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Nishimura S, Mishra-Gorur K, Park J, Surovtseva YV, Sebti SM, Levchenko A, Louvi A, Gunel M. Combined HMG-COA reductase and prenylation inhibition in treatment of CCM. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 5503-5508. PMID: 28500274, PMCID: PMC5448170, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1702942114.

Barak T, Ristori E, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Miyagishima DF, Nelson-Williams C, Dong W, Jin SC, Prendergast A, Armero W, Henegariu O, Erson-Omay EZ, Harmancı AS, Guy M, Gültekin B, Kilic D, Rai DK, Goc N, Aguilera SM, Gülez B, Altinok S, Ozcan K, Yarman Y, Coskun S, Sempou E, Deniz E, Hintzen J, Cox A, Fomchenko E, Jung SW, Ozturk AK, Louvi A, Bilgüvar K, Connolly ES, Khokha MK, Kahle KT, Yasuno K, Lifton RP, Mishra-Gorur K, Nicoli S, Günel M. PPIL4 is essential for brain angiogenesis and implicated in intracranial aneurysms in humans. Nature Medicine 2021, 27: 2165-2175. PMID: 34887573, PMCID: PMC8768030, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-021-01572-7.

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Tabor J, O'Brien J, Valero S, Pappajohn A, McGuone D, Erson-Omay Z, Yasuno K, Gunel M, Moliterno J. Heterozygous CDKN2A Loss is Associated with Recurrence and Survival in High, But Not Low Grade Meningiomas. Neurosurgery 2024, 70: 203-203. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002810_112.

Antonios J, Barak T, Gultekin B, Yalcin K, Adenu-Mensah N, Sujijantarat N, Koo A, Haynes J, Hebert R, Matouk C, Gunel M. 306 Endothelial Infiltrating Regulatory B Cells and NK T Cells Precipitate Inflammatory Cascade That Leads to Aneurysmal Rupture. Neurosurgery 2024, 70: 88-89. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002809_306.

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Tabor J, Chavez M, O'Brien J, Morales-Valero S, Pappajohn A, McGuone D, Erson-Omay Z, Yasuno K, Gunel M, Moliterno J. EPCO-47. HETEROZYGOUS CDKN2A LOSS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER RECURRENCE AND LOWER SURVIVAL IN HIGH-, BUT NOT LOW-GRADE MENINGIOMAS. Neuro-Oncology 2023, 25: v134-v135. PMCID: PMC10639255, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad179.0509.

Hong C, Marianayagam N, Morales-Valero S, Barak T, Tabor J, O’Brien J, Huttner A, Baehring J, Gunel M, Erson-Omay E, Fulbright R, Matouk C, Moliterno J. Vascular steal and associated intratumoral aneurysms in highly vascular brain tumors: illustrative case. Journal Of Neurosurgery Case Lessons 2023, 5: case22512. PMID: 36880509, PMCID: PMC10550659, DOI: 10.3171/case22512.

Kundishora A, Allington G, McGee S, Mekbib K, Gainullin V, Timberlake A, Nelson-Williams C, Kiziltug E, Smith H, Ocken J, Shohfi J, Allocco A, Duy P, Elsamadicy A, Dong W, Zhao S, Wang Y, Qureshi H, DiLuna M, Mane S, Tikhonova I, Fu P, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Knight J, Furey C, Carter B, Haider S, Moreno-De-Luca A, Alper S, Gunel M, Millan F, Lifton R, Torene R, Jin S, Kahle K. Multiomic analyses implicate a neurodevelopmental program in the pathogenesis of cerebral arachnoid cysts. Nature Medicine 2023, 29: 667-678. PMID: 36879130, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02238-2.

Miyagishima D, Moliterno J, Claus E, Günel M. Hormone therapies in meningioma-where are we? Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2022, 161: 297-308. PMID: 36418843, PMCID: PMC10371392, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-022-04187-1.

Vasandani S, Vetsa S, Jalal M, Yalcin K, Marianayagam N, Nadar A, Jin L, Fulbright R, Erson-Omay E, Günel M, Moliterno J. EPCO-40. INFRATENTORIAL NF2 MUTANT SPORADIC MENINGIOMAS DIFFER FROM THOSE IN SUPRATENTORIAL LOCATIONS AND ARE MORE BENIGN. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 24: vii125-vii125. DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac209.474.

Kaulen L, Erson-Omay E, Henegariu O, Karschnia P, Huttner A, Günel M, Baehring J. P11.46.A Whole exome sequencing identifies novel SLIT2 mutations in primary CNS lymphoma. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 24: ii68-ii68. PMCID: PMC9443199, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac174.235.

Chen AT, Xiao Y, Tang X, Baqri M, Gao X, Reschke M, Sheu WC, Long G, Zhou Y, Deng G, Zhang S, Deng Y, Bai Z, Kim D, Huttner A, Kunes R, Günel M, Moliterno J, Saltzman WM, Fan R, Zhou J. Cross-platform analysis reveals cellular and molecular landscape of glioblastoma invasion. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 25: 482-494. PMID: 35901838, PMCID: PMC10013636, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac186.

Parmigiani E, Ivanek R, Rolando C, Hafen K, Turchinovich G, Lehmann FM, Gerber A, Brkic S, Frank S, Meyer SC, Wakimoto H, Günel M, Louvi A, Mariani L, Finke D, Holländer G, Hutter G, Tussiwand R, Taylor V, Giachino C. Interferon-γ resistance and immune evasion in glioma develop via Notch-regulated co-evolution of malignant and immune cells. Developmental Cell 2022, 57: 1847-1865.e9. PMID: 35803280, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.06.006.

Erson-Omay EZ, Vetsa S, Vasandani S, Barak T, Nadar A, Marianayagam NJ, Yalcin K, Miyagishima D, Aguilera SM, Robert S, Mishra-Gorur K, Fulbright RK, McGuone D, Günel M, Moliterno J. Genomic profiling of sporadic multiple meningiomas. BMC Medical Genomics 2022, 15: 112. PMID: 35568945, PMCID: PMC9107270, DOI: 10.1186/s12920-022-01258-0.

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Vasandani S, Vetsa S, Jalal M, Kanat Y, Marianayagam N, Jin L, Fulbright R, Erson-Omay E, Gunel M, Moliterno J. NF2 Mutant Sporadic Meningiomas Differ Based on Location Relative to the Tentorium. Journal Of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2022, 83: s1-s270. DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1743734.

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Robert SM, Vetsa S, Nadar A, Vasandani S, Youngblood MW, Gorelick E, Jin L, Marianayagam N, Erson-Omay EZ, Günel M, Moliterno J. The integrated multiomic diagnosis of sporadic meningiomas: a review of its clinical implications. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2021, 156: 205-214. PMID: 34846640, PMCID: PMC8816740, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-021-03874-9.

Jin L, Youngblood M, Gupte T, Vetsa S, Nadar A, Barak T, Yalcin K, Aguilera S, Mishra-Gorur K, Blondin N, Omay S, Pointdujour-Lim R, Judson B, Alperovich M, Aboian M, McGuone D, Gunel M, Erson-Omay Z, Fulbright R, Moliterno J. NIMG-64. TYPE OF BONY INVOLVEMENT PREDICTS GENOMIC SUBGROUP IN SPHENOID WING MENINGIOMAS. Neuro-Oncology 2021, 23: vi144-vi144. PMCID: PMC8598770, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noab196.562.

Erson-Omay Z, Barak T, Vetsa S, Nadar A, Miyagishima D, Yalcin K, Aguilera S, Mishra-Gorur K, McGuone D, Fulbright R, Gunel M, Moliterno-Gunel J. EPCO-29. GENOMIC PROFILING OF SPORADIC MULTIPLE MENINGIOMAS. Neuro-Oncology 2021, 23: vi8-vi8. DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noab196.028.

Acosta JN, Both CP, Szejko N, Leasure AC, Abdelhakim S, Torres‐Lopez V, Brown SC, Matouk CC, Gunel M, Sheth KN, Falcone GJ. Genetically Determined Low‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Risk of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Annals Of Neurology 2021, 91: 145-149. PMID: 34709661, DOI: 10.1002/ana.26250.

Kars ME, Başak AN, Onat OE, Bilguvar K, Choi J, Itan Y, Çağlar C, Palvadeau R, Casanova JL, Cooper DN, Stenson PD, Yavuz A, Buluş H, Günel M, Friedman JM, Özçelik T. The genetic structure of the Turkish population reveals high levels of variation and admixture. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2026076118. PMID: 34426522, PMCID: PMC8433500, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2026076118.

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Kundishora AJ, Peters ST, Pinard A, Duran D, Panchagnula S, Barak T, Miyagishima DF, Dong W, Smith H, Ocken J, Dunbar A, Nelson-Williams C, Haider S, Walker RL, Li B, Zhao H, Thumkeo D, Marlier A, Duy PQ, Diab NS, Reeves BC, Robert SM, Sujijantarat N, Stratman AN, Chen YH, Zhao S, Roszko I, Lu Q, Zhang B, Mane S, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Knight JR, Bamshad MJ, Nickerson DA, Geschwind DH, Chen SL, Storm PB, Diluna ML, Matouk CC, Orbach DB, Alper SL, Smith ER, Lifton RP, Gunel M, Milewicz DM, Jin SC, Kahle KT. DIAPH1 Variants in Non–East Asian Patients With Sporadic Moyamoya Disease. JAMA Neurology 2021, 78: 993-1003. PMID: 34125151, PMCID: PMC8204259, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.1681.

Yeung J, Yaghoobi V, Miyagishima D, Vesely MD, Zhang T, Badri T, Nassar A, Han X, Sanmamed MF, Youngblood M, Peyre M, Kalamarides M, Rimm DL, Gunel M, Chen L. Targeting the CSF1/CSF1R axis is a potential treatment strategy for malignant meningiomas. Neuro-Oncology 2021, 23: 1922-1935. PMID: 33914067, PMCID: PMC8563319, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noab075.

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Kaulen LD, Erson‐Omay E, Henegariu O, Karschnia P, Huttner A, Günel M, Baehring JM. Exome sequencing identifies SLIT2 variants in primary CNS lymphoma. British Journal Of Haematology 2021, 193: 375-379. PMID: 33481259, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17319.

Yeung J, Yaghoobi V, Aung TN, Vesely MD, Zhang T, Gaule P, Gunel M, Rimm DL, Chen L. Spatially Resolved and Quantitative Analysis of the Immunological Landscape in Human Meningiomas. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2021, 80: 150-159. PMID: 33393633, DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlaa152.

Acosta JN, Szejko N, Both CP, Vanent K, Noche RB, Gill TM, Matouk CC, Sheth KN, Gunel M, Falcone GJ. Genetically Determined Smoking Behavior and Risk of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke 2021, 52: 582-587. PMID: 33440997, PMCID: PMC7856108, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031622.

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Zhao A, Youngblood M, Erson-Omay E, Moliterno J, Gunel M. The Genomic Landscape of Meningiomas. 2020, 35-55. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59558-6_4.

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Karschnia P, Erson-Omay E, Huttner A, Fulbright R, Günel M, Baehring J. P04.60 Genomic profile of tumorigenesis in a patient with Turcot syndrome. Neuro-Oncology 2018, 20: iii293-iii293. PMCID: PMC6143975, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy139.294.

Furey CG, Zeng X, Dong W, Jin SC, Choi J, Timberlake AT, Dunbar AM, Allocco AA, Günel M, Lifton RP, Kahle KT. Human Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Congenital Hydrocephalus. World Neurosurgery 2018, 119: 441-443. PMID: 30205212, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.09.018.

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Fomchenko EI, Duran D, Jin SC, Dong W, Erson-Omay EZ, Antwi P, Allocco A, Gaillard JR, Huttner A, Gunel M, DiLuna ML, Kahle KT. De novo MYH9 mutation in congenital scalp hemangioma. Molecular Case Studies 2018, 4: a002998. PMID: 29903892, PMCID: PMC6071566, DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a002998.

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Vilarinho S, Erson-Omay E, Mitchell-Richards K, Cha C, Nelson-Williams C, Harmancı AS, Yasuno K, Günel M, Taddei TH. Exome analysis of the evolutionary path of hepatocellular adenoma-carcinoma transition, vascular invasion and brain dissemination. Journal Of Hepatology 2017, 67: 186-191. PMID: 28323122, PMCID: PMC5497691, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.03.009.

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Bilguvar K, Bydon M, Bayrakli F, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Bayri Y, Mason C, DiLuna ML, Seashore M, Bronen R, Lifton RP, State M, Gunel M. A novel syndrome of cerebral cavernous malformation and Greig cephalopolysyndactyly. Laboratory investigation. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2007, 107: 495-9. PMID: 18154020, DOI: 10.3171/ped-07/12/495.

DiLuna ML, Bydon M, Gunel M, Johnson MH. Complications from cervical intra-arterial heroin injection. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2007, 78: 1198. PMID: 17940170, PMCID: PMC2117615, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.118752.

Bayrakli F, Bilguvar K, Mason CE, DiLuna ML, Bayri Y, Gungor L, Terzi M, Mane SM, Lifton RP, State MW, Gunel M. Rapid identification of disease‐causing mutations using copy number analysis within linkage intervals. Human Mutation 2007, 28: 1236-1240. PMID: 17676595, DOI: 10.1002/humu.20592.

Bilguvar K, Bayrakli F, Bayri Y, Ozturk A, DiLuna M, Bydon M, Gunel M. Linkage and Copy Number Variation Analysis of Large Families and Sibling Pairs Demonstrates Locus Heterogeneity for Familial Intracranial Aneurysms. Neurosurgery 2007, 61: 198. DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000279890.51914.ec.

Guzel A, Tatli M, Bilguvar K, DiLuna ML, Bakkaloglu B, Ozturk AK, Bayrakli F, Gunel M. Apparently novel genetic syndrome of pachygyria, mental retardation, seizure, and arachnoid cysts. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2007, 143A: 672-677. PMID: 17343267, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31640.

DiLuna ML, Amankulor NM, Johnson MH, Gunel M. Cerebrovascular disease associated with Aarskog-Scott syndrome. Neuroradiology 2007, 49: 457-461. PMID: 17294235, DOI: 10.1007/s00234-007-0209-1.

Nahed BV, Bydon M, Ozturk AK, Bilguvar K, Bayrakli F, Gunel M. GENETICS OF INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS. Neurosurgery 2007, 60: 213-226. PMID: 17290171, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000249270.18698.bb.

Bilguvar K, Ozturk A, Gunel M, Guclu B. Response to Letter by Stahl and Felbor. Stroke 2006, 37: 2215-2216. DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000237183.62327.c5.

Ozturk AK, Nahed BV, Bydon M, Bilguvar K, Goksu E, Bademci G, Guclu B, Johnson MH, Amar A, Lifton RP, Gunel M. Molecular Genetic Analysis of Two Large Kindreds With Intracranial Aneurysms Demonstrates Linkage to 11q24-25 and 14q23-31. Stroke 2006, 37: 1021-1027. PMID: 16497978, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000206153.92675.b9.

Seker A, Pricola KL, Guclu B, Ozturk AK, Louvi A, Gunel M. CCM2 Expression Parallels That of CCM1. Stroke 2005, 37: 518-523. PMID: 16373645, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000198835.49387.25.

Kılıc T, Sohrabifar M, Kurtkaya Ö, Yildirim Ö, Elmaci I, Günel M, Pamir MN. Expression of Structural Proteins and Angiogenic Factors in Normal Arterial and Unruptured and Ruptured Aneurysm Walls. Neurosurgery 2005, 57: 997-1007. PMID: 16284569, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000180812.77621.6c.

Guclu B, Ozturk AK, Pricola KL, Bilguvar K, Shin D, O’Roak B, Gunel M. Mutations in Apoptosis-related Gene, PDCD10, Cause Cerebral Cavernous Malformation 3. Neurosurgery 2005, 57: 1008-1013. PMID: 16284570, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000180811.56157.e1.

Guclu B, Ozturk AK, Pricola KL, Seker A, Ozek M, Gunel M. Cerebral Venous Malformations Have Distinct Genetic Origin From Cerebral Cavernous Malformations. Stroke 2005, 36: 2479-2480. PMID: 16239636, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000183616.99139.d3.

Abelson JF, Kwan KY, O'Roak BJ, Baek DY, Stillman AA, Morgan TM, Mathews CA, Pauls DL, Rašin M, Gunel M, Davis NR, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Guez DH, Spertus JA, Leckman JF, Dure LS, Kurlan R, Singer HS, Gilbert DL, Farhi A, Louvi A, Lifton RP, Šestan N, State MW. Sequence Variants in SLITRK1 Are Associated with Tourette's Syndrome. Science 2005, 310: 317-320. PMID: 16224024, DOI: 10.1126/science.1116502.

Nahed BV, DiLuna ML, Morgan T, Ocal E, Hawkins AA, Ozduman K, Kahle KT, Chamberlain A, Amar AP, Gunel M. Hypertension, age, and location predict rupture of small intracranial aneurysms. Neurosurgery 2005, 57: 676-83; discussion 676-83. PMID: 16239879, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000175549.96530.59.

Nahed B, DiLuna M, Morgan T, Ocal E, Hawkins A, Ozduman K, Kahle K, Chamberlain A, Amar A, Gunel M. Hypertension, Age, and Location Predict Rupture of Small Intracranial Aneurysms. Neurosurgery 2005, 57: 676-683. DOI: 10.1093/neurosurgery/57.4.676.

Jayaraman T, Berenstein V, Li X, Mayer J, Silane M, Shin YS, Niimi Y, Kiliç T, Gunel M, Berenstein A. Tumor necrosis factor alpha is a key modulator of inflammation in cerebral aneurysms. Neurosurgery 2005, 57: 558-64; discussion 558-64. PMID: 16145536, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000170439.89041.d6.

Nahed BV, Seker A, Guclu B, Ozturk AK, Finberg K, Hawkins AA, DiLuna ML, State M, Lifton RP, Gunel M. Mapping a Mendelian Form of Intracranial Aneurysm to 1p34.3-p36.13. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2004, 76: 172-179. PMID: 15540160, PMCID: PMC1196421, DOI: 10.1086/426953.

Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Kayisli UA, Amankulor NM, Voorhees JR, Gokce O, DiLuna ML, Laurans MS, Luleci G, Gunel M. Krev1 interaction trapped-1/cerebral cavernous malformation-1 protein expression during early angiogenesis. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2004, 100: 481-7. PMID: 15287459, DOI: 10.3171/ped.2004.100.5.0481.

Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Amankulor NM, Voorhees J, Luleci G, Lifton RP, Gunel M. KRIT1/Cerebral Cavernous Malformation 1 Protein Localizes to Vascular Endothelium, Astrocytes, and Pyramidal Cells of the Adult Human Cerebral Cortex. Neurosurgery 2004, 54: 943-949. PMID: 15046662, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000114512.59624.a5.

Komuro A, Masuda Y, Kobayashi K, Babbitt R, Gunel M, Flavell RA, Marchesi VT. The AHNAKs are a class of giant propeller-like proteins that associate with calcium channel proteins of cardiomyocytes and other cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 4053-4058. PMID: 15007166, PMCID: PMC384694, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0308619101.

Anderson RC, Connolly ES, Ozduman K, Laurans MS, Gunel M, Khandji A, Faust PL, Sisti MB. Clinicopathological Review: Giant Intraventricular Cavernous Malformation. Neurosurgery 2003, 53: 374-379. PMID: 12925254, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000073533.52727.e4.

Laurans MS, DiLuna ML, Shin D, Niazi F, Voorhees JR, Nelson-Williams C, Johnson EW, Siegel AM, Steinberg GK, Berg MJ, Scott RM, Tedeschi G, Enevoldson TP, Anson J, Rouleau GA, Ogilvy C, Awad IA, Lifton RP, Gunel M. Mutational analysis of 206 families with cavernous malformations. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2003, 99: 38-43. PMID: 12854741, DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.99.1.0038.

State MW, Greally JM, Cuker A, Bowers PN, Henegariu O, Morgan TM, Gunel M, DiLuna M, King RA, Nelson C, Donovan A, Anderson GM, Leckman JF, Hawkins T, Pauls DL, Lifton RP, Ward DC. Epigenetic abnormalities associated with a chromosome 18(q21-q22) inversion and a Gilles de la Tourette syndrome phenotype. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 4684-4689. PMID: 12682296, PMCID: PMC153616, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0730775100.

Gunel M, Laurans MS, Shin D, DiLuna ML, Voorhees J, Choate K, Nelson-Williams C, Lifton RP. KRIT1, a gene mutated in cerebral cavernous malformation, encodes a microtubule-associated protein. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 10677-10682. PMID: 12140362, PMCID: PMC125011, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.122354499.

Wilson F, Disse-Nicodème S, Choate K, Ishikawa K, Nelson-Williams C, Desitter I, Gunel M, Milford D, Lipkin G, Achard J, Feely M, Dussol B, Berland Y, Unwin R, Mayan H, Simon D, Farfel Z, Jeunemaitre X, Lifton R. Human Hypertension Caused by Mutations in WNK Kinases. Science 2001, 293: 1107-1112. PMID: 11498583, DOI: 10.1126/science.1062844.

Ng PY, Huddle D, Gunel M, Awad IA. Intraoperative endovascular treatment as an adjunct to microsurgical clipping of paraclinoid aneurysms. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2000, 93: 554-60. PMID: 11014532, DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.4.0554.

Gunel M, Awad I. Carotid Endarterectomy Prevention Strategies and Complications Management. Neurosurgery Clinics Of North America 2000, 11: 351-364. PMID: 10733850, DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3680(18)30137-2.

Craig H, Günel M, Cepeda O, Johnson E, Ptacek L, Steinberg G, Ogilvy C, Berg M, Crawford S, Scott R, Steichen-Gersdorf E, Sabroe R, Kennedy C, Mettler G, Beis M, Fryer A, Awad I, Lifton R. Multilocus linkage identifies two new loci for a mendelian form of stroke, cerebral cavernous malformation, at 7p15–13 and 3q25.2–27. Human Molecular Genetics 1998, 7: 1851-1858. PMID: 9811928, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.12.1851.

Gunel M, Awad I, Lifton R. Molecular Biology of Cerebrovascular Diseases. 1998, 163-173. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-9350-4_15.

Günel M, Lifton R. Counting strokes. Nature Genetics 1996, 13: 384-385. PMID: 8696326, DOI: 10.1038/ng0896-384.

Günel M, Awad I, Finberg K, Steinberg G, Craig H, Cepeda O, Carol N, Lifton R. Genetic heterogeneity of inherited cerebral cavernous malformation. Neurosurgery 1996, 38: 1265-71. PMID: 8727164, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199606000-00059.

Günel M, Awad I, Finberg K, Steinberg G, Craig H, Cepeda O, Nelson-Williams C, Lifton R. Genetic Heterogeneity of Inherited Cerebral Cavernous Malformation. Neurosurgery 1996, 38: 1265-1271. DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199606000-00059.

Günel M, Awad IA, Anson J, Lifton RP. Mapping a gene causing cerebral cavernous malformation to 7q11.2-q21. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 6620-6624. PMID: 7604043, PMCID: PMC41570, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.14.6620.

de Lanerolle NC, Gunel M, Sundaresan S, Shen MY, Brines ML, Spencer DD. Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and its receptor changes in human temporal lobe epilepsy. Brain Research 1995, 686: 182-193. PMID: 7583284, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)00365-w.

Piepmeier JM, Gunel M. Management of low-grade gliomas: radiation therapy at time of recurrence. Clinical Neurosurgery 1995, 42: 495-507. PMID: 8846614.