Prof. Dr. Yasemin Alanay
Pediatric Genetic Diseases
About Yasemin Alanay
Prof. Yasemin Alanay is a pediatric geneticist with a strong clinical and academic background. She graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine and completed specialized training in Pediatric Genetic Diseases in 2011. Since 2011, she has been affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group, where she provides patient care, works in diagnostic genetics, and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams in the management of congenital and hereditary conditions in children.
Her main areas of interest are skeletal dysplasias and a wide range of pediatric genetic disorders, with attention to accurate diagnosis, family counseling, and individualized management plans. She is a member of the International Skeletal Dysplasia Society, European Society of Human Genetics, American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), Turkish Pediatric Association, National Pediatric Association, and the Turkish Medical Association.
Education
- 2011 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Genetic Diseases
- 2008 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine / Associate Professor
- 2002 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Pediatrics
- 1996 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2011 Acibadem Health Group
- 2008 – 2011 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatrics, Pediatric Genetics Unit, Associate Professor
- 2004 – 2009 Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Basic Sciences, PhD Program in Genetics
- 2007 – 2008 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatrics, Pediatric Genetics Unit, Assistant Professor
- 2002 – 2007 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Genetics Unit
- 2005 – 2006 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center-UCLA Intercampus Program, Research Fellowship in Skeletal Dysplasias
- 1997 – 2002 Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Residency
- 1996 – 1997 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Residency
Professional Memberships
- International Skeletal Dysplasia Society
- European Society of Human Genetics
- National Pediatric Association
- Turkish Medical Association
- American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)
- Turkish Pediatric Association
Selected Publications
- Clinical and radiographic findings in two brothers affected with a novel mutation in matrix metalloproteinase 2 gene. Eur J Pediatr 169(3):363-7 (2010) Gok F, Crettol LM, Alanay Y, Hacıhamdioglu B, Kocaoglu M, Bonafe L, Ozen S.
- Hemihyperplasia-multiple lipomatosis syndrome: an underdiagnosed entity in children with asymmetric overgrowth J Pediatr Surg 45(1):E19-23 (2010) Boybeyi O, Alanay Y, Kayikcioglu A, Karnak I.
- Intracranial and extracranial malformations in patients with craniofacial anomalies. J Craniofac Surg 21(5):1460-4 (2010) Tunçbilek G, Alanay Y, Uzun H, Kayikcioglu A, Akarsu NA, Benli K.
- Homozygous inactivating mutations in the NKX3-2 gene result in spondylo-megaepiphyseal-metaphyseal dysplasia. Am J Hum Genet 85(6):916-22 (2009) Hellemans J, Simon M, Dheedene A, Alanay Y, Mihci E, Rifai L, Sefiani A, Van Bever Y, Meradji M, Superti-Furga A, Mortier G
- Evaluation of prenatal-onset osteochondrodysplasias by ultrasonography: a retrospective and prospective analysis. Am J Med Genet A 1;146:1917-1924 (2008) Krakow D, Alanay Y, Rimoin LP, Lin V, Wilcox WR, Lachman RS, Rimoin DL.
- The skeletal dysplasias: clinical-molecular correlations. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1117:302-309 (2007) Rimoin DL, Cohn D, Krakow D, Wilcox W, Lachman RS, Alanay Y.
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