Armine Darbinyan
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2024
Prenatal Opioid and Alcohol Exposures: Association with Altered Placental Serotonin Transporter Structure and/or Expression
Darbinian N, Merabova N, Tatevosian G, Adele S, Darbinyan A, Morrison M, DeVane C, Ramamoorthy S, Goetzl L, Selzer M. Prenatal Opioid and Alcohol Exposures: Association with Altered Placental Serotonin Transporter Structure and/or Expression. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25: 11570. PMID: 39519122, PMCID: PMC11546934, DOI: 10.3390/ijms252111570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSERT expressionGestational age-matched controlsBrain serotonergic neurotransmissionElective pregnancy terminationTrimester human placentaPlacental membrane vesiclesDrugs of abuseAge-matched controlsOpioid-exposedPrenatal opioidsOpioid groupSERT levelsSerotonergic neurotransmissionFetal exposureMaternal placentaPregnancy terminationPregnant womenAlcohol exposureNeurodevelopmental implicationsQuantitative Western blottingHuman placentaOpioidNeurodevelopmental problemsPrenatal substance exposurePlacentaFetal Brain-Derived Exosomal miRNAs from Maternal Blood: Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs)
Darbinian N, Hampe M, Martirosyan D, Bajwa A, Darbinyan A, Merabova N, Tatevosian G, Goetzl L, Amini S, Selzer M. Fetal Brain-Derived Exosomal miRNAs from Maternal Blood: Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs). International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25: 5826. PMID: 38892014, PMCID: PMC11172088, DOI: 10.3390/ijms25115826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFetal alcohol spectrum disordersEffects of EtOH exposureAt-risk fetusesNon-drinking controlsFetal brain tissueVoluntary pregnancy terminationGestational ageFetal sexEtOH exposureMaternal bloodMother's serumEtOH-exposedPregnancy terminationFetal brainDrank alcoholMatched controlsPotential diagnostic biomarkersBrain-derived exosomesSonic hedgehogNeurodevelopmental disabilitiesDiagnostic biomarkersProtein levelsNeurodevelopmental disordersSpectrum disorderBrain tissueMolecular Genetics Augment Cytopathologic Evaluation and Surgical Planning of Pediatric Thyroid Nodules
Spaulding S, Maayah M, Dinauer C, Prasad M, Darbinyan A, Morotti R, Christison-Lagay E. Molecular Genetics Augment Cytopathologic Evaluation and Surgical Planning of Pediatric Thyroid Nodules. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2024, 59: 975-980. PMID: 38246817, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFine-needle aspiration biopsyPediatric thyroid nodulesMolecular genetic testingBethesda IV nodulesPrediction of malignancyDICER1 mutationsThyroid nodulesGenetic testingNRAS mutationsMethods Retrospective chart reviewRetrospective chart reviewTime of surgeryBRAF V600E testingMutations/fusionsBethesda III nodulesChart reviewSurgical resectionFinal histopathologyThyroid resectionPediatric dataHistologic classificationSurgical specimensBRAF mutationsAspiration biopsyCytopathologic evaluation
2023
Biomarkers of Affective Dysregulation Associated with In Utero Exposure to EtOH
Darbinian N, Merabova N, Tatevosian G, Morrison M, Darbinyan A, Zhao H, Goetzl L, Selzer M. Biomarkers of Affective Dysregulation Associated with In Utero Exposure to EtOH. Cells 2023, 13: 2. PMID: 38201206, PMCID: PMC10778368, DOI: 10.3390/cells13010002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorSerotonin transporter proteinEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayEtOH exposureBDNF levelsGestational ageMaternal useSignificant upregulationFetal brainAffective dysregulationUnexposed controlsBrain monoamine pathwaysBrain-derived exosomesSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsFetal neural developmentWeeks of pregnancySERT protein levelsQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionFetal brain samplesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionCaspase-3Fetal brain tissueTranscription-polymerase chain reactionDA transporter geneBrain and Cerebrospinal Fluid
Darbinyan A, Huttner A, Wang M. Brain and Cerebrospinal Fluid. 2023, 329-340. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44289-6_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiallelic CRELD1 variants cause a multisystem syndrome, including neurodevelopmental phenotypes, cardiac dysrhythmias, and frequent infections
Jeffries L, Mis E, McWalter K, Donkervoort S, Brodsky N, Carpier J, Ji W, Ionita C, Roy B, Morrow J, Darbinyan A, Iyer K, Aul R, Banka S, Chao K, Cobbold L, Cohen S, Custodio H, Drummond-Borg M, Elmslie F, Finanger E, Hainline B, Helbig I, Hewson S, Hu Y, Jackson A, Josifova D, Konstantino M, Leach M, Mak B, McCormick D, McGee E, Nelson S, Nguyen J, Nugent K, Ortega L, Goodkin H, Roeder E, Roy S, Sapp K, Saade D, Sisodiya S, Stals K, Towner S, Wilson W, Disorders D, Borras S, Clark C, Dean J, Miedzybrodzka Z, Ross A, Tennant S, Dabir T, Donnelly D, Humphreys M, Magee A, McConnell V, McKee S, McNerlan S, Morrison P, Rea G, Stewart F, Cole T, Cooper N, Cooper-Charles L, Cox H, Islam L, Jarvis J, Keelagher R, Lim D, McMullan D, Morton J, Naik S, O’Driscoll M, Ong K, Osio D, Ragge N, Turton S, Vogt J, Williams D, Bodek S, Donaldson A, Hills A, Low K, Newbury-Ecob R, Norman A, Roberts E, Scurr I, Smithson S, Tooley M, Abbs S, Armstrong R, Dunn C, Holden S, Park S, Paterson J, Raymond L, Reid E, Sandford R, Simonic I, Tischkowitz M, Woods G, Bradley L, Comerford J, Green A, Lynch S, McQuaid S, Mullaney B, Berg J, Goudie D, Mavrak E, McLean J, McWilliam C, Reavey E, Azam T, Cleary E, Jackson A, Lam W, Lampe A, Moore D, Porteous M, Baple E, Baptista J, Brewer C, Castle B, Kivuva E, Owens M, Rankin J, Shaw-Smith C, Turner C, Turnpenny P, Tysoe C, Bradley T, Davidson R, Gardiner C, Joss S, Kinning E, Longman C, McGowan R, Murday V, Pilz D, Tobias E, Whiteford M, Williams N, Barnicoat A, Clement E, Faravelli F, Hurst J, Jenkins L, Jones W, Kumar V, Lees M, Loughlin S, Male A, Morrogh D, Rosser E, Scott R, Wilson L, Beleza A, Deshpande C, Flinter F, Holder M, Irving M, Izatt L, Josifova D, Mohammed S, Molenda A, Robert L, Roworth W, Ruddy D, Ryten M, Yau S, Bennett C, Blyth M, Campbell J, Coates A, Dobbie A, Hewitt S, Hobson E, Jackson E, Jewell R, Kraus A, Prescott K, Sheridan E, Thomson J, Bradshaw K, Dixit A, Eason J, Haines R, Harrison R, Mutch S, Sarkar A, Searle C, Shannon N, Sharif A, Suri M, Vasudevan P, Canham N, Ellis I, Greenhalgh L, Howard E, Stinton V, Swale A, Weber A, Banka S, Breen C, Briggs T, Burkitt-Wright E, Chandler K, Clayton-Smith J, Donnai D, Douzgou S, Gaunt L, Jones E, Kerr B, Langley C, Metcalfe K, Smith A, Wright R, Bourn D, Burn J, Fisher R, Hellens S, Henderson A, Montgomery T, Splitt M, Straub V, Wright M, Zwolinski S, Allen Z, Bernhard B, Brady A, Brooks C, Busby L, Clowes V, Ghali N, Holder S, Ibitoye R, Wakeling E, Blair E, Carmichael J, Cilliers D, Clasper S, Gibbons R, Kini U, Lester T, Nemeth A, Poulton J, Price S, Shears D, Stewart H, Wilkie A, Albaba S, Baker D, Balasubramanian M, Johnson D, Parker M, Quarrell O, Stewart A, Willoughby J, Crosby C, Elmslie F, Homfray T, Jin H, Lahiri N, Mansour S, Marks K, McEntagart M, Saggar A, Tatton-Brown K, Butler R, Clarke A, Corrin S, Fry A, Kamath A, McCann E, Mugalaasi H, Pottinger C, Procter A, Sampson J, Sansbury F, Varghese V, Baralle D, Callaway A, Cassidy E, Daniels S, Douglas A, Foulds N, Hunt D, Kharbanda M, Lachlan K, Mercer C, Side L, Temple I, Wellesley D, Consortium G, Ambrose J, Arumugam P, Baple E, Bleda M, Boardman-Pretty F, Boissiere J, Boustred C, Caulfield M, Chan G, Craig C, Daugherty L, de Burca A, Devereau A, Elgar G, Foulger R, Fowler T, FurióTarí P, Hackett J, Halai D, Hamblin A, Henderson S, Holman J, Hubbard T, Ibáñez K, Jackson R, Jones L, Kasperaviciute D, Kayikci M, Lahnstein L, Lawson K, Leigh S, Leong I, Lopez F, MaleadyCrowe F, Mason J, McDonagh E, Moutsianas L, Mueller M, Murugaesu N, Need A, Odhams C, Patch C, Perez-Gil D, Polychronopoulos D, Pullinger J, Rahim T, Rendon A, Riesgo-Ferreiro P, Rogers T, Ryten M, Savage K, Sawant K, Scott R, Siddiq A, Sieghart A, Smedley D, Smith K, Sosinsky A, Spooner W, Stevens H, Stuckey A, Sultana R, Thomas E, Thompson S, Tucci A, Walsh E, Watters S, Welland M, Williams E, Witkowska K, Network U, Acosta M, Adam M, Adams D, Agrawal P, Alejandro M, Alvey J, Amendola L, Andrews A, Ashley E, Azamian M, Bacino C, Bademci G, Baker E, Balasubramanyam A, Baldridge D, Bale J, Bamshad M, Barbouth D, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Beck A, Beggs A, Behrens E, Bejerano G, Bennet J, Berg-Rood B, Bernstein J, Berry G, Bican A, Bivona S, Blue E, Bohnsack J, Bonnenmann C, Bonner D, Botto L, Boyd B, Briere L, Brokamp E, Brown G, Burke E, Burrage L, Butte M, Byers P, Byrd W, Carey J, Carrasquillo O, Chang T, Chanprasert S, Chao H, Clark G, Coakley T, Cobban L, Cogan J, Coggins M, Cole F, Colley H, Cooper C, Craigen W, Crouse A, Cunningham M, D'Souza P, Dai H, Dasari S, Davids M, Dayal J, Deardorff M, Dell'Angelica E, Dhar S, Dipple K, Doherty D, Dorrani N, Douine E, Draper D, Duncan L, Earl D, Eckstein D, Emrick L, Eng C, Esteves C, Estwick T, Falk M, Fernandez L, Ferreira C, Fieg E, Findley L, Fisher P, Fogel B, Forghani I, Fresard L, Gahl W, Glass I, Godfrey R, Golden-Grant K, Goldman A, Goldstein D, Grajewski A, Groden C, Gropman A, Gutierrez I, Hahn S, Hamid R, Hanchard N, Hassey K, Hayes N, High F, Hing A, Hisama F, Holm I, Hom J, Horike-Pyne M, Huang A, Huang Y, Isasi R, Jamal F, Jarvik G, Jarvik J, Jayadev S, Johnston J, Karaviti L, Kelley E, Kennedy J, Kiley D, Kohane I, Kohler J, Krakow D, Krasnewich D, Kravets E, Korrick S, Koziura M, Krier J, Lalani S, Lam B, Lam C, Lanpher B, Lanza I, Lau C, LeBlanc K, Lee B, Lee H, Levitt R, Lewis R, Lincoln S, Liu P, Liu X, Longo N, Loo S, Loscalzo J, Maas R, Macnamara E, MacRae C, Maduro V, Majcherska M, Mak B, Malicdan M, Mamounas L, Manolio T, Mao R, Maravilla K, Markello T, Marom R, Marth G, Martin B, Martin M, Martínez-Agosto J, Marwaha S, McCauley J, McCormack C, McCray A, McGee E, Mefford H, Merritt J, Might M, Mirzaa G, Morava E, Moretti P, Morimoto M, Mulvihill J, Murdock D, Nakano-Okuno M, Nath A, Nelson S, Newman J, Nicholas S, Nickerson D, Nieves-Rodriguez S, Novacic D, Oglesbee D, Orengo J, Pace L, Pak S, Pallais J, Papp J, Parker N, Phillips J, Posey J, Potocki L, Pusey B, Quinlan A, Raskind W, Raja A, Rao D, Renteria G, Reuter C, Rives L, Robertson A, Rodan L, Rosenfeld J, Rosenwasser N, Ruzhnikov M, Sacco R, Sampson J, Samson S, Saporta M, Scott C, Schaechter J, Schedl T, Scott D, Sharma P, Shin J, Signer R, Sillari C, Silverman E, Sinsheimer J, Sisco K, Smith E, Smith K, Solem E, Solnica-Krezel L, Stoler J, Stong N, Sullivan J, Sun A, Sutton S, Sweetser D, Sybert V, Tabor H, Tamburro C, Tekin M, Telischi F, Thorson W, Tifft C, Toro C, Tran A, Tucker B, Urv T, Vanderver A, Velinder M, Viskochil D, Vogel T, Wahl C, Wallace S, Walley N, Walsh C, Walker M, Wambach J, Wan J, Wang L, Wangler M, Ward P, Wegner D, Wener M, Wenger T, Perry K, Westerfield M, Wheeler M, Whitlock J, Wolfe L, Woods J, Yamamoto S, Yang J, Yu G, Zastrow D, Zhao C, Zuchner S, Khokha M, Bönnemann C, Lucas C, Lakhani S. Biallelic CRELD1 variants cause a multisystem syndrome, including neurodevelopmental phenotypes, cardiac dysrhythmias, and frequent infections. Genetics In Medicine 2023, 26: 101023. PMID: 37947183, PMCID: PMC10932913, DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2023.101023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsPatient's immune cellsBlood mononuclear cellsImmune cell subtypesEarly-onset epilepsyAffected individualsInduced seizuresCardiac dysrhythmiasRecurrent infectionsClinical syndromeFrequent infectionsMononuclear cellsPatient cohortImmune cellsMultisystem syndromeHealthy donorsMultisystem disorderCardiac arrhythmiasBiallelic variantsCell subtypesDevelopmental delayGene variantsProtein overexpressionRecessive variantsMissense variants
2020
Correlating genetic signature of pilomyxoid astrocytomas and pilocytic astrocytomas with qualitative and quantitative MR imaging characteristics
Abi Fadel S, Erson Omay Z, Darbinyan A, Marks A, Bronen R, Fulbright R, Mahajan A, Aboian M. Correlating genetic signature of pilomyxoid astrocytomas and pilocytic astrocytomas with qualitative and quantitative MR imaging characteristics. 2020 DOI: 10.26226/morressier.5e8335ba7cb08a046ef7c7e5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research