Featured Publications
A Founder Mutation as a Cause of Cerebral Cavernous Malformation in Hispanic Americans
Günel M, Awad I, Finberg K, Anson J, Steinberg G, Batjer H, Kopitnik T, Morrison L, Giannotta S, Nelson-Williams C, Lifton R. A Founder Mutation as a Cause of Cerebral Cavernous Malformation in Hispanic Americans. New England Journal Of Medicine 1996, 334: 946-951. PMID: 8596595, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199604113341503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCavernous malformationsCerebral cavernous malformationsSporadic casesFamilial diseaseSame mutationSporadic cavernous malformationsDevelopment of symptomsHispanic AmericansCerebral hemorrhageVascular diseaseAsymptomatic carriersHigh prevalenceClinical casesMalformationsDiseaseFounder mutationPatientsAge dependenceAffected membersKindredsMarkersMexican descentEthnic groupsMutationsSame allele
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
2010
L-Histidine Decarboxylase and Tourette's Syndrome
Ercan-Sencicek AG, Stillman AA, Ghosh AK, Bilguvar K, O'Roak BJ, Mason CE, Abbott T, Gupta A, King RA, Pauls DL, Tischfield JA, Heiman GA, Singer HS, Gilbert DL, Hoekstra PJ, Morgan TM, Loring E, Yasuno K, Fernandez T, Sanders S, Louvi A, Cho JH, Mane S, Colangelo CM, Biederer T, Lifton RP, Gunel M, State MW. L-Histidine Decarboxylase and Tourette's Syndrome. New England Journal Of Medicine 2010, 362: 1901-1908. PMID: 20445167, PMCID: PMC2894694, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0907006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRare functional mutationsL-histidine decarboxylaseRate-limiting enzymeHDC geneTwo-generation pedigreeFunctional mutationsStrong genetic contributionHistamine biosynthesisAnalysis of linkageGenetic contributionModel systemRisk allelesDevelopmental neuropsychiatric disordersDecarboxylaseBiosynthesisGenesTourette syndromeMutationsAllelesEnzymeInheritanceNeuropsychiatric disordersPedigree
2007
Rapid identification of disease‐causing mutations using copy number analysis within linkage intervals
Bayrakli F, Bilguvar K, Mason CE, DiLuna ML, Bayri Y, Gungor L, Terzi M, Mane SM, Lifton RP, State MW, Gunel M. Rapid identification of disease‐causing mutations using copy number analysis within linkage intervals. Human Mutation 2007, 28: 1236-1240. PMID: 17676595, DOI: 10.1002/humu.20592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variationsComparative genome hybridization arraysParametric linkage analysisArray-based detectionCopy number analysisDisease-causing mutationsGenome rearrangementsLinkage intervalRapid identificationAutosomal recessive parkinsonismFunctional mutationsLinkage analysisNumber variationsRecessive parkinsonismHybridization arraysPARK2 geneGENETICS 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsGenetic LinkageGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIntracranial AneurysmRisk FactorsConceptsIntracranial 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
2006
Molecular Genetic Analysis of Two Large Kindreds With Intracranial Aneurysms Demonstrates Linkage to 11q24-25 and 14q23-31
Ozturk AK, Nahed BV, Bydon M, Bilguvar K, Goksu E, Bademci G, Guclu B, Johnson MH, Amar A, Lifton RP, Gunel M. Molecular Genetic Analysis of Two Large Kindreds With Intracranial Aneurysms Demonstrates Linkage to 11q24-25 and 14q23-31. Stroke 2006, 37: 1021-1027. PMID: 16497978, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000206153.92675.b9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide linkage analysisMolecular genetic analysisGenetic analysisSusceptibility genesLinkage analysisSimple Mendelian traitPolymorphic microsatellite markersSignificant LOD scoreGenomic regionsMendelian traitsMicrosatellite markersCandidate lociGene chipOutlier approachOdds (LOD) scoreGenesChromosome 11q24Chromosome 11qAvailable family membersLOD scoreGenetic heterogeneityIa geneLociSib pairsGenetic factors
2004
Mapping a Mendelian Form of Intracranial Aneurysm to 1p34.3-p36.13
Nahed BV, Seker A, Guclu B, Ozturk AK, Finberg K, Hawkins AA, DiLuna ML, State M, Lifton RP, Gunel M. Mapping a Mendelian Form of Intracranial Aneurysm to 1p34.3-p36.13. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2004, 76: 172-179. PMID: 15540160, PMCID: PMC1196421, DOI: 10.1086/426953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMendelian formsSimple tandem repeatsIdentification of pathwaysHigh penetranceSingle geneUnderlying genesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsSingle locusTandem repeatsCandidate intervalGenomewide studiesDisease locusAnalysis of linkageLOD scoreLociRare familiesSignificant linkageRelative pairsGenesDominant traitEnvironmental factorsLarge kindredPenetranceRepeatsTraits
2001
Human Hypertension Caused by Mutations in WNK Kinases
Wilson F, Disse-Nicodème S, Choate K, Ishikawa K, Nelson-Williams C, Desitter I, Gunel M, Milford D, Lipkin G, Achard J, Feely M, Dussol B, Berland Y, Unwin R, Mayan H, Simon D, Farfel Z, Jeunemaitre X, Lifton R. Human Hypertension Caused by Mutations in WNK Kinases. Science 2001, 293: 1107-1112. PMID: 11498583, DOI: 10.1126/science.1062844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 12Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17CytoplasmFemaleGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGenetic LinkageHumansHypertensionIntercellular JunctionsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntronsKidney Tubules, CollectingKidney Tubules, DistalMaleMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMinor Histocompatibility AntigensMolecular Sequence DataMutationMutation, MissensePedigreePhosphoproteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPseudohypoaldosteronismSequence DeletionSignal TransductionWNK Lysine-Deficient Protein Kinase 1Zonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsMajor public health problemPublic health problemRenal salt reabsorptionAntihypertensive drugsHuman hypertensionUnknown causeDistal nephronKidney segmentsPseudohypoaldosteronism type IIHealth problemsSalt reabsorptionHypertensionWNK1 expressionNew targetsWNK kinasesTight junctionsType IISerine-threonine kinaseIntronic deletionWNK4WNK familyMutationsWNK1KinaseExcretion
1998
Multilocus linkage identifies two new loci for a mendelian form of stroke, cerebral cavernous malformation, at 7p15–13 and 3q25.2–27
Craig H, Günel M, Cepeda O, Johnson E, Ptacek L, Steinberg G, Ogilvy C, Berg M, Crawford S, Scott R, Steichen-Gersdorf E, Sabroe R, Kennedy C, Mettler G, Beis M, Fryer A, Awad I, Lifton R. Multilocus linkage identifies two new loci for a mendelian form of stroke, cerebral cavernous malformation, at 7p15–13 and 3q25.2–27. Human Molecular Genetics 1998, 7: 1851-1858. PMID: 9811928, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.12.1851.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Genetic Heterogeneity of Inherited Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
Günel M, Awad I, Finberg K, Steinberg G, Craig H, Cepeda O, Nelson-Williams C, Lifton R. Genetic Heterogeneity of Inherited Cerebral Cavernous Malformation. Neurosurgery 1996, 38: 1265-1271. DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199606000-00059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic analysisCauses of CCMsCerebral cavernous malformationsHuman chromosome 7Second geneIndependent inheritanceMutant geneChromosome 7Genetic markersGenesLong armGenetic heterogeneityMutationsCavernous malformationsInheritanceFamilyAutosomal dominant transmissionClinical featuresGenetic testingDominant transmissionKindredsMarkersNon-Hispanic familiesMalformationsDisordersGenetic heterogeneity of inherited cerebral cavernous malformation.
Günel M, Awad I, Finberg K, Steinberg G, Craig H, Cepeda O, Carol N, Lifton R. Genetic heterogeneity of inherited cerebral cavernous malformation. Neurosurgery 1996, 38: 1265-71. PMID: 8727164, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199606000-00059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic analysisCauses of CCMsCerebral cavernous malformationsHuman chromosome 7Second geneIndependent inheritanceMutant geneChromosome 7Genetic markersGenesLong armGenetic heterogeneityMutationsCavernous malformationsInheritanceFamilyAutosomal dominant transmissionClinical featuresGenetic testingDominant transmissionKindredsMarkersNon-Hispanic familiesMalformationsDisorders
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 Acid