About the Authors

Ozgur Kutuk

ozgurkutuk@sabanciuniv.edu

Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, Baskent University School of Medicine, Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Medical and Research Center, Adana, Turkey

Nurgul Aytan

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, United States of America

Bahriye Karakas

Affiliation Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering Program, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey

Asli Giray Kurt

Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, Baskent University School of Medicine, Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Medical and Research Center, Adana, Turkey

Ufuk Acikbas

Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, Baskent University School of Medicine, Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Medical and Research Center, Adana, Turkey

Sehime Gulsun Temel

Affiliations Department of Histology and Embryology, Uludag University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey, Department of Histology and Embryology, Near East University School of Medicine, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus

Huveyda Basaga

Affiliation Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering Program, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: OK NA HB. Data curation: OK NA BK AGK. Formal analysis: OK NA BK AGK. Funding acquisition: OK. Investigation: OK NA BK UA AGK. Methodology: OK NA SGT HB. Project administration: OK. Resources: OK NA SGT HB. Software: OK. Supervision: OK NA HB. Validation: OK. Visualization: OK. Writing – original draft: OK NA SGT HB. Writing – review & editing: OK NA SGT HB.