Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsAhmet Caglayan
Assistant Professor AdjunctAbout
Research
Publications
2026
The First Case Series of Malattia Leventinese/Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy in Türkiye Identified with EFEMP1 Gene Mutation
İşbilir A, Güzel A, Kocabey M, Çağlayan A, Kartı Ö, Ayhan Z, Saatci A. The First Case Series of Malattia Leventinese/Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy in Türkiye Identified with EFEMP1 Gene Mutation. Turkish Journal Of Ophthalmology 2026, 56: 269-278. PMID: 42644559, PMCID: PMC13514489, DOI: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2026.22892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTHUMPD1-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder: A Novel Homozygous Loss-of-Function Variant with an Unusual Skeletal Phenotype – A Case Report
Yilmaz S, Kocabey M, Senol H, Gursoy S, Hız A, Çağlayan A, Bozkaya O. THUMPD1-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder: A Novel Homozygous Loss-of-Function Variant with an Unusual Skeletal Phenotype – A Case Report. Molecular Syndromology 2026, 1-10. PMID: 42598708, PMCID: PMC13472639, DOI: 10.1159/000553495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElucidating the Genetic Landscape, Phenotypic Spectrum, and Pathogenic Mechanisms in a Turkish Cohort with Primary Microcephaly
Tüysüz B, Çağlayan A, Kasap B, Alkaya D, Güneş N, Kılıç H, Saltık S, Demirbilek A, Koçer N, Yalçınkaya C. Elucidating the Genetic Landscape, Phenotypic Spectrum, and Pathogenic Mechanisms in a Turkish Cohort with Primary Microcephaly. Clinical Genetics 2026, 110: 189-202. PMID: 42141383, DOI: 10.1111/cge.70182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIschemic Type of Central Vein Occlusion in a Patient With Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy: A Longitudinal Follow-Up of 12 Years
Ali H, Kocabey M, Ayhan Z, Caglayan A, Saatci A. Ischemic Type of Central Vein Occlusion in a Patient With Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy: A Longitudinal Follow-Up of 12 Years. Cureus 2026, 18: e107116. PMID: 42147645, PMCID: PMC13178709, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.107116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduction in peripheral expression of the TMLHE gene in Turkish youth with autism spectrum disorder
Özücer İ, Alnak A, Akköprü H, Karadoğan Z, Çağlayan A, Selman S, Coskun M. Reduction in peripheral expression of the TMLHE gene in Turkish youth with autism spectrum disorder. Gene Reports 2026, 42: 102391. DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2025.102391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical utility and genomic insights from whole exome and clinical exome sequencing in idiopathic liver disease
Kekilli S, Pekuz O, Kekilli A, Binicier H, Uyar S, Ozkan E, Gülten Z, Aydogan A, Akarsu M, Arslan N, Ulgenalp A, Caglayan A. Clinical utility and genomic insights from whole exome and clinical exome sequencing in idiopathic liver disease. Human Molecular Genetics 2026, 35: ddag008. PMID: 41790749, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddag008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistinct mutational signature and clonal evolution in constitutional mismatch repair deficiency-associated high-grade gliomas
Li C, Erson-Omay E, Koksal Y, Unal E, Kara B, Bilguvar K, Paksoy Y, Durmus N, Kurtsoy A, Per H, Østergaard J, Günel M, Çağlayan A. Distinct mutational signature and clonal evolution in constitutional mismatch repair deficiency-associated high-grade gliomas. IScience 2026, 29: 115029. PMID: 41797895, PMCID: PMC12964222, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnilateral Yasunari nodule-like appearance in a patient without neurofibromatosis type 1
Ali H, Ahmadova N, Fatihoglu Ö, Kocabey M, Caglayan A, Saatci A. Unilateral Yasunari nodule-like appearance in a patient without neurofibromatosis type 1. European Journal Of Case Reports In Internal Medicine 2026, 13: 006071. PMID: 41668837, PMCID: PMC12885585, DOI: 10.12890/2026_006071.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Deciphering the genetic basis of inherited retinal dystrophies via whole-exome sequencing in a Turkish cohort.
Keles Z, Fatihoglu O, Ayhan Z, Saatci A, Caglayan A, Ulgenalp A. Deciphering the genetic basis of inherited retinal dystrophies via whole-exome sequencing in a Turkish cohort. Molecular Vision 2025, 31: 502-513. PMID: 41867366, PMCID: PMC13002549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRare Genetic Variants of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Transgender Men Suggest a Potential Role in Gender Dysphoria
Cura D, Çankaya T, Clark Ö, Aydin L, Çağlayan A, Ülgenalp A. Rare Genetic Variants of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Transgender Men Suggest a Potential Role in Gender Dysphoria. Sexual Development 2025, 19: 56-63. PMID: 41208545, PMCID: PMC12674652, DOI: 10.1159/000549011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research