2010
Four Novel SCN1A Mutations in Turkish Patients With Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI)
Arlier Z, Bayri Y, Kolb LE, Erturk O, Ozturk AK, Bayrakli F, Bilguvar K, Moliterno JA, Dervent A, Demirbilek V, Yalcinkaya C, Korkmaz B, Tuysuz B, Gunel M. Four Novel SCN1A Mutations in Turkish Patients With Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI). Journal Of Child Neurology 2010, 25: 1265-1268. PMID: 20110217, DOI: 10.1177/0883073809357241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere myoclonic epilepsyDravet syndromeTurkish patientsMyoclonic epilepsySCN1A geneNovel SCN1A mutationTonic-clonic seizuresRare genetic disorderUnilateral clonicSCN1A mutationsType 1SyndromeSpectrum of mutationsDisease phenotypeGenetic disordersNovel mutationsPatientsEpilepsyNovo mutationsFirst yearResponsible geneInfancyMutationsBroad spectrumAllelic heterogeneity
2008
Novel NTRK1 mutations cause hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV: demonstration of a founder mutation in the Turkish population
Tüysüz B, Bayrakli F, DiLuna ML, Bilguvar K, Bayri Y, Yalcinkaya C, Bursali A, Ozdamar E, Korkmaz B, Mason CE, Ozturk AK, Lifton RP, State MW, Gunel M. Novel NTRK1 mutations cause hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV: demonstration of a founder mutation in the Turkish population. Neurogenetics 2008, 9: 119-125. PMID: 18322713, DOI: 10.1007/s10048-008-0121-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 1Autonomic neuropathy type IVHSAN IVHereditary sensoryNTRK1 geneTurkish populationFounder mutationType IVReceptor type 1Nerve growth factorSplice site mutationAutosomal recessive disorderCongenital insensitivityNovel frameshift mutationSame splice site mutationNTRK1 mutationsNoxious stimuliType 1Motor developmentSweat glandsGrowth factorNovel nonsense mutationRecessive disorderSpectrum of mutationsAnhidrosis