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Petra Vermassen

Ghent University

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Systematic disruption of zebrafish fibrillin genes identifies a translational zebrafish model for Marfan syndrome

Karo De Rycke, Marina Horvat, Lisa Caboor, Petra Vermassen, Griet De Smet, Sophie Lobbestael, Marta Santana Silva, Wouter Steyaert, Matthias Van Impe, Patrick Segers, Julie F A De Backer, Patrick Yves Sips

This paper creates a zebrafish model of Marfan syndrome by disrupting fibrillin genes, finding that fbn2b-/- zebrafish exhibit cardiovascular phenotypes similar to human disease.

JACC Basic to Translational Science · Apr 22, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics

Zebrafish type I collagen mutants faithfully recapitulate human type I collagenopathies

Charlotte Gistelinck, Ronald Young Kwon, Fransiska Malfait, Sofie Symoens, Matthew P. Harris, Katrin Henke, Michael Brent Hawkins, Shannon Fisher, Patrick Yves Sips, Brecht Guillemyn, Jan Willem Bek, Petra Vermassen, Hanna De Saffel, P. Eckhard Witten, MaryAnn Weis, , Paul J. Coucke

This study shows zebrafish mutants with type I collagen mutations closely mimic human collagenopathies, revealing phenotypic variability linked to disease severity and potential for identifying genetic modifiers.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Aug 6, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics