Kaya Bilguvar, MD, PhD
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Neurosurgery
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- Brain Tumor Research
- Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
- Neurogenetics Program
- Neurosurgery
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- PhD
- Marmara University, Medical Biology and Genetics (2022)
- Postdoctoral Associate
- Yale University (2007)
- MD
- Marmara University (2000)
Research
Overview
My major research interests include the identification of genetic bases of human diseases affecting the structure and function of the nervous system, and elucidation of underlying disrupted biological processes using multi-omic approaches and patient-derived 2D and 3D induced neuronal systems with a special focus on cerebral cortical malformations, schizophrenia, early-onset neurodegenerative syndromes and migraine. I also work on developing high-throughput omics approaches for early detection and profiling of brain tumors.
Medical Research Interests
Cerebrovascular Disorders; Circulating Tumor DNA; Genomic Medicine; Genomics; Human Genetics; Malformations of Cortical Development; Migraine Disorders; Multiomics; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Schizophrenia, Childhood
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0000-0002-7313-7652
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Ketu Mishra-Gorur, MSc, MS, PhD
Angeliki Louvi, PhD
168Publications
21,179Citations
Genomics
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Publications
2024
Exploring molecular and cellular mechanisms and phenotypic characteristics of NAGLU Arg234Gly and Asp312Asn variants
Kaymakcalan Celebiler H, Barak T, Rai D, Kaya I, Erbilgin S, Cikili Uytun M, Oztop D, Gumus H, Per H, Ceylaner S, Bozkurt I, Kontaridis M, Bilguvar K, Akhun N, Kilincaslan A, Caglayan A, Erson-Omay E, Gunel M, Ercan-Sencicek A. Exploring molecular and cellular mechanisms and phenotypic characteristics of NAGLU Arg234Gly and Asp312Asn variants. Molecular Syndromology 2024, 1-15. DOI: 10.1159/000542367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsWhole-exome sequencingStandard Sanger sequencingMucopolysaccharidosis type IIIBExome sequencingProgressive neurodegenerative disorderConsanguineous familySanger sequencingNAGLU genePhenotypic characteristicsMagnetic resonance imagingEnzymatic assayNeurodegenerative disordersAffected individualsLoss of activityNeurodegenerative symptomsAutosomal recessive lysosomal disorderCellular mechanismsVariantsLysosomal disorderEnzymeNormal MRI findingsSequenceMPS IIIBMRI findingsType IIIBRapid genome sequencing for critically ill infants: an inaugural pilot study from Turkey
Yilmaz B, Akgun-Dogan O, Ozdemir O, Yuksel B, Ng O, Bilguvar K, Ay B, Ozkose G, Aydin E, Yigit A, Bulut A, Esen F, Beken S, Aktas S, Demirel A, Arcagok B, Kazanci E, Bingol İ, Umur O, Sik G, Isik U, Ersoy M, Korkmaz A, Citak A, Mardinoglu A, Ozbek U, Alanay Y. Rapid genome sequencing for critically ill infants: an inaugural pilot study from Turkey. Frontiers In Pediatrics 2024, 12: 1412880. PMID: 39026936, PMCID: PMC11254770, DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1412880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsRapid genome sequencingHospital settingReducing unnecessary interventionsImprove patient careCost-effective approach to diagnosisTurkish healthcare systemClinical managementNext-generation sequencingPatient careHealthcare systemCritically ill infantsInclusion criteriaPediatric ICU patientsDelivery of resultsInfant morbidityMendelian conditionsDiagnostic odysseyApproach to diagnosisGenetic conditionsPilot studyUnnecessary interventionsTen infantsGenome sequenceDiagnostic yieldCongenital abnormalities
2023
LRRC23 truncation impairs radial spoke 3 head assembly and sperm motility underlying male infertility
Hwang J, Chai P, Nawaz S, Choi J, Lopez-Giraldez F, Hussain S, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Lifton R, Ahmad W, Zhang K, Chung J. LRRC23 truncation impairs radial spoke 3 head assembly and sperm motility underlying male infertility. ELife 2023, 12: rp90095. PMID: 38091523, PMCID: PMC10721216, DOI: 10.7554/elife.90095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricLRRC23 truncation impairs radial spoke 3 head assembly and sperm motility underlying male infertility
Hwang J, Chai P, Nawaz S, Choi J, Lopez-Giraldez F, Hussain S, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Lifton R, Ahmad W, Zhang K, Chung J. LRRC23 truncation impairs radial spoke 3 head assembly and sperm motility underlying male infertility. ELife 2023, 12 DOI: 10.7554/elife.90095.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricSuper-enhancer hijacking drives ectopic expression of hedgehog pathway ligands in meningiomas
Youngblood M, Erson-Omay Z, Li C, Najem H, Coșkun S, Tyrtova E, Montejo J, Miyagishima D, Barak T, Nishimura S, Harmancı A, Clark V, Duran D, Huttner A, Avşar T, Bayri Y, Schramm J, Boetto J, Peyre M, Riche M, Goldbrunner R, Amankulor N, Louvi A, Bilgüvar K, Pamir M, Özduman K, Kilic T, Knight J, Simon M, Horbinski C, Kalamarides M, Timmer M, Heimberger A, Mishra-Gorur K, Moliterno J, Yasuno K, Günel M. Super-enhancer hijacking drives ectopic expression of hedgehog pathway ligands in meningiomas. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 6279. PMID: 37805627, PMCID: PMC10560290, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41926-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTRAPPC6B biallelic variants cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with TRAPP II and trafficking disruptions
Almousa H, Lewis S, Bakhtiari S, Nordlie S, Pagnozzi A, Magee H, Efthymiou S, Heim J, Cornejo P, Zaki M, Anwar N, Maqbool S, Rahman F, Neilson D, Vemuri A, Jin S, Yang X, Heidari A, van Gassen K, Trimouille A, Thauvin-Robinet C, Liu J, Bruel A, Tomoum H, Shata M, Hashem M, Toosi M, Karimiani E, Yeşil G, Lingappa L, Baruah D, Ebrahimzadeh F, Van-Gils J, Faivre L, Zamani M, Galehdari H, Sadeghian S, Shariati G, Mohammad R, van der Smagt J, Qari A, Vincent J, Innes A, Dursun A, Özgül R, Akar H, Bilguvar K, Mignot C, Keren B, Raveli C, Burglen L, Afenjar A, Kaat L, van Slegtenhorst M, Alkuraya F, Houlden H, Padilla-Lopez S, Maroofian R, Sacher M, Kruer M. TRAPPC6B biallelic variants cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with TRAPP II and trafficking disruptions. Brain 2023, 147: 311-324. PMID: 37713627, PMCID: PMC10766242, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToward Precision Oncology in Glioblastoma with a Personalized Cancer Genome Reporting Tool and Genetic Changes Identified by Whole Exome Sequencing
Erdogan O, Özkaya Ş, Erzik C, Bilguvar K, Arga K, Bayraklı F. Toward Precision Oncology in Glioblastoma with a Personalized Cancer Genome Reporting Tool and Genetic Changes Identified by Whole Exome Sequencing. OMICS A Journal Of Integrative Biology 2023, 27: 426-433. PMID: 37669106, DOI: 10.1089/omi.2023.0117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTreatment optionsWhole-exome sequencingPrecision/personalized medicineExome sequencingLimited treatment optionsGenetic alterationsPersonalized medicinePotential therapeutic targetAggressive brain tumorTumor tissue samplesPoor prognosisGBM patientsTargetable pathwaysBrain tumorsTherapeutic targetLarger studyMolecular findingsNeurosurgical oncologyGenomic profilingPatientsPersonalized therapyMolecular profilingAkt/GlioblastomaPrecision oncologyPleiotropic role of TRAF7 in skull-base meningiomas and congenital heart disease
Mishra-Gorur K, Barak T, Kaulen L, Henegariu O, Jin S, Aguilera S, Yalbir E, Goles G, Nishimura S, Miyagishima D, Djenoune L, Altinok S, K. D, Viviano S, Prendergast A, Zerillo C, Ozcan K, Baran B, Sencar L, Goc N, Yarman Y, Ercan-Sencicek A, Bilguvar K, Lifton R, Moliterno J, Louvi A, Yuan S, Deniz E, Brueckner M, Gunel M. Pleiotropic role of TRAF7 in skull-base meningiomas and congenital heart disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2214997120. PMID: 37043537, PMCID: PMC10120005, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214997120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsWild-type proteinInherited mutationsCardiac outflow tractDevelopmental heart defectsProtein functionLack ciliaPleiotropic rolesMechanistic convergenceNeural crestCiliary defectsSomatic variantsForebrain meningesCommon originDominant mannerMutationsTRAF7ZebrafishMutantsDisparate pathologiesHeterodimerizationKnockdownGeneticsProteinCiliaCongenital heart169 Exome Sequencing Implicates Endothelial Ras Signaling Network in Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation
Mekbib K, Zhao S, Nelson-Williams C, Prendergast A, Zeng X, Rolle M, Shohfi J, Smith H, Ocken J, Moyer Q, Piwowarczyk P, Allington G, Dong W, van der Ent M, Chen D, Li B, Duran D, Mane S, Walcott B, Stapleton C, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Rodesch G, Jackson E, Smith E, Orbach D, Berenstein A, Bilguvar K, Zhao H, Erson-Omay Z, King P, Huttner A, Lifton R, Boggon T, Nicoli S, Jin S, Kahle K. 169 Exome Sequencing Implicates Endothelial Ras Signaling Network in Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation. Neurosurgery 2023, 69: 22-22. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002375_169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathway analysisP120 Ras-GAPExome sequencingSevere vascular defectsGalen aneurysmal malformationReceptor tyrosine kinase activityTyrosine kinase activityDamaging de novoMutant embryosRas-GAPSignaling networksGenetic regulationRas activationAneurysmal malformationZebrafish modelDe novo mutationsKinase activityDisease genesAxon guidanceGenetic samplesWhole-exome sequencingHigh-output heart failureFunctional studiesCollected specimensSequencingInborn errors of OAS–RNase L in SARS-CoV-2–related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Lee D, Le Pen J, Yatim A, Dong B, Aquino Y, Ogishi M, Pescarmona R, Talouarn E, Rinchai D, Zhang P, Perret M, Liu Z, Jordan I, Bozdemir S, Bayhan G, Beaufils C, Bizien L, Bisiaux A, Lei W, Hasan M, Chen J, Gaughan C, Asthana A, Libri V, Luna J, Jaffré F, Hoffmann H, Michailidis E, Moreews M, Seeleuthner Y, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Flores C, Zhang Y, Arias A, Bailey R, Schlüter A, Milisavljevic B, Bigio B, Le Voyer T, Materna M, Gervais A, Moncada-Velez M, Pala F, Lazarov T, Levy R, Neehus A, Rosain J, Peel J, Chan Y, Morin M, Pino-Ramirez R, Belkaya S, Lorenzo L, Anton J, Delafontaine S, Toubiana J, Bajolle F, Fumadó V, DeDiego M, Fidouh N, Rozenberg F, Pérez-Tur J, Chen S, Evans T, Geissmann F, Lebon P, Weiss S, Bonnet D, Duval X, Pan-Hammarström Q, Planas A, Meyts I, Haerynck F, Pujol A, Sancho-Shimizu V, Dalgard C, Bustamante J, Puel A, Boisson-Dupuis S, Boisson B, Maniatis T, Zhang Q, Bastard P, Notarangelo L, Béziat V, de Diego R, Rodriguez-Gallego C, Su H, Lifton R, Jouanguy E, Cobat A, Alsina L, Keles S, Haddad E, Abel L, Belot A, Quintana-Murci L, Rice C, Silverman R, Zhang S, Casanova J, Alavoine L, Behillil S, Burdet C, Charpentier C, Dechanet A, Descamps D, Duval X, Ecobichon J, Enouf V, Frezouls W, Houhou N, Kafif O, Lehacaut J, Letrou S, Lina B, Lucet J, Manchon P, Nouroudine M, Piquard V, Quintin C, Thy M, Tubiana S, van der Werf S, Vignali V, Visseaux B, Yazdanpanah Y, Chahine A, Waucquier N, Migaud M, Deplanque D, Djossou F, Mergeay-Fabre M, Lucarelli A, Demar M, Bruneau L, Gérardin P, Maillot A, Payet C, Laviolle B, Laine F, Paris C, Desille-Dugast M, Fouchard J, Malvy D, Nguyen D, Pistone T, Perreau P, Gissot V, Le Goas C, Montagne S, Richard L, Chirouze C, Bouiller K, Desmarets M, Meunier A, Lefèvre B, Jeulin H, Legrand K, Lomazzi S, Tardy B, Gagneux-Brunon A, Bertholon F, Botelho-Nevers E, Christelle K, Nicolas L, Roufai L, Amat K, Couffin-Cadiergues S, Espérou H, Hendou S, Abel L, Abolhassani H, Aguilera-Albesa S, Aiuti A, Akcan O, Akcay N, Alkan G, Alkhater S, Allende L, Alper Y, Amenzoui N, Anderson M, Arkin L, Aubart M, Avramenko I, Aydemir Ş, Aydin Z, Aytekin C, Aytekin G, Aytekin S, Bando S, Beland K, Belkaya S, Biggs C, Aburto A, Blanchard-Rohner G, Blázquez-Gamero D, Bloomfield M, Bogunovic D, Bondarenko A, Borghesi A, Bousfiha A, Boyarchuk O, Brodin P, Bryceson Y, Bucciol G, Calcaterra V, Casari G, Cavalcanti A, Celik J, Chrousos G, Colobran R, Condino-Neto A, Conti F, Cooper M, Coskuner T, Cyrus C, D’Auria E, Delafontaine S, Drolet B, Duramaz B, Zein L, Elnagdy M, Emiroglu M, Erdeniz E, Fabi M, Feldman H, Fellay J, Fencl F, Filippatos F, Freiss J, Fremuth J, Gagro A, Garcia-Solis B, Vergine G, González-Montelongo R, Gul Y, Gülhan B, Gultekin S, Gut M, Halwani R, Hammarström L, Hatipoğlu N, Heath J, Henrickson S, Hernandez-Brito E, Hoffman I, Hoste L, Hsieh E, Íñigo-Campos A, Itan Y, Jabandziev P, Kandemir B, Kanık-Yüksek S, Kapakli H, Karbuz A, Kasapcopur O, Kechiche R, Demirkol Y, Kilic O, Hansen S, Klocperk A, Lau Y, Lebl J, Lorenzo-Salazar J, Lucas C, Maglorius M, Marque L, Medina Y, Melián A, Mentis A, Pato M, Michos A, Milner J, Mogensen T, Muñoz-Barrera A, Nepesov S, Neves J, Ng A, Ng L, Novelli A, Novelli G, Oz F, Ocejo-Viñals J, Okada S, Orbak Z, Kilic A, Ouair H, Öz Ş, Özçelik T, Özkan E, Parlakay A, Pato C, Paz-Artal E, Pelham S, Pellier I, Philippot Q, Planas-Serra L, Plassart S, Pokorna P, Polat M, Poli C, Prando C, Renia L, Rivière J, Rodríguez-Palmero A, Roussel L, Rubio-Rodriguez L, Salifu M, Sasek L, Sasia L, Scherbina A, Schmitt E, Sediva A, Sevketoglu E, Slaba K, Slaby O, Sobh A, Solé-Violán J, Soler-Palacin P, De Somer L, Sözeri B, Spaan A, Stepanovskiy Y, Tangye S, Tanir G, Tatsi E, Thorball C, Torun S, Turvey S, Uddin M, Uyar E, Valencia-Ramos J, Van Den Rym A, Vatansev H, de Vera M, Vermeulen F, Vinh D, Volokha A, von Bernuth H, Wouters C, Yahşi A, Yarar V, Yesilbas O, Yıldız M, Zatz M, Zawadzki P, Zuccotti G, Zhang S, Casanova J. Inborn errors of OAS–RNase L in SARS-CoV-2–related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Science 2023, 379: eabo3627. PMID: 36538032, PMCID: PMC10451000, DOI: 10.1126/science.abo3627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsOAS-RNase LInflammatory syndromeCytokine productionInflammatory cytokinesSARS-CoV-2-related multisystem inflammatory syndromeCytosolic double-stranded RNAMultisystem inflammatory syndromeRig-I deficiencySuppress cytokine productionPrimary myeloid cellsRNase LMonocytic cell lineAutosomal recessive deficiencyMyeloid cellsMononuclear phagocytesUnrelated childrenInborn errorsRecessive deficiencyDeficient cellsProtein deficiencyCOVID-19Cell linesCytokinesSyndromeDouble-stranded RNA
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Researchers find genes behind aggressive ovarian and endometrial cancers
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