2014
Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with joint laxity, leptodactylic type: longitudinal observation of radiographic findings in a child heterozygous for a KIF22 mutation
Tüysüz B, Yılmaz S, Erener-Ercan T, Bilguvar K, Günel M. Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with joint laxity, leptodactylic type: longitudinal observation of radiographic findings in a child heterozygous for a KIF22 mutation. Pediatric Radiology 2014, 45: 771-776. PMID: 25256152, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-014-3159-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageShort statureRadiologic findingsJoint laxityMidface hypoplasiaLeptodactylic typeSevere genu valgumTypical radiologic findingsPostnatal short statureDe novo p.Whole-exome sequencingInitial radiographsSevere involvementRadiographic findingsHip dislocationGenu valgumKnee subluxationLigamentous laxitySmall epiphysisRare disorderDistal metaphysisProximal phalanxRadiologic hallmarksNovo p.First examination
2011
Homozygosity mapping and targeted genomic sequencing reveal the gene responsible for cerebellar hypoplasia and quadrupedal locomotion in a consanguineous kindred
Gulsuner S, Tekinay AB, Doerschner K, Boyaci H, Bilguvar K, Unal H, Ors A, Onat OE, Atalar E, Basak AN, Topaloglu H, Kansu T, Tan M, Tan U, Gunel M, Ozcelik T. Homozygosity mapping and targeted genomic sequencing reveal the gene responsible for cerebellar hypoplasia and quadrupedal locomotion in a consanguineous kindred. Genome Research 2011, 21: 1995-2003. PMID: 21885617, PMCID: PMC3227090, DOI: 10.1101/gr.126110.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-propeller domainPrivate missense mutationsLarge consanguineous familyThird geneBEACH domainTransmembrane proteinHomozygous regionsHomozygosity mappingGenomic sequencingWDR81Chromosome 17p13.1Missense mutationsQuadrupedal locomotionConsanguineous familyTargeted sequencingGenesSequencingRare phenotypeMorphological abnormalitiesBiological basisMutationsAffected individualsCell layerParticular atrophyFamily