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 ResearchWhole-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 IIIB
2021
Genetic Defects in DNAH2 Underlie Male Infertility With Multiple Morphological Abnormalities of the Sperm Flagella in Humans and Mice
Hwang JY, Nawaz S, Choi J, Wang H, Hussain S, Nawaz M, Lopez-Giraldez F, Jeong K, Dong W, Oh JN, Bilguvar K, Mane S, Lee CK, Bystroff C, Lifton RP, Ahmad W, Chung JJ. Genetic Defects in DNAH2 Underlie Male Infertility With Multiple Morphological Abnormalities of the Sperm Flagella in Humans and Mice. Frontiers In Cell And Developmental Biology 2021, 9: 662903. PMID: 33968937, PMCID: PMC8103034, DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.662903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple morphological abnormalitiesMale infertility casesMorphological abnormalitiesWhole-exome sequencingIrregular flagellaInfertility casesSperm flagella formationMMAF phenotypeSevere formMale infertilityAsthenozoospermic patientsMutant miceNon-synonymous variantsAbnormalitiesRecessive variantsCellular mechanismsGenetic factorsMMAFGenetic defectsPatientsMiceHeavy chain domainSperm morphologyAsthenozoospermiaSperm motility