2018
Genotype–phenotype investigation of 35 patients from 11 unrelated families with camptodactyly–arthropathy–coxa vara–pericarditis (CACP) syndrome
Yilmaz S, Alkaya D, Kasapçopur Ö, Barut K, Akdemir ES, Celen C, Youngblood MW, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Günel M, Tüysüz B. Genotype–phenotype investigation of 35 patients from 11 unrelated families with camptodactyly–arthropathy–coxa vara–pericarditis (CACP) syndrome. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine 2018, 6: 230-248. PMID: 29397575, PMCID: PMC5902402, DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoxa vara-pericarditis (CACP) syndromeCoxa varaCommon childhood rheumatic diseaseIncreased pain levelSevere hip involvementChildhood rheumatic diseasesJuvenile idiopathic arthritisDevelopmental coxa varaRare autosomal recessive conditionYears of ageUnrelated familiesWhole-exome sequencingAutosomal recessive conditionHip involvementIdiopathic arthritisMost patientsPain levelsRadiological findingsPleural effusionJoint involvementNoninflammatory arthropathyRheumatic diseasesNovel genomic alterationsFirst symptomsCACP syndrome
2010
Novel VLDLR microdeletion identified in two Turkish siblings with pachygyria and pontocerebellar atrophy
Kolb LE, Arlier Z, Yalcinkaya C, Ozturk AK, Moliterno JA, Erturk O, Bayrakli F, Korkmaz B, DiLuna ML, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Ozcelik T, Tuysuz B, State MW, Gunel M. Novel VLDLR microdeletion identified in two Turkish siblings with pachygyria and pontocerebellar atrophy. Neurogenetics 2010, 11: 319-325. PMID: 20082205, DOI: 10.1007/s10048-009-0232-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebellar hypoplasiaMajority of patientsLow-density lipoprotein receptorConstellation of findingsNon-progressive cerebellar ataxiaDensity lipoprotein receptorAutosomal recessive patternHomozygous deletionNeurological sequelaePontocerebellar atrophyDisequilibrium syndromeTurkish familyCerebellar atrophyNovel homozygous deletionLipoprotein receptorCerebellar ataxiaHypoplasiaMotor developmentMotor disabilityTurkish siblingsRecessive patternVLDLR geneCongenital ataxiaHeterogeneous groupSingle nucleotide polymorphisms