27 results on '"Ceren ALAVANDA"'
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2. miR-34a-FOXP1 Loop in Ovarian Cancer
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Esra Dirimtekin, Maria Mortoglou, Ceren Alavanda, Asmaa Benomar Yemlahi, Esra Arslan Ates, Ilter Guney, and Pinar Uysal-Onganer
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Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Published
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3. Dysosteosclerosis: Clinical and Radiological Evolution Reflecting Genetic Heterogeneity
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Serap Turan, Steven Mumm, Ceren Alavanda, Betul Sare Kaygusuz, Busra Gurpinar Tosun, Ahmet Arman, Margaret Huskey, Tulay Guran, Shenghui Duan, Abdullah Bereket, and Michael P. Whyte
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BONE TURNOVER ,COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR ,METAPHYSEAL SCLEROSIS ,OSTEOCALCIN ,OSTEOPETROSIS ,OSTEOSCLEROSIS ,Orthopedic surgery ,RD701-811 ,Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,RC925-935 - Abstract
ABSTRACT Dysosteosclerosis (DSS), the term coined in 1968 for ultrarare dysplasia of the skeleton featuring platyspondyly with focal appendicular osteosclerosis, has become generic by encompassing the genetic heterogeneity recently reported for this phenotype. We studied four unrelated Turkish patients with DSS to advance understanding of the new nosology. Patient 1 suffered femur fractures beginning at age 1 year. DSS was suspected from marked metaphyseal osteosclerosis in early childhood and subsequently platyspondyly accompanying patchy osteosclerosis of her appendicular skeleton. She harbored in SLC29A3, in 2012 the first gene associated with DSS, a unique homozygous duplication (c.303_320dup, p.102_107dupYFESYL). Patient 2 presented similarly with fractures and metaphyseal osteosclerosis but with no platyspondyly at age 2 months. She was homozygous for a novel nonsense mutation in SLC29A3 (c.1284C>G, p.Tyr428*). Patient 3 had ocular disease at age 2 years, presented for short stature at age 11 years, and did not begin to fracture until age 16 years. Radiographs showed mild platyspondyly and focal metaphyseal and femoral osteosclerosis. She was homozygous for a unique splice site mutation in TNFRSF11A (c.616+3A>G). Patient 4 at age 2 years manifested developmental delay and frequent infections but did not fracture. He had unique metadiaphyseal splaying and osteosclerosis, vertebral end‐plate osteosclerosis, and cortical thinning of long bones but no mutation was detected of SLC29A3, TNFRSF11A, TCIRG1, LRRK1, or CSF1R associated with DSS. We find that DSS from defective SLC29A3 presents earliest and with fractures. DSS from compromised TNFRSF11A can lead to optic atrophy as an early finding. Negative mutation analysis in patient 4 suggests further genetic heterogeneity underlying the skeletal phenotype of DSS. © 2022 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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4. Novel, homozygous RAB3GAP1 c.2606 + 1G>A, p.Glu830ValfsTer9 variant and chromosome 3q29 duplication in a Turkish individual with Warburg micro syndrome
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Bilge Geckinli, Ayberk Turkyilmaz, Ceren Alavanda, Gunes Sager, Esra Arslan Ates, Mehmet Ali Soylemez, Ahmet Arman, and Geckinli B., TÜRKYILMAZ A., ALAVANDA C., Sager G., Arslan Ates E., SÖYLEMEZ M. A., ARMAN A.
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ANATOMİ VE MORFOLOJİ ,GENETİK VE KALITIM ,PATOLOJİ ,Sağlık Bilimleri ,Fundamental Medical Sciences ,Biochemistry ,BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY ,Clinical Medicine (MED) ,Biyokimya ,Surgery Medicine Sciences ,Pathology ,Biyoloji ve Biyokimya ,Klinik Tıp (MED) ,Patoloji ,Pediatri, Perinatoloji ve Çocuk Sağlığı ,GENETICS & HEREDITY ,Genetics (clinical) ,Klinik Tıp ,Temel Bilimler ,Life Sciences ,General Medicine ,Anatomi ,Tıp ,MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS ,Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri ,Medicine ,PEDİATRİ ,Anatomy ,Natural Sciences ,Medical Genetics ,Temel Tıp Bilimleri ,Life Sciences (LIFE) ,Molecular Biology and Genetics ,Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ,Child Health and Diseases ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine ,Tıbbi Genetik ,PEDIATRICS ,Yaşam Bilimleri ,Health Sciences ,Moleküler Biyoloji ve Genetik ,Human Anatomy ,Internal Medicine Sciences ,Dahili Tıp Bilimleri ,CLINICAL MEDICINE ,Yaşam Bilimleri (LIFE) ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Genetik (klinik) ,ANATOMY & MORPHOLOGY ,Patoloji ve Adli Tıp - Abstract
Warburg micro syndrome (WARBM) is a rare, autosomal recessive, neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by microcephaly, cortical dysplasia, corpus callosum hypoplasia, congenital hypotonia leading to subsequent spastic quadriplegia, severe developmental delay and hypogenitalism. Ophthalmologic findings that may affect any ocular segment including characteristic, small, atonic pupils. WARBM is known to be caused by biallelic, pathogenic variants in at least five genes although additional genetic loci may exist. The RAB3GAP1 c.748 + 1G>A, p.Asp250CysfsTer24 founder variant has been described in families of Turkish ancestry. We report the clinical and molecular findings in three, unrelated, Turkish families with WARBM. A novel c.974-2A>G variant causing WARBM in three siblings of Turkish descent was found. Functional studies of the novel, c.2606 + 1G>A variant in patients\" mRNA revealed skipping of exon 22 which results in a premature stop codon in exon 23. However, the clinical consequences of this variant are blended given that the individual also had a maternally inherited chromosome 3q29 microduplication.
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5. A Second Family with Myhre Syndrome Caused by the Same Recurrent SMAD4 Pathogenic Variation (p.Arg496Cys)
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Şenol Demir, Ceren Alavanda, Gözde Yeşil, Ayça Dilruba Aslanger, and Esra Arslan Ateş
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Genetics ,Genetics (clinical) - Abstract
Introduction: Myhre syndrome (MS; OMIM #139210) is a rare connective tissue disorder presenting with cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and skeletal system findings. Fewer than 100 patients were reported until recently, and all molecularly confirmed cases had de novo heterozygous gain-of-function mutations in the SMAD4 gene. Dysregulation of the TGF-beta signaling pathway leads to axial and appendicular skeleton, connective tissue, cardiovascular system, and central nervous system abnormalities. Case Presentation: Two siblings, 12 and 9 years old, were referred to us because of intellectual disability, neurodevelopmental delay, and dysmorphic facial features. Physical examination revealed hypertelorism, strabismus, small mouth, prognathism, short neck, stiff skin, and brachydactyly. Discussion: With a clinical diagnosis of MS, the SMAD4 gene was analyzed via Sanger sequencing, and a heterozygous c.1486C>T (p.Arg496Cys) pathogenic variation was detected in both of the siblings. The segregation analysis revealed that the mutation was inherited from the father who displayed a milder phenotype. Among the 90 patients in the literature, one family was reported in which two siblings carried the same variation (p.Arg496Cys), inherited from the severely affected mother. We are reporting the second family which has three affected family members, a father and two children. We report this study to remind the clinicians to be aware of the parental transmission of SMAD4 variations and also evaluate the parents of the Myhre cases.
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6. Germline Screening of Cancer-Related Genes in Turkish Ovarian Cancer Patients
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Esra Arslan Ateş, Ceren Alavanda, Bilgen Geçkinli, Ahmet Güney, and Tuba Günel
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7. Molecular Aspects of Distal Kidney Tubular Acidosis in Children, Its Long-Term Outcome, and Relationship with Hyperammonemia
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Serçin, Güven, İbrahim, Gökçe, Ceren, Alavanda, Burcu, Öztürk Hişmi, Neslihan, Çiçek, Ece, Bodur Demirci, Mehtap, Sak, Nurdan, Yıldız, Pınar, Ata, Harika, Alpay, and Güven S., Gökçe İ., Alavanda C., Öztürk Hişmi B., Çiçek N., Bodur Demirci E., Sak M., Yıldız N., Ata P., Alpay H.
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ATP6V0A4 ,hyperammonemia ,BAND-3 ,Sağlık Bilimleri ,Pediatrics ,Clinical Medicine (MED) ,Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları ,Child Health and Diseases ,children ,Health Sciences ,Klinik Tıp (MED) ,genetics ,SENSORINEURAL HEARING-LOSS ,Pediatri, Perinatoloji ve Çocuk Sağlığı ,ATP6B1 GENE ,Internal Medicine Sciences ,Klinik Tıp ,MUTATIONS ,Dahili Tıp Bilimleri ,CLINICAL MEDICINE ,Tıp ,Pediatri ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,SUBUNIT ,Medicine ,PEDİATRİ ,Distal kidney tubular acidosis ,DEAFNESS - Abstract
Objective: We aimed to present the characteristics, genetic analysis results, long-term prognosis of our patients with distal kidney tubular acidosis, and the relationship between hyperammonemia and distal kidney tubular acidosis. Materials and Methods: Biochemical, clinical, and imaging findings were collected at presentation and the last clinic visit, and results of the genetic analysis were recorded. Results: Our study included 9 patients (3 female, 33%). The median age at diagnosis was 3 months, and the median follow-up period was 111 months. Height standard deviation scores were less than −2 in 4 (44%) patients at presentation and in 3 (33%) at the last clinic visit. The median estimated glomerular filtration rate was 98 mL/min/1.73 m2 at presentation and 126 mL/min/1.73 m2 at the last clinic visit. We have found 8 different types of mutations of 2 genes, including 6 in the ATP6V0A4 gene, 2 in the SLCA4A1 gene, and 2 of them were novel. At the time of presentation, nephrocalcinosis and hypercalciuria were present in all our patients, but at the last visit, only 1 patient had hypercalciuria. Sensorineural hearing loss was found in 4 of our patients with a mutation in the ATP6V0A4 gene. Serum ammonia levels were found to be high in 3 patients with mutations in the ATP6V0A4 gene. Conclusion: Adequate metabolic control is essential for optimal growth and preserved kidney function in distal kidney tubular acidosis patients. Distal kidney tubular acidosis may be associated with hyperammonemia. We recommend keeping potassium levels at high-normal levels to reduce ammonia levels, especially in the absence of acidosis.
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8. Mutation Spectrum of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Patients in Turkish Population: Identification of 3 Novel APC Mutations
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Esra, Arslan Ateş, Ceren, Alavanda, Şenol, Demir, Çağlayan, Keklikkıran, Wafi, Attaallah, Osman Cavit, Özdoğan, Ahmet İlter, Güney, and Ates E. A., ALAVANDA C., Demir S., KEKLİKKIRAN Ç., Attaallah W., ÖZDOĞAN O. C., GÜNEY A. İ.
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Internal Diseases ,MUTYH ,PENETRANCE ,Genes, APC ,Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein ,Gastroenterology and Hepatology ,VARIANTS ,Sağlık Bilimleri ,FREQUENCY ,İç Hastalıkları ,Clinical Medicine (MED) ,DNA Glycosylases ,Gastroenteroloji-(Hepatoloji) ,Health Sciences ,Humans ,Klinik Tıp (MED) ,Genetic Predisposition to Disease ,Internal Medicine Sciences ,Klinik Tıp ,Hepatology ,GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY ,Gastroenterology ,Dahili Tıp Bilimleri ,GERMLINE MUTATIONS ,CLINICAL MEDICINE ,GENE ,GASTROENTEROLOJİ VE HEPATOLOJİ ,Tıp ,APC ,Adenomatous Polyposis Coli ,Mutation ,Medicine ,Original Article - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Familial adenomatous polyposis (OMIM #175100) and MUTYH-associated polyposis (OMIM #608456) are rare cancer-prone disorders characterized by hundreds of adenomatous polyps in the colon and rectum, which have a high probability of malignant transformation. Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis is a variant of familial adenomatous polyposis, which is a term used for the condition in which patients have less than 100 colorectal polyps. Germline heterozygous Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) and biallelic MUTYH (mutY DNA glycosylase) pathogenic variations are responsible for familial adenomatous polyposis and MUTYH-associated polyposis respectively. The aim of this study is to discuss the clinical manifestations of patients having pathogenic APC and MUTYH variations. METHODS: We included 27 probands who have more than 10 colonic polyps in this study. After evaluation of their clinical and family histories, the probands were screened for APC and MUTYH variations via next generation sequencing. The family members of the probands carrying pathogenic variations were screened via Sanger sequencing. RESULTS: Among 27 probands, pathogenic APC and MUTYH variations were detected in 3 and 6 probands respectively. In the APC gene, 3 novel truncating variations (p.Leu360*, p.Leu1489Phefs*23, and p.Leu912*) were detected in 3 unrelated probands. In the MUTYH gene, only 2 distinct pathogenic variations were detected (p.Pro295Leu and p.Glu480del) in the homozygous or compound heterozygous state. CONCLUSION: In this study, molecular etiology was clarified in 9 familial polyposis patients. The p.Pro295Leu and p.Glu480del variations seem to be common in the Turkish population and may be considered as a first-step genetic test in Turkish familial polyposis patients showing autosomal recessive inheritance. However more studies are needed to reveal the exact frequency of these variations.
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9. Whole-exome sequencing reveals new potential genes and variants in patients with premature ovarian insufficiency
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Ayberk Turkyilmaz, Ceren Alavanda, Esra Arslan Ates, Bilgen Bilge Geckinli, Hamza Polat, Mehmet Gokcu, Taner Karakaya, Alper Han Cebi, Mehmet Ali Soylemez, Ahmet İlter Guney, Pinar Ata, and Ahmet Arman
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Adult ,Chromosome Aberrations ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,General Medicine ,Primary Ovarian Insufficiency ,Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein ,Reproductive Medicine ,Karyotyping ,Mutation ,Exome Sequencing ,Genetics ,Humans ,Female ,Genetics (clinical) ,Developmental Biology - Abstract
PURPOSE: Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by the cessation of menstrual cycles before the age of 40 years due to the depletion or dysfunction of the ovarian follicles. POI is a highly heterogeneous disease in terms of etiology. The aim of this study is to reveal the genetic etiology in POI patients. METHODS: A total of 35 patients (mean age: 27.2 years) from 28 different families diagnosed with POI were included in the study. Karyotype, FMR1 premutation analysis, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array, and whole-exome sequencing (WES) were conducted to determine the genetic etiology of patients. RESULTS: A total of 35 patients with POI were first evaluated by karyotype analysis, and chromosomal anomaly was detected in three (8.5%) and FMR1 premutation was detected in six patients (17%) from two different families. A total of 29 patients without FMR1 premutation were included in the SNP array analysis, and one patient had a 337-kb deletion in the chromosome 6q26 region including PARK2 gene, which was thought to be associated with POI. Twenty-nine cases included in SNP array analysis were evaluated simultaneously with WES analysis, and genetic variant was detected in 55.1% (16/29). CONCLUSION: In the present study, rare novel variants were identified in genes known to be associated with POI, which contribute to the mutation spectrum. The effects of detected novel genes and variations on different pathways such as gonadal development, meiosis and DNA repair, or metabolism need to be investigated by experimental studies. Molecular etiology allows accurate genetic counseling to the patient and family as well as fertility planning.
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10. Molecular analysis of MKRN3 gene in Turkish girls with sporadic and familial idiopathic central precocious puberty
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Tarık Kırkgöz, Sare Betül Kaygusuz, Ceren Alavanda, Didem Helvacıoğlu, Zehra Yavaş Abalı, Büşra Gürpınar Tosun, Mehmet Eltan, Tuba Seven Menevşe, Tulay Guran, Ahmet Arman, Serap Turan, and Abdullah Bereket
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Endocrinology ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health - Abstract
Objectives Central precocious puberty (CPP) develops as a result of early stimulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. The loss-of-function mutations in the Makorin-ring-finger3 (MKRN3) gene appear to be the most common molecular cause of familial CPP. We aimed to identify MKRN3 gene mutations in our CPP cohort and to investigate the frequency of MKRN3 mutations. Methods 102 patients with CPP included. 53 of them had family history of CPP in the first and/or second-degree relatives. MKRN3 gene was analyzed by next-generation sequencing. Results Possible pathogenic variants were found in 2/53 patients with family history of CPP (3.8%) and 1/49 patient without family history (2%). A novel heterozygous c.1A>G (p.Met1Val) mutation, a novel heterozygous c.683_684delCA (p.Ser228*) and a previously reported c.482dupC (Ala162Glyfs*) frameshift variations were detected. The two novel variants are predicted to be pathogenic in silico analyses. Conclusions In our cohort, possible pathogenic variants in MKRN3 gene were detected in 2.9% of the total cohort, 3.8% of the familial and 2% of the nonfamilial cases, slightly lower than that reported in the literature. Two novel variants detected contribute to the molecular repertoire of MKRN3 defects in CPP. Classical pattern of paternal inheritance has been demonstrated in all three cases. However, the father of the patient 3 did not have history of CPP suggesting that the father inherited this variant from his mother and had phenotype skipping. Therefore, we emphasize that the absence of history of CPP in the father does not exclude the possibility of a MKRN3 mutation.
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11. Two new cases with novel pathogenic variants reflecting the clinical diversity of <scp>Schaaf‐Yang</scp> syndrome
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Ceren Alavanda, Esra Arslan Ateş, Zehra Yavaş Abalı, Bilgen Bilge Geçkinli, Serap Turan, Ahmet Arman, and ALAVANDA C., Arslan Ateş E., Yavaş Abalı Z., GEÇKİNLİ B. B., DEMİRCİOĞLU S., ARMAN A.
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GENETİK VE KALITIM ,Life Sciences (LIFE) ,Molecular Biology and Genetics ,Sağlık Bilimleri ,MAGEL2 ,Tıbbi Genetik ,Yaşam Bilimleri ,Health Sciences ,Genetics ,Genetik ,GENETICS & HEREDITY ,Moleküler Biyoloji ve Genetik ,Genetics (clinical) ,Internal Medicine Sciences ,novel ,Temel Bilimler ,Life Sciences ,Dahili Tıp Bilimleri ,Tıp ,MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS ,Schaaf-Yang syndrome ,Yaşam Bilimleri (LIFE) ,Genetik (klinik) ,Medicine ,Prader-Willi-like syndrome ,SHFYNG ,Natural Sciences ,Medical Genetics - Abstract
Schaaf-Yang syndrome (SHFYNG) is a rare pleiotropic disorder, characterized by hypotonia, joint contractures, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and developmental delay/intellectual disability. Although it shares some common features with Prader-Willi Syndrome, joint contractures, and ASD were more commonly detected in in this syndrome. Recently, it was shown that truncating variants in the paternal allele of the MAGEL2 gene cause SHFYNG. Here, we present two patients diagnosed with SHFYNG syndrome having two different novel truncating variants in the MAGEL2 gene, one paternally inherited and one de novo. One patient had obesity, brachydactyly and dysmorphic features, and the other patient presented with contractures, severe hypotonia and early death. This is the first report of Turkish SHFYNG syndrome cases presented to emphasize the phenotypic diversity of the syndrome.
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12. Contribution of genotypes in Prothrombin and Factor V Leiden to COVID-19 and disease severity in patients at high risk for hereditary thrombophilia
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Aslıhan Kiraz, Ozlem Sezer, Adem Alemdar, Sezin Canbek, Nilgun Duman, Atıl Bisgin, Tulin Cora, Hatice Ilgın Ruhi, Mahmut Cerkez Ergoren, Bilgen Bilge Geçkinli, Sebnem Ozemri Sag, Hilmi Erdem Gözden, Ozlem Oz, Zuhal Mert Altıntaş, Sinem Yalcıntepe, Adem Keskin, Ayşegül Yabacı Tak, Şeyma Aktaş Paskal, Uğur Fahri Yürekli, Mercan Demirtas, Emine Unal Evren, Abdullah Hanta, Müşerref Başdemirci, Kaya Suer, Burhan Balta, Nadir Kocak, Halil Gürhan Karabulut, Havva Cobanogulları, Esra Arslan Ateş, Sevcan Tuğ Bozdoğan, Damla Eker, Sadiye Ekinci, Süleyman Nergiz, Timur Tuncalı, Serap Yagbasan, Ceren Alavanda, Nuket Yurur Kutlay, Hakan Evren, Murat Erdoğan, Sule Altıner, Tamer Sanlidag, Gizem Akıncı Gonen, Arzu Vicdan, Nazan Eras, Hatice Koçak Eker, Ozgür Balasar, Gulten Tuncel, Munis Dundar, Hakan Gurkan, Sehime Gulsun Temel, Kiraz A., Sezer O., ALEMDAR A., Canbek S., Duman N., BİŞGİN A., Cora T., Ruhi H. I., Ergoren M. C., GEÇKİNLİ B. B., et al., and YABACI TAK, AYŞEGÜL
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Viroloji ,Temel Tıp Bilimleri ,Life Sciences (LIFE) ,VIROLOGY ,Sağlık Bilimleri ,Fundamental Medical Sciences ,IMMUNOLOGY ,cOVID‐19 ,Yaşam Bilimleri ,Health Sciences ,thrombophilia ,Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology ,İmmünoloji ,Factor V Leiden ,Temel Bilimler ,Life Sciences ,COVID-19 ,INFECTIOUS DISEASES ,Tıp ,VİROLOJİ ,Bulaşıcı hastalıklar ,Mikrobiyoloji ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ,Yaşam Bilimleri (LIFE) ,BULAŞICI HASTALIKLAR ,Medicine ,Prothrombin ,Natural Sciences - Abstract
Thrombotic and microangiopathic effects have been reported in COVID-19 patients. This study examined the contribution of the hereditary thrombophilia factors Prothrombin (FII) and Factor V Leiden (FVL) genotypes to the severity of COVID-19 disease and the development of thrombosis.This study investigated FII and FVL alleles in a cohort of 9508 patients (2606 male and 6902 female) with thrombophilia. It was observed that 930 of these patients had been infected by SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19. The demographic characteristics of the patients and their COVID-19 medical history were recorded. Detailed clinical manifestations were analyzed in a subset of cases (n=4092). This subgroup was age and gender matched. FII and FVL frequency data of healthy populations without thrombophilia risk were obtained from Bursa Uludag University Medical Genetic Department's Exome Databank.The ratio of males (31.08%; 27.01%) and the mean age (36.85±15.20; 33.89±14.14) were higher among COVID-19 patients compared to non-COVID-19 patients. The prevalence of FVL and computerized tomography (CT) positivity in COVID-19 patients was statistically significant in the thrombotic subgroup (p0.05). FVL prevalence, CT positivity rate, history of thrombosis, and Pulmonary thromboembolism complication were found to be higher in deceased COVID-19 patients (p0.05). Disease severity was mainly affected by Factor V Leiden and not related to genotypes at the Prothrombin mutations.Overall, disease severity and development of thrombosis in COVID-19 are mainly affected by the variation within the FVL gene. Possible FVL mutation should be investigated in COVID-19 patients and appropriate treatment should be started earlier in FVL-positive patients. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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13. Differential diagnosis of classical Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome: Do we need genetic analysis?
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Neslihan Cicek, Ceren Alavanda, Ece Bodur Demirci, Serçin Güven, Ibrahim Gökce, Nurdan Yildiz, Harika Alpay, Mehtap Sak, Pinar Ata, Özde Nisa Türkkan, Serim Pul, Guven, Sercin, Gokce, Ibrahim, Alavanda, Ceren, Cicek, Neslihan, Demirci, Ece Bodur, Sak, Mehtap, Pul, Serim, Turkkan, Ozde Nisa, Yildiz, Nurdan, Ata, Pinar, and Alpay, Harika
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SPECTRUM ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,MUTATIONS ,business.industry ,Bartter syndrome,Gitelman syndrome,Kidney tubuler disease,Hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis ,CHLORIDE CHANNEL GENE ,HYPOKALEMIC ALKALOSIS ,Hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis ,VARIANTS ,Gitelman syndrome ,medicine.disease ,Bartter syndrome ,Genetic analysis ,CLCNKB ,Tıp ,Medicine ,Differential diagnosis ,business ,Kidney tubuler disease - Abstract
Objective: Classical Bartter syndrome (cBS) and Gitelman syndrome (GS) are genotypically distinct, but there is a phenotypic overlapamong these two diseases, which can complicate the accurate diagnosis without genetic analysis. This study aimed to evaluate thecorrelation between clinical and genetic diagnoses among patients who have genetically defined cBS and GS.Patients and Methods: The study included 18 patients with homozygous/compound heterozygous CLCNKB (NM_000085) (n:10/18)and SLC12A3 (NM_000339) (n:8/18) mutations. Biochemical, clinical and radiological data were collected at presentation and at thelast visit.Results: In cBS group age at diagnosis, median plasma potassium and chloride concentrations were significantly lower and medianplasma HCO3 and blood pH values were significantly higher. Patients with GS had significantly lower median plasma magnesiumconcentrations and urinary calcium/creatinine ratio. One child with GS had normocalciuria, two children with cBS had hypocalciuriaand hypomagnesemia. Low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (ml/dk/1.73m2) and growth failure were more evident in cBSgroup. In patients with cBS, nine different CLCNKB gene mutations were detected, five of them were novel. Novel mutations were:one nonsense (c.66G>A, p.Trp22*), one missense (c.499G>A, p.Gly167Ser) and three splice-site (c.867-2delA; c.499-2insG; c.1930-2A>C) mutations. In patients with GS, six different SLC12A3 gene mutations were found.Conclusions: It may not always be possible to clinically distinguish cBS from GS. We suggest to perform a genotypic classification ifgenetic analysis is possible.
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14. Corrigendum
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Ceren Alavanda and Murat Erdogan
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15. The Spectrum of Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Mutations in a Large Turkish Cohort of Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia
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Emine Kartal Baykan, Ceren Alavanda, Erdal Kurnaz, Pinar Ata, Oguzhan Yarali, Ayberk Turkyilmaz, Atilla Cayir, and Dilek Gogas Yavuz
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Turkey ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Familial hypercholesterolemia ,Cohort Studies ,Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II ,symbols.namesake ,Internal medicine ,Internal Medicine ,Humans ,Medicine ,Child ,Lipoprotein cholesterol ,Heterogeneous group ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Endocrinology ,Receptors, LDL ,Mutation ,Cohort ,LDL receptor ,Mendelian inheritance ,symbols ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) ,Genotype to phenotype ,business - Abstract
Background: Monogenic hypercholesterolemia with Mendelian inheritance is a heterogeneous group of diseases that are characterized by elevated plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) leve...
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16. Clinical and genetic characterization of children with cubilin variants
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Neslihan Cicek, Harika Alpay, Sercin Guven, Ceren Alavanda, Özde Nisa Türkkan, Serim Pul, Ece Demirci, Nurdan Yıldız, Pınar Ata, Ibrahim Gokce, and Cicek N., Alpay H., Guven S., Alavanda C., Türkkan Ö. N. , Pul S., Demirci E., Yıldız N., Ata P., Gokce İ.
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Proteinuria ,Nephrology ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis ,Children - Abstract
Background Cubilin is one of the receptor proteins responsible for reabsorption of albumin in proximal tubules and is encoded by the CUBN gene. We aimed to evaluate clinical and genetic characterization of six patients with proteinuria who had CUBN mutations. Methods Patients’ characteristics, serum creatinine, albumin, vitamin B12 levels, urine analysis, spot urine protein/creatinine, microalbumin/creatinine, beta-2 microglobulin/creatinine ratios, estimated glomerular fltration rates (eGFR), treatments, kidney biopsies, and genetic analyses were evaluated. Results Six patients (2 female, 4 male) with an incidental finding of proteinuria were evaluated. Mean admission age and follow-up time were 7.3 ± 2.9 and 6.5 ± 5.6 years, respectively. Serum albumin, creatinine, and eGFR were normal; urine analysis revealed no hematuria, and C3, C4, ANA, and anti-DNA were negative; kidney ultrasonography was normal for all patients. Urine protein/creatinine was 0.9± 0.3 mg/mg, and microalbumin was high in all patients. Serum vitamin B12 was low in two patients and normal in four. Kidney biopsy was performed in four patients, three demonstrated normal light microscopy, and there was one focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Genetic tests revealed four homozygous and two compound heterozygous mutations in the C-terminal part of cubilin. All patients had normal eGFR and still had non-nephrotic range proteinuria at last visit. Conclusions CUBN gene mutations should be considered in patients with isolated non-nephrotic range proteinuria and normal kidney function. Diagnosing these patients, who are thought to have a better prognosis, is important in terms of avoiding unnecessary treatment and predicting prognosis. CUBN gene mutations may also present as FSGS which extends the spectrum of renal manifestation of these patients.
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17. Meckel-Gruber Syndrome: Clinical and Molecular Genetic Profiles in Two Fetuses and Review of the Current Literature
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Ceren Alavanda, Sirin Funda Eren, Ayberk Turkyilmaz, Esra Arslan Ates, Esra Esim Büyükbayrak, Bilgen Bilge Geçkinli, and Ahmet Arman
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Adult ,0301 basic medicine ,congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,DNA Mutational Analysis ,Cell Cycle Proteins ,Ultrasonography, Prenatal ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,Fetus ,0302 clinical medicine ,Antigens, Neoplasm ,Pregnancy ,medicine ,Humans ,Genetic Testing ,Genetics (clinical) ,Exome sequencing ,Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing ,Encephalocele ,Meckel-Gruber Syndrome ,Polycystic Kidney Diseases ,Occipital encephalocele ,Polydactyly ,urogenital system ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Cytoskeletal Proteins ,030104 developmental biology ,In utero ,Karyotyping ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins ,business ,Novel mutation ,Retinitis Pigmentosa ,Ciliary Motility Disorders - Abstract
Background: Meckel–Gruber syndrome (MKS; OMIM No. 249000) is a rare, in utero lethal disease characterized by occipital encephalocele, polycystic kidneys, and polydactyly. Methodology and Results: ...
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18. Biallelic Mutations in DNAJB11are Associated with Prenatal Polycystic Kidney Disease in a Turkish Family
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Ceren Alavanda, Bilgen Bilge Geçkinli, Ayberk Turkyilmaz, Pinar Ata, Esra Arslan Ates, Ahmet Arman, Kenan Delil, and Mehmet Ali Söylemez
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Nephrology ,0303 health sciences ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Fetus ,Consanguineous family ,business.industry ,Genetic counseling ,030305 genetics & heredity ,Disease ,musculoskeletal system ,urologic and male genital diseases ,Bioinformatics ,medicine.disease ,Phenotype ,female genital diseases and pregnancy complications ,03 medical and health sciences ,Internal medicine ,Genetics ,Polycystic kidney disease ,Medicine ,business ,Genetics (clinical) ,Exome sequencing ,030304 developmental biology - Abstract
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a life-threatening condition resulting in end-stage renal disease. Two major forms of PKD are defined according to the inheritance pattern. Autosomal dominant PKD (ADPKD) is characterized by renal cysts, where nearly half of the patients suffers from renal failure in the 7th decade of life. Autosomal recessive PKD (ARPKD) is a rarer and more severe form presenting in childhood. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) analyses was performed to investigate molecular causes of the disease in the fetus. In this study, we present 2 fetuses prenatally diagnosed with PKD in a consanguineous family. WES analysis of the second fetus revealed a homozygous variant (c.740+1G>A) in DNAJB11 which is related to ADPKD. This study reveals that DNAJB11 biallelic mutations may cause an antenatal severe form of ARPKD and contributes to understanding the DNAJB11-related ADPKD phenotype. The possibility of ARPKD due to biallelic mutations in ADPKD genes should be considered in genetic counseling.
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19. Multigene Panel Testing in Turkish Hereditary Cancer Syndrome Patients
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Esra ARSLAN ATES, Ayberk TURKYILMAZ, Ceren ALAVANDA, Ozlem YILDIRIM, Ahmet Ilter GUNEY, and Arslan Ates E., TÜRKYILMAZ A., ALAVANDA C., Yildirim O., GÜNEY A. İ.
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next generation sequencing ,genetic counseling ,Klinik Tıp ,herediter kanser ,Kanser yatkınlığı ,genetik danışma ,Temel Tıp Bilimleri ,General Medicine ,CLINICAL MEDICINE ,Sağlık Bilimleri ,Genel Tıp ,Fundamental Medical Sciences ,Clinical Medicine (MED) ,Tıp ,Cancer predisposition ,TIP, GENEL & DAHİLİ ,yeni nesil dizileme ,hereditary cancer ,Health Sciences ,Medicine ,Klinik Tıp (MED) ,MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL - Abstract
@ 2022 by the Istanbul Medeniyet University.Objective: Hereditary cancer syndromes (HCSs) are a heterogenous group of disorders caused by germline pathogenic variations in various genes that function in cell growth and proliferation. This study aimed to describe the germline variations in patients with hereditary cancer using multigene panels. Methods: The molecular and clinical findings of 218 patients with HCS were evaluated. In addition, 25 HCS-related genes were sequenced using a multigene panel, and variations were classified according to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) criteria. In total, 218 HCS patients predominantly with breast, colorectal, ovarian, gastric, and endometrium cancers were included. Results: Pathogenic variations in 12 distinct genes were detected in 36 of 218 (16.5%) cases. In this study, the most affected gene was the ATM gene, in which pathogenic variations were detected in 8 of 218 cases, followed by CHEK2 (3.2%), MUTYH (3.2%), BRIP1 (1.8%), BARD1 (0.9%), TP53 (0.9%), PALB2 (0.4%), MLH1 (0.4%), MSH2 (0.4%), PMS2 (0.4%), RAD50 (0.4%), and RAD51C (0.4%). Conclusions: This study contributes to genotype-phenotype correlation in HCSs and expands the variation spectrum by introducing three novel pathogenic variations. The wide spectrum of the gene pathogenic variations detected and the presence of multiple gene defects in the same patient make the multigene panel testing a valuable tool in detecting the hereditary forms of cancer and providing effective genetic counseling and family specific screening strategies. Amaç: Herediter kanser sendromları (HCS) hücre büyümesi ve proliferasyonunda görevli genlerde saptanan germline mutasyonlardan kaynaklanan heterojen bir grup hastalıktır. Bu çalışmada kalıtımsal kanser sendrom ön tanısıyla değerlendirilen olgularda çoklu gen paneli ile germ hattı varyasyonlarının değerlendirilmesi planlanmıştır. Yöntemler: Kalıtımsal kanser sendromu düşünülen 218 olgudan periferik kandan DNA izolasyonu sonrası HCS ile ilişkili 25 gen multigen panel kullanılarak dizilendi ve varyasyonlar American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) kriterlerine göre değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Meme, kolorektal, over, gastrik ve endometriyum kanseri başta olmak üzere toplam 218 herediter kanser sendromlu olgu değerlendirildi. Tüm çalışma grubu incelendiğinde en sık ATM gen varyasyonları (8/218, %3,6) tespit edildi ve bunu sıklık sırasına göre CHEK2 (%3,2), MUTYH (%3,2), BRIP1 (%1,8), BARD1 (%0,9), TP53 (%0,9), PALB2 (%0,4), MLH1 (%0,4), MSH2 (%0,4), PMS2 (%0,4), RAD50 (%0,4), RAD51C (%0,4) varyasyonları takip etmekteydi. Sonuçlar: Bu çalışmada farklı kanser türlerinde kalıtımsal kansere yol açan genler analiz edilmiş ve fenotiple ilişkisi değerlendirilmiştir. Ayrıca bu çalışmada ilk kez saptanan üç yeni varyasyon ile literatüre katkı sağlanmaktadır. Patojenik varyasyon tespit edilen genlerin geniş dağılımı ve aynı hastada birden fazla genetik varyasyonun varlığı düşünüldüğünde, uygun genetik danışma ve aileye özgü tarama planlaması yapmak için çoklu gen taraması kalıtımsal kanser hastalarının değerlendirilmesinde hızlı ve etkin bir yöntem olarak görünmektedir.
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20. Enostosis in a patient with KBG syndrome caused by a novel missense ANKRD11 variant
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Bilgen Bilge Geckinli, Ceren Alavanda, Esra Arslan Ates, Ozlem Yildirim, and Ahmet Arman
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Repressor Proteins ,Bone Diseases, Developmental ,Phenotype ,Tooth Abnormalities ,Intellectual Disability ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Facies ,Humans ,Abnormalities, Multiple ,General Medicine ,Anatomy ,Genetics (clinical) ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine - Published
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21. Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of children with Bartter syndrome
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Serçin Güven, İbrahim Gökçe, Ceren Alavanda, Neslihan Çiçek, Ece Bodur Demirci, Mehtap Sak, Serim Pul, Özde Nisa Türkkan, Nurdan Yıldız, Pınar Ata, Harika Alpay, and Güven S., Gökçe İ., Alavanda C., Çiçek N., Demirci E. B. , Sak M., Pul S., Türkkan Ö. N. , Yıldız N., Ata P., et al.
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Nephrocalcinosis ,Pregnancy ,Chloride Channels ,phenotype ,genotype ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Humans ,Female ,mutation ,Bartter syndrome - Abstract
Introduction. Bartter syndrome (BS) is a group of autosomal-recessive tubular disorders and it is classified into five genetic subtypes. BS can also be classified by phenotype (antenatal, classic). Patients with mutations in the same gene can present different phenotypes. In the present study, target gene sequencing was performed to evaluate the genotype-phenotype relationship. Methods. Biochemical, clinical and renal ultrasonography results were collected at presentation and the last clinic visit. Genetic analyses were performed. The findings of patients with classical BS (cBS) and antenatal BS (aBS) at presentation and the last visit were compared. Results. Our study included 21 patients (12 female, 57.1%) from 20 families with BS. The median age at diagnosis was 8 months and the median follow-up period was 39 months. The most frequent complaint was growth failure. We have found 18 different types of mutations in four genes, including nine in the CLCNKB gene, seven in the SLCA12A1 gene, one in the KCNJ1 gene and one in the BSND gene. In ten patients, nine different types of CLCNKB gene mutations were detected, five of them were novel. Seven different mutations in the SLC12A1 gene were detected in eight patients, five of them were novel. Compared to patients with aBS and cBS, prematurity was significantly higher in the group with aBS. Nephrocalcinosis was present in only one patient with cBS, all the ten hypercalciuric patients with aBS had nephrocalcinosis at the time of diagnosis and the last visit. The mean height standard deviation score (SDS) of patients with aBS were significantly lower than the cBS group at the time of presentation. The mean weight SDS at the time of presentation was worse in patients with aBS than in patients with cBS. The mean plasma potassium and chloride concentrations were significantly lower in the patients with cBS at the time of diagnosis. Conclusions. This investigation revealed the mutation characteristics and phenotype-genotype relationship of our patients and provided valuable data for genetic counseling.
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22. Familial Hypomagnesemia with Hypercalciuria and Nephrocalcinosis Due to CLDN16 Gene Mutations: Novel Findings in Two Cases with Diverse Clinical Features
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Abdullah Bereket, Ceren Alavanda, Ayberk Türkyılmaz, Serap Turan, Ibrahim Gökce, Tulay Guran, Şükrü Hatun, Zehra Yavas Abali, Mehmet Eltan, Ahmet Arman, Saygin Abali, Tarik Kirkgoz, Eltan, Mehmet, Abali, Zehra Yavas, Turkyilmaz, Ayberk, Gokce, Ibrahim, Abali, Saygin, Alavanda, Ceren, Arman, Ahmet, Kirkgoz, Tarik, Guran, Tulay, Hatun, Sukru, Bereket, Abdullah, and Turan, Serap
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Male ,endocrine system ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Hypercalciuria ,Rickets ,Gene mutation ,Gastroenterology ,CALCIUM ,Hypomagnesemia ,MECHANISMS ,CA2+ ,Endocrinology ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,PARACELLIN-1 ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,CLDN16 ,Child ,PARATHYROID-HORMONE SECRETION ,Claudin 16 ,Hyperparathyroidism ,Hypocalcemia ,RECEPTOR ,business.industry ,Infant ,medicine.disease ,Nephrocalcinosis ,MAGNESIUM ,Claudins ,Mutation ,Hypercalcemia ,FHHNC ,Female ,Secondary hyperparathyroidism ,CLAUDIN-16 ,business ,Hypophosphatemia - Abstract
Biallelic loss of function mutations in the CLDN16 gene cause familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis (FHHNC), and chronic kidney disease. Here we report two cases of FHHNC with diverse clinical presentations and hypercalcemia in one as a novel finding. Pt#1 initially presented with urinary tract infection and failure to thrive at 5.5 months of age to another center. Bilateral nephrocalcinosis, hypercalcemia (Ca: 12.2 mg/dl), elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) level, and hypercalciuria were detected. Persistently elevated PTH with high/normal Ca levels led to subtotal-parathyroidectomy at the age of 2.5. However, PTH levels remained elevated with progressive deterioration in renal function. At 9-year-old, she was referred to us for evaluation of hyperparathyroidism and, hypomagnesemia together with hypercalciuria, elevated PTH with normal Ca levels, and medullary nephrocalcinosis were detected. Compound heterozygosity of CLDN16 variants (c.715G>A, p.G239R; and novel c.360C>A, p.C120*) confirmed the diagnosis. Pt#2 was a 10-month-old boy, admitted with irritability and urinary crystals. Hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, elevated PTH and ALP, low 25(OH)D levels, and radiographic findings of rickets were detected. However, additional findings of hypercalciuria and bilateral nephrocalcinosis were inconsistent with the nutritional rickets. Low/normal serum Mg levels suggested the diagnosis of FHHNC which was confirmed genetically as a homozygous missense (c.602G > A; p.G201E) variant in CLDN16. Yet, hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia persisted in spite of treatment. In conclusion, FHHNC may present with diverse clinical features with mild hypomagnesemia leading to secondary hyperparathyroidism with changing Ca levels from low to high. Early and accurate clinical and molecular genetic diagnosis is important for proper management.
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23. Secondary findings in 622 Turkish clinical exome sequencing data
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Hamza Polat, Ceren Alavanda, Özlem Yıldırım, Alper Han Cebi, Bilgen Bilge Geçkinli, Ayberk Turkyilmaz, Ahmet Ilter Güney, Esra Arslan Ates, Pinar Ata, Şenol Demir, and Ahmet Arman
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0301 basic medicine ,Male ,Turkish population ,Turkey ,Turkish ,030105 genetics & heredity ,Bioinformatics ,03 medical and health sciences ,Rare Diseases ,Databases, Genetic ,Exome Sequencing ,Genetics ,Medicine ,Humans ,Truncated protein ,Exome ,Genetic Predisposition to Disease ,Genetic Testing ,Genetics (clinical) ,Likely pathogenic ,Exome sequencing ,Autosomal recessive inheritance ,business.industry ,Genetic Variation ,Genomics ,language.human_language ,030104 developmental biology ,Mutation ,language ,Female ,Analysis tools ,business - Abstract
CES (Clinical Exome Sequencing) is a method that we use to diagnose rare diseases with nonspesific clinical features. Besides primary indication for testing genetic information may be detected about diseases which have not yet emerged. ACMG guidelines recommend to report pathogenic variations in medically actionable 59 genes. In this study we evaluated CES data of 622 cases which were tested for various indications. According to ACMG recommendations 59 genes were screened for reportable variations. The detected variations were reviewed using distinct databases and ACMG variation classification guidelines. Among 622 cases 13 (2.1%) had reportable variations including oncogenetic, cardiogenetic disorders, and malignant hyperthermia susceptibility-related genes. In 15 cases (2.4%) heterozygous pathogenic and likely pathogenic variations were detected in genes showing autosomal recessive inheritance. Ten novel variations causing truncated protein or splicing defect were reported. We detected 11 variations having conflicting interpretations in databases and 30 novel variations, predicted as likely pathogenic via insilico analysis tools which further evaluations are needed. As to our knowledge this is the first study investigating secondary findings in Turkish population. To extract the information that may lead to prevent severe morbidities and mortalities from big data is a valuable and lifesaving effort. Results of this study will contrbute to existing knowledge about secondary findings in exome sequencing and will be a pioneer for studies in Turkish population.
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24. Novel clinical features and pleiotropic effect in three unrelated patients with LMNA variant
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Bilgen Bilge Geçkinli, Ayberk Türkyılmaz, Esra Arslan Ates, Ceren Alavanda, and Ahmet Arman
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Premature aging ,Genotype ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine ,LMNA ,03 medical and health sciences ,Lipodystrophy, Congenital Generalized ,medicine ,Humans ,Genetic Predisposition to Disease ,Myopathy ,Genetics (clinical) ,Alleles ,Genetic Association Studies ,030304 developmental biology ,Genetics ,0303 health sciences ,integumentary system ,business.industry ,030305 genetics & heredity ,Laminopathies ,Genetic Variation ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Lamin Type A ,Phenotype ,Mandibuloacral dysplasia ,Biological Variation, Population ,Organ Specificity ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Nuclear lamina ,Anatomy ,Lipodystrophy ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Lamin - Abstract
LMNA gene encodes A-type lamins and the encoded proteins join the structure of the nuclear lamina and affect the processes of nuclear homeostasis, DNA replication, repair, transcription, and apoptosis. LMNA variants cause a heterogeneous group of diseases known as laminopathies. Phenotypes associated with LMNA variants mainly affect the heart, skeleton, skin, bones, and nervous system. The affected tissues may vary depending on the site of the variant on the gene and the variation type. Complex phenotypes may also occur in some cases, in which findings of premature aging, cardiomyopathy, mandibuloacral dysplasia, lipodystrophy, renal involvement, metabolic involvement, and myopathy coexist. The pleiotropic effect of LMNA variants can result in heterogeneous phenotypes. In this study, we aimed to describe atypical phenotypic characteristics in a patient with familial partial lipodystrophy type 2 associated with LMNA variant, another with mandibuloacral dysplasia, and a third patient with a complex phenotype as well as discuss them in the context of their relationship with the genotype.
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25. Does Genotype-Phenotype Correlation Exist in Vitamin D-Dependent Rickets Type IA: Report of 13 New Cases and Review of the Literature
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Sare Betul Kaygusuz, Mehmet Eltan, Zehra Yavas Abali, Tarik Kirkgoz, Ceren Alavanda, Didem Helvacioglu, Abdullah Bereket, Pinar Ata, Serap Turan, and Tulay Guran
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0301 basic medicine ,Turkish population ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Calcitriol ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Rickets ,Gastroenterology ,Nutritional Rickets ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Endocrinology ,Internal medicine ,Genotype ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Child ,Pseudohypoparathyroidism ,Genetic Association Studies ,25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase ,business.industry ,Infant ,medicine.disease ,Hypophosphatemic Rickets ,Child, Preschool ,Mutation (genetic algorithm) ,Mutation ,030101 anatomy & morphology ,Familial Hypophosphatemic Rickets ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Vitamin D-dependent rickets type IA (VDDR-IA) is caused by biallelic mutations in CYP27B1. Data regarding genotype–phenotype correlation in VDDR-IA are scarce. Here, we aimed to investigate clinical/genotypic features and long-term follow-up of 13 new cases with VDDR-IA and genotype–phenotype correlation of reported cases in the literature. Thirteen patients with VDDR-IA were evaluated. Eight patients had reached their final height at the time of the study and, for whom, long-term outcome data were analyzed. Further, all VDDR-IA patients in the literature (n:183) were analyzed and clinical–genetic features were recorded. The median age of diagnosis was 2.55 ± 1.13 (1.0–12) years. Initial diagnoses before referral to our clinic were nutritional rickets (n:7), hypophosphatemic rickets (n:2), and pseudohypoparathyroidism (n:1). All had biochemical evidence suggestive of VDDR-IA; except one with elevated 1,25(OH)2D3 and another with hyperphosphatemia, in whom pseudohypoparathyroidism was excluded with molecular tests. Combined analyses of our cohort and other series in the literature demonstrated that three most common CYP27B1 mutations are p.F443Pfs*24, c.195 + 2T > G, and p.V88Wfs*71. In Turkish population, p.K192E mutation along with the former two is the most common mutations. Comparison of clinical features demonstrated that c.195 + 2T > G mutation causes the most severe and p.K192E mutation causes the least severe phenotype with respect to age and height at presentation and calcitriol requirement. We found a clear genotype–phenotype correlation in VDDR-IA, notably CYP27B1 intronic c.195 + 2T > G mutation causes a more severe phenotype with lower height SDS at presentation and, higher calcitriol requirement, while less severe phenotype occurs in p.K192E mutation.
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26. FGF3-Related Phenotypes: A Study of LAMM Syndrome and Otodental Dysplasia Patients with Two Novel Mutations in FGF3 Gene
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Ahmet Arman, Ceren Alavanda, Esra Arslan Ates, Ayberk Türkyılmaz, Bilgen Bilge Geçkinli, and Gulcin Zengin
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Genetics ,LAMM syndrome ,Dysplasia ,medicine ,Biology ,medicine.disease ,Gene ,Phenotype ,Genetics (clinical) - Published
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27. Two new cases diagnosed with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
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Ceren Alavanda, Ates, Esra Arslan, Geckinli, Bilgen Bilge, Demir, Senol, Polat, Hamza, Uguzdogan, Fatma, Soylemez, Mehmet Ali, Ata, Pinar, and Arman, Ahmet
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