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Overview

Kaya Bilguvar is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their scientific work spans several interconnected subfields, including molecular biology, genetics, infectious diseases, neurology, and oncology.

The primary research topics covered in their publications include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on immunological responses and COVID-19 pathogenesis with the following notable publications:

  • "Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19" (2020, Science)
  • "Inborn errors of type I IFN immunity in patients with life-threatening COVID-19" (2020, Science)
  • "Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain" (2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine)
  • "X-linked recessive TLR7 deficiency in ~1% of men under 60 years old with life-threatening COVID-19" (2021, Science Immunology)
  • "Impact of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants on mRNA vaccine-induced immunity" (2021, Nature)

Kaya Bilguvar frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, with whom they have published multiple papers. Among the most frequent collaborators are:

  • Shrikant Mane
  • Richard P. Lifton
  • Murat Günel
  • Sheng Chih Jin
  • Christopher Castaldi

Their work is published across several prominent scientific venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Brain
  • Science
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

Best Publications

  • Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19.

    Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Lindsey B. Rosen;Qian Zhang;Eleftherios Michailidis

  • De novo mutations revealed by whole-exome sequencing are strongly associated with autism

    Stephan J. Sanders;Michael T. Murtha;Abha R. Gupta;John D. Murdoch

  • Inborn errors of type I IFN immunity in patients with life-threatening COVID-19

    Qian Zhang;Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Zhiyong Liu;Jérémie Le Pen

  • Correction: Author Correction: Integrated genomic analyses of de novo pathways underlying atypical meningiomas

    Akdes Serin Harmancı;Mark W. Youngblood;Victoria E. Clark;Süleyman Coşkun

  • Multiple Recurrent De Novo CNVs, Including Duplications of the 7q11.23 Williams Syndrome Region, Are Strongly Associated with Autism

    Stephan J. Sanders;A. Gulhan Ercan-Sencicek;Vanessa Hus;Rui Luo

  • Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain.

    Eric Song;Ce Zhang;Benjamin Israelow;Alice Lu-Culligan

  • Genomic Analysis of Non-NF2 Meningiomas Reveals Mutations in TRAF7, KLF4, AKT1, and SMO

    Victoria E. Clark;E. Zeynep Erson-Omay;Akdes Serin;Jun Yin

  • De novo mutations in congenital heart disease with neurodevelopmental and other congenital anomalies.

    Jason Homsy;Samir Zaidi;Yufeng Shen;James S. Ware;James S. Ware;James S. Ware

  • Contribution of rare inherited and de novo variants in 2,871 congenital heart disease probands

    Sheng Chih Jin;Jason Homsy;Samir Zaidi;Qiongshi Lu

  • The Genetic Basis of Mendelian Phenotypes: Discoveries, Challenges, and Opportunities

    Jessica X. Chong;Kati J. Buckingham;Shalini N. Jhangiani;Corinne Boehm

  • Whole-exome sequencing identifies recessive WDR62 mutations in severe brain malformations

    Kaya Bilgüvar;Ali Kemal Oztürk;Angeliki Louvi;Kenneth Y Kwan

  • Exome sequencing links corticospinal motor neuron disease to common neurodegenerative disorders.

    Gaia Novarino;Ali G. Fenstermaker;Maha S. Zaki;Matan Hofree

  • Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~ 4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~ 20% of COVID-19 deaths.

    Paul Bastard;Adrian Gervais;Adrian Gervais;Tom Le Voyer;Tom Le Voyer;Jérémie Rosain;Jérémie Rosain

  • Exome sequencing links mutations in PARN and RTEL1 with familial pulmonary fibrosis and telomere shortening

    Bridget D. Stuart;Jungmin Choi;Samir Zaidi;Samir Zaidi;Chao Xing

  • X-linked recessive TLR7 deficiency in ~1% of men under 60 years old with life-threatening COVID-19.

    Takaki Asano;Bertrand Boisson;Bertrand Boisson;Bertrand Boisson;Fanny Onodi;Daniela Matuozzo;Daniela Matuozzo

  • L-histidine decarboxylase and Tourette's syndrome.

    A. Gulhan Ercan-Sencicek;Althea A. Stillman;Ananda K. Ghosh;Kaya Bilguvar

  • Genome-wide association study of intracranial aneurysm identifies three new risk loci

    Katsuhito Yasuno;Kaya Bilguvar;Philippe Bijlenga;Siew Kee Low

  • Recurrent somatic mutations in POLR2A define a distinct subset of meningiomas

    Victoria E Clark;Akdes Serin Harmancı;Hanwen Bai;Mark W Youngblood

  • Integrated genomic analyses of de novo pathways underlying atypical meningiomas.

    Akdes Serin Harmancı;Mark W. Youngblood;Victoria E. Clark;Süleyman Coşkun

  • Integrated genomic analyses of de novo pathways underlying atypical meningiomas

    Mark W. Youngblood;Victoria E. Clark;Octavian Henegariu;Daniel Duran

Frequent Co-Authors

Murat Gunel
Murat Gunel Yale University
Richard P. Lifton
Richard P. Lifton Rockefeller University
Shrikant Mane
Shrikant Mane Yale University
Matthew W. State
Matthew W. State University of California, San Francisco
Joseph G. Gleeson
Joseph G. Gleeson University of California, San Diego
Angeliki Louvi
Angeliki Louvi Yale University
Maha S. Zaki
Maha S. Zaki National Research Centre, Egypt
Nenad Sestan
Nenad Sestan Yale University
Murim Choi
Murim Choi Seoul National University
Christopher E. Mason
Christopher E. Mason Cornell University

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