Munis DundarErciyes Üniversitesi · Department of Medical Genetics
Munis Dundar
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January 2003 - present
June 1994 - present
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Introduction: In consanguineous marriages, different homozygous variants in a single gene may occur in the same family. This may lead to blended phenotypes. This study presents a family in which different rare mechanisms come together as a result of consanguineous marriage. Primary coenzyme Q10 deficiency is a very rare disease that occurs due to h...
Genetic anomalies affecting lymphatic development and function can lead to lymphatic dysfunction, which could manifest as lymphedema. Understanding the signaling pathways governing lymphatics function is crucial for developing targeted diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. This study aims to characterize genetic variants in genes involved in th...
Artificial intelligence (AI) platforms have emerged as pivotal tools in genetics and molecular medicine, as in many other fields. The growth in patient data, identification of new diseases and phenotypes, discovery of new intracellular pathways, availability of greater sets of omics data, and the need to continuously analyse them have led to the de...
Scientific collaboration yields many advantages, especially in fields that require interdisciplinary approaches, as it fosters the sharing of knowledge and resources and is essential for the implementation of complex projects. The concept of scientific internationalism emerged around the 1900s, emphasizing that science surpasses national boundaries...
A 6-month-old girl, previously diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF), was admitted to hospital for nephrolithiasis. Her parents were first-degree cousins. The patient underwent endoscopic stone management. Despite no family history of stones and medical treatment with potassium citrate, the patient developed recurrent renal stones and atypical urinar...
L1 syndrome is a group of X-linked diseases caused by pathogenic variants in the human L1 cell adhesion molecule gene (L1CAM; OMIM 308840). The L1CAM gene is expressed primarily in the nervous system, where it plays important roles in neuronal development, including the guidance of neurite outgrowth, neuronal cell migration, axon bundling, synaptog...
This research aims to compile recent clinical and genetic data from Turkish patients with inherited retinal disorders and evaluate the effectiveness of targeted Next‐generation sequencing panels. The study included Turkish individuals with hereditary retinal diseases who visited the Medical Genetic Department of Erciyes University between 2019 and...
Correction to: Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27 (6 Suppl): 89-99-DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202312_34693 After publication and following some post-publication concerns, the authors have applied the following corrections to the galley proof. - The conflict of interest section has been amended as follows: M.C. Medori and D. Malacarne are employees at MAG...
Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare genetic condition that affects the bones and teeth. In our study, we presented three cases of CCD, including one with a new mutation and two with a family history. Case 1 had a unique heterozygous frameshift mutation (NM_001015051,c.762del, p.(Ser256Valfs*2)), while Case 2 and her brother (Case 3) had a commo...
Purpose:
This study aims to evaluate the ABCA4 variants in patients diagnosed with Stargardt disease.
Methods:
This is a retrospective study designed to investigate variants in the ABCA4 in Stargardt disease and the clinical findings of the cases. Sex, age, age of onset of symptoms, best-corrected visual acuity, color fundus photography, optical...
Background and aim
Calpainopathy, also known as limb-girdle muscular dystrophy recessive type 1, is a progressive muscle disorder that impacts the muscles around the hips and shoulders. The disease is caused by defects in the CAPN3 gene and can be inherited in both recessive and dominant forms. In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate the...
Background
Acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS) due to COVID-19 is accompanied by severe hypoxemia and hyperinflammation. Hypoxia-inducible factor(HIF) pathway plays a fundamental role in detecting hypoxia and developing appropriate responses. The epidemiological report claimed a lower rate of disease in the population living at high altitudes...
The COVID-19 pandemic remains a significant public health concern despite the new vaccines and therapeutics. The clinical course of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection is highly variable and influenced by several factors related to the virus and the host. Numerous genetic studies, including candidate gene, exome, and genome sequencing studies, genome-wide a...
Background and Aim
Chromosomal analysis is a laboratory technique used to examine the chromosomes of an individual, offering insights into chromosome numbers, structures, and arrangements to diagnose and comprehend genetic diseases. This retrospective study provides a comprehensive understanding of the distribution by indications in a large cohort...
Pentasomy X syndrome is a very rare sex chromosome numerical anomaly of unknown frequency. The karyotype consists of 49,XXXXX. Musculoskeletal, craniofacial, cardiac, and kidney anomalies accompany psychomotor developmental delays. This report describes, a 16-month-old girl who presented to the pediatric neurology outpatient clinic with complaints...
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) strive to eliminate poverty, preserve the planet, and promote shared prosperity through sustainable and inclusive means by 2030. This requires the implementation of a diverse set of strategies to overcome challenges and foster synergies among different SDG targets, facilitating the achievement of these am...
The prosperity of our planet relies on the cardinal concept of sustainable development. The dietary choices of humans play a pivotal role in creating a peaceful and contented world. In this context, the Mediterranean diet (MD) has emerged as a valuable approach to accomplishing such progress, wherein the rights of all living beings are equally hono...
Climate change has imposed a significant struggle for survival most of the Earth’s species, highlighting the urgent need for a healthy and secure environment. Recent scientific investigations have primarily concentrated on the development and use of microorganisms as powerful biotechnological tools to address the escalating pollution that poses a s...
Climate change has imposed a significant struggle for survival most of the Earth's species, highlighting the urgent need for a healthy and secure environment. Recent scientific investigations have primarily concentrated on the development and use of microorganisms as powerful biotechnological tools to address the escalating pollution that poses a s...
Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed neoplasms affecting women world-wide, and it remains a leading cause of both mortality and morbidity. While genetic pre-disposition plays a critical role in the development of this neoplasm, significant epigenetic dysregulations accompany existing variants. The emergence of acquired drug resistanc...
Objective:
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer type in women and may be inherited, mostly in an autosomal dominant pattern. The clinical diagnosis of BC relies on the published diagnostic criteria, and analysis of two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are strongly associated with BC, are included in these criteria. The aim of this study was t...
A common cause of all cancers leads us to a common definition. This definition is mutation. Cancer cells tend to constantly resist irregularity under the influence of the thermodynamic process in their microenvironment. At the end of this dynamic process, the changes that occur in the genome of the cell and the cumulative effect of these changes ca...
Recurrent pregnancy loss is a phenomenon caused by many etiologies. The majority of these causes are chromosomal anomalies. In this case report, cytogenetic analysis was performed on the family who consulted our department with the complaint of recurrent pregnancy loss. A normal karyotype was found in the female (46, XX); however, t(2;7)(p23;q35) t...
Purpose: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders resulting from enzyme deficiencies associated with steroidogenesis. The clinical presentation of non-classic CAH (NCAH) in females is often indistinguishable from other hyperandrogenic disorders like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The data on the prevalence...
Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an inborn error of metabolism caused by the insufficient catabolism of branched-chain amino acids. BCKDHA, BCKDHB, DBT, and DLD encode the subunits of the branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase complex, which is responsible for the catabolism of these amino acids. Biallelic pathogenic variants in BCKDHA, BCKDHB,...
Aim:
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.
Methods:
This study investigated FII and FVL alleles in a c...
Background
11β hydroxylase deficiency (11βOHD) ranks as the second most common enzyme deficiency that causes congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Depending on the severity of the enzyme deficiency, it can lead to cortisol deficiency, androgen excess and hypertension due to increased mineralocorticoid precursor levels. Many different types of mutations i...
Introduction:
Aggrecanopathies are rare disorders associated with idiopathic short stature. They are caused by pathogenic changes in the ACAN gene located on chromosome 15q26. In this study, we present a case of short stature caused by mutations in the ACAN gene.
Case presentation:
A 3-year-3-month-old male patient was referred to us because of...
Hair loss is a widespread concern in dermatology clinics, affecting both men's and women's quality of life. Hair loss can have many different causes, which are critical to identify in order to provide appropriate treatment. Hair loss can happen due to many variables, such as genetic factors or predisposition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, skin...
Epigenetics, defined as "hereditary changes in gene expression that occur without any change in the DNA sequence", consists of various epigenetic marks, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNAs. The epigenome, which has a dynamic structure in response to intracellular and extracellular stimuli, has a key role in the con...
During pregnancy, rapid and subtle physiological changes are observed from conception to birth. Nutrition and other lifestyle factors before and during pregnancy have been shown in the literature to influence the health of both mother and child. A healthy and varied diet during pregnancy can provide adequate energy and nutrients for both the mother...
Epigenetics, defined as "hereditary changes in gene expression that occur without any change in the DNA sequence", consists of various epigenetic marks, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNAs. The epigenome, which has a dynamic structure in response to intracellular and extracellular stimuli, has a key role in the con...
Hair loss is a widespread concern in dermatology clinics, affecting both men’s and women’s quality of life. Hair loss can have many different causes, which are critical to identify in order to provide appropriate treatment. Hair loss can happen due to many variables, such as genetic factors or predisposition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, skin...
Background
Circulating tumor cells represent an opportunity for the assessment of early recurrent disease or for real-time tracing of cancer. Glucose Regulated Protein 78 ( GRP78 ) is known in the literature as a stress factor in endometrial cancer. We aimed to investigate the importance of the gene by targeting tumor traces circulating in the cell...
Background:
Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) are composed of numerous hereditary disorders involving genetic mutations in proteins essential to the integrity of neuromuscular transmission. The symptoms of CMS vary according to the age at onset of symptoms, and the type and severity of muscle weakness. Effective treatment and genetic counselin...
Objectives:
Hereditary retinal dystrophies are a rare group of diseases which are heterogeneous in genotype and phenotype and result in total blindness. One of the genetic defects that cause hereditary retinal dystrophy is mutation of the RPE65 gene. Genetic therapy studies in hereditary retinal dystrophies have increased in number recently, and i...
BACKGROUND
Breast Cancer is the most common cancer type in women, second among the all cancers, and inherited with autosomal dominant pattern. The clinical diagnosis of BC relies on the published diagnostic criteria, and two genes have been identified as the main causative for breast cancer which are BRCA1 and BRCA2.
OBJECTIVE
We aimed to compare...
Heterogeneity in symptoms associated with COVID‐19 in infected patients remains unclear. ACE2 and TMPRSS2 gene variants are considered possible risk factors for COVID‐19. In this study, a retrospective comparative genome analysis of the ACE2 and TMPRSS2 variants from 946 whole exome sequencing data was conducted. Allele frequencies of all variants...
BRCA1/2 mutations play a significant role in cancer pathogenesis and predisposition particularly in breast, ovarian and prostate cancers. Thus, germline analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 is essential for clinical management strategies aiming at the identification of recurrent and novel mutations that could be used as a first screening approach. We analyz...
BRCA1/2 mutations play a significant role in cancer pathogenesis and predisposition particularly in breast, ovarian and prostate cancers. Thus, germline analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 is essential for clinical management strategies aiming at the identification of recurrent and novel mutations that could be used as a first screening approach. We analyz...
Cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5, OMIM 300203), also known as STK9 (serine/threonine kinase 9), is a gene that is thought to play a role in the production of proteins involved in the normal development of the brain, although its function is not known exactly. It is located in the p22.13 region of X chromosome. Some of the mutations reported in...
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a monogenic autoinflammatory disorder with recurrent fever, abdominal pain, serositis, articular manifestations, erysipelas-like erythema, and renal complications as its main features. Caused by the mutations in the MEditerranean FeVer (MEFV) gene, it mainly affects people of Mediterranean descent with a higher...
Alström syndrome (AS) is a rare autosomal recessive monogenic disorder caused by mutations of the Alström syndrome 1 (ALMS1) gene, located on chromosome 2p13. It is a progressive multisystemic disease characterized mostly by obesity, sensorineural hearing loss, visual impairments, cardiomyopathy, insulin resistance and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus (...
Neonatal diabetes and congenital hypothyroidism syndrome (NDH) is a rare condition caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the GLIS3 gene. Small for gestational age (SGA), congenital glaucoma, polycystic kidney disease, cholestatic hepatic fibrosis, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, developmental delay, dysmorphic facial feature...
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Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita-5 (AMC5) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the TOR1A gene on chromosome 9q34. Congenital multiple joint contractures with microcephaly, typical facial dysmorphism, developmental delay, strabismus, tremor, and increased tone are the main charac...
SMA (spinal muscular atrophy) is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disease that causes muscle atrophy and weakness. SMA is diagnosed by homozygous deletion in exon 7 of the SMN1 gene. However, mutations in other genes in the SMA region may contribute to the disease. These include SMN2 , which is a pseudogene of SMN1 , as well as NAIP and GTF2H2...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by a devastating decline in cognitive activities among all types of dementia, and it severely affects the quality of life. Late-onset AD (LOAD) occurs after the age of 65 years and develops sporadically. Although aging comes first along the main risk factors underlying LO...
Smith-Kingsmore Syndrome is a very rare autosomal dominant intellectual disability syndrome characterized by macrocephaly, seizures, umbilical hernia, and facial dysmorphic features. The prevalence of SKS, with 27 patients reported so far, is still unknown. Rubinstein Taybi Syndrome Type 2 (RSTS2) is another rare genetic condition that prevalance i...
Background
Sitosterolemia, also known as phytosterolemia, results from increased intestinal absorption of plant sterols and decreased intestinal and biliary excretion of sterols, resulting in increased levels of plant sterols in the plasma. The most common symptoms include xanthomas, premature atherosclerosis, hemolytic anemia and macrothrombocytop...
Cleft lip and/or palate cleft is one of the malformations that can be revealed due to environmental and genetic reasons. Proportionally, 60-80% of affected individuals are males. Some people may have only cleft palate or cleft lip, while some patients may have both malformations. Nearly 6% of congenital malformations are due to apparent cytogenetic...
Background: Expressed by endothelial cells, CDH5 is a cadherin involved in vascular morphogenesis and in the maintenance of vascular integrity and lymphatic function. The main purpose of our study was to identify distinct variants of the CDH5 gene that could be associated with lymphatic malformations and predisposition for lymphedema. Methods and R...
Background
Successful implantation of blastocysts is indeed an important path in mammalian reproduction that is governed by a complicated web of cytokines interactions. Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and interleukin-11 (IL-11) part of the interleukin (IL)-6 groups are cytokines that are needed for effective implantation and prevent infertility sy...
Objective:
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This virus attacks cells of the airway epithelium by binding transmembrane angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). Hydroxytyrosol has anti-viral properties. Alpha-cyclodextrin can...
Objective:
The aim of the study was to show the importance of developing techniques that could exploit the potential of bacteriophages as therapeutics or food supplements.
Materials and methods:
PubMed database was searched using the following combination of keywords: (bacteriophage) AND (human therapy); (natural bacteriophage) AND (application)...
Artificial intelligence provides modelling on machines by simulating the human brain using learning and decision-making abilities. Early diagnosis is highly effective in reducing mortality in cancer. This study aimed to combine cancer-associated risk factors including genetic variations and design an artificial intelligence system for risk assessme...
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome (SDS) and related bone marrow failure disorders are characterized by early onset pancytopenia with a hypocellular bone marrow, short stature, and pancreatic insufficiency, along with an increased risk for myeloid malignancies. Recently, several cases with an SDS-like syndrome have been reported to harbor mutations in the...
Imatinib mesylate, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is the first choice in chronic myeloid leukemia treatment. However, resistance to imatinib may develop with time and in some cases, patients may not respond at all to imatinib. Progressive resistance to imatinib therapy is often due to mutations in the BCR/ABL region. Within the scope of our study 124...
Background Essential tremor (ET) is the most common movement disorder. Propranolol is a first-line medication for ET. We aimed to evaluate the effect of propranolol on the expression of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) and DNA polymerase beta (POLB) genes, which are known to be related to neurodegenerative diseases, in patients with ET. Metho...
78 adir hastalıkların yaygın olarak kabul edilen resmi bir tanımı yoktur, birçok tanım sadece sözkonu hastalığın toplumdaki sıklığına dayanırken diğer tanım-lamalar yeterli tedavi veya hastalık şiddeti gibi diğer faktörleri içerir. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde, 200.000 kişiden az kişiyi etkileyen hastalıklar nadir hastalıklar olarak kabul edilme...
SVEP1, also known as Polydom, is a large extracellular mosaic protein with functions in protein interactions and adhesion. Since Svep1 knockout animals show severe edema and lymphatic system malformations, the aim of this study is to evaluate the presence of SVEP1 variants in patients with lymphedema. We analyzed DNA from 246 lymphedema patients fo...
INTRODUCTION[|]This study was designed to investigate the changes in expression levels of CYP1A2, CYP2D6, CYP2E1 and CYP3A4 genes in patients treated for alcohol dependence and a control group. The frequency of selected polymorphisms of these genes that might be a risk factor for alcohol-dependence and may affect the treatment success is also inves...
The pandemic caused by the worldwide spread of the coronavirus, which first appeared in 2019, has been named coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). More than 4.5 million deaths have been recorded due to the pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), according to the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Dashboar...
78 N adir hastalıkların yaygın olarak kabul edilen resmi bir tanımı yoktur, birçok tanım sadece sözkonu hastalığın toplumdaki sıklığına dayanırken diğer tanım-lamalar yeterli tedavi veya hastalık şiddeti gibi diğer faktörleri içerir. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde, 200.000 kişiden az kişiyi etkileyen hastalıklar nadir hastalıklar olarak kabul edil...