2022
Mutation spectrum of congenital heart disease in a consanguineous Turkish population
Dong W, Kaymakcalan H, Jin SC, Diab NS, Tanıdır C, Yalcin ASY, Ercan‐Sencicek A, Mane S, Gunel M, Lifton RP, Bilguvar K, Brueckner M. Mutation spectrum of congenital heart disease in a consanguineous Turkish population. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine 2022, 10: e1944. PMID: 35481623, PMCID: PMC9184665, DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingLaterality defectsUnique genetic architectureCongenital heart diseaseConsanguineous familyGenetic architectureCausal genesCHD genesGenome analysisHomozygous variantGenetic landscapeGenetic lesionsGenomic alterationsHeart diseaseConsanguineous populationFunction variantsRecessive variantsCHD probandsGenesType of CHDMutation spectrumStructural congenital heart diseaseVariantsCHD subjectsAdditional patients
2015
Insights into Autism Spectrum Disorder Genomic Architecture and Biology from 71 Risk Loci
Sanders SJ, He X, Willsey AJ, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Samocha KE, Cicek AE, Murtha MT, Bal VH, Bishop SL, Dong S, Goldberg AP, Jinlu C, Keaney JF, Klei L, Mandell JD, Moreno-De-Luca D, Poultney CS, Robinson EB, Smith L, Solli-Nowlan T, Su MY, Teran NA, Walker MF, Werling DM, Beaudet AL, Cantor RM, Fombonne E, Geschwind DH, Grice DE, Lord C, Lowe JK, Mane SM, Martin DM, Morrow EM, Talkowski ME, Sutcliffe JS, Walsh CA, Yu TW, Consortium A, Ledbetter DH, Martin CL, Cook EH, Buxbaum JD, Daly MJ, Devlin B, Roeder K, State MW. Insights into Autism Spectrum Disorder Genomic Architecture and Biology from 71 Risk Loci. Neuron 2015, 87: 1215-1233. PMID: 26402605, PMCID: PMC4624267, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism Genome ProjectAutism Sequencing ConsortiumRisk lociRisk genesSimons Simplex CollectionASD risk lociDe novo CNVsGenomic architectureSequencing ConsortiumExome sequencing dataDe novo deletionsCNV regionsDe novo mutationsGenome ProjectSequencing dataNovo deletionGenesCNV dataLociNovo mutationsDeletionAssociation TestBiologyMutationsStrong evidence
2014
Rare deleterious mutations of the gene EFR3A in autism spectrum disorders
Gupta AR, Pirruccello M, Cheng F, Kang HJ, Fernandez TV, Baskin JM, Choi M, Liu L, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Murdoch JD, Klei L, Neale BM, Franjic D, Daly MJ, Lifton RP, De Camilli P, Zhao H, Šestan N, State MW. Rare deleterious mutations of the gene EFR3A in autism spectrum disorders. Molecular Autism 2014, 5: 31. PMID: 24860643, PMCID: PMC4032628, DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-5-31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiment-wide significance thresholdDeleterious mutationsModules of genesNovel candidate genesRare deleterious mutationsCase/control association studySignificance thresholdASD-related genesProtein complexesDe novo mutationsCandidate genesVariety of functionsExpression patternsWhole-exome dataProtein structureAssociation studiesSequencing studiesNonsynonymous mutationsDeep resequencingControl association studySplice site variantConservation measuresSite variantsGenesHuman fetal brain development
2013
Coexpression Networks Implicate Human Midfetal Deep Cortical Projection Neurons in the Pathogenesis of Autism
Willsey AJ, Sanders SJ, Li M, Dong S, Tebbenkamp AT, Muhle RA, Reilly SK, Lin L, Fertuzinhos S, Miller JA, Murtha MT, Bichsel C, Niu W, Cotney J, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Gockley J, Gupta AR, Han W, He X, Hoffman EJ, Klei L, Lei J, Liu W, Liu L, Lu C, Xu X, Zhu Y, Mane SM, Lein ES, Wei L, Noonan JP, Roeder K, Devlin B, Sestan N, State MW. Coexpression Networks Implicate Human Midfetal Deep Cortical Projection Neurons in the Pathogenesis of Autism. Cell 2013, 155: 997-1007. PMID: 24267886, PMCID: PMC3995413, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoexpression networkASD genesComplex developmental syndromeGenome-wide sequencingCortical projection neuronsHigh-confidence ASD genesExpression data setsPleiotropic genesSpecific genesDevelopmental processesDevelopmental syndromesSequencing studiesGenesProjection neuronsCell typesBrain regionsType mutationsCommon phenotypeASD pathophysiologyPathogenesis of autismAutism spectrum disorderMutationsHuman brain regionsUnknown etiologyRecent studies
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
2010
L-Histidine Decarboxylase and Tourette's Syndrome
Ercan-Sencicek AG, Stillman AA, Ghosh AK, Bilguvar K, O'Roak BJ, Mason CE, Abbott T, Gupta A, King RA, Pauls DL, Tischfield JA, Heiman GA, Singer HS, Gilbert DL, Hoekstra PJ, Morgan TM, Loring E, Yasuno K, Fernandez T, Sanders S, Louvi A, Cho JH, Mane S, Colangelo CM, Biederer T, Lifton RP, Gunel M, State MW. L-Histidine Decarboxylase and Tourette's Syndrome. New England Journal Of Medicine 2010, 362: 1901-1908. PMID: 20445167, PMCID: PMC2894694, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0907006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRare functional mutationsL-histidine decarboxylaseRate-limiting enzymeHDC geneTwo-generation pedigreeFunctional mutationsStrong genetic contributionHistamine biosynthesisAnalysis of linkageGenetic contributionModel systemRisk allelesDevelopmental neuropsychiatric disordersDecarboxylaseBiosynthesisGenesTourette syndromeMutationsAllelesEnzymeInheritanceNeuropsychiatric disordersPedigree
2009
A novel heterozygous deletion within the 3’ region of the PAX6 gene causing isolated aniridia in a large family group
Bayrakli F, Guney I, Bayri Y, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Ceyhan D, Cankaya T, Mason C, Bilguvar K, Bayrakli S, Mane SM, State MW, Gunel M. A novel heterozygous deletion within the 3’ region of the PAX6 gene causing isolated aniridia in a large family group. Journal Of Clinical Neuroscience 2009, 16: 1610-1614. PMID: 19793656, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsAniridiaChromosome AberrationsChromosomes, Human, Pair 11CytogeneticsEye ProteinsFamily HealthFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPaired Box Transcription FactorsPAX6 Transcription FactorRepressor ProteinsSequence DeletionTurkeyConceptsCopy number variationsPAX6 geneNumber variationsArray-based comparative genomic hybridizationBox gene 6Submicroscopic copy number variationsHuman genomeComparative genomic hybridizationCytogenetic variationRegulatory elementsChromosome 11p13Human diseasesGenesGene 6Causative genesGenomic hybridizationSubmicroscopic deletionHeterozygous deletionDeletionLarge family groupsComplete absenceMolecular diagnosisFamily groupsChromosomal abnormalitiesGenome