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Fields of interest:

• Molecular ecology
• Plant population genetics
• Genetic toxicology

Recent publications:

G. Slapsyte, A. Jankauskiene, J. Mierauskiene, J.R. Lazutka:
Cytogenetic analysis of peripheral blood lymphocytes of children treated with nitrofurantoin for recurrent urinary tract infection.
Mutagenesis. 2002, v. 17: 31-35.

J.R. Lazutka, A. Stapulionyte, D.K. Bjerketvedt, A. Odland:
Seasonal variation in the frequency of abnormal anaphases and mitotic index values in wild populations of herb-Paris (Paris quadrifolia L., Trilliaceae): implications for genetic monitoring.
Mutation Research, 2003, v. 534, p. 113-122.

D. Stončius, J.R. Lazutka:
Spontaneous and benzo`a`pyrene-induced micronuclei in the embryos of the black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus L.).
Mutation Research, 2003, v. 538, p. 31-39.

S. Jarmalaite, A. Kannio, S. Anttila, J.R. Lazutka, K. Husgafvel-Pursiainen:
Aberrant p16 promoter methylation in smokers and former smokers with nonsmall cell lung cancer.
International Journal of Cancer, 2003, v. 106, p. 913-918.

J. Barsiene, J. Lazutka, J. Syvokiene, V. Dedonyte, A. Rybakovas, E. Bagdonas, A. Bjornstad, O.K. Andersen:
Analysis of micronuclei in blue mussels and fish from the Baltic and North Seas.
Environmental Toxicology, 2004, v. 19, p. 365-371.

V. Jogaite, J.R. Naujalis, J.R. Lazutka:
Genetic diversity in fragmented population of herb-Paris (Paris quadrifolia L., Trilliaceae).
Biologija 2: 20055-12.

H. Norppa, S. Bonassi, I-L. Hansteen, L. Hagmar, U. Stromberg, P. Rossner, P. Boffetta, C. Lindholm, S. Gundy, J. Lazutka, A. Cebulska-Wasilewska, E. Fabianova, R.J. Sram, L.E. Knudsen, R. Barale, A. Fucic:
Chromosomal aberrations and SCEs as biomarkers of cancer risk.
Mutation Research-Fundamental And Molecular Mechanisms Of Mutagenesis, 2006, v. 600, p.37-45.

V. Jogaite, J.R. Lazutka, A. Stapulionyte, J.R. Naujalis, A. Odland, D.K. Bjerketvedt:
Analysis of DNA polymorphism in wild populations of herb-Paris (Paris quadrifolia L., Trilliaceae) from Lithuania and Norway,
Biologija, 2006, Nr. 1, p. 18–23.

J.R. Lazutka and G.J. Rimeika:
Influence of the Chernobyl accident on the frequency of chromosomal damage and health status of Lithuanian clean-up workers,
Biologija, 2006, Nr. 1, p. 36–40.

A. Stapulionyte, J.R. Lazutka, J.R. Naujalis, A. Odland:
Assessment of genetic polymorphism in natural populations of ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris L., Dryopteridaceae) in Lithuania by using RAPD markers,
Biologija, 2006, Nr. 1, p. 53–59.

S. Jarmalaite, J. Mierauskiene, K. Beitas, J. Ranceva, J.R. Lazutka, I. Butrimiene:
Sister chromatid exchanges and cell proliferative abilities in cultured peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with rheumatoid and reactive arthritis.
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 2006, v. 24, p. 677-682.

P. Boffetta, O. van der Hel, H. Norppa, E. Fabianova, A. Fucic, S. Gundy, J. Lazutka, A. Cebulska-Wasilewska, D. Puskailerova, A. Znaor, Z. Kelecsenyi, J. Kurtinaitis, J. Rachtan, A. Forni, R. Vermeulen, S. Bonassi:
Chromosomal aberrations and cancer risk: results of a cohort study from Central Europe.
American Journal of Epidemiology, 2007, v.165, p. 36-43.