2014
Primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy caused by homozygous deletion in HPGD gene in a family: changing clinical and radiological findings with long-term follow-up
Tüysüz B, Yılmaz S, Kasapçopur Ö, Erener-Ercan T, Ceyhun E, Bilguvar K, Günel M. Primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy caused by homozygous deletion in HPGD gene in a family: changing clinical and radiological findings with long-term follow-up. Rheumatology International 2014, 34: 1539-1544. PMID: 24816859, DOI: 10.1007/s00296-014-3037-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiological findingsClinical findingsDigital clubbingHPGD geneYears of agePrimary hypertrophic osteoarthropathyMonths of ageHomozygous deletionPainful swellingHypertrophic osteoarthropathyInfantile periodPalmoplantar hyperkeratosisHand radiographsOssification defectsHomozygous mutationIntrafamilial variabilityLate childhoodAgePatientsClubbingMonthsFindingsSiblingsExon 3Years
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