2018
Loss of Protocadherin‐12 Leads to Diencephalic‐Mesencephalic Junction Dysplasia Syndrome
Guemez‐Gamboa A, Çağlayan AO, Stanley V, Gregor A, Zaki M, Saleem SN, Musaev D, McEvoy‐Venneri J, Belandres D, Akizu N, Silhavy JL, Schroth J, Rosti RO, Copeland B, Lewis SM, Fang R, Issa MY, Per H, Gumus H, Bayram AK, Kumandas S, Akgumus GT, Erson‐Omay E, Yasuno K, Bilguvar K, Heimer G, Pillar N, Shomron N, Weissglas‐Volkov D, Porat Y, Einhorn Y, Gabriel S, Ben‐Zeev B, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Loss of Protocadherin‐12 Leads to Diencephalic‐Mesencephalic Junction Dysplasia Syndrome. Annals Of Neurology 2018, 84: 638-647. PMID: 30178464, PMCID: PMC6510237, DOI: 10.1002/ana.25327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrainstem malformationDysplasia syndromeEndothelial cellsBiallelic mutationsAutosomal recessive malformationSuch pathogenic variantsCharacteristic clinical presentationPatient-derived induced pluripotent stem cellsWhite matter tractsAnn NeurolAppendicular spasticityBrain calcificationClinical presentationPoor outcomeAxial hypotoniaPsychomotor disabilityProgressive microcephalyTract defectsPathogenic variantsPhenotypic spectrumPatientsCraniofacial dysmorphismBrain imagingNeural precursorsProtein expression
1995
Mapping a gene causing cerebral cavernous malformation to 7q11.2-q21.
Günel M, Awad IA, Anson J, Lifton RP. Mapping a gene causing cerebral cavernous malformation to 7q11.2-q21. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 6620-6624. PMID: 7604043, PMCID: PMC41570, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.14.6620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 7DNAFemaleGenes, DominantGenetic LinkageGenetic MarkersGenome, HumanHemangioma, CavernousHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMolecular Sequence DataPedigreePolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticRecombination, GeneticRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsCavernous malformationsAutosomal dominant inheritanceHemorrhagic strokeClinical presentationUnknown cause