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 genesExome analysis of the evolutionary path of hepatocellular adenoma-carcinoma transition, vascular invasion and brain dissemination
Vilarinho S, Erson-Omay E, Mitchell-Richards K, Cha C, Nelson-Williams C, Harmancı AS, Yasuno K, Günel M, Taddei TH. Exome analysis of the evolutionary path of hepatocellular adenoma-carcinoma transition, vascular invasion and brain dissemination. Journal Of Hepatology 2017, 67: 186-191. PMID: 28323122, PMCID: PMC5497691, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdenoma-carcinoma transitionHepatocellular adenomaBrain metastasesHepatocellular carcinomaVascular invasionTumor thrombusCatenin beta 1Rare benign liver tumorMultifocal hepatic lesionsAcute abdominal painBenign liver tumorsPeripheral blood leucocytesSomatic mutationsWhole-exome sequencingParaffin-embedded samplesBrain disseminationAbdominal painLeft hepatectomyMajor complicationsLiver diseaseSpontaneous hemorrhageLeft lobeDisease progressionBlood leucocytesLiver tumorsIntegrated genomic analyses of de novo pathways underlying atypical meningiomas
Harmancı AS, Youngblood MW, Clark VE, Coşkun S, Henegariu O, Duran D, Erson-Omay EZ, Kaulen LD, Lee TI, Abraham BJ, Simon M, Krischek B, Timmer M, Goldbrunner R, Omay SB, Baranoski J, Baran B, Carrión-Grant G, Bai H, Mishra-Gorur K, Schramm J, Moliterno J, Vortmeyer AO, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Young RA, Günel M. Integrated genomic analyses of de novo pathways underlying atypical meningiomas. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 14433. PMID: 28195122, PMCID: PMC5316884, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding SitesBrain NeoplasmsCell Transformation, NeoplasticChromosomal InstabilityCluster AnalysisDNA MethylationE2F2 Transcription FactorEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEpigenomicsExomeForkhead Box Protein M1Gene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksGene SilencingGenes, Neurofibromatosis 2GenomeGenomicsGenotyping TechniquesHuman Embryonic Stem CellsHumansJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMolecular Probe TechniquesMutationPhenotypePolycomb Repressive Complex 2Promoter Regions, GeneticRNA, MessengerSequence AnalysisSignal TransductionSMARCB1 ProteinTranscriptomeConceptsPolycomb repressive complex 2Human embryonic stem cellsRepressive complex 2Integrated genomic analysisEmbryonic stem cellsDe novo pathwayH3K27me3 signalsTranscriptional networksPRC2 complexEpigenomic analysisCellular statesCatalytic subunitGenomic analysisGenomic instabilityHypermethylated phenotypeGenomic landscapeNovo pathwayDisplay lossStem cellsPotential therapeutic targetExhibit upregulationPromoter mutationsTherapeutic targetMutationsComplexes 2Longitudinal analysis of treatment-induced genomic alterations in gliomas
Erson-Omay EZ, Henegariu O, Omay SB, Harmancı AS, Youngblood MW, Mishra-Gorur K, Li J, Özduman K, Carrión-Grant G, Clark VE, Çağlar C, Bakırcıoğlu M, Pamir MN, Tabar V, Vortmeyer AO, Bilguvar K, Yasuno K, DeAngelis LM, Baehring JM, Moliterno J, Günel M. Longitudinal analysis of treatment-induced genomic alterations in gliomas. Genome Medicine 2017, 9: 12. PMID: 28153049, PMCID: PMC5290635, DOI: 10.1186/s13073-017-0401-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsChromosome AberrationsCombined Modality TherapyDisease ProgressionDNA Mismatch RepairDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA, NeoplasmExomeFemaleGeneral SurgeryGenome, HumanGenomicsGlioblastomaHumansImmunotherapyLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrecision MedicineRadiotherapyTreatment OutcomeConceptsWhole-exome sequencingMismatch repair deficiencyImmune checkpoint inhibitionMalignant brain tumorsMolecular changesLongitudinal analysisMedian survivalCheckpoint inhibitionSubsequent recurrenceMaximal resectionStandard treatmentBackgroundGlioblastoma multiformeBrain tumorsTumor-normal pairsFavorable responsePrimary GBMIndividual tumorsConclusionsOur studyPrecision therapyPersonalized treatmentGenomic profilingRepair deficiencyGenomic alterationsGenomic profilesTherapy
2016
Recurrent somatic mutations in POLR2A define a distinct subset of meningiomas
Clark VE, Harmancı AS, Bai H, Youngblood MW, Lee TI, Baranoski JF, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Abraham BJ, Weintraub AS, Hnisz D, Simon M, Krischek B, Erson-Omay EZ, Henegariu O, Carrión-Grant G, Mishra-Gorur K, Durán D, Goldmann JE, Schramm J, Goldbrunner R, Piepmeier JM, Vortmeyer AO, Günel JM, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Young RA, Günel M. Recurrent somatic mutations in POLR2A define a distinct subset of meningiomas. Nature Genetics 2016, 48: 1253-1259. PMID: 27548314, PMCID: PMC5114141, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatalytic DomainChromosomes, Human, Pair 22Cohort StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisEnhancer Elements, GeneticExomeGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenotypeHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMutationNeurofibromin 2RNA Polymerase IITumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and ProteinsA patient with a novel homozygous missense mutation in FTO and concomitant nonsense mutation in CETP
Çağlayan AO, Tüysüz B, Coşkun S, Quon J, Harmancı AS, Baranoski JF, Baran B, Erson-Omay EZ, Henegariu O, Mane SM, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Günel M. A patient with a novel homozygous missense mutation in FTO and concomitant nonsense mutation in CETP. Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 61: 395-403. PMID: 26740239, PMCID: PMC4880488, DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2015.160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOApoptosisBiopsyChild, PreschoolCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsComputational BiologyConsanguinityDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Association StudiesGenotypeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHomozygoteHumansMutation, MissensePhenotypeTranscriptome
2015
Whole‐exome sequencing defines the mutational landscape of pheochromocytoma and identifies KMT2D as a recurrently mutated gene
Juhlin CC, Stenman A, Haglund F, Clark VE, Brown TC, Baranoski J, Bilguvar K, Goh G, Welander J, Svahn F, Rubinstein JC, Caramuta S, Yasuno K, Günel M, Bäckdahl M, Gimm O, Söderkvist P, Prasad ML, Korah R, Lifton RP, Carling T. Whole‐exome sequencing defines the mutational landscape of pheochromocytoma and identifies KMT2D as a recurrently mutated gene. Genes Chromosomes And Cancer 2015, 54: 542-554. PMID: 26032282, PMCID: PMC4755142, DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22267.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Brain Malformations Associated With Knobloch Syndrome—Review of Literature, Expanding Clinical Spectrum, and Identification of Novel Mutations
Caglayan AO, Baranoski JF, Aktar F, Han W, Tuysuz B, Guzel A, Guclu B, Kaymakcalan H, Aktekin B, Akgumus GT, Murray PB, Erson-Omay EZ, Caglar C, Bakircioglu M, Sakalar YB, Guzel E, Demir N, Tuncer O, Senturk S, Ekici B, Minja FJ, Šestan N, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Caksen H, Gunel M. Brain Malformations Associated With Knobloch Syndrome—Review of Literature, Expanding Clinical Spectrum, and Identification of Novel Mutations. Pediatric Neurology 2014, 51: 806-813.e8. PMID: 25456301, PMCID: PMC5056964, DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain malformationsKnobloch syndromeCentral nervous system malformationsExpanding Clinical SpectrumStructural brain abnormalitiesStructural brain malformationsNervous system malformationsHuman cerebral cortexHuman cortical developmentWhole-exome sequencingConfirmatory Sanger sequencingCase seriesClinical presentationCerebral cortexClinical spectrumBrain abnormalitiesOcular abnormalitiesSystem malformationsClinical utilityCortical developmentImmunohistochemical analysisRare diseaseCOL18A1 mutationsBrain developmentPatients