Publications by authors named "A Rusyn"

Background: This article presents a case study of two white male siblings of 24 and 31 years of age of self-reported Ukrainian ethnicity diagnosed with adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) associated with a novel splice site mutation in the ABCD1 gene. AMN represents a form of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) characterized by demyelination of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves. The case also presents the first adult haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) for adrenomyeloneuropathy in Ukraine.

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Unlabelled: Breast cancer (BC) remains the most prevalent tumor and the leading cause of death among women worldwide, despite the advancements in diagnosis and new treatments. A significant challenge in BC treatment is the acquired or de novo resistance of tumors to systemic therapy. To overcome this obstacle, personalized treatment is needed, with a focus on finding biomarkers capable of predicting the response to therapy.

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Background: Hormonal therapy is one of the main methods of comprehensive treatment of patients with locally advanced breast cancer (BC). Despite the intensive search for molecules associated with the aggressiveness of the tumor process, currently there are no reliable markers predicting response to neoadjuvant hormonal therapy (NHT).

Aim: To investigate the correlation between miR-125b-2, -155, -221, -320a expression in tumor tissue and HER2/neu status and response to tamoxifen treatment in BC patients.

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Aim - comparison of biological hermeticity, mechanical strength and differences in morphological characteristics of one-row and two-row colon anastomoses. 20 animals were used in the experiment. Rabbits of both sexes aged from 8 months to 1.

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