2013
Whole‐exome sequencing identified a patient with TMCO1 defect syndrome and expands the phenotic spectrum
Caglayan A, Per H, Akgumus G, Gumus H, Baranoski J, Canpolat M, Calik M, Yikilmaz A, Bilguvar K, Kumandas S, Gunel M. Whole‐exome sequencing identified a patient with TMCO1 defect syndrome and expands the phenotic spectrum. Clinical Genetics 2013, 84: 394-395. PMID: 23320496, PMCID: PMC4191904, DOI: 10.1111/cge.12088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecessive loss of function of the neuronal ubiquitin hydrolase UCHL1 leads to early-onset progressive neurodegeneration
Bilguvar K, Tyagi NK, Ozkara C, Tuysuz B, Bakircioglu M, Choi M, Delil S, Caglayan AO, Baranoski JF, Erturk O, Yalcinkaya C, Karacorlu M, Dincer A, Johnson MH, Mane S, Chandra SS, Louvi A, Boggon TJ, Lifton RP, Horwich AL, Gunel M. Recessive loss of function of the neuronal ubiquitin hydrolase UCHL1 leads to early-onset progressive neurodegeneration. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 3489-3494. PMID: 23359680, PMCID: PMC3587195, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222732110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceChild, PreschoolExomeFemaleGenes, RecessiveHomozygoteHumansHydrolysisMaleModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutation, MissenseNerve DegenerationNeuronsPedigreeProtein BindingSequence Analysis, DNASubstrate SpecificitySyndromeThermodynamicsUbiquitinUbiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsUbiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1Upper motor neuron dysfunctionMotor neuron dysfunctionProgressive neurodegenerative syndromeEarly-onset progressive neurodegenerationChildhood-onset blindnessWhole-exome sequencingNeuron dysfunctionHomozygous missense mutationIndex caseNervous systemProgressive neurodegenerationNeurodegenerative syndromeCerebellar ataxiaHydrolase activityNear complete lossComplete lossAffected individualsConsanguineous unionsMissense mutationsRecessive lossHomozygosity mappingProper positioningReduced affinitySpasticity
2009
The syndrome of pachygyria, mental retardation, and arachnoid cysts maps to 11p15
Bilguvar K, Ozturk AK, Bayrakli F, Guzel A, DiLuna ML, Bayri Y, Tatli M, Tekes S, Arlier Z, Yasuno K, Mason CE, Lifton RP, State MW, Gunel M. The syndrome of pachygyria, mental retardation, and arachnoid cysts maps to 11p15. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2009, 149A: 2569-2572. PMID: 19876906, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbnormalities, MultipleArachnoid CystsBlood Specimen CollectionChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 11DNADNA Copy Number VariationsFamilyFemaleGenome, HumanGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHomozygoteHumansIntellectual DisabilityLissencephalyLod ScoreMalePedigreePhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideSyndrome
2007
A novel syndrome of cerebral cavernous malformation and Greig cephalopolysyndactyly. Laboratory investigation.
Bilguvar K, Bydon M, Bayrakli F, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Bayri Y, Mason C, DiLuna ML, Seashore M, Bronen R, Lifton RP, State M, Gunel M. A novel syndrome of cerebral cavernous malformation and Greig cephalopolysyndactyly. Laboratory investigation. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2007, 107: 495-9. PMID: 18154020, DOI: 10.3171/ped-07/12/495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbnormalities, MultipleCarrier ProteinsChild, PreschoolChromosome DeletionChromosomes, Human, Pair 7Craniofacial AbnormalitiesDNAFemaleGene DosageHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemHeterozygoteHumansKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSyndromeZinc Finger Protein Gli3ConceptsGreig cephalopolysyndactyly syndromeCerebral cavernous malformationsDeleterious genetic variantsComparative genome hybridization analysisChromosome 7pArray-based CGHGene GLI3Distinct genesMultiple genesGenetic analysisGenomic DNANovel syndromeGenomic lesionsChromosome 7Contiguous gene syndromeQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionQuantitative RT-PCRGli3Hybridization analysisApparently novel genetic syndrome of pachygyria, mental retardation, seizure, and arachnoid cysts
Guzel A, Tatli M, Bilguvar K, DiLuna ML, Bakkaloglu B, Ozturk AK, Bayrakli F, Gunel M. Apparently novel genetic syndrome of pachygyria, mental retardation, seizure, and arachnoid cysts. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2007, 143A: 672-677. PMID: 17343267, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArachnoid CystsEpilepsyFemaleHumansIntellectual DisabilityMalePedigreeSyndromeTelencephalonConceptsArachnoid cystCerebral anomaliesMental retardationAutosomal recessive inheritanceSeizure disorderNovel genetic syndromeCentrum semiovaleLack of mutationsPerivascular spacesWhite matterNew syndromeGenetic syndromesLissencephaly geneSyndromeCystsRecessive inheritancePachygyriaSeizuresConsanguineous familyRetardationNew phenotypesPatients