2015
Somatic POLE mutations cause an ultramutated giant cell high-grade glioma subtype with better prognosis
Erson-Omay EZ, Çağlayan AO, Schultz N, Weinhold N, Omay SB, Özduman K, Köksal Y, Li J, Serin Harmancı A, Clark V, Carrión-Grant G, Baranoski J, Çağlar C, Barak T, Coşkun S, Baran B, Köse D, Sun J, Bakırcıoğlu M, Moliterno Günel J, Pamir MN, Mishra-Gorur K, Bilguvar K, Yasuno K, Vortmeyer A, Huttner AJ, Sander C, Günel M. Somatic POLE mutations cause an ultramutated giant cell high-grade glioma subtype with better prognosis. Neuro-Oncology 2015, 17: 1356-1364. PMID: 25740784, PMCID: PMC4578578, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasSomatic POLE mutationsPOLE mutationsMalignant high-grade gliomasLonger progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalSomatic mutationsOverall survivalPediatric patientsBetter prognosisClinical featuresImproved prognosisClinical behaviorImmune cellsBizarre cellsAggressive formGlioblastoma multiformeDisease pathophysiologyMolecular subgroupsHomozygous germline mutationGermline mutationsPrognosisGlioma subtypesComprehensive genomic analysisDistinct subgroups
2014
NGLY1 mutation causes neuromotor impairment, intellectual disability, and neuropathy
Caglayan AO, Comu S, Baranoski JF, Parman Y, Kaymakçalan H, Akgumus GT, Caglar C, Dolen D, Erson-Omay EZ, Harmanci AS, Mishra-Gorur K, Freeze HH, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Gunel M. NGLY1 mutation causes neuromotor impairment, intellectual disability, and neuropathy. European Journal Of Medical Genetics 2014, 58: 39-43. PMID: 25220016, PMCID: PMC4804755, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2014.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-glycanase 1Proteasome-mediated degradationConserved enzymeFrame-shift mutationApparent intellectual disabilityBase pair deletionNeuromotor impairmentNovel homozygous frame-shift mutationHomozygous frame-shift mutationNeuronal cellsPair deletionAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisIntellectual disabilityMutationsProteinNeurological functionCorneal opacityNeurologic diseaseLateral sclerosisParkinson's diseaseProgressive lossDiseaseCytoplasmImpairmentDeletion