Incidence of retinoblastoma has increased: results from 40 European countries

…, MT Pompe, SF Urbak, TL Ushakova, S Valeina… - …, 2021 - aaojournal.org
Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular malignancy. Its incidence has been reported
to be 1 case in from 15 000 to 18 000 live births, or approximately 12, 6, or 4 cases per 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Duplication events downstream of IRX1 cause North Carolina macular dystrophy at the MCDR3 locus

…, RS Silva, G Arno, N Pontikos, A Kalhoro, S Valeina… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Autosomal dominant North Carolina macular dystrophy (NCMD) is believed to represent a
failure of macular development. The disorder has been linked to two loci, MCDR1 (…

[HTML][HTML] Towards Uncovering the Role of Incomplete Penetrance in Maculopathies through Sequencing of 105 Disease-Associated Genes

…, A Fakin, J Sajovic, A AlTalbishi, S Valeina… - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Inherited macular dystrophies (iMDs) are a group of genetic disorders, which affect the
central region of the retina. To investigate the genetic basis of iMDs, we used single-molecule …

Factors influencing myopic shift in children after intraocular lens implantation

S Valeina, S Heede, R Erts… - European Journal …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Intraocular lenses have always been a controversial topic in pediatric cataract
surgery. In the early 1990s in the post-Soviet states of Eastern Europe, intraocular lenses …

[HTML][HTML] The epidemiological and clinical findings from the Latvian Registry of primary congenital glaucoma and evaluation of prognostic factors

E Elksne, K Baumane, A Ozolins, S Valeina - Medicina, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background and objectives: primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is a rare, potentially
blinding disease that affects children worldwide. The aim of the study was to describe the …

[HTML][HTML] Altered Splicing of LAMP2 in a Multigenerational Family from Latvia Affected by Danon Disease

…, I Micule, I Grinfelde, A Zdanovica, J Pudulis, S Valeina… - Medicina, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Danon disease is a multisystemic disorder associated with
variants in the LAMP2 gene, mainly affecting the cardiac muscle. Here, we report a …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic linkage studies of a North Carolina macular dystrophy family

…, K Rutka, I Inaskina, R Peculis, S Sepetiene, S Valeina… - Medicina, 2016 - Elsevier
Background and objective North Carolina macular dystrophy (NCMD) is a very rare autosomal
dominant hereditary disease. Up to date there are three types of NCMD described and …

Fabricated or induced illness presenting as recurrent corneal lesions, cataracts, and uveitis

S Valeina, Z Krumina, S Sepetiene… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2016 - journals.healio.com
Two siblings with ophthalmic findings, psychomotor retardation, somnolence, and seizures
underwent diagnostic studies, genetic investigations, ultrasonography, biomicroscopy, and …

[HTML][HTML] Preliminary Results of New Modification of Vertical Muscle Transposition to Enhance Abducting Force in Sixth Nerve Palsy

…, W Astle, E Sanders, I Kovalevskaya, S Valeina… - Biomedicine …, 2023 - karger.com
Introduction: Since 1907, multiple transposition procedures have been established for the
treatment of abducens paralysis. The purpose of the study was to determine where the …

The wide world of technological telerehabilitation for pediatric neurologic and neurodevelopmental disorders–a systematic review

…, C Claudia, DG Gabriella, DG Valentina… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for assessing and
treating cognitive and motor disorders is promoting home-based telerehabilitation. This …