Algirdas Utkus, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D., M.D.
Department of Human and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University;
Centre for Medical Genetics of Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos
Educational background and qualifications
- 1988; Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University (pediatrics, MD)
- 2001; Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University (PhD); thesis “Etiology, diagnostics, structure and incidence of congenital anomalies in children in Lithuania”
- 1989; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Vilnius University (ultrasound in obstetrics), Vilnius, Lithuania (1 month).
- 1990; Medical Institute of postgraduate training (medical genetics), Moscow, Russia (3 months)
- 1992; Medical Genetics Department (medical genetics), Marseille, France (1 month)
- 1994; CF Center and Waisman Center of Wisconsin University (medical genetics), Madison, USA (1 month)
- 1995; Republican Vilnius Children Hospital (ultrasound diagnostics), Vilnius, Lithuania (1 month)
- 1999; Medical Genetics Division of Salt Lake City University Hospital (clinical genetics), Salt Lake City, USA (3 months)
- 2002; 8th Annual Asian-European Workshop on Inborn Errors of Metabolism (AEWIEM), Vilnius, Lithuania (1 week)
Research experience
- Clinical and segregation analysis of cleft lip and/or palate
Clinical experience
- Genetic counselling
Teaching experience
- Clinical Genetics (for Medical students)
- General and Human Genetics (for Odontology and Nurse students)
- Clinical Genetics (for Medical Biology students)
Research interests
- Biological asymmetry
Clinical interests
- Syndromology, cystic fibrosis
Membership in professional organisations
- Member of Lithuanian Society of Human Genetics
Recent publications
- Židanavi?i?t? J., Radavi?ius M., Sušinskas J., . Informacijos šaltini? apie Lietuvos vaik? ?gimt? anomalij? paplitim? palyginamoji analiz? (A comparative analysis of information sources about the prevalence of congenital anomalies of Lithuanian children) // Liet. matem. rink., 2003, t. 43, spec. Nr., p. 565 – 570.
- Utkus A., Panavien? V., Šestel N. Clinical and biochemical phenotype of familial hypercholesterolemia // Laboratorin? medicina. 2002, spec. No., p. S35 – S37.
- Benušien? E., , Bartsch O., Ku?inskas V. Familial report of unbalanced X;22 translocation // Early prenatal diagnosis, fetal cells and DNA in the mother. Proceedings of 12th fetal cell workshop, Prague, May 2001. Ed. Macek M., Bianchi D.W., Cuckle H. 2002, Karolinum press, Prague, p. 340 – 346.
- Utkus A. Teratogeniniai agentai (infekcijos) žmogaus embrionui ir vaisiui (Teratogenic agents (infections) for human embryo and fetus) //Medicina. 2001, t. 37, Nr. 8, p. 749 – 758.
- Radavi?ius M., Sušinskas J.,
- Opitz JM, Comments on biological asymmetry // Am. J. Med. Genet. 2001, vol. 101, No. 4, p. 359 – 369.
- Utkus A, Kazakevi?ius R, Ptašekas R, Ku?inskas V, Beckwith JB, Opitz JM. Human anotocephaly (aprosopus, acrania-synotia) in the Vilnius anatomical collection // Am. J .Med. Genet. 2001, vol. 101, No. 2, p. 163–171.
- Utkus A., Sorokina I., Kucinskas V., Rôthlisberger B., Balmer D., Brecevic L., Schinzel A. Duplication of segment 1p21 following paternal insertional translocation, ins(6;1)(q25;p13.3p22.1). J. Med. Genet. 1999, v. 36, N 1, p. 73–76.
- Utkus A., Ušinskien? R., Cimbalistien? L., Vasiliauskien? I., Ku?inskas V. Mendelian morbid phenotypes identified in Lithuanian Human Genetics Centre in 1994–1997. Acta medica Lituanica, 1997, Suppl. 1, p. 67–70.
- Kjaer KW., Hansen L., Eiberg H., , Skovgaard LT., Opitz JM., Tommerup N. A 72-year-old Danish puzzle reolved-comparative analysis of phenotypes in families with different-sized HOXD13 polyalanine expansions // Am. J. Med. Genet. A. 2005, vol. 138, No. 4, p. 328 – 339.
- Zarakauskait? E., Priš?epionkait? Ž., , Matulevi?ien? A. Asmen? su l?pos ir (arba) gomurio skeltumu dermatoglifika // Laboratorin? medicina. 2004, Nr. 1 (21), p. 3 – 7.
- Vasiliauskas A., Utkus A., Matulevi?ien? A., Linkevi?ien? L., Ku?inskas V. The incidence of cleft lip and/or palate among newborns in Lithuania, 1993 – 1997 // Acta Medica Lituanica. 2004, vol. 11, No. 2, p. 1 – 6.
- Giannattasio S., Bobba A., Jurgelevi?ius V., Vacca R.A., Lattanzio P., Merafina R.S., Utkus A., Ku?inskas V., Marra E. Molecular basis of cystic fibrosis in Lithuania: incomplete CFTR mutation detection by PCR-based screening protocols // Genetic Testing. 2006, vol. 10, No. 3, p. 169 – 173.
- Ghalamkarpour A., Morlot S., Raas-Rothshild A., Utkus A., Muliken J.B., Boon L.M., Vikkula M. Hereditary lymphedema type I associated with VEGFR3 mutation: the first de novo case and atypical presentation // Clin Genet 2006, vol. 70, p. 330 – 335.
- Mork?nien? A., Steponavi?i?t? D., Utkus A., Ku?inskas V. Few associations of candidate genes with nonsyndromic orofacial clefts in the population of Lithuania // J. Appl Genet 48 (1), 2006, p. 89 – 91.