyckePeter H. Byers et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH

Syntaxin-18 defects in human and zebrafish cause traffic jams and unravel key roles in early bone development

Brecht GuillemynHanna De SaffelJan Willem BekPiyanoot TapaneeyaphanAdelbert De ClercqTamara JaraysehSophie DebaenstAndy WillaertPeter ByersPaul Coucke et al.

Unraveling of the ultrastructural features that determine the variability in phenotypic severity in different dominant forms of OI, using the zebrafish as a model

Lauren SahdCaitlin DebaeneSophie DebaenstTamara JaraysehHanna De SaffelMyriam ClaeysJan Willem BekCharlotte GistelinckFrans RodenburgPhil Salmon et al.

2022

A tapt1 knockout zebrafish line with aberrant lens development and impaired vision models human pediatric cataract

Tamara JaraysehBrecht GuillemynHanna De SaffelJan Willem BekSujatha JagadeeshSofie SymoensFransiska MalfaitDelfien SyxFilip Van NieuwerburghYannick Gansemans et al.

A tapt1 knockout zebrafish line with aberrant lens development and impaired vision models human pediatric cataract

Tamara JaraysehBrecht GuillemynHanna De SaffelJan Willem BekSujatha JagadeeshSofie SymoensFransiska MalfaitDelfien SyxFilip Van NieuwerburghYannick Gansemans et al.

Crispant screening in zebrafish as a promising approach for rapid functional screening of osteoporosis candidate genes and known genes for Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Sophie DebaenstHanna De SaffelJan Willem BekAdelbert De ClercqTamara JaraysehLauren SahdPaul CouckeAndy Willaert

2021

Lrp5 mutant and crispant zebrafish faithfully model human osteoporosis, establishing the zebrafish as a platform for CRISPR‐based functional screening of osteoporosis candidate genes

Jan Willem BekChen ShochatAdelbert De ClercqHanna De SaffelAnnekatrien BoelJuriaan MetzFrans RodenburgDavid KarasikAndy WillaertPaul Coucke

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH

Photoconvertible fluorescent proteins : a versatile tool in zebrafish skeletal imaging

Jan Willem BekAdelbert De ClercqHanna De SaffelMieke SoenensAnn HuysseunePaul Eckhard WittenPaul CouckeAndy Willaert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

2019

In-depth characterization of the ultrastructural variability of the vertebral column in a severe, medium and mildly affected Osteogenesis Imperfecta zebrafish model

Adelbert De ClercqHanna De SaffelJan Willem BekMyriam ClaeysPetra VermassenPaul CouckeAndy Willaert

Knock-out of atp6v1e1b in zebrafish faithfully recapitulates the human cutis laxa syndrome and highlights the endosomal pathway in disease pathogenesis

Lore PottiePatrick SipsBert CallewaertPetra VermassenHanna De SaffelPaul Coucke

Knock-out of atp6v1e1b in zebrafish faithfully recapitulates the human cutis laxa syndrome and highlights the endosomal pathway in disease pathogenesis.

Lore PottiePatrick SipsHanna De SaffelPetra VermassenPaul CouckeBert Callewaert

The zebrafish as a model for fragile bone disorders

Jan Willem BekHanna De SaffelOsama EssawiAdelbert De ClercqPaul Eckhard WittenAnn HuysseuneJuriaan MetzPhil SalmonPaul CouckeAndy Willaert

The zebrafish as a model for recessive types of osteogenesis imperfecta

Jan Willem BekHanna De SaffelOsama EssawiAdelbert De ClercqPaul Eckhard WittenAnn HuysseunePhil SalmonPaul CouckeAndy Willaert

The zebrafish as a model for recessive types of Osteogenesis Imperfecta.

Jan Willem BekHanna De SaffelOsama EssawiAdelbert De ClercqPaul Eckhard WittenAnn HuysseunePhil SalmonPaul CouckeAndy Willaert

2018

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated homology-directed repair by ssODNs in zebrafish induces complex mutational patterns resulting from genomic integration of repair-template fragments

Annekatrien BoelHanna De SaffelWouter SteyaertBert CallewaertAnne De PaepePaul CouckeAndy Willaert

A1 Journal Article in DISEASE MODELS & MECHANISMS

Screening for osteogenic compounds using the zebrafish as a model

Jan Willem BekCharlotte GistelinckHanna De SaffelPaul CouckeAndy Willaert

Zebrafish type I collagen mutants faithfully recapitulate human type I collagenopathies

Charlotte GistelinckRonald Y KwonFransiska MalfaitSofie SymoensMatthew P HarrisKatrin HenkeMichael B HawkinsShannon FisherPatrick SipsBrecht Guillemyn et al.

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA