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Somatic POLE mutations cause an ultramutated giant cell high-grade glioma subtype with better prognosis
Erson-Omay EZ, Çağlayan AO, Schultz N, Weinhold N, Omay SB, Özduman K, Köksal Y, Li J, Serin Harmancı A, Clark V, Carrión-Grant G, Baranoski J, Çağlar C, Barak T, Coşkun S, Baran B, Köse D, Sun J, Bakırcıoğlu M, Moliterno Günel J, Pamir MN, Mishra-Gorur K, Bilguvar K, Yasuno K, Vortmeyer A, Huttner AJ, Sander C, Günel M. Somatic POLE mutations cause an ultramutated giant cell high-grade glioma subtype with better prognosis. Neuro-Oncology 2015, 17: 1356-1364. PMID: 25740784, PMCID: PMC4578578, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasSomatic POLE mutationsPOLE mutationsMalignant high-grade gliomasLonger progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalSomatic mutationsOverall survivalPediatric patientsBetter prognosisClinical featuresImproved prognosisClinical behaviorImmune cellsBizarre cellsAggressive formGlioblastoma multiformeDisease pathophysiologyMolecular subgroupsHomozygous germline mutationGermline mutationsPrognosisGlioma subtypesComprehensive genomic analysisDistinct subgroups
2007
GENETICS OF INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS
Nahed BV, Bydon M, Ozturk AK, Bilguvar K, Bayrakli F, Gunel M. GENETICS OF INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS. Neurosurgery 2007, 60: 213-226. PMID: 17290171, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000249270.18698.bb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial aneurysmsRisk factorsPatient-specific risk factorsGenetic susceptibilityAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhageHigh-risk individualsSpecific risk factorsIA pathogenesisNovel therapeutic strategiesRupture of aneurysmsDiagnosis of IAAsymptomatic patientsMedical comorbiditiesFormation of IAsPoor prognosisSubarachnoid hemorrhageEarly diagnosisEpidemiological studiesTherapeutic strategiesPreclinical settingDisease pathophysiologyOverall outcomePatientsAneurysmsModest improvement