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  1. First Case in Lithuania of an Autosomal Recessive Mutation in the DNAJC30 Gene as a Cause of Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

    Article • Genes, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  2. Insights into FGFR4 (rs351855 and rs7708357) Gene Variants, Ki-67 and p53 in Pituitary Adenoma Pathophysiology

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  3. The Value of Optical Coherence Tomography in Patients with Pituitary Adenoma and Its Association with Clinical Features: A Pilot Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  4. The Impact of ARMS2 (rs10490924), VEGFA (rs3024997), TNFRSF1B (rs1061622), TNFRSF1A (rs4149576), and IL1B1 (rs1143623) Polymorphisms and Serum Levels on Age-Related Macular Degeneration Development and Therapeutic Responses

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  5. Exploring the Role of the TAS2R16 Protein and Its Single Nucleotide Variants in Pituitary Adenoma Development

    Article • Biomedicines, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  6. Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Association between Treatment Efficacy and Single-Nucleotide Variants in RAD51B, TRIB1, COL8A1, COL10A1, IL-9, IL-10, and VEGFA Genes

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  7. CFH (rs1061170, rs1410996), KDR (rs2071559, rs1870377) and KDR and CFH Serum Levels in AMD Development and Treatment Efficacy

    Article • Biomedicines, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  8. Associations between ZNF676, CTC1 Gene Polymorphisms and Relative Leukocyte Telomere Length with Myopia and Its Degree

    Article • Biomedicines, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  9. Relative Leukocyte Telomere Length and Genetic Variants in Telomere-Related Genes and Serum Levels Role in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Article • Cells, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  10. Molecular Markers of Telomerase Complex for Patients with Pituitary Adenoma

    Article • Brain Sciences, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  11. The Role of ApoE Serum Levels and ApoE Gene Polymorphisms in Patients with Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Article • Biomolecules, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  12. CCL2, CCR2 Gene Variants and CCL2, CCR2 Serum Levels Association with Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Article • Life, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  13. Association of APOE Serum Levels and APOE ε2, ε3, and ε4 Alleles with Optic Neuritis

    Article • Genes, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  14. Associations of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Gene Polymorphisms (TNF)-α TNF-863A/C (rs1800630), TNF-308A/G (rs1800629), TNF-238A/G (rs361525), and TNF-Alpha Serum Concentration with Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Article • Life, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  15. IL-10 Gene Polymorphisms and IL-10 Serum Levels in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis in Lithuania

    Article • Brain Sciences, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  16. SIRT1: Genetic Variants and Serum Levels in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Article • Life, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  17. Value of Serum Sirtuin-1 (SIRT1) Levels and SIRT1 Gene Variants in Periodontitis Patients

    Article • Medicina, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  18. VEGFA Haplotype and VEGF-A and VEGF-R2 Protein Associations with Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Article • Cells, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  19. SIRT1 Contributes as an Invasiveness Marker in Pituitary Adenoma

    Article • Brain Sciences, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  20. ABCA1 rs1883025 and CYP4F2 rs2108622 Gene Polymorphism Association with Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Anti-VEGF Treatment

    Article • Medicina, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  21. The Role of IL-9 Polymorphisms and Serum IL-9 Levels in Carcinogenesis and Survival Rate for Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Article • Cells, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  22. Does CETP rs5882, rs708272, SIRT1 rs12778366, FGFR2 rs2981582, STAT3 rs744166, VEGFA rs833068, IL6 rs1800795 polymorphisms play a role in optic neuritis development?

    Article • Ophthalmic Genetics, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  23. The association of matrix metalloproteinases polymorphisms and interleukins in advanced age-related macular degeneration

    Article • Ophthalmic Genetics, June 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  24. The role of apolipoprotein E (rs7412 and rs429358) in age-related macular degeneration

    Article • Ophthalmic Genetics, May 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute

  25. Association of MMP-2 (–1306 C/T) Gene Polymorphism with Predisposition to Optic Neuritis and Optic Neuritis Together with Multiple Sclerosis

    Article • Medicina, May 2018, MDPI AG

    Miss Alvita Vilkeviciute