Editor-in-Chief Prof. V. Basys, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Vilnius; Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania Mailing address: Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Gedimino pr. 3, LT-01103 Vilnius, Lithuania E-mail: vbasys@gmail.com Managing Editor Dr. R. Briedienė, Institute of Oncology, Vilnius University (radiology) Institute of Oncology, Vilnius University, Santariškių 1, LT-08660 Vilnius, Lithuania Tel.: +370 614 97822, +370 5 278 6784 E-mail: ruta.briediene@vuoi.lt

Vice-editors Prof. Z. A. Kučinskienė, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania (biochemical sciences, clinical medicine, laboratory medicine) Prof. P. Kaltenis, Vilnius University Clinic of Children’s Diseases, Lithuania (pediatrics, nephrology) Dr. M. R. Graczynski, International Scientific Literature, Poland–U.S.A. (anesthesiology)

Editorial Board Prof. K. P. Valuckas, Institute of Oncology, Vilnius University, Lithuania (oncology) Prof. V. Šikšnys, Institute of biotechnology, Academy of Sciencies, Lithuania (biochemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology) Prof. A. Juozulynas, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine at Vilnius University, Lithuania (experimental medicine, public health) Prof. Z. Mackiewicz, Opole University, Poland (histology, cell biology) Prof. G. Česnys, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania (anthropology, human anatomy) Prof. V. Jašinskas, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania (ophthalmology) Editorial Council Prof. A. Ambroozaitis, Vilnius University, Lithuania (infectious diseases, virology) Prof. i. Balčiūnienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania (odontology) Prof. J. Bomba, Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum, Cracow, Poland (psychiatry) Prof. c. Cabrol, Group Hospitalier Pitié-Salpetriere, Paris, France (cardiology) Prof. R. Dubakienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania (allergology) Prof. M. Eglite, Medical Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia (occupational and environmental health) Prof. A. Gasparaitis, University of Chicago Medical Center, U.S.A. (radiology) Prof. P.-O. Glantz, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (chemistry, prosthetic dentistry) Prof. s. Gravenstein, Glennan Centre for Geriatrics and Gerontology, U.S.A. (geriatrics, gerontology) Dr. Habil. R. Janilionis, Vilnius University Hospital, Lithuania (thoracic surgery) Dr. Habil. G. Kazanavičius, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania (endocrinology) Prof. J. Kowalski, Lodz University, Poland (dentistry) Prof. V. Kučinskas, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania (genetics) Prof. A. G. Olsson, Institute för Internmedicin, Linköping, Sweden (biochemistry) Prof. A. P. Read, Department of Medical Genetics, St. Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, U. K. (genetics) Prof. d. Reinhardt, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany (pediatrics) Prof. F. Robiczek, Charlotte Medical Center, N. Carolina, U.S.A. (cardiology, cardiosurgery) Prof. A. Schinzel, Institut für Medizinische Genetik, Zürich Universität, Switzerland (genetics) Dr. J. Spatenka, Transplant Centre, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic (transplantology) Prof. V. Tamošiūnas, Institute of Immunology of Vilnius University, Lithuania (immunology) Prof. J. Tutkuvienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania (anthropology) Prof. A. Venalis, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine at Vilnius University, Lithuania (rheumatology) Prof. d. Vidyasagar, University of Illinois, Chicago, U.S.A. (pediatrics) Prof. Z. F. Zagorski, Lublin University School of Medicine, Poland (ophthalmology) Prof. R. Žaliūnas, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania (cardiology) Prof. V. Žvironaitė, Vilnius University, Lithuania (cardiology)