2018
Genotype–phenotype investigation of 35 patients from 11 unrelated families with camptodactyly–arthropathy–coxa vara–pericarditis (CACP) syndrome
Yilmaz S, Alkaya D, Kasapçopur Ö, Barut K, Akdemir ES, Celen C, Youngblood MW, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Günel M, Tüysüz B. Genotype–phenotype investigation of 35 patients from 11 unrelated families with camptodactyly–arthropathy–coxa vara–pericarditis (CACP) syndrome. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine 2018, 6: 230-248. PMID: 29397575, PMCID: PMC5902402, DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoxa vara-pericarditis (CACP) syndromeCoxa varaCommon childhood rheumatic diseaseIncreased pain levelSevere hip involvementChildhood rheumatic diseasesJuvenile idiopathic arthritisDevelopmental coxa varaRare autosomal recessive conditionYears of ageUnrelated familiesWhole-exome sequencingAutosomal recessive conditionHip involvementIdiopathic arthritisMost patientsPain levelsRadiological findingsPleural effusionJoint involvementNoninflammatory arthropathyRheumatic diseasesNovel genomic alterationsFirst symptomsCACP syndrome
2017
Exome analysis of the evolutionary path of hepatocellular adenoma-carcinoma transition, vascular invasion and brain dissemination
Vilarinho S, Erson-Omay E, Mitchell-Richards K, Cha C, Nelson-Williams C, Harmancı AS, Yasuno K, Günel M, Taddei TH. Exome analysis of the evolutionary path of hepatocellular adenoma-carcinoma transition, vascular invasion and brain dissemination. Journal Of Hepatology 2017, 67: 186-191. PMID: 28323122, PMCID: PMC5497691, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdenoma-carcinoma transitionHepatocellular adenomaBrain metastasesHepatocellular carcinomaVascular invasionTumor thrombusCatenin beta 1Rare benign liver tumorMultifocal hepatic lesionsAcute abdominal painBenign liver tumorsPeripheral blood leucocytesSomatic mutationsWhole-exome sequencingParaffin-embedded samplesBrain disseminationAbdominal painLeft hepatectomyMajor complicationsLiver diseaseSpontaneous hemorrhageLeft lobeDisease progressionBlood leucocytesLiver tumors
2015
Somatic POLE mutations cause an ultramutated giant cell high-grade glioma subtype with better prognosis
Erson-Omay EZ, Çağlayan AO, Schultz N, Weinhold N, Omay SB, Özduman K, Köksal Y, Li J, Serin Harmancı A, Clark V, Carrión-Grant G, Baranoski J, Çağlar C, Barak T, Coşkun S, Baran B, Köse D, Sun J, Bakırcıoğlu M, Moliterno Günel J, Pamir MN, Mishra-Gorur K, Bilguvar K, Yasuno K, Vortmeyer A, Huttner AJ, Sander C, Günel M. Somatic POLE mutations cause an ultramutated giant cell high-grade glioma subtype with better prognosis. Neuro-Oncology 2015, 17: 1356-1364. PMID: 25740784, PMCID: PMC4578578, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasSomatic POLE mutationsPOLE mutationsMalignant high-grade gliomasLonger progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalSomatic mutationsOverall survivalPediatric patientsBetter prognosisClinical featuresImproved prognosisClinical behaviorImmune cellsBizarre cellsAggressive formGlioblastoma multiformeDisease pathophysiologyMolecular subgroupsHomozygous germline mutationGermline mutationsPrognosisGlioma subtypesComprehensive genomic analysisDistinct subgroups
2014
Brain Malformations Associated With Knobloch Syndrome—Review of Literature, Expanding Clinical Spectrum, and Identification of Novel Mutations
Caglayan AO, Baranoski JF, Aktar F, Han W, Tuysuz B, Guzel A, Guclu B, Kaymakcalan H, Aktekin B, Akgumus GT, Murray PB, Erson-Omay EZ, Caglar C, Bakircioglu M, Sakalar YB, Guzel E, Demir N, Tuncer O, Senturk S, Ekici B, Minja FJ, Šestan N, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Caksen H, Gunel M. Brain Malformations Associated With Knobloch Syndrome—Review of Literature, Expanding Clinical Spectrum, and Identification of Novel Mutations. Pediatric Neurology 2014, 51: 806-813.e8. PMID: 25456301, PMCID: PMC5056964, DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain malformationsKnobloch syndromeCentral nervous system malformationsExpanding Clinical SpectrumStructural brain abnormalitiesStructural brain malformationsNervous system malformationsHuman cerebral cortexHuman cortical developmentWhole-exome sequencingConfirmatory Sanger sequencingCase seriesClinical presentationCerebral cortexClinical spectrumBrain abnormalitiesOcular abnormalitiesSystem malformationsClinical utilityCortical developmentImmunohistochemical analysisRare diseaseCOL18A1 mutationsBrain developmentPatients
2013
Genomic Analysis of Non-NF2 Meningiomas Reveals Mutations in TRAF7, KLF4, AKT1, and SMO
Clark VE, Erson-Omay EZ, Serin A, Yin J, Cotney J, Özduman K, Avşar T, Li J, Murray PB, Henegariu O, Yilmaz S, Günel JM, Carrión-Grant G, Yılmaz B, Grady C, Tanrıkulu B, Bakırcıoğlu M, Kaymakçalan H, Caglayan AO, Sencar L, Ceyhun E, Atik AF, Bayri Y, Bai H, Kolb LE, Hebert RM, Omay SB, Mishra-Gorur K, Choi M, Overton JD, Holland EC, Mane S, State MW, Bilgüvar K, Baehring JM, Gutin PH, Piepmeier JM, Vortmeyer A, Brennan CW, Pamir MN, Kılıç T, Lifton RP, Noonan JP, Yasuno K, Günel M. Genomic Analysis of Non-NF2 Meningiomas Reveals Mutations in TRAF7, KLF4, AKT1, and SMO. Science 2013, 339: 1077-1080. PMID: 23348505, PMCID: PMC4808587, DOI: 10.1126/science.1233009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrain NeoplasmsChromosomes, Human, Pair 22DNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleGenes, Neurofibromatosis 2Genomic InstabilityGenomicsHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMaleMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm GradingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSmoothened ReceptorTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins
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 eventsPathway
2007
Reduced Neuron-Specific Expression of the TAF1 Gene Is Associated with X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism
Makino S, Kaji R, Ando S, Tomizawa M, Yasuno K, Goto S, Matsumoto S, Tabuena M, Maranon E, Dantes M, Lee LV, Ogasawara K, Tooyama I, Akatsu H, Nishimura M, Tamiya. Reduced Neuron-Specific Expression of the TAF1 Gene Is Associated with X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2007, 80: 393-406. PMID: 17273961, PMCID: PMC1821114, DOI: 10.1086/512129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlu ElementsBlotting, NorthernCase-Control StudiesChromosomes, Human, XDNADown-RegulationDystoniaFemaleGenes, X-LinkedGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedHistone AcetyltransferasesHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsParkinsonian DisordersPedigreeRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTandem Repeat SequencesTATA BoxTATA-Binding Protein Associated FactorsTranscription Factor TFIIDConceptsNeuron-specific expressionDystonia-parkinsonismTAF1 geneDopamine receptor D2 geneMovement disordersCaudate nucleusBrain tissueDecreased expressionAbnormal patternsGenomic sequencing analysisFactor 1 geneExpression levelsCausative genesCaudateSVA retrotransposon insertionD2 geneSequencing analysis
2005
Glutathione‐S‐transferase‐1 and interleukin‐1β gene polymorphisms in Japanese patients with Parkinson's disease
Nishimura M, Kuno S, Kaji R, Yasuno K, Kawakami H. Glutathione‐S‐transferase‐1 and interleukin‐1β gene polymorphisms in Japanese patients with Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders 2005, 20: 901-902. PMID: 15834859, DOI: 10.1002/mds.20477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceChi-Square DistributionFemaleGenotypeGlutathione TransferaseHumansInterleukin-1JapanLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMiddle AgedParkinson DiseasePolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Messenger