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 sequencingParaplegia
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