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EXPRESSION OF IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN GENES IN STEREOTYPED CASES FROM UKRAINIAN COHORT OF CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA PATIENTS.

Exp Oncol

December 2024

Department of Clinical Immunology, National Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Background: Analysis of immunoglobulin heavy chain gene (IGHV) rearrangements expressed in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells has provided insights into the B-cell receptor (BCR) repertoire in CLL. In more than 40% of CLL patients, (quasi)identical or stereotyped BCR is expressed. The recent data point at the non-stochastic expression of immunoglobulin light lambda (IGLV) or kappa (IGKV) chains as well.

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Increased thyroid cancer incidence has been one of the principal adverse health effects of the Chornobyl (Chernobyl) nuclear power plant accident. Accurate dose estimation is critical for assessing the radiation dose-response relationship. Current dosimetry estimates for individuals from the Chornobyl Tissue Bank (CTB) are based only on the limited information on their places of residence at the time of the accident and/or at the time of surgery for thyroid cancer.

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The present paper provides an overview of the methods and summarizes the results of estimating radiation doses and their uncertainties for Ukrainian-American epidemiological studies among the Chernobyl (Chornobyl) cleanup workers. After the Chernobyl accident occurred on April 26, 1986, more than 300,000 Ukrainian cleanup workers took part between 1986 and 1990 in decontamination and recovery activities at the site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The U.

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Genomic characterization of cervical lymph node metastases in papillary thyroid carcinoma following the Chornobyl accident.

Nat Commun

June 2024

Laboratory of Genetic Susceptibility, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Article Synopsis
  • Childhood exposure to radioactive iodine from the Chornobyl accident increases the risk of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), particularly in younger individuals.
  • A study of 428 PTC cases found that cervical lymph node metastases (cLNM) were more common in PTC with certain genetic fusions compared to mutations, and this frequency varied significantly by specific gene types.
  • Molecular profiling of the cLNM showed strong genetic concordance with primary PTCs and identified 17 differentially expressed genes, pointing to potential biological mechanisms in PTC metastasis that require further investigation.
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Background: The typical chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) immunophenotype is vital for diagnosis, but the expression of some antigens varies and has prognostic value. There are data that reduced CD20 expression is associated with NOTCH1 and SF3B1 gene mutations.

Aim: To determine a high-risk group of CLL patients for prediction of unfavorable NOTCH1 and SF3B1 gene mutations based on immunophenotyping of leukemic cells.

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Under the conditions of war in Ukraine, there remains a high probability that russia will use nuclear weapons or commit terrorist acts against nuclear power plants, which will lead to exposure of the population in doses that cause acute radiation sickness (ARS). In this regard, our medical service must be ready for the treatment of ARS of various degrees of severity under a mass influx of victims. In peacetime, ARS is a rather infrequent pathology, so most doctors lack experience in its treatment.

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Unlabelled: Loss of health and workability, as well as deaths due to harmful influence of the Chornobyl catastrophe (including radiation exposure) during performance of professional, military or official duties and / or living on radiation-contaminated areas, additional exposure not through their own fault but due to a radiation accident, caused the development of a special form of medical expertise as part of the of medical social protection system for these suffered contingents.

Objective: To study and characterize the structure of the affected categories (clean-up workers and victims) of the Chornobyl catastrophe based on the materials of expert cases of the Central Interdepartmental Expert Commission of Ministry of Health of Ukraine (CIEC) in the remote post-accidental period (2013-2023).

Material And Methods: The work was performed in the design of a retrospective study that based on analysis of the structure of all categories of Chornobyl NPP accident (ChNPP) victims during 2008-2023 years and studying of more 57 000 medical expert cases, which were considered by CIEC during 2013-2022 to establish a causal relationship between the disease and influence of radiation exposure and other harmful factors and conditions during ChNPP accident.

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Objective: to conduct a comparative analysis of the incidence of malignant oncohematological diseases structure among the population of the 4 most ecologically disadvantaged cities of the Dnipropetrovsk region, taking into account the possible influence of various adverse environmental factors (radiation and chemical pollution of air, water and soil) for the period 2006-2017.

Materials And Methods: 1948 cases of acute myeloblastic and lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myeloid and lymphocytic leukemia in residents of 4 cities of the Dnipropetrovsk region were analyzed, taking into account the possible influence of adverse environmental factors (radiation, air pollution, etc.).

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Objective: to assess the sleep characteristics of middle school children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials And Methods: Cross-sectional study of sleep characteristics of children - residents of radioactively contaminated areas of Zhytomyr and Rivne regions, who underwent a routine examination in June-July 2020, after their stay from March to June 2020 in conditions of home isolation due to quarantine restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ninety six students of comprehensive public schools, aged 10-16, took part in the study.

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Objective: identify the nature of anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory cytokine regulation in different periods of plasma cell myeloma (PCM) natural history with evaluation of its role as a prognostic criterion for the disease course in the Chornobyl NPP (ChNPP) accident survivors.

Materials And Methods: Levels of pro-inflammatory (IL-6, TNF-α) and anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokines both with their relationship were studied in the stage I-II and stage III PCM patients (n = 74) in different periods of the disease natural history i.e.

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Objective: to study the clinical and neurophysiological features in the Chornobyl clean-up workers with a verified chronic cerebrovascular disease/cerebral small vessels disease (SVD) exposed to low doses of ionizing radiation (IR), employees of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (SSE ChNPP), who were exposed to the stress factor of a full-scale war as a result of being held captive by the Russian military at their workplaces, and individuals of the non-irradiated comparison group.Design, object and methods. A cross-sectional clinical study with parallel external control groups.

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Objective: summarizing the results of many years of research by the authors on the influence of gene polymorphisms encoding xenobiotic biotransformation enzymes (GSTТ1, GSTM1, GSTР1), antioxidant protection (С^262Т of the catalase gene), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (4a/4b VNTR polymorphism of the eNOS gene), and some environmental factors on the occurrence of broncho-obstructive disorders and the development of bronchial asthma in children, residents of radioactively contaminated areas.

Materials And Methods: The examined school-aged children were residents of radioactively RCA who had no clinical signs of respiratory pathology. Deletion polymorphism of catalase gene (CAT C^262T), polymorphism of glutathione-S-transferase gene (GSTТ1, GSTM1, GSTР1) and the polymorphism in the 4th intron (4a/4b) of the eNOS gene were studied in the molecular genetics laboratory of the State Institution «Reference Center for Molecular Diagnostics of Public Health Ministry of Ukraine».

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Objective: to assess the hormonal and metabolic disorders in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (ChNPP) accident survivors (AS), having got secondary normocalcemic non-renal hyperparathyroidism (HPT) in the late period upon exposure to ionizing radiation (IR).

Materials And Methods: The routine clinical, anthropometric, instrumental (thyroid and parathyroid diagnosticultrasound), laboratory (biochemical, hormonal), statistical methods were applied. In both prospective (n = 48, control group n = 19) and retrospective studies the data of 2,234 subjects including 1,372 irradiated adults (862 non-irradiated persons in the control group) were evaluated.

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Objective: to evaluate the subpopulation structure of peripheral blood leukocytes as a component of inflammaging in the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and clean-up workers of the accident at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.

Materials And Methods: Three hundred ninety-seven males aged 30-82 (54.99 ± 8.

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Unlabelled: In recent decades, several large-scale epidemiological surveys of the eyes have been conducted to determine the global prevalence of retinal degenerative diseases (for example, the Blue Mountains Eye Study). The results of such studies were evaluated several decades, and the studies themselves required significant material resources. Such large-scale projects have not been carried out in Ukraine.

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Objective - to investigate the course of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in patients after SARS-CoV-2 virus infection taking into account anamnestic exposure to the ionizing radiation (IR).Methods. The study was performed in a group of 51 CLL patients who were admitted to the Department of Radiation hematology of the National Research Center for Radiation Medicine of NAMS of Ukraine, Kyiv, from January 2020 (the beginning of SARS-CoV-2 epidemic) to August 2023.

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Objective: To study the state of cardiovascular system in servicemen (SM) of Ukraine Armed Forces (UAF), who took part in the fight against russian military aggression, and the factors of military service that could cause the occurrence of circulatory system diseases.

Materials And Methods: The study included 110 men of UAF, who were undergoing examination and treatment at the NRCRM. The average age of the examinees was (46.

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Objective: assessment of clinical-hematological and metabolic-biochemical parameters of the of bone tissue and hormonal regulation depending on the serum iron content and radiation dose values in children living on radiologically contaminated territories after the ChNPP accident in Ukraine.

Materials And Methods: Children (n = 271) living on radiologically contaminated territories (RCT) of Ukraine were involved in the study. Three study groups were formed according to the serum iron level (SIL), namely group I with SIL 10.

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Objective: identification of clinical and metabolic characteristics of osteogenesis and factors affecting bone mineral density (BMD) in children living in radioactively contaminated territories (RCT) after the ChNPP accident for the use of therapeutic and preventive measures aiming to reduce the incidence of disorders.

Materials And Methods: Children aged 4 to 18 years old (n = 539) were involved in the study within 4 age groups, namely under 7 years old, 7-10 years old, 10-14 years old, older than 14 years old. Studied parameters in children with a reduced BMD (85-65 relative units and under 65 relative units) were estimated vs.

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Objective: to investigate the structural and morphofunctional changes in test system of malignant (cell line A-549) human cells in a resting state exposed to X-rays in the presence of gadolinium-containing photon capture agent «Dotavist» and optical light (red spectrum) in combination with «Photolon» photosensitizer.

Methods: Passaged malignant human cell culture technology, X-ray and red light exposure, cytological and statistical methods.

Results: X-ray exposure at a dose of 10.

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Objective: to estimate the risk of thyroid cancer incidence in the population of Ukraine in connection with its exposure to radioactive iodine fallout of Chornobyl origin and the use of pesticides in agricultural production in the country.

Object Of Study: Incidence rates of thyroid cancer in the population of Ukraine in 2001-2019, average regional radiation doses absorbed by the thyroid because of the Chornobyl accident, the volume of use of various groups of pesticides in the regions of Ukraine.

Research Methods: statistical, mathematical and cartographic.

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TIME PATTERN OF RADIONUCLIDE EMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES INTO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE PIVDENNOUKRAINSKA NPP SURVEILLANCE ZONE.

Probl Radiac Med Radiobiol

December 2023

Manufacturing Facility «Pivdennoukrainska NPP», Yuzhnoukrainsk city, Mykolaivska Oblast, 55000, Ukraine.

Objective: assessment of impact of operation of the Pivdennoukrainska Nuclear Power Plant (PUNPP) on the environment of surveillance zone (SZ) based on parameters of radiation monitoring within 2015-2021 period.

Methods: socio-hygienic (analysis of the radiation monitoring parameters), analytical, statistical.

Results: The environmental radiation impact associated with emissions and discharges of radioactive substances originated in the production cycle of the PUNPP in everyday conditions was found as insignificant.

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