Publications by authors named "H V Makukh"

Introduction: Developmental delay (DD) in children is often caused by genetic abnormalities, which are challenging to diagnose due to the vast genetic variability.

Methods: This study presents a detailed analysis of whole-exome sequencing (WES) on 90 children with DD at a single clinical center.

Results: We identified pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in 27.

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  • Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) is an autosomal recessive disorder primarily affecting Slavic populations, particularly in Ukraine, and is marked by symptoms such as microcephaly, immunodeficiency, and impaired DNA repair.
  • A study of 84 NBS patients from Ukraine revealed that about 65.5% were alive, with a median age of 11 years; the prevalence of NBS diagnoses has shown a recent increase, especially from central and southeastern regions of the country.
  • Clinical findings indicated that most patients experienced delayed physical development and infections, with malignancies (especially lymphomas) being a significant cause of death; immunological analysis showed reduced CD4+, CD19+, and immunoglobulin levels in the
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Diastrophic dysplasia (DTD) is an uncommon pathology which falls under the group of skeletal dysplasias with its first symptoms observed from birth. The pathology is often featured by short stature and abnormally short extremities (also known as short-limbed dwarfism); the osseous structures of the body (bones and joints) are characterized through defective development in many body regions. More than 300 genes were reported to be involved in DTD etiology with autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant and X-linked manner.

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Cystic fibrosis (CF) has entered the era of variant-specific therapy, tailored to the genetic variants in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene. CFTR modulators, the first variant-specific therapy available, have transformed the management of CF. The latest standards of care from the European CF Society (2018) did not include guidance on variant-specific therapy, as CFTR modulators were becoming established as a novel therapy.

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