Browsing by Author "Yakicier, M. C."

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A novel homozygous nonsense mutation in CAST associated with PLACK syndrome
(SPRINGER, 2019-01-01) Temel, Sehime Gulsun; Karakas, B.; Seker, U.; Turkgenc, B.; Zorlu, O.; Saricaoglu, H.; Ogur, C.; Kutuk, O.; Kelsell, D. P.; Yakicier, M. C.
Peeling skin syndrome is a heterogeneous group of rare disorders. Peeling skin, leukonychia, acral punctate keratoses, cheilitis and knuckle pads (PLACK syndrome, OMIM616295) is a newly described form of PSS with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. We report a 5.5-year-old boy with features of PLACK syndrome. Additionally, he had mild cerebral atrophy and mild muscle involvements. Whole exome sequencing was performed in genomic DNA of this individual and subsequent analysis revealed a homozygous c.544G > T (p.Glu182{*}) nonsense mutation in the CAST gene encoding calpastatin. Sanger sequencing confirmed this variant and demonstrated that his affected aunt was also homozygous. Real-time qRT-PCR and immunoblot analysis showed reduced calpastatin expression in skin fibroblasts derived from both affected individuals compared to heterozygous family members. In vitro calpastatin activity assays also showed decreased activity in affected individuals. This study further supports a key role for calpastatin in the tight regulation of proteolytic pathways within the skin.
Genetic and Epigenetic Alterations of PTPRD in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2012-01-01) Acun, T.; Demir, K.; Oztas, E.; Yakicier, M. C.
MUSCLE HEMANGIOMATOSIS PRESENTING AS A SEVERE FEATURE IN A PATIENT WITH THE PTEN MUTATION: EXPANDING THE PHENOTYPE OF VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS IN BANNAYAN-RILEY-RUVALCABA SYNDROME
(MACEDONIAN ACAD SCIENCES ARTS, 2012-01-01) Soysal, Y.; Acun, T.; Lourenco, C. M.; Marques Jr., W.; Yakicier, M. C.
Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome (BRRS) is a rare autosomal, dominantly-inherited, hamartoma syndrome with distinct phenotypic features. Mutations in the PTEN gene have been identified in PTEN hamartoma tumor syndromes. Our aim was to determine the correlation of phenotype-genotype relationships in a BRRS case. We have evaluated a PTEN mutation in a patient with vascular anomalies and the phenotypic findings of BRRS. We described an 8-year-old girl with the clinical features of BRRS, specifically with vascular anomalies. The mutation in the PTEN gene was identified by DNA sequencing. In our patient, we defined a de novo nonsense R335X (c. 1003 C>T) mutation in exon 8, which results in a premature termination codon. Due to vascular anomalies and hemangioma, the patient's left leg was amputated 1 year after the hemangioma diagnosis. Bannayan - Riley - Ruvalcaba syndrome patients with macrocephaly and vascular anomalies should be considered for PTEN mutation analysis and special medical care.