2006
Molecular Genetic Analysis of Two Large Kindreds With Intracranial Aneurysms Demonstrates Linkage to 11q24-25 and 14q23-31
Ozturk AK, Nahed BV, Bydon M, Bilguvar K, Goksu E, Bademci G, Guclu B, Johnson MH, Amar A, Lifton RP, Gunel M. Molecular Genetic Analysis of Two Large Kindreds With Intracranial Aneurysms Demonstrates Linkage to 11q24-25 and 14q23-31. Stroke 2006, 37: 1021-1027. PMID: 16497978, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000206153.92675.b9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide linkage analysisMolecular genetic analysisGenetic analysisSusceptibility genesLinkage analysisSimple Mendelian traitPolymorphic microsatellite markersSignificant LOD scoreGenomic regionsMendelian traitsMicrosatellite markersCandidate lociGene chipOutlier approachOdds (LOD) scoreGenesChromosome 11q24Chromosome 11qAvailable family membersLOD scoreGenetic heterogeneityIa geneLociSib pairsGenetic factors
2004
Mapping a Mendelian Form of Intracranial Aneurysm to 1p34.3-p36.13
Nahed BV, Seker A, Guclu B, Ozturk AK, Finberg K, Hawkins AA, DiLuna ML, State M, Lifton RP, Gunel M. Mapping a Mendelian Form of Intracranial Aneurysm to 1p34.3-p36.13. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2004, 76: 172-179. PMID: 15540160, PMCID: PMC1196421, DOI: 10.1086/426953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMendelian formsSimple tandem repeatsIdentification of pathwaysHigh penetranceSingle geneUnderlying genesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsSingle locusTandem repeatsCandidate intervalGenomewide studiesDisease locusAnalysis of linkageLOD scoreLociRare familiesSignificant linkageRelative pairsGenesDominant traitEnvironmental factorsLarge kindredPenetranceRepeatsTraits