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 ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencing analysisTruncal obesityJoint hypermobilityLower extremitiesHomozygous missense mutationSevere formBICD2 mutationsType 2BHeterozygous mutationsSpeech delayType 2AIntellectual disabilityPatientsSyndromeConsanguineous unionsMissense mutationsNovel candidatesSequencing analysisFirst reportMutations
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 diseasePathwayCells