2016
Renal involvement in patients with mucolipidosis IIIalpha/beta: Causal relation or co‐occurrence?
Tüysüz B, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Canpolat N, Koparır A, Yılmaz S, Kılıçaslan I, Gülez B, Bilguvar K, Günel M. Renal involvement in patients with mucolipidosis IIIalpha/beta: Causal relation or co‐occurrence? American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2016, 170: 1187-1195. PMID: 26749367, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal involvementFlexion contractureNormal renal functionCause of proteinuriaNephrotic range proteinuriaFocal segmental glomerulosclerosisRare lysosomal storage disorderHereditary kidney diseaseGlomerular visceral epithelial cellsNovel homozygous missense mutationVisceral epithelial cellsWhole-exome sequencingLysosomal storage disorderRenal functionBiopsy findingsRenal biopsyKidney diseaseSegmental glomerulosclerosisFamily historyChildhood onsetGNPTAB geneHealthy siblingsHomozygous missense mutationLarge jointsMild short stature
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