2018
Loss of Protocadherin‐12 Leads to Diencephalic‐Mesencephalic Junction Dysplasia Syndrome
Guemez‐Gamboa A, Çağlayan AO, Stanley V, Gregor A, Zaki M, Saleem SN, Musaev D, McEvoy‐Venneri J, Belandres D, Akizu N, Silhavy JL, Schroth J, Rosti RO, Copeland B, Lewis SM, Fang R, Issa MY, Per H, Gumus H, Bayram AK, Kumandas S, Akgumus GT, Erson‐Omay E, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Heimer G, Pillar N, Shomron N, Weissglas‐Volkov D, Porat Y, Einhorn Y, Gabriel S, Ben‐Zeev B, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Loss of Protocadherin‐12 Leads to Diencephalic‐Mesencephalic Junction Dysplasia Syndrome. Annals Of Neurology 2018, 84: 638-647. PMID: 30178464, PMCID: PMC6510237, DOI: 10.1002/ana.25327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrainstem malformationDysplasia syndromeEndothelial cellsBiallelic mutationsAutosomal recessive malformationSuch pathogenic variantsCharacteristic clinical presentationPatient-derived induced pluripotent stem cellsWhite matter tractsAnn NeurolAppendicular spasticityBrain calcificationClinical presentationPoor outcomeAxial hypotoniaPsychomotor disabilityProgressive microcephalyTract defectsPathogenic variantsPhenotypic spectrumPatientsCraniofacial dysmorphismBrain imagingNeural precursorsProtein expression
2014
Paediatric hepatocellular carcinoma due to somatic CTNNB1 and NFE2L2 mutations in the setting of inherited bi-allelic ABCB11 mutations
Vilarinho S, Erson-Omay EZ, Harmanci AS, Morotti R, Carrion-Grant G, Baranoski J, Knisely AS, Ekong U, Emre S, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Günel M. Paediatric hepatocellular carcinoma due to somatic CTNNB1 and NFE2L2 mutations in the setting of inherited bi-allelic ABCB11 mutations. Journal Of Hepatology 2014, 61: 1178-1183. PMID: 25016225, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 11ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBase SequenceBeta CateninCarcinoma, HepatocellularCholestasis, IntrahepaticDNA, NeoplasmFemaleGerm-Line MutationHumansInfantLiver NeoplasmsMolecular Sequence DataMutationMutation, MissenseNF-E2-Related Factor 2Sequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsBile salt export pumpWhole-exome sequencingHepatocellular carcinomaMonths of ageNFE2L2 mutationsABCB11 mutationsSomatic CTNNB1Background liver parenchymaPediatric hepatocellular carcinomaNew onsetSomatic driver mutationsBSEP expressionLiver parenchymaHCC tissuesHepatocellular carcinogenesisWES analysisExport pumpDriver mutationsCTNNB1 mutationsExome sequencingChild's diagnosisClonality analysisGermline DNAPossible genetic basisEarly childhood