2015
The Genetic Basis of Mendelian Phenotypes: Discoveries, Challenges, and Opportunities
Chong JX, Buckingham KJ, Jhangiani SN, Boehm C, Sobreira N, Smith JD, Harrell TM, McMillin MJ, Wiszniewski W, Gambin T, Akdemir Z, Doheny K, Scott AF, Avramopoulos D, Chakravarti A, Hoover-Fong J, Mathews D, Witmer PD, Ling H, Hetrick K, Watkins L, Patterson KE, Reinier F, Blue E, Muzny D, Kircher M, Bilguvar K, López-Giráldez F, Sutton VR, Tabor HK, Leal SM, Gunel M, Mane S, Gibbs RA, Boerwinkle E, Hamosh A, Shendure J, Lupski JR, Lifton RP, Valle D, Nickerson DA, Genomics C, Bamshad MJ. The Genetic Basis of Mendelian Phenotypes: Discoveries, Challenges, and Opportunities. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2015, 97: 199-215. PMID: 26166479, PMCID: PMC4573249, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2015.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMendelian phenotypesGenetic basisLarge-scale whole-exome sequencingMendelian conditionsGene functionGene regulationGenomic dataWhole-exome sequencingMendelian GenomicsGenesPhenotypic characterizationNovel mechanismExtensive clinical variabilityGenetic variantsPhenotypePervasive sharingBiological mechanismsSequencingNew therapeuticsSuch discoveriesFamilyDiscoveryHuman healthGenomicsClinical variability
2011
Homozygosity mapping and targeted genomic sequencing reveal the gene responsible for cerebellar hypoplasia and quadrupedal locomotion in a consanguineous kindred
Gulsuner S, Tekinay AB, Doerschner K, Boyaci H, Bilguvar K, Unal H, Ors A, Onat OE, Atalar E, Basak AN, Topaloglu H, Kansu T, Tan M, Tan U, Gunel M, Ozcelik T. Homozygosity mapping and targeted genomic sequencing reveal the gene responsible for cerebellar hypoplasia and quadrupedal locomotion in a consanguineous kindred. Genome Research 2011, 21: 1995-2003. PMID: 21885617, PMCID: PMC3227090, DOI: 10.1101/gr.126110.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-propeller domainPrivate missense mutationsLarge consanguineous familyThird geneBEACH domainTransmembrane proteinHomozygous regionsHomozygosity mappingGenomic sequencingWDR81Chromosome 17p13.1Missense mutationsQuadrupedal locomotionConsanguineous familyTargeted sequencingGenesSequencingRare phenotypeMorphological abnormalitiesBiological basisMutationsAffected individualsCell layerParticular atrophyFamily
2005
Cerebral Venous Malformations Have Distinct Genetic Origin From Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
Guclu B, Ozturk AK, Pricola KL, Seker A, Ozek M, Gunel M. Cerebral Venous Malformations Have Distinct Genetic Origin From Cerebral Cavernous Malformations. Stroke 2005, 36: 2479-2480. PMID: 16239636, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000183616.99139.d3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBlood VesselsCarrier ProteinsChildDNA Mutational AnalysisExonsFamily HealthFemaleFrameshift MutationGene Expression RegulationHumansIntracranial Arteriovenous MalformationsKRIT1 ProteinMaleMembrane ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsModels, GeneticMutationPedigreeProto-Oncogene ProteinsConceptsMutational analysisCerebral cavernous malformationsDistinct genetic originsCCM genesCerebral venous malformationSuch mutationsCausative genesUnique familyFrameshift mutationGenesGenetic originCCM1 geneCommon originMutationsFamilyVenous malformationsPathogenetic mechanismsCavernous malformationsMembersDistinct biologyPDCD10BiologyExon 19KRIT1Different pathogenetic mechanisms
1996
Genetic Heterogeneity of Inherited Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
Günel M, Awad I, Finberg K, Steinberg G, Craig H, Cepeda O, Nelson-Williams C, Lifton R. Genetic Heterogeneity of Inherited Cerebral Cavernous Malformation. Neurosurgery 1996, 38: 1265-1271. DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199606000-00059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic analysisCauses of CCMsCerebral cavernous malformationsHuman chromosome 7Second geneIndependent inheritanceMutant geneChromosome 7Genetic markersGenesLong armGenetic heterogeneityMutationsCavernous malformationsInheritanceFamilyAutosomal dominant transmissionClinical featuresGenetic testingDominant transmissionKindredsMarkersNon-Hispanic familiesMalformationsDisordersGenetic heterogeneity of inherited cerebral cavernous malformation.
Günel M, Awad I, Finberg K, Steinberg G, Craig H, Cepeda O, Carol N, Lifton R. Genetic heterogeneity of inherited cerebral cavernous malformation. Neurosurgery 1996, 38: 1265-71. PMID: 8727164, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199606000-00059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic analysisCauses of CCMsCerebral cavernous malformationsHuman chromosome 7Second geneIndependent inheritanceMutant geneChromosome 7Genetic markersGenesLong armGenetic heterogeneityMutationsCavernous malformationsInheritanceFamilyAutosomal dominant transmissionClinical featuresGenetic testingDominant transmissionKindredsMarkersNon-Hispanic familiesMalformationsDisorders