2022
Biallelic PRMT7 pathogenic variants are associated with a recognizable syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder with short stature, obesity, and craniofacial and digital abnormalities
Cali E, Suri M, Scala M, Ferla M, Alavi S, Faqeih E, Bijlsma E, Wigby K, Baralle D, Mehrjardi M, Schwab J, Platzer K, Steindl K, Hashem M, Jones M, Niyazov D, Jacober J, Littlejohn R, Weis D, Zadeh N, Rodan L, Goldenberg A, Lecoquierre F, Dutra-Clarke M, Horvath G, Young D, Orenstein N, Bawazeer S, Silfhout A, Herenger Y, Dehghani M, Seyedhassani S, Bahreini A, Nasab M, Ercan-Sencicek A, Firoozfar Z, Movahedinia M, Efthymiou S, Striano P, Karimiani E, Salpietro V, Taylor J, Redman M, Stegmann A, Laner A, Abdel-Salam G, Li M, Bengala M, Müller A, Digilio M, Rauch A, Gunel M, Titheradge H, Schweitzer D, Kraus A, Valenzuela I, McLean S, Phornphutkul C, Salih M, Begtrup A, Schnur R, Torti E, Haack T, Prada C, Alkuraya F, Houlden H, Maroofian R. Biallelic PRMT7 pathogenic variants are associated with a recognizable syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder with short stature, obesity, and craniofacial and digital abnormalities. Genetics In Medicine 2022, 25: 135-142. PMID: 36399134, PMCID: PMC10620944, DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort statureClinical characteristicsSyndromic neurodevelopmental disorderNeurodevelopmental disordersSevere developmental delay/intellectual disabilityPhenotypic spectrumDetailed clinical characteristicsDevelopmental delay/intellectual disabilityMain clinical characteristicsProminent supraorbital ridgesThin upper lipBroad nasal tipProtein arginine methyltransferase 7Endocrine abnormalitiesEye abnormalitiesClinical informationIntellectual developmental disabilitiesPathogenic variantsShort noseVariable findingsNatural historyBifrontal narrowingNasal tipUpper lipLower lip
2020
A patient with mental retardation, enteropathy, deafness, peripheral neuropathy, ichthyosis, keratodermia syndrome caused by AP1B1 gene variant.
Meriç R, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Uludağ Alkaya D, Şahin Y, Sar M, Bilguvar K, Tüysüz B. A patient with mental retardation, enteropathy, deafness, peripheral neuropathy, ichthyosis, keratodermia syndrome caused by AP1B1 gene variant. Clinical Dysmorphology 2020, 30: 54-57. PMID: 32969855, DOI: 10.1097/mcd.0000000000000350.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2018
MAB21L1 loss of function causes a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder with distinctive cerebellar, ocular, craniofacial and genital features (COFG syndrome)
Rad A, Altunoglu U, Miller R, Maroofian R, James KN, Çağlayan AO, Najafi M, Stanley V, Boustany RM, Yeşil G, Sahebzamani A, Ercan-Sencicek G, Saeidi K, Wu K, Bauer P, Bakey Z, Gleeson JG, Hauser N, Gunel M, Kayserili H, Schmidts M. MAB21L1 loss of function causes a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder with distinctive cerebellar, ocular, craniofacial and genital features (COFG syndrome). Journal Of Medical Genetics 2018, 56: 332. PMID: 30487245, PMCID: PMC6581149, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2018-105623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbnormalities, MultipleBrainChildChild, PreschoolConsanguinityExome SequencingFaciesFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHomeodomain ProteinsHomozygoteHumansInfantLoss of Function MutationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleModels, MolecularNeurodevelopmental DisordersPedigreePhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein ConformationSyndromeConceptsScrotal agenesisCerebellar hypoplasiaCharacteristic facial gestaltHomozygous truncating variantConsanguineous familyUnrelated consanguineous familiesOphthalmological anomaliesSyndromic neurodevelopmental disorderCardinal featuresCerebello-oculoCorneal dystrophyLabioscrotal foldsTruncating variantsFunction variantsFacial gestaltExome sequencingSyndromeSimilar phenotypic featuresGenetic causeFacial dysmorphismNeurodevelopmental disordersMissense variantsVariable microcephalyNeurodevelopmental syndromeAffected individuals
2017
Novel compound heterozygous mutations in GPT2 linked to microcephaly, and intellectual developmental disability with or without spastic paraplegia
Kaymakcalan H, Yarman Y, Goc N, Toy F, Meral C, Ercan‐Sencicek A, Gunel M. Novel compound heterozygous mutations in GPT2 linked to microcephaly, and intellectual developmental disability with or without spastic paraplegia. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2017, 176: 421-425. PMID: 29226631, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38558.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsNovel compound heterozygous missense variantsSpastic paraplegiaNovel compound heterozygous variantsCompound heterozygous missense variantsMissense variantsNovel compound heterozygous mutationsCompound heterozygous variantsHeterozygous missense variantsCompound heterozygous mutationsFamily membersTurkish cohortIndex patientsIntellectual developmental disabilitiesClinical phenotypeHeterozygous variantsDevelopmental delayHeterozygous mutationsAffected sisterMale siblingsUnaffected parentsFemale siblingsIntellectual disabilityDevelopmental disabilitiesSanger sequencingParaplegiaNeurogenetic analysis of childhood disintegrative disorder
Gupta AR, Westphal A, Yang DYJ, Sullivan CAW, Eilbott J, Zaidi S, Voos A, Vander Wyk BC, Ventola P, Waqar Z, Fernandez TV, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Walker MF, Choi M, Schneider A, Hedderly T, Baird G, Friedman H, Cordeaux C, Ristow A, Shic F, Volkmar FR, Pelphrey KA. Neurogenetic analysis of childhood disintegrative disorder. Molecular Autism 2017, 8: 19. PMID: 28392909, PMCID: PMC5379515, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-017-0133-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutism Spectrum DisorderBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBrainBrain MappingCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, XDisease ProgressionDNA Copy Number VariationsExome SequencingFemaleGene ExpressionHumansIntellectual DisabilityMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMaternal InheritanceNuclear ProteinsPhenotypePolymorphism, GeneticSeverity of Illness IndexSiblingsTranscription FactorsTranscriptome
2014
De Novo Insertions and Deletions of Predominantly Paternal Origin Are Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dong S, Walker MF, Carriero NJ, DiCola M, Willsey AJ, Ye AY, Waqar Z, Gonzalez LE, Overton JD, Frahm S, Keaney JF, Teran NA, Dea J, Mandell JD, Bal V, Sullivan CA, DiLullo NM, Khalil RO, Gockley J, Yuksel Z, Sertel SM, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Gupta AR, Mane SM, Sheldon M, Brooks AI, Roeder K, Devlin B, State MW, Wei L, Sanders SJ. De Novo Insertions and Deletions of Predominantly Paternal Origin Are Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Cell Reports 2014, 9: 16-23. PMID: 25284784, PMCID: PMC4194132, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.08.068.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Searching for Potocki–Lupski syndrome phenotype: A patient with language impairment and no autism
Ercan-Sencicek A, Wright N, Frost SJ, Fulbright RK, Felsenfeld S, Hart L, Landi N, Mencl W, Sanders SJ, Pugh KR, State MW, Grigorenko EL. Searching for Potocki–Lupski syndrome phenotype: A patient with language impairment and no autism. Brain And Development 2011, 34: 700-703. PMID: 22178197, PMCID: PMC3343226, DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMultiple Recurrent De Novo CNVs, Including Duplications of the 7q11.23 Williams Syndrome Region, Are Strongly Associated with Autism
Sanders SJ, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Hus V, Luo R, Murtha MT, Moreno-De-Luca D, Chu SH, Moreau MP, Gupta AR, Thomson SA, Mason CE, Bilguvar K, Celestino-Soper PB, Choi M, Crawford EL, Davis L, Wright NR, Dhodapkar RM, DiCola M, DiLullo NM, Fernandez TV, Fielding-Singh V, Fishman DO, Frahm S, Garagaloyan R, Goh GS, Kammela S, Klei L, Lowe JK, Lund SC, McGrew AD, Meyer KA, Moffat WJ, Murdoch JD, O'Roak BJ, Ober GT, Pottenger RS, Raubeson MJ, Song Y, Wang Q, Yaspan BL, Yu TW, Yurkiewicz IR, Beaudet AL, Cantor RM, Curland M, Grice DE, Günel M, Lifton RP, Mane SM, Martin DM, Shaw CA, Sheldon M, Tischfield JA, Walsh CA, Morrow EM, Ledbetter DH, Fombonne E, Lord C, Martin CL, Brooks AI, Sutcliffe JS, Cook EH, Geschwind D, Roeder K, Devlin B, State MW. Multiple Recurrent De Novo CNVs, Including Duplications of the 7q11.23 Williams Syndrome Region, Are Strongly Associated with Autism. Neuron 2011, 70: 863-885. PMID: 21658581, PMCID: PMC3939065, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentCadherinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, Pair 16Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7Chromosomes, Human, XDNA Copy Number VariationsFamily HealthFemaleGene DuplicationGene Expression ProfilingGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansMaleNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural Cell Adhesion MoleculesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhenotypeProteinsSiblingsUbiquitin ThiolesteraseUbiquitin-Specific Peptidase 7Williams Syndrome