Prof. Dr. Adnan Yüksel is a physician specializing in Pediatric Neurology and Medical Genetics, and currently serves as the Founding Rector of Biruni University, a post he has held since 2014. He is also Professor of Pediatrics with a subspecialty in Medical Genetics at Biruni University Faculty of Medicine.
He completed his medical education at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine between 1981 and 1987, followed by his specialty training in Pediatrics at Istanbul University's Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine from 1987 to 1991. He pursued subspecialty training in Pediatric Neurology at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine between 1991 and 1994, and earned his PhD in Genetics at Istanbul University's Institute of Health Sciences between 1996 and 2002.
Prof. Yüksel served as Professor of Pediatrics at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine from 1987 to 1991, and later as Professor and Head of the Department of Medical Genetics at the same faculty between 2007 and 2010. He was Rector of Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine from 2010 to 2012 and Advisor to the Rector at Istanbul University Rectorate from 2013 to 2014, before founding Biruni University in 2014. He also carried out research at the University of London's Charing Cross and Westminster Children's Hospitals in 1990 and at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Pediatrics, Neurology, between 2000 and 2001.
His clinical and research interests centre on pediatric neurology, genetics in children, and the diagnosis of hereditary and developmental disorders.
His research has appeared in journals including Cell, Neuron, Nature Genetics and the American Journal of Human Genetics. He is a member of the European Paediatric Neurology Society, the European Society of Human Genetics, the Turkish Society of Pediatric Neurology and the Medical Genetics Association, and has received multiple scientific awards for his research contributions.
Education
PhD, Genetics
Istanbul University, Institute of Health Sciences
1996–2002
Subspecialty, Pediatric Neurology
Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
1991–1994
Medical Specialty, Pediatrics
Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
1987–1991
Bachelor's Degree
Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine
1981–1987
Academic & Administrative Roles
Professor, Pediatrics (Subspecialty in Medical Genetics)
Biruni University Faculty of Medicine
2014–Present
Founding Rector
Biruni University Rectorate
2014–Present
Advisor to the Rector
Istanbul University Rectorate
2013–2014
Rector
Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine
2010–2012
Professor, Medical Genetics
Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
2007–2010
Head of Department, Medical Genetics
Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
2007–2010
Professor, Pediatrics
Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
1987–1991
Research
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Pediatrics, Neurology (USA)
2000-2001
Research (with Prof. Dr. N. Michael Cavanagh, on the aetiology and treatment of cerebral palsy)
University of London, Charing Cross Hospital and Westminster Children's Hospital (UK)
1990
- Member, European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS) – 2014
- Member, European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) – 2009
- Member, Turkish Society of Pediatric Neurology – 1992
- Member, Medical Genetics Association – 1990
A novel mutation in the SERAC1 gene correlates with the severe manifestation of the MEGDEL phenotype, as revealed by whole-exome sequencing
Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine·2020New genetic approaches for early diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders
Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders·2019ASC-1 is a cell cycle regulator associated with severe and mild forms of myopathy
Annals of Neurology·2019Revealing the function of a novel splice-site mutation of CHD7 in CHARGE syndrome
Gene·2016Genes that affect brain structure and function identified by rare variant analyses of Mendelian neurologic disease
Neuron·2015Novel POC1A mutation in primordial dwarfism reveals new insights for centriole biogenesis
Human Molecular Genetics·2015Whole-exome sequencing revealed two novel mutations in Usher syndrome
Gene·2015Corrigendum: Mutations in the voltage-gated potassium channel gene KCNH1 cause Temple-Baraitser syndrome and epilepsy
Nature Genetics·2015Mutations in the voltage-gated potassium channel gene KCNH1 cause Temple-Baraitser syndrome and epilepsy
Nature Genetics·2015Poikiloderma with neutropenia: genotype-ethnic origin correlation, expanding phenotype and literature review
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A·2014Demographic and clinical findings of cerebral palsy patients in Istanbul: a multicenter study
Türkiye Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi·2014Human CLP1 mutations alter tRNA biogenesis, affecting both peripheral and central nervous system function
Cell·2014Therapeutic plasma exchange for malignant refractory status epilepticus: a case report
Pediatric Neurology·2014The effect of genetic polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 CYP2C9, CYP2C19 and CYP2D6 on drug-resistant epilepsy in Turkish children
Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy·2014Keutel syndrome: report of two novel MGP mutations and discussion of clinical overlap with arylsulfatase E deficiency and relapsing polychondritis
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A·2014Report of a patient with Temple-Baraitser syndrome
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A·2014The drug-transporter gene MDR1 C3435T and G2677T/A polymorphisms and the risk of multidrug-resistant epilepsy in Turkish children
Molecular Biology Reports·2014Melatonin attenuates phenytoin sodium-induced DNA damage
Drug and Chemical Toxicology·2013A novel EFNB1 mutation in a patient with craniofrontonasal syndrome and right hallux duplication
Gene·2013MicroRNA profiling in lymphocytes and serum of tyrosinemia type-I patients
Molecular Biology Reports·2013Effects of memantine and melatonin on signal transduction pathways, vascular leakage and brain injury after focal cerebral ischemia in mice
Neuroscience·2013Deficiency of selenium and zinc as a causative factor for idiopathic intractable epilepsy
Epilepsy Research·2013Identification of a novel mutation in ZAP70 and prenatal diagnosis in a Turkish family with severe combined immunodeficiency disorder
Gene·2013Involvement of the corpus callosum splenium in a case with SSPE: magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings
Archives of Medical Science·2013Circumferential skin folds and multiple anomalies
Clinical Dysmorphology·2013A rare case of split hand/foot malformation with sensorineural hearing loss and Mondini dysplasia
Clinical Dysmorphology·2013Evidence that membrane-bound G protein-coupled melatonin receptors MT1 and MT2 are not involved in the neuroprotective effects of melatonin in focal cerebral ischemia
Journal of Pineal Research·2012The very rare aglossia-adactylia syndrome with a novel finding of mental retardation
Genetic Counseling·2012A new syndrome presenting with dysmorphic facies, oculocutaneous albinism, glaucoma, cryptorchidism and mental retardation
Genetic Counseling·2011Intracranial ultrasound abnormalities and fetal cytomegalovirus infection: report of 8 cases and review of the literature
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy·2011Glutathione S-transferase M1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 genetic polymorphisms and the risk of age-related macular degeneration
Ophthalmic Research·2011Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia and Joubert syndrome in the same case: co-incidence, overlapping genetic locus or a novel feature for Joubert syndrome?
Clinical Genetics·2010A family with three cases of two different skeletal dysplasia syndromes that represent the opposite ends of a spectrum
Clinical Genetics·2010A rare variant of Michelin tire syndrome in a girl of first cousins
Clinical Genetics·2010Polymorphisms of the DNA repair genes XPD and XRCC1 and the risk of age-related macular degeneration
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science·2010Marked improvement in Segawa syndrome after L-dopa and selegiline treatment
Pediatric Neurology·2010Analysis of two patients with Desbuquois dysplasia
Clinical Genetics·2010A case of hemiparesis, hemihypoplasia and athetoid posture with unilateral vision loss — an example of a very rare disorder: familial porencephaly
Clinical Genetics·2010Identification of a unique translocation in a patient with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
Clinical Genetics·2010Novel TMEM67 mutations and genotype-phenotype correlates in meckelin-related ciliopathies
Human Mutation·2010In a girl with facial dysmorphism and mental/motor retardation
Clinical Genetics·2010Sudden vision loss in a mucopolysaccharidosis I patient receiving enzyme replacement therapy
Genetic Counseling·2010Expanding CEP290 mutational spectrum in ciliopathies
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A·2009Molecular genetic screening of MBS1 locus on chromosome 13 for microdeletions and exclusion of FGF9, GSH1 and CDX2 as causative genes in patients with Moebius syndrome
European Journal of Medical Genetics·2009Mutational screening of BASP1 and transcribed processed pseudogene TPΨg-BASP1 in patients with Möbius syndrome
Journal of Genetics and Genomics·2009Magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy and facial dysmorphism in a case of Lowe syndrome with novel OCRL1 gene mutation
Journal of Child Neurology·2009Spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome in a patient with Marfan syndrome and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain·2008Cytogenetic findings in Joubert syndrome
Chromosome Research·2007Supernumerary chromosome der(22)t(11;22) Emanuel syndrome associates with novel feature
Genetic Counseling·2007Molecular and cytogenetic results of 13 patients with Joubert syndrome
European Journal of Paediatric Neurology·2007A patient with mental retardation and mild visual loss: Susac syndrome
European Journal of Paediatric Neurology·2007CEP290 mutations are frequently identified in the oculo-renal form of Joubert syndrome-related disorders
The American Journal of Human Genetics·2007Evaluation of mental retardation — Part 1: etiologic classification of 4659 patients with mental retardation or multiple congenital abnormality and mental retardation
Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences·2007Evaluation of mental retardation — Part 2: the factors that elucidate the etiologic diagnosis of the patients with mental retardation or multiple congenital abnormality and mental retardation
Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences·2007Warburg Micro syndrome in a Turkish boy
Clinical Dysmorphology·2007Proteus syndrome with agenesis of the rectus abdominis
British Journal of Dermatology·2006Facial dysmorphism in Leigh syndrome with SURF-1 mutation and COX deficiency
Pediatric Neurology·2006The effects of vigabatrin on rat liver antioxidant status
Drug Metabolism and Drug Interactions·2005Mosaic supernumerary r(8) syndrome
Genetic Counseling·2005Joubert syndrome co-existing with partial Xp trisomy: review of the literature
Genetic Counseling·2004Subtelomeric deletions detected in patients with idiopathic mental retardation using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA)
Human Mutation·2004Epilepsy in vacuolating megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts
Seizure·2003Dysmorphic face in two siblings with infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy
Genetic Counseling·2002A case of acampomelic campomelic dysplasia
Genetic Counseling·2002A family with reciprocal 4;7 translocation
European Journal of Human Genetics·2002Neuroblastoma in a dysmorphic girl with a partial duplication of 2p caused by an unbalanced translocation
Clinical Dysmorphology·2002A case of symbrachydactyly with oligodactyly
Genetic Counseling·2001Changes in the antioxidant system in epileptic children receiving antiepileptic drugs: two-year prospective studies
Journal of Child Neurology·2001A variant of Cenani-Lenz type syndactyly
Genetic Counseling·2000Infantile-onset megalencephalic leucoencephalopathy in two siblings
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health·2000Siblings with cystic leukoencephalopathy and megalencephaly
Journal of Child Neurology·2000The effects of carbamazepine and valproic acid on the erythrocyte glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and serum lipid peroxidation in epileptic children
Pharmacological Research·2000Erythrocyte glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and serum lipid peroxidation in epileptic children with valproate and carbamazepine monotherapy
Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology·2000Two female siblings with a previously unreported MCA/MR syndrome: pre- and postnatal growth retardation, iris colobomata, spasticity, facial dysmorphism and dilated ventricles
Genetic Counseling·1999Neuroimaging findings of four patients with Sandhoff disease
Pediatric Neurology·1999N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase and β-galactosidase activity in children receiving antiepileptic drugs
Pediatric Neurology·1999Prenatal diagnosis in IVF pregnancies: an indication for preimplantation genetics?
European Journal of Human Genetics·1998A family presenting Goltz syndrome (focal dermal hypoplasia) in three generations
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics·1998Effects of carbamazepine and valproate on brainstem auditory evoked potentials in epileptic children
Child's Nervous System·1995Influence of long-term carbamazepine treatment on thyroid function
Pediatrics International·1993Serum thyroid hormones and pituitary response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone in epileptic children receiving anti-epileptic medication
Pediatrics International·1993Tissue factor pathway inhibitor and coronary heart disease
Turkish Journal of Haematology·2000Aglossia-adactyly syndrome with mental retardation
European Human Genetics Conference·2009Clinical findings, MR imagings and cytogenetic studies in a series of 45 corpus callosum dysgenesis patients born to consanguineous parents
European Human Genetics Conference, Vienna·2009Combined L-dopa and selegiline therapy greatly improves the clinical picture in Segawa syndrome: a follow-up study on three siblings with a novel c.1475G mutation in the tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) gene
European Human Genetics Conference, Vienna·2009Type 3 rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata in a patient: a case report of a very rare disorder
European Human Genetics Conference, Vienna·2009Genotoxicity evaluation in chronic renal patients undergoing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis using the micronucleus test
European Human Genetics Conference, Vienna·2009A series of patients with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome: review of clinical features
European Human Genetics Conference, Vienna·2009Neuhauser syndrome with novel findings: a case report of a rare disorder
European Human Genetics Conference, Vienna·2009DNA repair gene polymorphisms in dialysis patients
European Human Genetics Conference, Vienna·2009Novel tyrosine hydroxylase gene mutation in three Turkish siblings with dopamine-responsive dystonia
European Human Genetics Conference, Barcelona·2008Corpus callosum agenesis in three patients with Moebius syndrome
European Human Genetics Conference, Barcelona·2008Benign lymphoepithelial lesion of parotid gland in a patient with Keutel syndrome and her two sibs with classic Keutel syndrome
European Human Genetics Conference, Nice·2007Cytochrome C oxidase deficiency and SURF1 gene mutation in Leigh syndrome
European Genetics Congress·2006Warburg Micro syndrome
European Genetics Congress·2006Factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A mutations in children with cerebral palsy
XX Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Sydney·2005Two female siblings with pre- and postnatal growth retardation, iris colobomata, spasticity, facial dysmorphism and dilated ventricles
European Human Genetics Conference, Amsterdam·2000A case of synbrachydactyly with oligodactyly
European Human Genetics Conference, Amsterdam·2000Russell-Silver syndrome: a follow-up study
Fifth Regional Congress of Pediatric Societies of Turkish Speaking Countries, Bishkek·1999Urinary lysosomal enzyme activities in children receiving antiepileptic drugs
6th Asian-Oceanian Congress of Child Neurology and 21st Annual Congress of the Malaysian Paediatric Association, Penang·1999Neuroblastoma in a dysmorphic girl with de novo 2p trisomy and 17q monosomy
6th Asian-Oceanian Congress of Child Neurology and 21st Annual Congress of the Malaysian Paediatric Association·1999Two brothers with partial trisomy 9p
2nd European Cytogenetic Conference, Vienna·1999The erythrocyte glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and serum lipid peroxidation levels in children receiving carbamazepine and valproate
6th Asian-Oceanian Congress of Child Neurology and 21st Annual Congress of the Malaysian Paediatric Association·1999Effects of carbamazepine and valproate on evoked potentials in epileptic children
5th Asian and Oceanian Congress of Child Neurology, Istanbul·1996A case of Lowe syndrome associated with maladaptive behaviours
2nd Balkan Meeting on Human Genetics, Istanbul·1996Galactosidase and glucosidase enzyme levels in healthy Turkish children
2nd Balkan Meeting on Human Genetics, Istanbul·1996Two brothers with ataxia telangiectasia, one with t(14;14) finding
2nd Balkan Meeting on Human Genetics, Istanbul·1996Evoked potentials in partial epileptic children
The Second Italian-Turkish Pediatric Meeting, Napoli·1993Single photon emission computed tomography in partial epilepsy
The Second Italian-Turkish Pediatric Meeting, Napoli·1993Gene therapy (chapter in "Molecular Biology and Genetics: Advanced Applications in Health and Biotechnology", Turkish Academy of Sciences Publications, Science and Thought Series No. 49, pp. 453-477, ISBN 978-625-8352-16-0)
2023Gene therapy in childhood neurological diseases (chapter in "Temel Pediatrik Nöroloji Tanı ve Tedavi", Vol. 1, Akademisyen Kitabevi, ISBN 9786258299168)
2022The use of genetic tests in pediatric neurology practice (chapter in "Temel Pediatrik Nöroloji Tanı ve Tedavi", Vol. 1, Akademisyen Kitabevi, ISBN 9786258299168)
2022Temel Genetik Ders Kitabı (textbook, Istanbul University Publications)
2009Nöroloji ve Genetik (textbook, Alp Ofset)
2006Tıbbi Biyoloji Ders Notları 1 (textbook, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi)
2000Rett syndrome: from mutation to clinic
İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi·2006Effects of long-term carbamazepine treatment on thyroid functions in children with complex partial epilepsy
XXXVI. Milli Pediatri Kongresi·1992Clinical features of Guillain-Barré syndrome in childhood
Çocuk Nörolojisi Günleri·1992Tc99m-HMPAO brain SPECT in childhood epilepsies
VII. Türkiye Nükleer Tıp Kongresi·1993A case of optic glioma presenting with diencephalic syndrome
Tıpta Yenilikler '93 ve VII. Pediatrik Tümörler Kongresi·1993Prenatal and perinatal risk factors in children with cerebral palsy
IX. Jineko-Patoloji Kongresi·1993Evaluation and development of electrophysiological findings from the newborn period through childhood
Türk Oftalmoloji Derneği XXVII. Ulusal Kongresi ve VI. Yaz Sempozyumu·1993The effect of antiepileptic drug use on glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, SOD and lipid peroxidation
V. Ulusal Tıbbi Biyoloji Kongresi·1996Focal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz syndrome) associated with giant papillomas and hypogammaglobulinaemia
2nd Balkan Meeting on Human Genetics·1996Carnitine levels in children with Down syndrome
XLI. Milli Pediatri Kongresi·1997Electrophysiological and cerebral imaging features of two cases of GM2 gangliosidosis 0 variant (Sandhoff disease)
XLI. Milli Pediatri Kongresi·1997The effect of antiepileptic drugs on N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase and β-galactosidase activity in epileptic children
XIV. Ulusal Biyokimya Kongresi ve Klinik Laboratuvarda Otomasyon Sempozyumu·1997Four-year prospective follow-up of the neurological development of normal-term infants with Down syndrome
Ulusal Prenatal Tanı ve Tıbbi Genetik Kongresi·1998Dubowitz syndrome in two sisters
3. Ulusal Prenatal Tanı ve Tıbbi Genetik KongresiA syndrome variant
Ulusal Prenatal Tanı ve Tıbbi Genetik Kongresi·1998The effect of antiepileptic drugs on N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase and β-galactosidase activity in epileptic children
Ulusal Epilepsi Kongresi·1998Endothelium-derived proteins and hyperhomocysteinaemia
5. Ulusal Tıbbi Biyoloji Kongresi·1998The role of the fibrinolytic system in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
Ulusal Tıbbi Biyoloji Kongresi·1998Leukoencephalopathy beginning in infancy: presentation of two sibling cases
XLII. Milli Pediatri Kongresi·1998Platelet cell functions in coronary artery disease
5. Ulusal Tıbbi Biyoloji Kongresi·1998Evaluation of visual functions with cerebral imaging and visual evoked potential studies in children with cerebral palsy
XLI. Milli Pediatri Kongresi·1998Two sisters with mental retardation, spasticity, ventricular dilatation and facial dysmorphism
IV. Çocuk Nörolojisi Günleri·1998Antioxidant system changes in epileptic children receiving carbamazepine and valproate
II. Ulusal Çocuk Nörolojisi Kongresi·2000Head circumference, height and weight percentiles of Turkish children with Down syndrome
Ulusal Prenatal Tanı ve Tıbbi Genetik KongresiTissue factor inhibitors in coronary heart disease
Ulusal Trombüs Kongresi, IstanbulVitamin and mineral status of patients with Down syndrome
XIV. Ulusal Biyokimya ve Klinik Laboratuvarda Otomasyon SempozyumuMetabolic disturbances developing during status epilepticus and ammonia metabolism
Pediatri Pratiğinde Acil Nörolojik Tablolar (postgraduate course)The effects of antiepileptic treatment on serum thyroid hormones and the hypothalamic-pituitary axis in children
Milli Pediatri KongresiRisk factors in febrile convulsion
Pediatri Günleri Acil Pediatri KongresiA case of Aicardi syndrome presenting with convulsion
15. Pediatri Günleri Acil Pediatri KongresiBrainstem audiometry in preterm infants receiving aminoglycosides
Çocuk Nörolojisi Günleri, IstanbulVestibular rehabilitation in children with pervasive developmental disorder: a case report
Uluslararası Katılımlı 4. Pediatrik Rehabilitasyon Kongresi·2017Three cases of Moebius syndrome: is corpus callosum agenesis a component of Moebius syndrome?
X. Ulusal Nöroloji Kongresi·2008Three siblings with Segawa syndrome accompanied by facial dysmorphism: a novel mutation p.P492R in the tyrosine hydroxylase gene
X. Ulusal Nöroloji Kongresi·2008A case report of Micro syndrome
Prenatal ve Genetik Kongresi, Kayseri·2006Three case reports of pseudorheumatoid dysplasia
Prenatal ve Genetik Kongresi, Kayseri·2006Joubert syndrome
Tıbbi Biyoloji ve Genetik Kongresi, Antalya·2006Cerebral imaging and facial findings in two cases of Leigh syndrome
7. Ulusal Çocuk Nörolojisi Kongresi, Antalya·2005Clinical signs, aetiology and pathogenesis of specific learning disorders
48. Milli Pediatri Kongresi, Samsun·2004Autism and genetics
Gelişimsel Nöropsikiyatri Sempozyumu, Istanbul·2004Early diagnosis in cerebral palsy
Uçukçu Günleri, Istanbul·2004The effects of vigabatrin on rat foetuses
7th Mediterranean Child Neurology Congress, Istanbul·2001Antioxidant system changes in epileptic children: a two-year prospective study
VI. Ulusal Tıbbi Biyoloji Kongresi, Denizli·2000Clinicopathological features of four siblings with gamma sarcoglycanopathy
44. Milli Pediatri Kongresi·2000Specific genetic diagnosis rates in 3025 children with mental retardation
II. Ulusal Çocuk Nörolojisi Kongresi, Ankara·2000Specific genetic diagnosis rates in the multiple congenital anomaly / mental retardation group examined in the genetics outpatient clinic
IV. Ulusal Prenatal Tanı ve Tıbbi Genetik Kongresi, Izmir·2000A case report of synbrachydactyly and oligodactyly
IV. Ulusal Prenatal Tanı ve Tıbbi Genetik Kongresi, Izmir·2000Clinical and biochemical evaluation of teratogenic effects due to gestational use of antiepileptic drugs
IV. Ulusal Prenatal Tanı ve Tıbbi Genetik Kongresi, Izmir·2000Trisomy 9p syndrome in two brothers with new clinical findings and review of the literature
Genetic Counseling·2002
First Prize, Turkey Scientist Award
Young Turkey Summit
2017
Science Days Award
Istanbul University
2006
Scientific Research Award
Istanbul University Research Fund
2002
