2017
ALPK3 gene mutation in a patient with congenital cardiomyopathy and dysmorphic features
Çağlayan AO, Sezer RG, Kaymakçalan H, Ulgen E, Yavuz T, Baranoski JF, Bozaykut A, Harmanci AS, Yalcin Y, Youngblood MW, Yasuno K, Bilgüvar K, Gunel M. ALPK3 gene mutation in a patient with congenital cardiomyopathy and dysmorphic features. Molecular Case Studies 2017, 3: a001859. PMID: 28630369, PMCID: PMC5593152, DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a001859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel homozygous frameshift mutationWk of gestationHomozygous pathogenic variantNovel disease-causing genesPhenotypic featuresHomozygous frameshift mutationWhole-exome sequencingHeterozygous family membersUnrelated consanguineous familiesEchocardiographic examinationDisease groupPrimary cardiomyopathyMale infantHypertrophic cardiomyopathyRoutine diagnostic toolCardiac diseaseCardiac abnormalitiesMale fetusesCardiomyopathyPathogenic variantsGenetic testingDysmorphic featuresGene mutationsPast historyDisease-causing genes
2014
NGLY1 mutation causes neuromotor impairment, intellectual disability, and neuropathy
Caglayan AO, Comu S, Baranoski JF, Parman Y, Kaymakçalan H, Akgumus GT, Caglar C, Dolen D, Erson-Omay EZ, Harmanci AS, Mishra-Gorur K, Freeze HH, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Gunel M. NGLY1 mutation causes neuromotor impairment, intellectual disability, and neuropathy. European Journal Of Medical Genetics 2014, 58: 39-43. PMID: 25220016, PMCID: PMC4804755, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2014.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-glycanase 1Proteasome-mediated degradationConserved enzymeFrame-shift mutationApparent intellectual disabilityBase pair deletionNeuromotor impairmentNovel homozygous frame-shift mutationHomozygous frame-shift mutationNeuronal cellsPair deletionAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisIntellectual disabilityMutationsProteinNeurological functionCorneal opacityNeurologic diseaseLateral sclerosisParkinson's diseaseProgressive lossDiseaseCytoplasmImpairmentDeletion