2018
Genotype–phenotype investigation of 35 patients from 11 unrelated families with camptodactyly–arthropathy–coxa vara–pericarditis (CACP) syndrome
Yilmaz S, Alkaya D, Kasapçopur Ö, Barut K, Akdemir ES, Celen C, Youngblood MW, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Günel M, Tüysüz B. Genotype–phenotype investigation of 35 patients from 11 unrelated families with camptodactyly–arthropathy–coxa vara–pericarditis (CACP) syndrome. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine 2018, 6: 230-248. PMID: 29397575, PMCID: PMC5902402, DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoxa vara-pericarditis (CACP) syndromeCoxa varaCommon childhood rheumatic diseaseIncreased pain levelSevere hip involvementChildhood rheumatic diseasesJuvenile idiopathic arthritisDevelopmental coxa varaRare autosomal recessive conditionYears of ageUnrelated familiesWhole-exome sequencingAutosomal recessive conditionHip involvementIdiopathic arthritisMost patientsPain levelsRadiological findingsPleural effusionJoint involvementNoninflammatory arthropathyRheumatic diseasesNovel genomic alterationsFirst symptomsCACP syndrome
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
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
A patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and autism demonstrates a hemizygous deletion affecting Dystrophin
Erturk O, Bilguvar K, Korkmaz B, Bayri Y, Bayrakli F, Arlier Z, Ozturk AK, Yalcinkaya C, Tuysuz B, State MW, Gunel M. A patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and autism demonstrates a hemizygous deletion affecting Dystrophin. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2010, 152A: 1039-1042. PMID: 20358624, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNovel 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
2009
A novel heterozygous deletion within the 3’ region of the PAX6 gene causing isolated aniridia in a large family group
Bayrakli F, Guney I, Bayri Y, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Ceyhan D, Cankaya T, Mason C, Bilguvar K, Bayrakli S, Mane SM, State MW, Gunel M. A novel heterozygous deletion within the 3’ region of the PAX6 gene causing isolated aniridia in a large family group. Journal Of Clinical Neuroscience 2009, 16: 1610-1614. PMID: 19793656, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsAniridiaChromosome AberrationsChromosomes, Human, Pair 11CytogeneticsEye ProteinsFamily HealthFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPaired Box Transcription FactorsPAX6 Transcription FactorRepressor ProteinsSequence DeletionTurkeyConceptsCopy number variationsPAX6 geneNumber variationsArray-based comparative genomic hybridizationBox gene 6Submicroscopic copy number variationsHuman genomeComparative genomic hybridizationCytogenetic variationRegulatory elementsChromosome 11p13Human diseasesGenesGene 6Causative genesGenomic hybridizationSubmicroscopic deletionHeterozygous deletionDeletionLarge family groupsComplete absenceMolecular diagnosisFamily groupsChromosomal abnormalitiesGenome