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Alona Birjiniuk

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Kramer R, Fatahian A, Chan A, Mortenson J, Osher J, Sun B, et al.
Circ Genom Precis Med . 2023 Jul; 16(4):390-400. PMID: 37395136
Background: 1p36 deletion syndrome can predispose to pediatric-onset cardiomyopathy. Deletion breakpoints are variable and may delete the transcription factor . Early studies suggest that deletion of may underlie cardiomyopathy in...
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Birjiniuk A, Weisman A, Laternser C, Camarda J, Brickman W, Habiby R, et al.
Pediatr Cardiol . 2023 May; 45(7):1407-1414. PMID: 37147524
Turner syndrome (TS) is a genetic disorder presenting in phenotypic females with total or partial monosomy of the X chromosome. Cardiovascular abnormalities are common, including congenital heart defects (CHD) and...
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Birjiniuk A, Glinton K, Villafranco N, Boyer S, Laufman J, Mizerik E, et al.
Am J Med Genet A . 2020 Jan; 182(4):755-761. PMID: 31970900
Pulmonary hypertension (pHTN) is a severe, life-threatening disease, which can be idiopathic or associated with an underlying syndrome or genetic diagnosis. Here we discuss a patient who presented with severe...
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Samad T, Billings N, Birjiniuk A, Crouzier T, Doyle P, Ribbeck K
ISME J . 2017 Apr; 11(8):1933-1937. PMID: 28398350
Swimming motility is considered a beneficial trait among bacterial species as it enables movement across fluid environments and augments invasion of tissues within the host. However, non-swimming bacteria also flourish...
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Billings N, Birjiniuk A, Samad T, Doyle P, Ribbeck K
Rep Prog Phys . 2015 Feb; 78(3):036601. PMID: 25719969
Microorganisms can form biofilms, which are multicellular communities surrounded by a hydrated extracellular matrix of polymers. Central properties of the biofilm are governed by this extracellular matrix, which provides mechanical...
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Birjiniuk A, Billings N, Nance E, Hanes J, Ribbeck K, Doyle P
New J Phys . 2014 Nov; 16(8):085014. PMID: 25414591
Biofilms are communities of surface-adherent bacteria surrounded by secreted polymers known as the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). Biofilms are harmful in many industries, and thus it is of great interest...
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Agrawal A, Min D, Singh N, Zhu H, Birjiniuk A, von Maltzahn G, et al.
ACS Nano . 2009 Aug; 3(9):2495-504. PMID: 19673534
Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) mediate cleavage of specific, complementary mRNA sequences and thus regulate gene expression. Not surprisingly, their use for treatment of diseases that are rooted in aberrant gene...