2022
Biallelic PRMT7 pathogenic variants are associated with a recognizable syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder with short stature, obesity, and craniofacial and digital abnormalities
Cali E, Suri M, Scala M, Ferla M, Alavi S, Faqeih E, Bijlsma E, Wigby K, Baralle D, Mehrjardi M, Schwab J, Platzer K, Steindl K, Hashem M, Jones M, Niyazov D, Jacober J, Littlejohn R, Weis D, Zadeh N, Rodan L, Goldenberg A, Lecoquierre F, Dutra-Clarke M, Horvath G, Young D, Orenstein N, Bawazeer S, Silfhout A, Herenger Y, Dehghani M, Seyedhassani S, Bahreini A, Nasab M, Ercan-Sencicek A, Firoozfar Z, Movahedinia M, Efthymiou S, Striano P, Karimiani E, Salpietro V, Taylor J, Redman M, Stegmann A, Laner A, Abdel-Salam G, Li M, Bengala M, Müller A, Digilio M, Rauch A, Gunel M, Titheradge H, Schweitzer D, Kraus A, Valenzuela I, McLean S, Phornphutkul C, Salih M, Begtrup A, Schnur R, Torti E, Haack T, Prada C, Alkuraya F, Houlden H, Maroofian R. Biallelic PRMT7 pathogenic variants are associated with a recognizable syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder with short stature, obesity, and craniofacial and digital abnormalities. Genetics In Medicine 2022, 25: 135-142. PMID: 36399134, PMCID: PMC10620944, DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrachydactylyDwarfismHumansIntellectual DisabilityMusculoskeletal AbnormalitiesNeurodevelopmental DisordersObesityPhenotypeProtein-Arginine N-MethyltransferasesConceptsShort statureClinical characteristicsSyndromic neurodevelopmental disorderNeurodevelopmental disordersSevere developmental delay/intellectual disabilityPhenotypic spectrumDetailed clinical characteristicsDevelopmental delay/intellectual disabilityMain clinical characteristicsProminent supraorbital ridgesThin upper lipBroad nasal tipProtein arginine methyltransferase 7Endocrine abnormalitiesEye abnormalitiesClinical informationIntellectual developmental disabilitiesPathogenic variantsShort noseVariable findingsNatural historyBifrontal narrowingNasal tipUpper lipLower lip
2020
A patient with mental retardation, enteropathy, deafness, peripheral neuropathy, ichthyosis, keratodermia syndrome caused by AP1B1 gene variant.
Meriç R, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Uludağ Alkaya D, Şahin Y, Sar M, Bilguvar K, Tüysüz B. A patient with mental retardation, enteropathy, deafness, peripheral neuropathy, ichthyosis, keratodermia syndrome caused by AP1B1 gene variant. Clinical Dysmorphology 2020, 30: 54-57. PMID: 32969855, DOI: 10.1097/mcd.0000000000000350.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2017
Novel compound heterozygous mutations in GPT2 linked to microcephaly, and intellectual developmental disability with or without spastic paraplegia
Kaymakcalan H, Yarman Y, Goc N, Toy F, Meral C, Ercan‐Sencicek A, Gunel M. Novel compound heterozygous mutations in GPT2 linked to microcephaly, and intellectual developmental disability with or without spastic paraplegia. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2017, 176: 421-425. PMID: 29226631, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38558.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsNovel compound heterozygous missense variantsSpastic paraplegiaNovel compound heterozygous variantsCompound heterozygous missense variantsMissense variantsNovel compound heterozygous mutationsCompound heterozygous variantsHeterozygous missense variantsCompound heterozygous mutationsFamily membersTurkish cohortIndex patientsIntellectual developmental disabilitiesClinical phenotypeHeterozygous variantsDevelopmental delayHeterozygous mutationsAffected sisterMale siblingsUnaffected parentsFemale siblingsIntellectual disabilityDevelopmental disabilitiesSanger sequencingParaplegiaNeurogenetic analysis of childhood disintegrative disorder
Gupta AR, Westphal A, Yang DYJ, Sullivan CAW, Eilbott J, Zaidi S, Voos A, Vander Wyk BC, Ventola P, Waqar Z, Fernandez TV, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Walker MF, Choi M, Schneider A, Hedderly T, Baird G, Friedman H, Cordeaux C, Ristow A, Shic F, Volkmar FR, Pelphrey KA. Neurogenetic analysis of childhood disintegrative disorder. Molecular Autism 2017, 8: 19. PMID: 28392909, PMCID: PMC5379515, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-017-0133-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutism Spectrum DisorderBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBrainBrain MappingCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, XDisease ProgressionDNA Copy Number VariationsExome SequencingFemaleGene ExpressionHumansIntellectual DisabilityMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMaternal InheritanceNuclear ProteinsPhenotypePolymorphism, GeneticSeverity of Illness IndexSiblingsTranscription FactorsTranscriptome
2016
Clinical genomics expands the morbid genome of intellectual disability and offers a high diagnostic yield
Anazi S, Maddirevula S, Faqeih E, Alsedairy H, Alzahrani F, Shamseldin HE, Patel N, Hashem M, Ibrahim N, Abdulwahab F, Ewida N, Alsaif HS, Al sharif H, Alamoudi W, Kentab A, Bashiri FA, Alnaser M, AlWadei AH, Alfadhel M, Eyaid W, Hashem A, Al Asmari A, Saleh MM, AlSaman A, Alhasan KA, Alsughayir M, Al Shammari M, Mahmoud A, Al-Hassnan ZN, Al-Husain M, Osama Khalil R, Abd El.Meguid N, Masri A, Ali R, Ben-Omran T, El.Fishway P, Hashish A, Ercan Sencicek A, State M, Alazami AM, Salih MA, Altassan N, Arold ST, Abouelhoda M, Wakil SM, Monies D, Shaheen R, Alkuraya FS. Clinical genomics expands the morbid genome of intellectual disability and offers a high diagnostic yield. Molecular Psychiatry 2016, 22: 615-624. PMID: 27431290, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2016.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard clinical evaluationDiagnostic yieldFirst-tier testExome sequencingClinical evaluationIntellectual disabilityHigh diagnostic yieldLikely pathogenic variantsMulti-gene panelStudy cohortLikely diagnosisTreatable formID subjectsDe novo dominantPathogenic variantsHomozygous mutationRecessive variantsLines of evidencePoint mutationsCandidate genesNovel candidate genesCohortDiagnosisLikely causal variantsHigh consanguinity
2012
Mutations in BCKD-kinase Lead to a Potentially Treatable Form of Autism with Epilepsy
Novarino G, El-Fishawy P, Kayserili H, Meguid NA, Scott EM, Schroth J, Silhavy JL, Kara M, Khalil RO, Ben-Omran T, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Hashish AF, Sanders SJ, Gupta AR, Hashem HS, Matern D, Gabriel S, Sweetman L, Rahimi Y, Harris RA, State MW, Gleeson JG. Mutations in BCKD-kinase Lead to a Potentially Treatable Form of Autism with Epilepsy. Science 2012, 338: 394-397. PMID: 22956686, PMCID: PMC3704165, DOI: 10.1126/science.1224631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3-Methyl-2-Oxobutanoate Dehydrogenase (Lipoamide)AdolescentAmino Acids, Branched-ChainAnimalsArginineAutistic DisorderBase SequenceBrainChildChild, PreschoolDietEpilepsyFemaleHomozygoteHumansIntellectual DisabilityMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreePhosphorylationProtein FoldingProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA, MessengerYoung AdultConceptsBranched-chain ketoacid dehydrogenaseBrain amino acid profilesPlasma branched-chain amino acidsIntellectual disabilityBranched-chain amino acidsTreatable syndromeNeurobehavioral deficitsTreatable formSomatic treatmentsDietary supplementationKnockout miceEpilepsyPhosphorylation-mediated inactivationConsanguineous familyReciprocal social interactionSyndromeKetoacid dehydrogenaseAmino acid profileMessenger RNAAutism spectrum disorderE1α phosphorylationDisabilitySpectrum disorderHeterogeneous constellationAcid profile
2011
Rare Copy Number Variants in Tourette Syndrome Disrupt Genes in Histaminergic Pathways and Overlap with Autism
Fernandez TV, Sanders SJ, Yurkiewicz IR, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Kim YS, Fishman DO, Raubeson MJ, Song Y, Yasuno K, Ho WS, Bilguvar K, Glessner J, Chu SH, Leckman JF, King RA, Gilbert DL, Heiman GA, Tischfield JA, Hoekstra PJ, Devlin B, Hakonarson H, Mane SM, Günel M, State MW. Rare Copy Number Variants in Tourette Syndrome Disrupt Genes in Histaminergic Pathways and Overlap with Autism. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 71: 392-402. PMID: 22169095, PMCID: PMC3282144, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.09.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variationsRare copy number variationsNovel risk regionsEnrichment of genesGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor genesNervous system developmentEtiology of TSParent-child triosRare copy number variantsCopy number variantsGene mappingPathway analysisDe novo eventsAxon guidanceCell adhesionMolecular pathwaysNumber variationsRelevant pathwaysCNV analysisNumber variantsGenesReceptor geneDe novoNovo eventsPathway