2018
MAB21L1 loss of function causes a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder with distinctive cerebellar, ocular, craniofacial and genital features (COFG syndrome)
Rad A, Altunoglu U, Miller R, Maroofian R, James KN, Çağlayan AO, Najafi M, Stanley V, Boustany RM, Yeşil G, Sahebzamani A, Ercan-Sencicek G, Saeidi K, Wu K, Bauer P, Bakey Z, Gleeson JG, Hauser N, Gunel M, Kayserili H, Schmidts M. MAB21L1 loss of function causes a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder with distinctive cerebellar, ocular, craniofacial and genital features (COFG syndrome). Journal Of Medical Genetics 2018, 56: 332. PMID: 30487245, PMCID: PMC6581149, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2018-105623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbnormalities, MultipleBrainChildChild, PreschoolConsanguinityExome SequencingFaciesFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHomeodomain ProteinsHomozygoteHumansInfantLoss of Function MutationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleModels, MolecularNeurodevelopmental DisordersPedigreePhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein ConformationSyndromeConceptsScrotal agenesisCerebellar hypoplasiaCharacteristic facial gestaltHomozygous truncating variantConsanguineous familyUnrelated consanguineous familiesOphthalmological anomaliesSyndromic neurodevelopmental disorderCardinal featuresCerebello-oculoCorneal dystrophyLabioscrotal foldsTruncating variantsFunction variantsFacial gestaltExome sequencingSyndromeSimilar phenotypic featuresGenetic causeFacial dysmorphismNeurodevelopmental disordersMissense variantsVariable microcephalyNeurodevelopmental syndromeAffected individuals
2013
Mutations in CSPP1 Lead to Classical Joubert Syndrome
Akizu N, Silhavy JL, Rosti RO, Scott E, Fenstermaker AG, Schroth J, Zaki MS, Sanchez H, Gupta N, Kabra M, Kara M, Ben-Omran T, Rosti B, Guemez-Gamboa A, Spencer E, Pan R, Cai N, Abdellateef M, Gabriel S, Halbritter J, Hildebrandt F, van Bokhoven H, Gunel M, Gleeson JG. Mutations in CSPP1 Lead to Classical Joubert Syndrome. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2013, 94: 80-86. PMID: 24360807, PMCID: PMC3882909, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJoubert syndromeDistinctive mid-hindbrain malformationMid-hindbrain malformationPrimary cilia dysfunctionPrimary ciliaKidney diseaseLarge cohortVariable involvementRelated disordersHuman neurogenesisNeural tissueProtein levelsAffected individualsSyndromeCilia dysfunctionCohortNeural-specific functionsCausative mutationsMutationsNull mutationCSPP1IndividualsCiliaDysfunctionJSRD
2009
The syndrome of pachygyria, mental retardation, and arachnoid cysts maps to 11p15
Bilguvar K, Ozturk AK, Bayrakli F, Guzel A, DiLuna ML, Bayri Y, Tatli M, Tekes S, Arlier Z, Yasuno K, Mason CE, Lifton RP, State MW, Gunel M. The syndrome of pachygyria, mental retardation, and arachnoid cysts maps to 11p15. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2009, 149A: 2569-2572. PMID: 19876906, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbnormalities, MultipleArachnoid CystsBlood Specimen CollectionChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 11DNADNA Copy Number VariationsFamilyFemaleGenome, HumanGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHomozygoteHumansIntellectual DisabilityLissencephalyLod ScoreMalePedigreePhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideSyndrome
2007
A novel syndrome of cerebral cavernous malformation and Greig cephalopolysyndactyly. Laboratory investigation.
Bilguvar K, Bydon M, Bayrakli F, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Bayri Y, Mason C, DiLuna ML, Seashore M, Bronen R, Lifton RP, State M, Gunel M. A novel syndrome of cerebral cavernous malformation and Greig cephalopolysyndactyly. Laboratory investigation. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2007, 107: 495-9. PMID: 18154020, DOI: 10.3171/ped-07/12/495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbnormalities, MultipleCarrier ProteinsChild, PreschoolChromosome DeletionChromosomes, Human, Pair 7Craniofacial AbnormalitiesDNAFemaleGene DosageHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemHeterozygoteHumansKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsNerve Tissue ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSyndromeZinc Finger Protein Gli3ConceptsGreig cephalopolysyndactyly syndromeCerebral cavernous malformationsDeleterious genetic variantsComparative genome hybridization analysisChromosome 7pArray-based CGHGene GLI3Distinct genesMultiple genesGenetic analysisGenomic DNANovel syndromeGenomic lesionsChromosome 7Contiguous gene syndromeQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionQuantitative RT-PCRGli3Hybridization analysisCerebrovascular disease associated with Aarskog-Scott syndrome
DiLuna ML, Amankulor NM, Johnson MH, Gunel M. Cerebrovascular disease associated with Aarskog-Scott syndrome. Neuroradiology 2007, 49: 457-461. PMID: 17294235, DOI: 10.1007/s00234-007-0209-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbnormalities, MultipleAdolescentBasilar ArteryCarotid Artery, InternalCerebellumCerebral AngiographyCraniofacial AbnormalitiesCryptorchidismGenes, DominantGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHernia, InguinalHumansIntracranial AneurysmIntracranial Arteriovenous MalformationsMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleSyndrome