2012
Missense mutation in the ATPase, aminophospholipid transporter protein ATP8A2 is associated with cerebellar atrophy and quadrupedal locomotion
Emre Onat O, Gulsuner S, Bilguvar K, Nazli Basak A, Topaloglu H, Tan M, Tan U, Gunel M, Ozcelik T. Missense mutation in the ATPase, aminophospholipid transporter protein ATP8A2 is associated with cerebellar atrophy and quadrupedal locomotion. European Journal Of Human Genetics 2012, 21: 281-285. PMID: 22892528, PMCID: PMC3573203, DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2012.170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminal transmembrane regionATPase domainNext-generation sequencingTransmembrane regionHomozygous regionsHomozygosity mappingAffected individualsATP8A2Novel missense variantChromosome 13q12Missense mutationsATP8A2 geneSegregation analysisConsanguineous familyMissense variantsUnrelated individualsMutationsMental retardationQuadrupedal locomotionGenesDysequilibrium syndromeSequencingTranslocationATPaseNovo
2011
The Essential Role of Centrosomal NDE1 in Human Cerebral Cortex Neurogenesis
Bakircioglu M, Carvalho OP, Khurshid M, Cox JJ, Tuysuz B, Barak T, Yilmaz S, Caglayan O, Dincer A, Nicholas AK, Quarrell O, Springell K, Karbani G, Malik S, Gannon C, Sheridan E, Crosier M, Lisgo SN, Lindsay S, Bilguvar K, Gergely F, Gunel M, Woods CG. The Essential Role of Centrosomal NDE1 in Human Cerebral Cortex Neurogenesis. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2011, 88: 523-535. PMID: 21529752, PMCID: PMC3146716, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCentrosomeCerebral CortexChild, PreschoolDNA Mutational AnalysisEpithelial CellsExonsFemaleGenetic LinkageHeLa CellsHomozygoteHumansInfantMaleMiceMicrocephalyMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMutationNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisNeuronsPhenotypePregnancyRNA, MessengerTransfectionConceptsCortical laminationPatient-derived cell linesDistinct homozygous mutationsProfound mental retardationCerebral cortexCerebral cortex neurogenesisMouse embryonic brainNeuron productionBrain scansPostmortem dataEmbryonic brainNeural precursorsHomozygous mutationNeuroepithelial cellsNeurogenesisPatient cellsMental retardationExtreme microcephalyAffected individualsEarly neurogenesisCell linesT mutationPakistani originBrainTurkish family
2007
Apparently novel genetic syndrome of pachygyria, mental retardation, seizure, and arachnoid cysts
Guzel A, Tatli M, Bilguvar K, DiLuna ML, Bakkaloglu B, Ozturk AK, Bayrakli F, Gunel M. Apparently novel genetic syndrome of pachygyria, mental retardation, seizure, and arachnoid cysts. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2007, 143A: 672-677. PMID: 17343267, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArachnoid cystCerebral anomaliesMental retardationAutosomal recessive inheritanceSeizure disorderNovel genetic syndromeCentrum semiovaleLack of mutationsPerivascular spacesWhite matterNew syndromeGenetic syndromesLissencephaly geneSyndromeCystsRecessive inheritancePachygyriaSeizuresConsanguineous familyRetardationNew phenotypesPatients