Objective: Hereditary multiple osteochondromas is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by heterozygous pathogenic variants in EXT1 or EXT2. We aimed to evaluate the clinical and molecular findings of a Turkish cohort with hereditary multiple osteochondroma.
Materials And Methods: Thirty-two patients aged 1.
Koolen-de Vries syndrome (KdVS) is a rare multisystemic disorder caused by a microdeletion on chromosome 17q21.31 including KANSL1 gene or intragenic pathogenic variants in KANSL1 gene. Here, we describe the clinical and genetic spectrum of eight Turkish children with KdVS due to a de novo 17q21.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Williams syndrome is caused by a microdeletion at 7q11.23 and is characterized by a distinctive face, cardiovascular disease, and intellectual disability with a specific cognitive and behavioral profile. This study aims to evaluate the clinical features and obtain important information that can guide early diagnoses and correct follow-up.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by distinctive craniofacial and skeletal abnormalities. This study aimed to delineate the trichorhinophalangeal syndrome phenotype and to compare the clinical and molecular findings between trichorhinophalangeal syndrome types I and II.
Materials And Methods: A total of 22 trichorhinophalangeal syndrome patients aged 0.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common malignancy of childhood. The aim of this study is to compare the outcome of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with BFM protocol over two decades at our center. We retrospectively examined the files of 421 patients by dividing them into two groups by decade of treatment, 1995-2005 and 2006-2015.
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