2020
METAP1 mutation is a novel candidate for autosomal recessive intellectual disability
Caglayan AO, Aktar F, Bilguvar K, Baranoski JF, Akgumus GT, Harmanci AS, Erson-Omay EZ, Yasuno K, Caksen H, Gunel M. METAP1 mutation is a novel candidate for autosomal recessive intellectual disability. Journal Of Human Genetics 2020, 66: 215-218. PMID: 32764695, PMCID: PMC7785574, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-020-0820-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEssential proteinsAutosomal recessive intellectual disabilityRecessive intellectual disabilityMethionine aminopeptidase 1Genomic analysisHomozygous nonsense mutationFunction mutationsNovel homozygous nonsense mutationNonsense mutationAminopeptidase 1Novel candidatesNeuronal functionMutationsMolecular pathogenesisProteinIntellectual disabilityGenome testingEukaryotesNovel etiologyMetAP1GenesNeurologic impairmentCommon diseasePathwayCells
2010
Novel VLDLR microdeletion identified in two Turkish siblings with pachygyria and pontocerebellar atrophy
Kolb LE, Arlier Z, Yalcinkaya C, Ozturk AK, Moliterno JA, Erturk O, Bayrakli F, Korkmaz B, DiLuna ML, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Ozcelik T, Tuysuz B, State MW, Gunel M. Novel VLDLR microdeletion identified in two Turkish siblings with pachygyria and pontocerebellar atrophy. Neurogenetics 2010, 11: 319-325. PMID: 20082205, DOI: 10.1007/s10048-009-0232-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebellar hypoplasiaMajority of patientsLow-density lipoprotein receptorConstellation of findingsNon-progressive cerebellar ataxiaDensity lipoprotein receptorAutosomal recessive patternHomozygous deletionNeurological sequelaePontocerebellar atrophyDisequilibrium syndromeTurkish familyCerebellar atrophyNovel homozygous deletionLipoprotein receptorCerebellar ataxiaHypoplasiaMotor developmentMotor disabilityTurkish siblingsRecessive patternVLDLR geneCongenital ataxiaHeterogeneous groupSingle nucleotide polymorphisms