2021
Biallelic loss-of-function variants in the splicing regulator NSRP1 cause a severe neurodevelopmental disorder with spastic cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Calame DG, Bakhtiari S, Logan R, Coban-Akdemir Z, Du H, Mitani T, Fatih JM, Hunter JV, Herman I, Pehlivan D, Jhangiani SN, Person R, Schnur RE, Jin SC, Bilguvar K, Posey JE, Koh S, Firouzabadi SG, Alehabib E, Tafakhori A, Esmkhani S, Gibbs RA, Noureldeen MM, Zaki MS, Marafi D, Darvish H, Kruer MC, Lupski JR. Biallelic loss-of-function variants in the splicing regulator NSRP1 cause a severe neurodevelopmental disorder with spastic cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Genetics In Medicine 2021, 23: 2455-2460. PMID: 34385670, PMCID: PMC8633036, DOI: 10.1038/s41436-021-01291-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpastic cerebral palsyC-terminal nuclear localization signalNuclear localization signalCerebral palsyPremature termination codonFunction variantsHuman neurodevelopmental disordersLocalization signalSplicing regulatorsGenomics initiativesLast exonRegulator geneTermination codonDisease traitsMutant transcriptsDevelopmental delayMouse neurodevelopmentSevere neurodevelopmental disorderMendelian disordersFunction variant allelesNeurodevelopmental disordersMolecular analysisPathogenic variationProtein 1Variable microcephalyX-linked recessive TLR7 deficiency in ~1% of men under 60 years old with life-threatening COVID-19
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X-linked recessive TLR7 deficiency in ~1% of men under 60 years old with life-threatening COVID-19. Science Immunology 2021, 6: eabl4348. PMID: 34413140, PMCID: PMC8532080, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl4348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 pneumoniaBlood plasmacytoid dendritic cellsCritical COVID-19 pneumoniaSARS-CoV-2Male patientsTLR7 deficiencySevere COVID-19 pneumoniaLife-threatening COVID-19COVID-19 pneumonia casesProtective type IPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsMyeloid cell subsetsMale general populationType I IFNType IMale individualsCritical pneumoniaDendritic cellsCell subsetsTLR7 stimulationPneumonia casesRespiratory tractB cell linesMild infectionIndex caseBiallelic variants in HPDL cause pure and complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia
Wiessner M, Maroofian R, Ni MY, Pedroni A, Müller JS, Stucka R, Beetz C, Efthymiou S, Santorelli FM, Alfares AA, Zhu C, Meszarosova A, Alehabib E, Bakhtiari S, Janecke AR, Otero MG, Chen JYH, Peterson JT, Strom TM, De Jonghe P, Deconinck T, De Ridder W, De Winter J, Pasquariello R, Ricca I, Alfadhel M, van de Warrenburg BP, Portier R, Bergmann C, Firouzabadi S, Jin SC, Bilguvar K, Hamed S, Abdelhameed M, Haridy NA, Maqbool S, Rahman F, Anwar N, Carmichael J, Pagnamenta A, Wood NW, Mau-Them F, Haack T, Consortium P, Di Rocco M, Ceccherini I, Iacomino M, Zara F, Salpietro V, Scala M, Rusmini M, Xu Y, Wang Y, Suzuki Y, Koh K, Nan H, Ishiura H, Tsuji S, Lambert L, Schmitt E, Lacaze E, Küpper H, Dredge D, Skraban C, Goldstein A, Willis M, Grand K, Graham J, Lewis R, Millan F, Duman Ö, Dündar N, Uyanik G, Schöls L, Nürnberg P, Nürnberg G, Bordes A, Seeman P, Kuchar M, Darvish H, Rebelo A, Bouçanova F, Medard J, Chrast R, Auer-Grumbach M, Alkuraya F, Shamseldin H, Al Tala S, Varaghchi J, Najafi M, Deschner S, Gläser D, Hüttel W, Kruer M, Kamsteeg E, Takiyama Y, Züchner S, Baets J, Synofzik M, Schüle R, Horvath R, Houlden H, Bartesaghi L, Lee H, Ampatzis K, Pierson T, Senderek J. Biallelic variants in HPDL cause pure and complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia. Brain 2021, 144: 1422-1434. PMID: 33970200, PMCID: PMC8219359, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary spastic paraplegiaPure hereditary spastic paraplegiaGlobal developmental delaySpastic paraplegiaNervous systemNeurological diseasesComplicated hereditary spastic paraplegiaDevelopmental delayAbnormal motor behaviorRespiratory decompensationSpastic tetraplegiaNeurological manifestationsTruncating changesMissense substitutionsBiallelic variantsParaplegiaMotor behaviorDiseaseNeural differentiationUnknown specificityHuman diseasesMitochondrial diseaseDecompensationSpasticityTetraplegia
2020
METAP1 mutation is a novel candidate for autosomal recessive intellectual disability
Caglayan AO, Aktar F, Bilguvar K, Baranoski JF, Akgumus GT, Harmanci AS, Erson-Omay EZ, Yasuno K, Caksen H, Gunel M. METAP1 mutation is a novel candidate for autosomal recessive intellectual disability. Journal Of Human Genetics 2020, 66: 215-218. PMID: 32764695, PMCID: PMC7785574, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-020-0820-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEssential proteinsAutosomal recessive intellectual disabilityRecessive intellectual disabilityMethionine aminopeptidase 1Genomic analysisHomozygous nonsense mutationFunction mutationsNovel homozygous nonsense mutationNonsense mutationAminopeptidase 1Novel candidatesNeuronal functionMutationsMolecular pathogenesisProteinIntellectual disabilityGenome testingEukaryotesNovel etiologyMetAP1GenesNeurologic impairmentCommon diseasePathwayCellsBi-allelic GAD1 variants cause a neonatal onset syndromic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy
Chatron N, Becker F, Morsy H, Schmidts M, Hardies K, Tuysuz B, Roselli S, Najafi M, Alkaya DU, Ashrafzadeh F, Nabil A, Omar T, Maroofian R, Karimiani EG, Hussien H, Kok F, Ramos L, Gunes N, Bilguvar K, Labalme A, Alix E, Sanlaville D, de Bellescize J, Poulat AL, Helbig I, von Spiczak S, Baulac S, Barisic N, Balling R, Caglayan H, Craiu D, Guerrini R, Klein K, Marini C, Muhle H, Rosenow F, Serratosa J, Sterbova K, Weber Y, Moslemi A, Lerche H, May P, Lesca G, Weckhuysen S, Tajsharghi H. Bi-allelic GAD1 variants cause a neonatal onset syndromic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Brain 2020, 143: 1447-1461. PMID: 32282878, PMCID: PMC7241960, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpileptic encephalopathyJoint contracturesSeizure onsetCleft palateMonths of lifePost-neonatal periodYears of ageBi-allelic lossΓ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) metabolismEnzyme GAD67Epileptic spasmsEarly EEGEpilepsy syndromesMyoclonic seizuresEarly-onset epilepsy syndromeDisease historyPes equinovarusPatientsNovel syndromeEncephalopathyBurst attenuationIndependent consanguineous familiesFirst monthTherapeutic hopeFunction variants
2019
Mutations in TFAP2B and previously unimplicated genes of the BMP, Wnt, and Hedgehog pathways in syndromic craniosynostosis
Timberlake AT, Jin SC, Nelson-Williams C, Wu R, Furey CG, Islam B, Haider S, Loring E, Galm A, Steinbacher D, Larysz D, Staffenberg D, Flores R, Rodriguez E, Boggon T, Persing J, Lifton R, Lifton RP, Gunel M, Mane S, Bilguvar K, Gerstein M, Loring E, Nelson-Williams C, Lopez F, Knight J. Mutations in TFAP2B and previously unimplicated genes of the BMP, Wnt, and Hedgehog pathways in syndromic craniosynostosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 15116-15121. PMID: 31292255, PMCID: PMC6660739, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902041116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlpha CateninChildChild, PreschoolCraniosynostosesExomeExome SequencingFemaleGene ExpressionGlypicansHistone AcetyltransferasesHumansMaleMutationNuclear ProteinsPedigreeRisk AssessmentSignal TransductionSkullSOXC Transcription FactorsTranscription Factor AP-2Zinc Finger Protein Gli2ConceptsRare damaging mutationsSyndromic craniosynostosisCongenital anomaliesDamaging mutationsSyndromic casesExome sequencingAdditional congenital anomaliesFrequent congenital anomaliesDamaging de novo mutationsNeural crest cell migrationDamaging de novoCrest cell migrationCS patientsMutation burdenChromatin modifiersSubsequent childrenTranscription factorsDe novo mutationsCS casesCS geneHedgehog pathwayDisease locusPremature fusionFunction mutationsCraniosynostosis
2018
Mutations in Chromatin Modifier and Ephrin Signaling Genes in Vein of Galen Malformation
Duran D, Zeng X, Jin SC, Choi J, Nelson-Williams C, Yatsula B, Gaillard J, Furey CG, Lu Q, Timberlake AT, Dong W, Sorscher MA, Loring E, Klein J, Allocco A, Hunt A, Conine S, Karimy JK, Youngblood MW, Zhang J, DiLuna ML, Matouk CC, Mane S, Tikhonova IR, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Knight J, Haider S, Soban M, Alper SL, Komiyama M, Ducruet AF, Zabramski JM, Dardik A, Walcott BP, Stapleton CJ, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Rodesch G, Jackson E, Smith ER, Orbach DB, Berenstein A, Bilguvar K, Vikkula M, Gunel M, Lifton RP, Kahle KT. Mutations in Chromatin Modifier and Ephrin Signaling Genes in Vein of Galen Malformation. Neuron 2018, 101: 429-443.e4. PMID: 30578106, PMCID: PMC10292091, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.11.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin modifiersVascular developmentSpecification of arteriesDeep venous systemNormal vascular developmentParent-offspring triosSignaling GenesGalen malformationDamaging mutationsGenesMutationsEssential roleArterio-venous malformationsCutaneous vascular abnormalitiesNovo mutationsExome sequencingDisease biologyIncomplete penetranceVariable expressivityVascular abnormalitiesVenous systemMutation carriersArterial bloodMutation burdenClinical implicationsBiallelic loss of human CTNNA2, encoding αN-catenin, leads to ARP2/3 complex overactivity and disordered cortical neuronal migration
Schaffer AE, Breuss MW, Caglayan AO, Al-Sanaa N, Al-Abdulwahed HY, Kaymakçalan H, Yılmaz C, Zaki MS, Rosti RO, Copeland B, Baek ST, Musaev D, Scott EC, Ben-Omran T, Kariminejad A, Kayserili H, Mojahedi F, Kara M, Cai N, Silhavy JL, Elsharif S, Fenercioglu E, Barshop BA, Kara B, Wang R, Stanley V, James KN, Nachnani R, Kalur A, Megahed H, Incecik F, Danda S, Alanay Y, Faqeih E, Melikishvili G, Mansour L, Miller I, Sukhudyan B, Chelly J, Dobyns WB, Bilguvar K, Jamra RA, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Biallelic loss of human CTNNA2, encoding αN-catenin, leads to ARP2/3 complex overactivity and disordered cortical neuronal migration. Nature Genetics 2018, 50: 1093-1101. PMID: 30013181, PMCID: PMC6072555, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0166-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal migrationHuman cerebral cortexCortical neuronal migrationΒ-catenin signalingCerebral cortexPotential disease mechanismsDevelopmental brain defectsBiallelic truncating mutationsNeuronal phenotypeBiallelic lossBrain defectsBiallelic mutationsTruncating mutationsDisease mechanismsΒ-cateninPachygyriaRecessive formNeurite stabilityNeuronsFamily membersCTNNA2OveractivityPatientsDe Novo Mutation in Genes Regulating Neural Stem Cell Fate in Human Congenital Hydrocephalus
Furey CG, Choi J, Jin SC, Zeng X, Timberlake AT, Nelson-Williams C, Mansuri MS, Lu Q, Duran D, Panchagnula S, Allocco A, Karimy JK, Khanna A, Gaillard JR, DeSpenza T, Antwi P, Loring E, Butler WE, Smith ER, Warf BC, Strahle JM, Limbrick DD, Storm PB, Heuer G, Jackson EM, Iskandar BJ, Johnston JM, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Bjornson RD, Knight JR, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Alper SL, Haider S, Guclu B, Bayri Y, Sahin Y, Apuzzo MLJ, Duncan CC, DiLuna ML, Günel M, Lifton RP, Kahle KT. De Novo Mutation in Genes Regulating Neural Stem Cell Fate in Human Congenital Hydrocephalus. Neuron 2018, 99: 302-314.e4. PMID: 29983323, PMCID: PMC7839075, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital hydrocephalusNeural stem cell fateHuman congenital hydrocephalusDamaging de novoCerebrospinal fluid homeostasisSubstantial morbidityCH patientsTherapeutic ramificationsSignificant burdenBrain ventriclesCH pathogenesisNeural tube developmentFluid homeostasisDe novo mutationsExome sequencingAdditional probandsHydrocephalusPathogenesisNovo mutationsNovo duplicationProbandsDe novoCell fateMorbidityPatients
2017
Contribution of rare inherited and de novo variants in 2,871 congenital heart disease probands
Jin SC, Homsy J, Zaidi S, Lu Q, Morton S, DePalma SR, Zeng X, Qi H, Chang W, Sierant MC, Hung WC, Haider S, Zhang J, Knight J, Bjornson RD, Castaldi C, Tikhonoa IR, Bilguvar K, Mane SM, Sanders SJ, Mital S, Russell MW, Gaynor JW, Deanfield J, Giardini A, Porter GA, Srivastava D, Lo CW, Shen Y, Watkins WS, Yandell M, Yost HJ, Tristani-Firouzi M, Newburger JW, Roberts AE, Kim R, Zhao H, Kaltman JR, Goldmuntz E, Chung WK, Seidman JG, Gelb BD, Seidman CE, Lifton RP, Brueckner M. Contribution of rare inherited and de novo variants in 2,871 congenital heart disease probands. Nature Genetics 2017, 49: 1593-1601. PMID: 28991257, PMCID: PMC5675000, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAutistic DisorderCardiac MyosinsCase-Control StudiesChildExomeFemaleGene ExpressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGrowth Differentiation Factor 1Heart Defects, CongenitalHeterozygoteHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHomozygoteHumansMaleMutationMyosin Heavy ChainsPedigreeRiskVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3ALPK3 gene mutation in a patient with congenital cardiomyopathy and dysmorphic features
Çağlayan AO, Sezer RG, Kaymakçalan H, Ulgen E, Yavuz T, Baranoski JF, Bozaykut A, Harmanci AS, Yalcin Y, Youngblood MW, Yasuno K, Bilgüvar K, Gunel M. ALPK3 gene mutation in a patient with congenital cardiomyopathy and dysmorphic features. Molecular Case Studies 2017, 3: a001859. PMID: 28630369, PMCID: PMC5593152, DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a001859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel homozygous frameshift mutationWk of gestationHomozygous pathogenic variantNovel disease-causing genesPhenotypic featuresHomozygous frameshift mutationWhole-exome sequencingHeterozygous family membersUnrelated consanguineous familiesEchocardiographic examinationDisease groupPrimary cardiomyopathyMale infantHypertrophic cardiomyopathyRoutine diagnostic toolCardiac diseaseCardiac abnormalitiesMale fetusesCardiomyopathyPathogenic variantsGenetic testingDysmorphic featuresGene mutationsPast historyDisease-causing genes
2016
Impaired Amino Acid Transport at the Blood Brain Barrier Is a Cause of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tărlungeanu DC, Deliu E, Dotter CP, Kara M, Janiesch PC, Scalise M, Galluccio M, Tesulov M, Morelli E, Sonmez FM, Bilguvar K, Ohgaki R, Kanai Y, Johansen A, Esharif S, Ben-Omran T, Topcu M, Schlessinger A, Indiveri C, Duncan KE, Caglayan AO, Gunel M, Gleeson JG, Novarino G. Impaired Amino Acid Transport at the Blood Brain Barrier Is a Cause of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Cell 2016, 167: 1481-1494.e18. PMID: 27912058, PMCID: PMC5554935, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-brain barrierBrain barrierBrain amino acid profilesLarge neutral amino acid transporterAutism spectrum disorderAdult mutant miceBranched-chain amino acid (BCAA) catabolic pathwaySevere neurological abnormalitiesNeutral amino acid transporterIntracerebroventricular administrationNeurological syndromeNeurological abnormalitiesNeurological conditionsSpectrum disorderSLC7A5 geneMotor delayAmino acid transportAmino acid transportersMutant miceNormal levelsBrain functionHuman brain functionEndothelial cellsHomozygous mutationCauses of ASDBiallelic Mutations in TMTC3, Encoding a Transmembrane and TPR-Containing Protein, Lead to Cobblestone Lissencephaly
Jerber J, Zaki MS, Al-Aama JY, Rosti RO, Ben-Omran T, Dikoglu E, Silhavy JL, Caglar C, Musaev D, Albrecht B, Campbell KP, Willer T, Almuriekhi M, Çağlayan A, Vajsar J, Bilgüvar K, Ogur G, Jamra R, Günel M, Gleeson JG. Biallelic Mutations in TMTC3, Encoding a Transmembrane and TPR-Containing Protein, Lead to Cobblestone Lissencephaly. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 99: 1181-1189. PMID: 27773428, PMCID: PMC5097947, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital muscular dystrophyCobblestone lissencephalyOvermigration of neuronsBiallelic mutationsMuscular dystrophyTMTC3Affected individualsWalker-Warburg syndromeMembrane componentsSevere brain malformationsBasement membrane componentsFukuyama congenital muscular dystrophyMuscle creatine phosphokinaseEye defectsMutationsGenesRecessive formGenetic disordersGlial cellsMinimal eyeMuscle involvementCortical dysplasiaBrain malformationsEye anomaliesCreatine phosphokinaseFamilial occurrence of brain arteriovenous malformation: a novel ACVRL1 mutation detected by whole exome sequencing.
Yılmaz B, Toktaş ZO, Akakın A, Işık S, Bilguvar K, Kılıç T, Günel M. Familial occurrence of brain arteriovenous malformation: a novel ACVRL1 mutation detected by whole exome sequencing. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2016, 126: 1879-1883. PMID: 27611203, DOI: 10.3171/2016.6.jns16665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain arteriovenous malformationsHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaWhole-exome sequencingArteriovenous malformationsExome sequencingWhole-exome sequencing analysisSpinal arteriovenous malformationsDiagnostic classification schemesExome sequencing analysisComprehensive genomic characterizationConclusion Study resultsCranial MRIDirect Sanger sequencingHemorrhagic telangiectasiaBlood samplesFamilial occurrenceHeterozygous mutationsACVRL1 mutationsPatientsThree SiblingsFourth siblingVariant segregationSanger sequencingMalformationsSiblingsBiallelic 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 rolesMutationsLoss-of-Function Mutations in FRRS1L Lead to an Epileptic-Dyskinetic Encephalopathy
Madeo M, Stewart M, Sun Y, Sahir N, Wiethoff S, Chandrasekar I, Yarrow A, Rosenfeld JA, Yang Y, Cordeiro D, McCormick EM, Muraresku CC, Jepperson TN, McBeth LJ, Seidahmed MZ, Khashab H, Hamad M, Azzedine H, Clark K, Corrochano S, Wells S, Elting MW, Weiss MM, Burn S, Myers A, Landsverk M, Crotwell PL, Waisfisz Q, Wolf NI, Nolan PM, Padilla-Lopez S, Houlden H, Lifton R, Mane S, Singh BB, Falk MJ, Mercimek-Mahmutoglu S, Bilguvar K, Salih MA, Acevedo-Arozena A, Kruer MC. Loss-of-Function Mutations in FRRS1L Lead to an Epileptic-Dyskinetic Encephalopathy. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 98: 1249-1255. PMID: 27236917, PMCID: PMC4908178, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamatergic neurotransmissionMovement disordersAbnormalities of glutamateEpileptic-dyskinetic encephalopathyHyperkinetic movement disordersChildhood movement disordersBiallelic pathogenic variantsChronic abnormalitiesNeurological diseasesNeurological disordersMammalian brainPathogenic variantsEpilepsyDisordersFunction mutationsNeurotransmissionAbnormalitiesMonogenic neurological diseasesOuter core proteinFRRS1LEncephalopathyEtiologyChoreoathetosisAMPAExcitatoryRenal 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 stature
2015
Clinical, Electrodiagnostic, and Genetic Features of Tangier Disease in an Adolescent Girl with Presentation of Peripheral Neuropathy
Per H, Canpolat M, Bayram A, Ulgen E, Baran B, Kardas F, Gumus H, Kumandas S, Bilguvar K, Çağlayan A. Clinical, Electrodiagnostic, and Genetic Features of Tangier Disease in an Adolescent Girl with Presentation of Peripheral Neuropathy. Neuropediatrics 2015, 46: 420-423. PMID: 26479764, DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1565275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral neuropathyTangier diseaseLipid electrophoresisHigh-density lipoprotein levelsPlasma high-density lipoprotein levelsCassette transporter 1 (ABCA1) geneWhole-exome sequencingLike neuropathyPediatric patientsFemale patientsHDL cholesterolLipoprotein levelsSystemic findingsHDL levelsDifferential diagnosisAsymptomatic sisterNeuropathyPatientsTransporter 1 geneDiagnostic testsExome sequencingAdolescent girlsDiagnosisGenetic featuresGenetic diagnosisA rare case of congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscle type 1A due to KIF21A mutation with Marcus Gunn jaw-winking phenomenon
Bayram A, Per H, Quon J, Canpolat M, Ülgen E, Doğan H, Gumus H, Kumandas S, Bayram N, Bilguvar K, Çağlayan AO. A rare case of congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscle type 1A due to KIF21A mutation with Marcus Gunn jaw-winking phenomenon. European Journal Of Paediatric Neurology 2015, 19: 743-746. PMID: 26190014, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2015.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExome sequencing links mutations in PARN and RTEL1 with familial pulmonary fibrosis and telomere shortening
Stuart BD, Choi J, Zaidi S, Xing C, Holohan B, Chen R, Choi M, Dharwadkar P, Torres F, Girod CE, Weissler J, Fitzgerald J, Kershaw C, Klesney-Tait J, Mageto Y, Shay JW, Ji W, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Lifton RP, Garcia CK. Exome sequencing links mutations in PARN and RTEL1 with familial pulmonary fibrosis and telomere shortening. Nature Genetics 2015, 47: 512-517. PMID: 25848748, PMCID: PMC4414891, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmino Acid SequenceCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedDNA HelicasesDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeExoribonucleasesFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLeukocytesLod ScoreMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataPedigreeTelomereTelomere Shortening