Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsAhmet Caglayan
Assistant Professor AdjunctAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Elucidating the Genetic Landscape, Phenotypic Spectrum, and Pathogenic Mechanisms in a Turkish Cohort with Primary Microcephaly
Tüysüz B, Çağlayan A, Kasap B, Alkaya D, Güneş N, Kılıç H, Saltık S, Demirbilek A, Koçer N, Yalçınkaya C. Elucidating the Genetic Landscape, Phenotypic Spectrum, and Pathogenic Mechanisms in a Turkish Cohort with Primary Microcephaly. Clinical Genetics 2026 PMID: 42141383, DOI: 10.1111/cge.70182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIschemic Type of Central Vein Occlusion in a Patient With Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy: A Longitudinal Follow-Up of 12 Years
Ali H, Kocabey M, Ayhan Z, Caglayan A, Saatci A. Ischemic Type of Central Vein Occlusion in a Patient With Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy: A Longitudinal Follow-Up of 12 Years. Cureus 2026, 18: e107116. PMID: 42147645, PMCID: PMC13178709, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.107116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduction in peripheral expression of the TMLHE gene in Turkish youth with autism spectrum disorder
Özücer İ, Alnak A, Akköprü H, Karadoğan Z, Çağlayan A, Selman S, Coskun M. Reduction in peripheral expression of the TMLHE gene in Turkish youth with autism spectrum disorder. Gene Reports 2026, 42: 102391. DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2025.102391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical utility and genomic insights from whole exome and clinical exome sequencing in idiopathic liver disease
Kekilli S, Pekuz O, Kekilli A, Binicier H, Uyar S, Ozkan E, Gülten Z, Aydogan A, Akarsu M, Arslan N, Ulgenalp A, Caglayan A. Clinical utility and genomic insights from whole exome and clinical exome sequencing in idiopathic liver disease. Human Molecular Genetics 2026, 35: ddag008. PMID: 41790749, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddag008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistinct mutational signature and clonal evolution in constitutional mismatch repair deficiency-associated high-grade gliomas
Li C, Erson-Omay E, Koksal Y, Unal E, Kara B, Bilguvar K, Paksoy Y, Durmus N, Kurtsoy A, Per H, Østergaard J, Günel M, Çağlayan A. Distinct mutational signature and clonal evolution in constitutional mismatch repair deficiency-associated high-grade gliomas. IScience 2026, 29: 115029. PMID: 41797895, PMCID: PMC12964222, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnilateral Yasunari nodule-like appearance in a patient without neurofibromatosis type 1
Ali H, Ahmadova N, Fatihoglu Ö, Kocabey M, Caglayan A, Saatci A. Unilateral Yasunari nodule-like appearance in a patient without neurofibromatosis type 1. European Journal Of Case Reports In Internal Medicine 2026, 13: 006071. PMID: 41668837, PMCID: PMC12885585, DOI: 10.12890/2026_006071.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Deciphering the genetic basis of inherited retinal dystrophies via whole-exome sequencing in a Turkish cohort.
Keles Z, Fatihoglu O, Ayhan Z, Saatci A, Caglayan A, Ulgenalp A. Deciphering the genetic basis of inherited retinal dystrophies via whole-exome sequencing in a Turkish cohort. Molecular Vision 2025, 31: 502-513. PMID: 41867366, PMCID: PMC13002549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRare Genetic Variants of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Transgender Men Suggest a Potential Role in Gender Dysphoria
Cura D, Çankaya T, Clark Ö, Aydin L, Çağlayan A, Ülgenalp A. Rare Genetic Variants of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Transgender Men Suggest a Potential Role in Gender Dysphoria. Sexual Development 2025, 19: 56-63. PMID: 41208545, PMCID: PMC12674652, DOI: 10.1159/000549011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of rare and undiagnosed diseases: insights from researchers and healthcare professionals in Türkiye
Durmus S, Yucesan E, Aktug S, Utz B, Caglayan A, Gencpinar P, Günay C, Oktay Y, Yildirim R, Yigit A, Ozbek U. Management of rare and undiagnosed diseases: insights from researchers and healthcare professionals in Türkiye. Frontiers In Public Health 2025, 12: 1501942. PMID: 39911789, PMCID: PMC11795313, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1501942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDysregulation of mTOR signalling is a converging mechanism in lissencephaly
Zhang C, Liang D, Ercan-Sencicek A, Bulut A, Cortes J, Cheng I, Henegariu O, Nishimura S, Wang X, Peksen A, Takeo Y, Caglar C, Lam T, Koroglu M, Narayanan A, Lopez-Giraldez F, Miyagishima D, Mishra-Gorur K, Barak T, Yasuno K, Erson-Omay E, Yalcinkaya C, Wang G, Mane S, Kaymakcalan H, Guzel A, Caglayan A, Tuysuz B, Sestan N, Gunel M, Louvi A, Bilguvar K. Dysregulation of mTOR signalling is a converging mechanism in lissencephaly. Nature 2025, 638: 172-181. PMID: 39743596, PMCID: PMC11798849, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08341-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research