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Driessen Ann

Curriculum vitae

Messina
15 giugno 2001

Name: Driessen Ann

Date of birth: 14/11/62

Office address: Department of Pathology

                        University Hospital Maastricht

                        P. Debeyelaan 25

                        Postbus 5800

                        AZ 6202 Maastricht

                        The Netherlands

Phone: +31-43-3876612

Fax: +31-43-3876613

E-mail: adri@lpat.azm.nl

 Education :

 1987: Doctor in Medicine

 Carreer:

 1988-1992: Assistant Anatomy and Histology

                  Dept. of Medical Sciences

                  University of Limburg

                  Diepenbeek

                  Belgium

1992-1996: Trainee in Pathology

1996-1998: Scientific assistant

                  Dept. of Pathology

                  University Hospital Leuven

                  Belgium

1992- current: Pathologist, staff member

                        Lector (University of Maastricht)

Scientific work:

Thesis (Ph.D):

“The gastric MALT, its development and its relationship to Helicobacter pylori-related malignancies: A morphological approach."

Date: 27 Augustus 1998

Promotor: Prof. Dr. K. Geboes

Co-promotor: Prof. Dr. C. Peeters

Publications:

Driessen A, Creemers J, Geboes K:  
The innervation of the lymphoid tissue at the ileocolonic transition: an enzyme and immunohistochemical study.  
Acta Anat 1992;144:304-310.

Driessen A, Creemers J, Geboes K:  
Anti-Leu-19 is a marker for nervous tissue in the mucosa of the human rectum.  
Acta Anat 1995:153:127-134.

Driessen A, De Wolf-Peeters C, Van Cutsem E, Geboes K:  
Primary Gastric Lymphoma: Proper Treatment Requires Proper Classification.  
Gastroenterology 1995;108:462.

Driessen A, Ectors N, Penninckx F, Filez L, Van Cutsem E, Geboes K , Belgian H. Pylori Contact group:  
Can Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy reasonably be considered as appropriate for every low grade MALT lymphoma of the stomach?  
Gut 1997;41(Suppl 1):47.

Driessen A, Ectors N,  Pittaluga S,  Maes M, Delabie J, De Wolf-Peeters C:  
The polymerase chain reaction is a more accurate method to determine monoclonality in gastric lymphomas.  
Acta Endoscopica 1997;27:101-115.

Driessen A, Ectors N, Creemers J, Filez L, Penninckx F, Van Cutsem E, Geboes K:  
Intestinal metaplasia in gastric malignancy: a comparison between carcinomas and lymphomas.  
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1998;10:595-602.

Driessen A, Ectors N, Chen I, Peeters M, Van Cutsem E, Filez L, Penninckx F, Rutgeerts P, Geboes K:  
Cytoplasmic accumulation of p53 occurs in intestinal metaplasia associated with gastric ulcers but not with duodenal ulcers.  
Gastroenterology 1998;114:587.

Driessen A:  
The polymerase chain reaction is an important tool in diagnosis and follow-up of gastric lymphomas.  
Acta Endoscopica 1998;28:521-535.

Driessen A, Ectors N, Van Cutsem E, Penninckx F, Filez L, Pittaluga S, Delabie J, De Wolf-Peeters C, Geboes K:  
Different gastritis features are linked to different gastric neoplasms.  
Gastroentérol Clin Biol  1999;23:747-753.

Driessen A, Tierens A, Ectors N, Pittaluga S, Geboes K, Delabie J, De Wolf-Peeters C:  
Primary gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: somatic mutations in the rearranged IgH variable genes indicates antigen selection.  
Leukemia 1999;13:1085-1092.

Driessen Ann, Van Raemdonck Dirk, De Leyn Paul, Filez Ludo, Peeters Marc, Winnepenninckx Véronique, Penninckx Freddy, Lerut Antoon, Ectors Nadine:
 Are cardiac carcinomas situated inbetween oesophageal and distal gastric carcinomas?  
Gut 2000;47(Suppl III): A95.

A cura di: Unità di Chirurgia Endoscopica - Ospedale Piemonte - Messina

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