2017
ALPK3 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
2011
Rare Copy Number Variants in Tourette Syndrome Disrupt Genes in Histaminergic Pathways and Overlap with Autism
Fernandez TV, Sanders SJ, Yurkiewicz IR, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Kim YS, Fishman DO, Raubeson MJ, Song Y, Yasuno K, Ho WS, Bilguvar K, Glessner J, Chu SH, Leckman JF, King RA, Gilbert DL, Heiman GA, Tischfield JA, Hoekstra PJ, Devlin B, Hakonarson H, Mane SM, Günel M, State MW. Rare Copy Number Variants in Tourette Syndrome Disrupt Genes in Histaminergic Pathways and Overlap with Autism. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 71: 392-402. PMID: 22169095, PMCID: PMC3282144, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.09.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variationsRare copy number variationsNovel risk regionsEnrichment of genesGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor genesNervous system developmentEtiology of TSParent-child triosRare copy number variantsCopy number variantsGene mappingPathway analysisDe novo eventsAxon guidanceCell adhesionMolecular pathwaysNumber variationsRelevant pathwaysCNV analysisNumber variantsGenesReceptor geneDe novoNovo eventsPathwayCommon variant near the endothelin receptor type A (EDNRA) gene is associated with intracranial aneurysm risk
Yasuno K, Bakırcıoğlu M, Low SK, Bilgüvar K, Gaál E, Ruigrok YM, Niemelä M, Hata A, Bijlenga P, Kasuya H, Jääskeläinen JE, Krex D, Auburger G, Simon M, Krischek B, Ozturk AK, Mane S, Rinkel GJ, Steinmetz H, Hernesniemi J, Schaller K, Zembutsu H, Inoue I, Palotie A, Cambien F, Nakamura Y, Lifton RP, Günel M. Common variant near the endothelin receptor type A (EDNRA) gene is associated with intracranial aneurysm risk. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 19707-19712. PMID: 22106312, PMCID: PMC3241810, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1117137108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesDiscovery cohortDisease-related lociReplication cohortSignificant associationEndothelin receptor type AGenomic regionsChromosome 12q22Genetic evidenceIndependent Japanese cohortsIntracranial aneurysm formationRisk lociA geneEvidence of associationAssociation studiesEndothelin pathwayAneurysm formationEndothelin signalingCardiovascular disordersJapanese cohortLociCohortCommon variantsGenetic factorsTreatment of IA
2010
Genome-wide association study to identify genetic variants present in Japanese patients harboring intracranial aneurysms
Akiyama K, Narita A, Nakaoka H, Cui T, Takahashi T, Yasuno K, Tajima A, Krischek B, Yamamoto K, Kasuya H, Hata A, Inoue I. Genome-wide association study to identify genetic variants present in Japanese patients harboring intracranial aneurysms. Journal Of Human Genetics 2010, 55: 656-661. PMID: 20613766, DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2010.82.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenome-wide single nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesSusceptibility lociGenome-wide association studiesGenetic susceptibility lociActin remodelingSusceptibility genesGenetic effectsGenetic variantsNucleotide polymorphismsLociJapanese populationCase-control subjectsGenesPathwayPolymorphismPopulationRemodelingFurther investigationSex effectsVariantsL-Histidine Decarboxylase and Tourette's Syndrome
Ercan-Sencicek AG, Stillman AA, Ghosh AK, Bilguvar K, O'Roak BJ, Mason CE, Abbott T, Gupta A, King RA, Pauls DL, Tischfield JA, Heiman GA, Singer HS, Gilbert DL, Hoekstra PJ, Morgan TM, Loring E, Yasuno K, Fernandez T, Sanders S, Louvi A, Cho JH, Mane S, Colangelo CM, Biederer T, Lifton RP, Gunel M, State MW. L-Histidine Decarboxylase and Tourette's Syndrome. New England Journal Of Medicine 2010, 362: 1901-1908. PMID: 20445167, PMCID: PMC2894694, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0907006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChromosome MappingCodon, NonsenseFemaleGenes, DominantGenetic LinkageGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHaplotypesHistidine DecarboxylaseHumansMaleMicrosatellite RepeatsPedigreePolymerase Chain ReactionTourette SyndromeConceptsRare functional mutationsL-histidine decarboxylaseRate-limiting enzymeHDC geneTwo-generation pedigreeFunctional mutationsStrong genetic contributionHistamine biosynthesisAnalysis of linkageGenetic contributionModel systemRisk allelesDevelopmental neuropsychiatric disordersDecarboxylaseBiosynthesisGenesTourette syndromeMutationsAllelesEnzymeInheritanceNeuropsychiatric disordersPedigree
2008
Susceptibility loci for intracranial aneurysm in European and Japanese populations
Bilguvar K, Yasuno K, Niemelä M, Ruigrok YM, von und zu Fraunberg M, van Duijn CM, van den Berg LH, Mane S, Mason CE, Choi M, Gaál E, Bayri Y, Kolb L, Arlier Z, Ravuri S, Ronkainen A, Tajima A, Laakso A, Hata A, Kasuya H, Koivisto T, Rinne J, Öhman J, Breteler MM, Wijmenga C, State MW, Rinkel GJ, Hernesniemi J, Jääskeläinen JE, Palotie A, Inoue I, Lifton RP, Günel M. Susceptibility loci for intracranial aneurysm in European and Japanese populations. Nature Genetics 2008, 40: 1472-1477. PMID: 18997786, PMCID: PMC2682433, DOI: 10.1038/ng.240.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Synergistic association of mitochondrial uncoupling protein (UCP) genes with schizophrenia
Yasuno K, Ando S, Misumi S, Makino S, Kulski JK, Muratake T, Kaneko N, Amagane H, Someya T, Inoko H, Suga H, Kanemoto K, Tamiya. Synergistic association of mitochondrial uncoupling protein (UCP) genes with schizophrenia. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2006, 144B: 250-253. PMID: 17066476, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIon ChannelsLogistic ModelsMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsMitochondrial Uncoupling ProteinsModels, GeneticNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSchizophreniaSoftwareUncoupling Protein 1Uncoupling Protein 2ConceptsNeuronal UCPsCase-control studyPathophysiology of schizophreniaHomozygous risk allelesLogistic regression analysisNeuroprotective effectsTag SNPsBrain tissueModest associationRisk allelesSchizophreniaOxidative stressMitochondrial uncoupling protein (UCP) geneMitochondrial dysfunctionImportant involvementSynergistic interactionUncoupling Protein GeneGenetic etiologySignificant synergistic interactionMultifactor dimensionality reduction methodRegression analysisMultiple comparisonsUCP2Synergistic associationAssociation