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Common variant near the endothelin receptor type A (EDNRA) gene is associated with intracranial aneurysm risk
Yasuno K, Bakırcıoğlu M, Low SK, Bilgüvar K, Gaál E, Ruigrok YM, Niemelä M, Hata A, Bijlenga P, Kasuya H, Jääskeläinen JE, Krex D, Auburger G, Simon M, Krischek B, Ozturk AK, Mane S, Rinkel GJ, Steinmetz H, Hernesniemi J, Schaller K, Zembutsu H, Inoue I, Palotie A, Cambien F, Nakamura Y, Lifton RP, Günel M. Common variant near the endothelin receptor type A (EDNRA) gene is associated with intracranial aneurysm risk. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 19707-19712. PMID: 22106312, PMCID: PMC3241810, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1117137108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesDiscovery cohortDisease-related lociReplication cohortSignificant associationEndothelin receptor type AGenomic regionsChromosome 12q22Genetic evidenceIndependent Japanese cohortsIntracranial aneurysm formationRisk lociA geneEvidence of associationAssociation studiesEndothelin pathwayAneurysm formationEndothelin signalingCardiovascular disordersJapanese cohortLociCohortCommon variantsGenetic factorsTreatment of IA
2022
P11.46.A Whole exome sequencing identifies novel SLIT2 mutations in primary CNS lymphoma
Kaulen L, Erson-Omay E, Henegariu O, Karschnia P, Huttner A, Günel M, Baehring J. P11.46.A Whole exome sequencing identifies novel SLIT2 mutations in primary CNS lymphoma. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 24: ii68-ii68. PMCID: PMC9443199, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac174.235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary CNS lymphomaCNS lymphomaOverall survivalExtension cohortEpstein-Barr virus statusKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testCBio Cancer Genomics PortalReporter luciferase assaysFree survivalShorter OSTumor DNA samplesPCNSL patientsClinical outcomesShorter PFSSomatic insertions/deletionsVirus statusFavorable outcomeLymphoid malignanciesClinical observationsTumor tissuePersonalized careCDKN2A lossCopy number alterationsCohort
2013
Mutations in CSPP1 Lead to Classical Joubert Syndrome
Akizu N, Silhavy JL, Rosti RO, Scott E, Fenstermaker AG, Schroth J, Zaki MS, Sanchez H, Gupta N, Kabra M, Kara M, Ben-Omran T, Rosti B, Guemez-Gamboa A, Spencer E, Pan R, Cai N, Abdellateef M, Gabriel S, Halbritter J, Hildebrandt F, van Bokhoven H, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Mutations in CSPP1 Lead to Classical Joubert Syndrome. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2013, 94: 80-86. PMID: 24360807, PMCID: PMC3882909, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJoubert syndromeDistinctive mid-hindbrain malformationMid-hindbrain malformationPrimary cilia dysfunctionPrimary ciliaKidney diseaseLarge cohortVariable involvementRelated disordersHuman neurogenesisNeural tissueProtein levelsAffected individualsSyndromeCilia dysfunctionCohortNeural-specific functionsCausative mutationsMutationsNull mutationCSPP1IndividualsCiliaDysfunctionJSRD