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Genomic profiling of sporadic multiple meningiomas
Erson-Omay EZ, Vetsa S, Vasandani S, Barak T, Nadar A, Marianayagam NJ, Yalcin K, Miyagishima D, Aguilera SM, Robert S, Mishra-Gorur K, Fulbright RK, McGuone D, Günel M, Moliterno J. Genomic profiling of sporadic multiple meningiomas. BMC Medical Genomics 2022, 15: 112. PMID: 35568945, PMCID: PMC9107270, DOI: 10.1186/s12920-022-01258-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrade IComprehensive next-generation sequencingMonoclonal originClinical management strategiesPrior radiation exposureRelevant clinical dataMajority of tumorsInter-tumoral heterogeneitySurgical resectionClinical behaviorGrade IIClinical dataFamily historyMultiple meningiomasGrade I.Same patientMonoclonal expansionPatientsClonal formationBilateral meningiomasMeningiomasIndividual tumorsTumorsPatient behavesGenomic profiling
2018
Whole-Exome Sequencing of an Exceptional Longevity Cohort
Nygaard HB, Erson-Omay EZ, Wu X, Kent BA, Bernales CQ, Evans DM, Farrer MJ, Vilariño-Güell C, Strittmatter SM. Whole-Exome Sequencing of an Exceptional Longevity Cohort. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2018, 74: 1386-1390. PMID: 29750252, PMCID: PMC6696723, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseCohort StudiesDementiaExome SequencingFemaleHumansLongevityMaleRisk FactorsConceptsGenetic basisRare protein-altering variantsSearch of genesGene burden analysisProtein-altering variantsIndividual genesWhole-exome sequencingAlzheimer's diseaseAging phenotypesGenesRisk variantsGenetic variantsGenetic contributionExceptional longevityExome sequencingLongevity cohortBurden analysisRare variantsNeurodegenerative disordersSequencingPhenotypeLongevityNominal statistical significanceVariantsMDN1
2017
Use of telomerase promoter mutations to mark specific molecular subsets with reciprocal clinical behavior in IDH mutant and IDH wild-type diffuse gliomas.
Akyerli CB, Yüksel Ş, Can Ö, Erson-Omay EZ, Oktay Y, Coşgun E, Ülgen E, Erdemgil Y, Sav A, von Deimling A, Günel M, Yakıcıer MC, Pamir MN, Özduman K. Use of telomerase promoter mutations to mark specific molecular subsets with reciprocal clinical behavior in IDH mutant and IDH wild-type diffuse gliomas. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 128: 1102-1114. PMID: 28621624, DOI: 10.3171/2016.11.jns16973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBrain NeoplasmsCohort StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleGenetic MarkersGliomaHumansIsocitrate DehydrogenaseKaplan-Meier EstimateKi-67 AntigenMaleMiddle AgedMutationPromoter Regions, GeneticSurvival AnalysisTelomeraseTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsMolecular subsetsIDH-wt gliomasIDH wild-type diffuse gliomasDiffuse gliomasIDH-mut gliomasClinical behaviorTERTp-mutHigh Ki-67 labeling indexKi-67 labeling indexDouble-negative subsetObjective Recent studiesClinical tumor behaviorDifferent tumor biologySpecific molecular subsetsTERT promoter mutationsEpidermal growth factor receptorTensin homolog (PTEN) mutationsTelomerase promoter mutationsCumulative followGrowth factor receptorSurgical cohortMalignant degenerationClinical parametersHistopathological diagnosisCombined status
2016
Recurrent somatic mutations in POLR2A define a distinct subset of meningiomas
Clark VE, Harmancı AS, Bai H, Youngblood MW, Lee TI, Baranoski JF, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Abraham BJ, Weintraub AS, Hnisz D, Simon M, Krischek B, Erson-Omay EZ, Henegariu O, Carrión-Grant G, Mishra-Gorur K, Durán D, Goldmann JE, Schramm J, Goldbrunner R, Piepmeier JM, Vortmeyer AO, Günel JM, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Young RA, Günel M. Recurrent somatic mutations in POLR2A define a distinct subset of meningiomas. Nature Genetics 2016, 48: 1253-1259. PMID: 27548314, PMCID: PMC5114141, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatalytic DomainChromosomes, Human, Pair 22Cohort StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisEnhancer Elements, GeneticExomeGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenotypeHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMutationNeurofibromin 2RNA Polymerase IITumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins