2022
Biallelic BICD2 variant is a novel candidate for Cohen-like syndrome
Caglayan AO, Tuysuz B, Gül E, Alkaya DU, Yalcinkaya C, Gleeson JG, Bilguvar K, Gunel M. Biallelic BICD2 variant is a novel candidate for Cohen-like syndrome. Journal Of Human Genetics 2022, 67: 553-556. PMID: 35338243, PMCID: PMC9420744, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-022-01032-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsGenes, DominantHumansIntellectual DisabilityMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMuscular Atrophy, SpinalMutationMutation, MissenseConceptsWhole-exome sequencing analysisTruncal obesityJoint hypermobilityLower extremitiesHomozygous missense mutationSevere formBICD2 mutationsType 2BHeterozygous mutationsSpeech delayType 2AIntellectual disabilityPatientsSyndromeConsanguineous unionsMissense mutationsNovel candidatesSequencing analysisFirst reportMutations
2016
Biallelic Mutations in Citron Kinase Link Mitotic Cytokinesis to Human Primary Microcephaly
Li H, Bielas SL, Zaki MS, Ismail S, Farfara D, Um K, Rosti RO, Scott EC, Tu S, C. NC, Gabriel S, Erson-Omay EZ, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Yasuno K, Çağlayan AO, Kaymakçalan H, Ekici B, Bilguvar K, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Biallelic Mutations in Citron Kinase Link Mitotic Cytokinesis to Human Primary Microcephaly. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 99: 501-510. PMID: 27453578, PMCID: PMC4974110, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduced pluripotent stem cellsPrimary microcephalyHuman primary microcephalyAutosomal recessive primary microcephalyNon-progressive intellectual disabilityAmino acid residuesPluripotent stem cellsMitotic cytokinesisCellular functionsGenome editingCell divisionKinase domainAbnormal cytokinesisCRISPR/Homozygous missense mutationCytokinesisKinase activityMultipolar spindlesNeural progenitorsAcid residuesFunction mutationsMissense mutationsStem cellsMultiple rolesMutationsRenal involvement in patients with mucolipidosis IIIalpha/beta: Causal relation or co‐occurrence?
Tüysüz B, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Canpolat N, Koparır A, Yılmaz S, Kılıçaslan I, Gülez B, Bilguvar K, Günel M. Renal involvement in patients with mucolipidosis IIIalpha/beta: Causal relation or co‐occurrence? American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2016, 170: 1187-1195. PMID: 26749367, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal involvementFlexion contractureNormal renal functionCause of proteinuriaNephrotic range proteinuriaFocal segmental glomerulosclerosisRare lysosomal storage disorderHereditary kidney diseaseGlomerular visceral epithelial cellsNovel homozygous missense mutationVisceral epithelial cellsWhole-exome sequencingLysosomal storage disorderRenal functionBiopsy findingsRenal biopsyKidney diseaseSegmental glomerulosclerosisFamily historyChildhood onsetGNPTAB geneHealthy siblingsHomozygous missense mutationLarge jointsMild short statureA patient with a novel homozygous missense mutation in FTO and concomitant nonsense mutation in CETP
Çağlayan AO, Tüysüz B, Coşkun S, Quon J, Harmancı AS, Baranoski JF, Baran B, Erson-Omay EZ, Henegariu O, Mane SM, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Günel M. A patient with a novel homozygous missense mutation in FTO and concomitant nonsense mutation in CETP. Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 61: 395-403. PMID: 26740239, PMCID: PMC4880488, DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2015.160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOApoptosisBiopsyChild, PreschoolCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsComputational BiologyConsanguinityDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Association StudiesGenotypeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHomozygoteHumansMutation, MissensePhenotypeTranscriptome
2014
Paediatric hepatocellular carcinoma due to somatic CTNNB1 and NFE2L2 mutations in the setting of inherited bi-allelic ABCB11 mutations
Vilarinho S, Erson-Omay EZ, Harmanci AS, Morotti R, Carrion-Grant G, Baranoski J, Knisely AS, Ekong U, Emre S, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Günel M. Paediatric hepatocellular carcinoma due to somatic CTNNB1 and NFE2L2 mutations in the setting of inherited bi-allelic ABCB11 mutations. Journal Of Hepatology 2014, 61: 1178-1183. PMID: 25016225, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 11ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBase SequenceBeta CateninCarcinoma, HepatocellularCholestasis, IntrahepaticDNA, NeoplasmFemaleGerm-Line MutationHumansInfantLiver NeoplasmsMolecular Sequence DataMutationMutation, MissenseNF-E2-Related Factor 2Sequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsBile salt export pumpWhole-exome sequencingHepatocellular carcinomaMonths of ageNFE2L2 mutationsABCB11 mutationsSomatic CTNNB1Background liver parenchymaPediatric hepatocellular carcinomaNew onsetSomatic driver mutationsBSEP expressionLiver parenchymaHCC tissuesHepatocellular carcinogenesisWES analysisExport pumpDriver mutationsCTNNB1 mutationsExome sequencingChild's diagnosisClonality analysisGermline DNAPossible genetic basisEarly childhood
2013
Recessive loss of function of the neuronal ubiquitin hydrolase UCHL1 leads to early-onset progressive neurodegeneration
Bilguvar K, Tyagi NK, Ozkara C, Tuysuz B, Bakircioglu M, Choi M, Delil S, Caglayan AO, Baranoski JF, Erturk O, Yalcinkaya C, Karacorlu M, Dincer A, Johnson MH, Mane S, Chandra SS, Louvi A, Boggon TJ, Lifton RP, Horwich AL, Gunel M. Recessive loss of function of the neuronal ubiquitin hydrolase UCHL1 leads to early-onset progressive neurodegeneration. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 3489-3494. PMID: 23359680, PMCID: PMC3587195, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222732110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceChild, PreschoolExomeFemaleGenes, RecessiveHomozygoteHumansHydrolysisMaleModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutation, MissenseNerve DegenerationNeuronsPedigreeProtein BindingSequence Analysis, DNASubstrate SpecificitySyndromeThermodynamicsUbiquitinUbiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsUbiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1Upper motor neuron dysfunctionMotor neuron dysfunctionProgressive neurodegenerative syndromeEarly-onset progressive neurodegenerationChildhood-onset blindnessWhole-exome sequencingNeuron dysfunctionHomozygous missense mutationIndex caseNervous systemProgressive neurodegenerationNeurodegenerative syndromeCerebellar ataxiaHydrolase activityNear complete lossComplete lossAffected individualsConsanguineous unionsMissense mutationsRecessive lossHomozygosity mappingProper positioningReduced affinitySpasticity
2012
Missense mutation in the ATPase, aminophospholipid transporter protein ATP8A2 is associated with cerebellar atrophy and quadrupedal locomotion
Emre Onat O, Gulsuner S, Bilguvar K, Nazli Basak A, Topaloglu H, Tan M, Tan U, Gunel M, Ozcelik T. Missense mutation in the ATPase, aminophospholipid transporter protein ATP8A2 is associated with cerebellar atrophy and quadrupedal locomotion. European Journal Of Human Genetics 2012, 21: 281-285. PMID: 22892528, PMCID: PMC3573203, DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2012.170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminal transmembrane regionATPase domainNext-generation sequencingTransmembrane regionHomozygous regionsHomozygosity mappingAffected individualsATP8A2Novel missense variantChromosome 13q12Missense mutationsATP8A2 geneSegregation analysisConsanguineous familyMissense variantsUnrelated individualsMutationsMental retardationQuadrupedal locomotionGenesDysequilibrium syndromeSequencingTranslocationATPaseNovo