Kanat Yalcin, MD
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2025
Subgroup of meningiomas involving FOS and FOSB gene fusions
Yalcin K, Alanya H, Gultekin B, Samper Figuera D, Barak T, Miyagishima D, Youngblood M, Hjerthen M, Brooks A, Samuel Lopez N, O’Brien J, Chavez M, Dincer A, Wu H, Omay S, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Ercan-Sencicek A, Mishra-Gorur K, McGuone D, Moliterno J, Gunel M, Erson-Omay E. Subgroup of meningiomas involving FOS and FOSB gene fusions. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 10532. PMID: 41298363, PMCID: PMC12657970, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65549-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research126 Intracranial Aneurysm Progression and Rupture States Correlate with Dynamic Aneurysmal Immune Landscape
Antonios J, Gultekin B, Theriault B, Yalcin K, Miyagishima D, Sujijantarat N, Koo A, Haynes J, Nowicki K, Hebert R, Barak T, Matouk C, Gunel M. 126 Intracranial Aneurysm Progression and Rupture States Correlate with Dynamic Aneurysmal Immune Landscape. Neurosurgery 2025, 71: 25-25. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003360_126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRuptured IAMultivariate logistic regression analysisUnruptured IACD4 T cellsImmune cell subsetsImmune cell populationsAneurysm growth rateImmune cell behaviorLogistic regression analysisImmune cell polarizationNon-invasive strategyImmune signaturesGenes related to immune responseImmune landscapeCell subsetsImmune pathophysiologyImmune profileT cellsImmunological markersAntigen presentationAneurysm progressionImmune cascadePoor morbidityPublic health challengeImmune responseSomatic SMARCB1 mutation in spinal meningioma represents branched evolution in a patient with multiple sporadic meningiomas
Gupta M, Samiappan S, Alanya H, Yalcin K, Gultekin B, Sharaf R, Elsamadicy A, Figuera D, Samuel N, Mishra-Gorur K, Kolb L, McGuone D, Gunel M, Erson-Omay E, Moliterno J, Mendel E. Somatic SMARCB1 mutation in spinal meningioma represents branched evolution in a patient with multiple sporadic meningiomas. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2025, 7: vdaf067. PMID: 40386121, PMCID: PMC12081948, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaf067.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
EPCO-35. GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF GROWTH HORMONE SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMAS
Alanya H, Yalcin K, Hilton B, Gultekin B, Mishra-Gorur K, McGuone D, Gunel M, Omay S, Erson-Omay Z. EPCO-35. GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF GROWTH HORMONE SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMAS. Neuro-Oncology 2024, 26: viii9-viii9. PMCID: PMC11553213, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noae165.0034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGH-secreting pituitary adenomasWhole-exome sequencingPituitary adenomasGNAS mutationsCopy number variationsSporadic GH-secreting pituitary adenomasGrowth hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary adenomasGenomic profilingGrowth hormone secreting pituitary adenomaSecreting pituitary adenomasBlood samplesComprehensive genomic characterizationSomatic GNAS mutationsSingle nucleotide variantsMatched blood samplesGenomic instabilityAssessment of genomic instabilityStatistically significant differenceTumor sizeClinical featuresTumor samplesClinical dataTumorExome sequencingBrain tumors306 Endothelial Infiltrating Regulatory B Cells and NK T Cells Precipitate Inflammatory Cascade That Leads to Aneurysmal Rupture
Antonios J, Barak T, Gultekin B, Yalcin K, Adenu-Mensah N, Sujijantarat N, Koo A, Haynes J, Hebert R, Matouk C, Gunel M. 306 Endothelial Infiltrating Regulatory B Cells and NK T Cells Precipitate Inflammatory Cascade That Leads to Aneurysmal Rupture. Neurosurgery 2024, 70: 88-89. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002809_306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegulatory B cellsB cellsSentinel hemorrhageNK cellsInflammatory cascadeCytotoxic CD8 T cellsRecruitment of NK cellsCD8 T cellsAdjunctive immune therapyEndovascular coil embolizationCoordinated immune responseIntracranial aneurysm developmentImmune therapyRecurrent aneurysmsAneurysmal vessel wallT cellsCoil embolizationRuptured aneurysmsTime of ruptureAneurysm ruptureUnruptured aneurysmsInfiltrating populationPatient populationImmune responseAneurysm developmentVariations in the genomic profiles and clinical behavior of meningioma by racial and ethnic group.
Tabor J, Dincer A, O'Brien J, Lei H, Vetsa S, Vasandani S, Jalal M, Yalcin K, Morales-Valero S, Marianayagam N, Alanya H, Elsamadicy A, Millares Chavez M, Aguilera S, Mishra-Gorur K, McGuone D, Fulbright R, Jin L, Erson-Omay E, Günel M, Moliterno J. Variations in the genomic profiles and clinical behavior of meningioma by racial and ethnic group. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2024, 141: 664-672. PMID: 38518289, DOI: 10.3171/2024.1.jns231633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack patientsSporadic meningiomasClinical outcomesGenomic profilingClinical behavior of meningiomasShorter progression-free survivalAnterior skull base tumorsClinical data of patientsHispanic patientsProgression-free survivalChromosome 1p deletionBehavior of meningiomasIncreased recurrence rateRate of recurrenceSkull base tumorsData of patientsSomatic driver mutationsNon-black patientsShorter PFSOverall survivalAggressive meningiomasTRAF7 mutationsIntracranial meningiomasMeningioma resectionNon-black group
2023
Application of novel PACS-based informatics platform to identify imaging based predictors of CDKN2A allelic status in glioblastomas
Tillmanns N, Lost J, Tabor J, Vasandani S, Vetsa S, Marianayagam N, Yalcin K, Erson-Omay E, von Reppert M, Jekel L, Merkaj S, Ramakrishnan D, Avesta A, de Oliveira Santo I, Jin L, Huttner A, Bousabarah K, Ikuta I, Lin M, Aneja S, Turowski B, Aboian M, Moliterno J. Application of novel PACS-based informatics platform to identify imaging based predictors of CDKN2A allelic status in glioblastomas. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 22942. PMID: 38135704, PMCID: PMC10746716, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48918-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformatics platformDeep learning algorithmsImaging featuresCDKN2A alterationsLearning algorithmHeterozygous lossHomozygous deletionLarge datasetsDeep white matter invasionGBM molecular subtypesNew informaticsQualitative imaging biomarkersWhole-exome sequencingQualitative imaging featuresGBM resectionRadiographic evidenceWorse prognosisPACSMolecular subtypesPial invasionImaging biomarkersCDKN2A mutationsAllele statusNoninvasive identificationMagnetic resonance imagesP13.02.A APPLICATION OF NOVEL PACS-BASED INFORMATICS PLATFORM TO IDENTIFY IMAGING BASED PREDICTORS OF CDKN2A ALLELIC STATUS IN GLIOBLASTOMAS
Tillmanns N, Lost J, Tabor J, Vasandani S, Vetsa S, Marianayagam N, Yalcin K, Erson-Omay Z, von Reppert M, Jekel L, Merkaj S, Ramakrishnan D, Avesta A, de Oliveira Santo I, Jin L, Huttner A, Bousabarah K, Ikuta I, Lin M, Aneja S, Turowski B, Aboian M, Moliterno J. P13.02.A APPLICATION OF NOVEL PACS-BASED INFORMATICS PLATFORM TO IDENTIFY IMAGING BASED PREDICTORS OF CDKN2A ALLELIC STATUS IN GLIOBLASTOMAS. Neuro-Oncology 2023, 25: ii100-ii101. PMCID: PMC10489329, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad137.336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImaging featuresPial invasionQualitative imaging biomarkersQualitative imaging featuresWorse prognosisImaging biomarkersCDKN2A mutationsMethods Sixty-nine patientsCDKN2A alterationsHomozygous deletionHeterozygous lossSixty-nine patientsDeep white matterDeep white matter invasionGBM molecular subtypesWhole-exome sequencingNine patientsGBM resectionRadiographic evidenceMolecular subtypesBACKGROUND GliomasWhite matterAllele statusNoninvasive identificationGliomasO-068 Regulatory B cell and adjunctive immune population drives intracranial aneurysm rupture in patient population
Antonios J, Barak T, Gultekin B, Yalcin K, Chamberlain A, Hebert R, Matouk C, Gunel M. O-068 Regulatory B cell and adjunctive immune population drives intracranial aneurysm rupture in patient population. 2023, a53.1-a53. DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2023-snis.68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe clinical and genomic features of seizures in meningiomas
Dincer A, Jalal M, Gupte T, Vetsa S, Vasandani S, Yalcin K, Marianayagam N, Blondin N, Corbin Z, McGuone D, Fulbright R, Erson-Omay Z, Günel M, Moliterno J. The clinical and genomic features of seizures in meningiomas. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2023, 5: i49-i57. PMID: 37287582, PMCID: PMC10243847, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdac110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeritumoral brain edemaPostoperative seizuresBrain invasionSubtotal resectionBrain edemaLarge residual tumor volumeCentral nervous system tumorsCommon central nervous system tumorPersistent postoperative seizuresResidual tumor volumeHistory of seizuresHigh tumor gradeNervous system tumorsQuality of lifePreoperative seizuresAtypical histologyMost patientsSurgical resectionCortical hyperexcitabilityUncontrolled seizuresAggressive featuresSeizure activityEpileptogenic focusCortical irritationRisk factors