2016
Familial occurrence of brain arteriovenous malformation: a novel ACVRL1 mutation detected by whole exome sequencing.
Yılmaz B, Toktaş ZO, Akakın A, Işık S, Bilguvar K, Kılıç T, Günel M. Familial occurrence of brain arteriovenous malformation: a novel ACVRL1 mutation detected by whole exome sequencing. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2016, 126: 1879-1883. PMID: 27611203, DOI: 10.3171/2016.6.jns16665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain arteriovenous malformationsHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaWhole-exome sequencingArteriovenous malformationsExome sequencingWhole-exome sequencing analysisSpinal arteriovenous malformationsDiagnostic classification schemesExome sequencing analysisComprehensive genomic characterizationConclusion Study resultsCranial MRIDirect Sanger sequencingHemorrhagic telangiectasiaBlood samplesFamilial occurrenceHeterozygous mutationsACVRL1 mutationsPatientsThree SiblingsFourth siblingVariant segregationSanger sequencingMalformationsSiblings
2014
Mutations in KATNB1 Cause Complex Cerebral Malformations by Disrupting Asymmetrically Dividing Neural Progenitors
Mishra-Gorur K, Çağlayan AO, Schaffer AE, Chabu C, Henegariu O, Vonhoff F, Akgümüş GT, Nishimura S, Han W, Tu S, Baran B, Gümüş H, Dilber C, Zaki MS, Hossni HA, Rivière JB, Kayserili H, Spencer EG, Rosti RÖ, Schroth J, Per H, Çağlar C, Çağlar Ç, Dölen D, Baranoski JF, Kumandaş S, Minja FJ, Erson-Omay EZ, Mane SM, Lifton RP, Xu T, Keshishian H, Dobyns WB, C. N, Šestan N, Louvi A, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Gleeson JG, Günel M. Mutations in KATNB1 Cause Complex Cerebral Malformations by Disrupting Asymmetrically Dividing Neural Progenitors. Neuron 2014, 84: 1226-1239. PMID: 25521378, PMCID: PMC5024344, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cerebral malformationsCerebral cortical malformationsMicrotubule-severing enzyme kataninExome sequencing analysisMitotic spindle formationDrosophila optic lobeCerebral malformationsPatient-derived fibroblastsCell cycle progression delayCortical malformationsMotor neuronsComplex malformationsMicrotubule-associated proteinsCortical developmentReduced cell numberOptic lobeRegulatory subunitBrain developmentCatalytic subunitDeleterious mutationsSpindle formationSupernumerary centrosomesArborization defectsMalformationsHuman phenotypes
2013
Mutations in LAMB1 Cause Cobblestone Brain Malformation without Muscular or Ocular Abnormalities
Radmanesh F, Caglayan AO, Silhavy JL, Yilmaz C, Cantagrel V, Omar T, Rosti B, Kaymakcalan H, Gabriel S, Li M, Šestan N, Bilguvar K, Dobyns WB, Zaki MS, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Mutations in LAMB1 Cause Cobblestone Brain Malformation without Muscular or Ocular Abnormalities. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2013, 92: 468-474. PMID: 23472759, PMCID: PMC3591846, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain malformationsCongenital muscular dystrophyOcular abnormalitiesPial surfaceWhite matter signal abnormalitiesNeuronal migration disordersRadial glial cellsPial basement membraneLaminin subunit beta-1Brainstem hypoplasiaFirst cortical layerSignal abnormalitiesCerebellar dysplasiaGlial cellsMigration disordersMuscular abnormalitiesOccipital encephaloceleCortical layersBrain diseasesAbnormalitiesHomozygous deleterious mutationMalformationsBeta 1Muscular dystrophyAffected individuals
2010
Whole-exome sequencing identifies recessive WDR62 mutations in severe brain malformations
Bilgüvar K, Öztürk A, Louvi A, Kwan KY, Choi M, Tatlı B, Yalnızoğlu D, Tüysüz B, Çağlayan A, Gökben S, Kaymakçalan H, Barak T, Bakırcıoğlu M, Yasuno K, Ho W, Sanders S, Zhu Y, Yılmaz S, Dinçer A, Johnson MH, Bronen RA, Koçer N, Per H, Mane S, Pamir MN, Yalçınkaya C, Kumandaş S, Topçu M, Özmen M, Šestan N, Lifton RP, State MW, Günel M. Whole-exome sequencing identifies recessive WDR62 mutations in severe brain malformations. Nature 2010, 467: 207-210. PMID: 20729831, PMCID: PMC3129007, DOI: 10.1038/nature09327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal cortical developmentWD repeat domain 62 (WDR62) geneSevere brain malformationsWhole-exome sequencingBrain abnormalitiesBrain malformationsCortical developmentMolecular pathogenesisCerebellar hypoplasiaWDR62 mutationsEmbryonic neurogenesisDiagnostic classificationMicrocephaly genesSmall family sizeGenetic heterogeneityWide spectrumRecessive mutationsPachygyriaPathogenesisHypoplasiaNeocortexNeurogenesisAbnormalitiesMalformationsMutations