1.Current situation and prospect of hematological phenotypic screening and genotyping of thalassemia
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2012;35(5):394-398
Thalassemias are among the commonest monogenic disorders in human,including α-and β-two primary types.The birth of fetuses with severe thalassemia has been an important public health problem.It is proved to be highly effective in reducing dramatically severe thalassemia that by the large-scale population based carrier (heterozygote) screening for thalassemias and by the prenatal diagnosis aimed at the couples at risk for severe thalassemia.These heterozygotes of thalassemias can be detected by hematological phenotypic examination ( RBC indices in conjunction with measurement of Hb A2 level) and by DNA analysis when necessity.Full blood count ( FBC ) and HPLC or suitable alternative technique such as capillary electrophoresis(CE) has become the main technical means of hematological phenotypes and the first line clinical technique screening for thalassemias.Gap-PCR and reverse dot blot (RDB) detecting deletional and non-deletional ( point mutations) thalassemias respectively have been most universal genotyping methods in clinical appliance at home and abroad.Moreover,real-time fluorescent PCR- and gene chip-based etc used for molecular diagnosis of this disease will have tremendous application prospect.
2.The epidemiological characteristics of Salmonella in children with infectious diarrhea in Zhuhai City from 2009 to 2014
Hua LI ; Weishan WANG ; Yuqiu ZHOU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(18):2640-2642
Objective To investigate epidemiological characteristics of Salmonella infection in children with infectious diarrhea in Zhuhai City from 2009 to 2014 .Methods Isolation ,culturing ,biochemical identification and serotyping of Salmonella were carried out in strains isolated from stool specimens of 4 395 children with infectious diarrhea in inpatient and outpatient settings in Zhuhai Municipal Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital from 2009 to 2014 ,and data were statistically analysed .Results A total of 546 strains of Salmonella was isolated(the overall isolation rate was 12 .42% ) and 30 serotypes were identified .Among children with Salmonella infection ,those under 3 years old accounted for 93 .22% .There was no statistically significant difference of isolation rate between male and female children with infectious diarrhea(P<0 .05) .June and July were peak period of Salmonella infection ,and the isolation rate was 16 .40% and 16 .09% respectively .Isolates of Salmonella typhimurium ,Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella stanley account for 50 .92% ,13 .55% and 10 .26% respectively ,which were dominant serotypes .Conclusion Salmonella is the main pathogenic bacteria in children with infectious diarrhea in Zhuhai area ,and Salmonella typhimurium is the main serotype .The infec‐tion of Salmonella might be correlated with children′s age and climate change .
3.Neonatal Screening for Alpha-thalassemia
Gefei XIAO ; Yuqiu ZHOU ; Xuhua ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 1998;0(01):-
0.05), but significantly lower than 8.3% in Guangzhou area(P
4.Effect of lipidemia on time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay for determination of unconjugated estriol
Guoqing WANG ; Jun ZHAO ; Yuqiu ZHOU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2017;38(2):189-190
Objective To investigate the effect of different degree lipidemia on time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay(TRFIA)for determination of unconjugated estriol(uE3).Methods Mixed serum was prepared by collecting different levels of lipidemia samples which were normal and chylous appearance from male and by mixing with definite value serum of uE3.The levels of uE3 in the sam-ples were measured by TRFIA and the effect of lipidemia on TRFIA for determination of uE3 was evaluated.Results For the ap-pearance of chylous specimens,mild lipidemia increased uE3,mid-or hiper-lipidemia samples reduced uE3 and the effect of both was considerable.Conclusion The chylous lipidemia has variant degree of influence to TRFIA for determination of uE3,then the results effect accuracy of Down′s screening.
6.The study of the angitensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism in hepatorenal syndrome
Zhixiong ZHENG ; Xixin WU ; Yuqiu ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2009;16(7):1159-1161,1345
Objective To investigate the insertion/deletion(I/D) polymorphism of ACE gene in uncompen-sated hepatocirrhosis with hepatorenal syndrome(HRS). Methods ACE I/D polymorphism was detected by poly-merase chain reaction amplification of DNA fragment in 96 cases of uncompensated bepatocirrhnsis with HRS, every group as controls were involved in this study. At the same time,GPT,GOT,sarum creatinine(SCr), blood urea nitro-gen(BUN) and glomerular filtration rate(GFR) of every case were measured and the difference of these targets among different genotypes were compared. Results There was no significant difference for every genotype and allele fre-quency between the HRS group and every group as controls(P >0.05). The I allele frequencies were higher than the one of D allele for every groups except other liver disease group(P < 0.01). But in the every group as controls, there was no significant difference for the genotype frequency among three groups and in the HRS group, the Ⅱ genotype frequency was higher than the one of ID and DD(P < 0.05). SCr etc. of the Ⅱ genotype were higher than the one of ID and DD(P<0.05) and GFR of the Ⅱ genotype was lower than the one of ID and DD in the HRS group(P<0.05). Conclusion There was relationship between ACE gene polymorphism and the incidence of uncompensated bepatocirrhosis with HRS.
7.More reliable erythrocyte parameter MCH than MCV for screening thalassaemia trait
Lianxiang LI ; Qizhi XIAO ; Yuqiu ZHOU
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(14):1914-1915,1918
Objective To compare the reliability of erythrocyte parameter mean corpuscular volume(MCV)and mean corpuscu-lar hemoglobin(MCH)for screening thalassaemia trait.Methods A fresh venous blood sample with the cut-off value of MCV was sent to 21 hospitals of Zhuhai city for conduct the full blood cell analysis within 1 d.Then the inter-and intra-coefficient of varia-tion (CV)as well as bias values of MCV and MCH were calculated and compared.In addition,10 EDTA-anticoagulant venous blood samples were divided into two parts,the effects of stored temperature and time on MCV and MCH were observed.Results The coefficient of variation(CV)of MCV (4.1%)was significantly greater than that of MCH (2.8%)among 21 laboratories,the qualification rate of MCH detection results was 100%,which was significantly higher than 66.7% of MCV (P <0.05).When the whole blood samples were stored under 2 kinds of the temperature condition(room temperature and refrigeration)for 72 h,MCH changed little (P >0.05).When these samples were stored under the refrigerated condition for 72 h,MCV had no statistically sig-nificant difference compared with the instant detection results of MCV (P >0.05),when stored at the room temperature for 48 h, MCV was significantly increased (P <0.05),MCV had statistical difference in storage for 48 h between the room temperature and the refrigeration.Conclusion Among laboratories and under different temperature conditions,the reproducibility of MCH is better than that of MCV and is more stable than MCV.MCH as the clinical first-line screening for thalassaemia is more reliable than MCV.
8.Study on the effects of psychological and behavior intervention for convalescent cancer patients
Hui ZHANG ; Yuqiu ZHOU ; Xiaobing XIE ; Guangmei ZHOU ; Quanzhi ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2009;44(8):681-684
Objective To explore the mode of psychological and behavior intervention which suitable for convalescent cancer patients,and evaluate its clinical effects in order to provide empirical basis for nursing care of cancer patients. Methods havior intervention condition. All the patients were evaluated by General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES),ProfiIe of Mood States-Short Form(POMS-SF) and Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30(QLQ-C30)before and after the intervention. Result Compared with the control group,the scores of self-efficacy and quality of life were significantly improved in the experimental group (P< 0.01),while the total score and factor scores of POMS-SF such as tension-anxiety (TA),anxiety-hostility(AH),fatigne-inertia (FI),and confusion-babelism(CB)were significantly decreased(P<0.05). Conclusion Psychological and behavior intervention is proved to be feasible and effective to improve the mental health status,self-efficacy and quality of life in convalescent cancer patients.
9.Two-way ANOVA on the influence of the medication adherence and family function on the schizophrenia mental disability patients
Yujing SUN ; Lina WANG ; Yuqiu ZHOU ; Hong YU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(31):10-14
Objective To explore the influence of the medication adherence and family function on mental disability status of the schizophrenia patients.Methods Morisky Medication Adherence Questionnaire(MAQ),Assessment Schedule Ⅱ (WHO-DAS Ⅱ),Family APGAR Index(APGAR) were used to analyze the influence of the medication adherence and family function on the schizophrenia mental disability patients.120 convalescence mental disability patients were included in Inner Mongolia Anding hospital.Results The mean score of medication adherence and family function of the schizophrenia mental disability patients was (2.40±1.10) points and (4.87±2.42) points,they both played a significant role on the effect of mental disability.The main effect of medication adherence and family function were significantly different.Through the simple effect analysis,the mental disability score was different in the various medication adherence level under the various family function situation,and the mental disability score was also different in the various family function situation under the medication adherence level.Conclusions Both medication adherence and family function have effect on mental disability status of the schizophrenia patients.The medical staff should take targeted measures to delay or improve patients' mental disability status.
10.Comparative study on the relationship between loneliness and the quality of life of urban and rural absent parents in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Hong SU ; Lina WANG ; Yuqiu ZHOU ; Jiaying CAO
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(12):926-930
Objective To know the relationship between loneliness and the quality of life of urban and rural absent parents in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,clear the influence factors of loneliness in the absent parents.Methods 441 cases of urban and rural absent parents were selected from the Chifeng district of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region were valuated with the general information questionnaire,UCLA Loneliness Scale and MOS 36 item short form health survey (SF-36).Results Rural cases had a higher level of loneliness when compared with the urban cases,t=4.60,P<0.01.There were significant differences in the general score and the scores of each dimension between the two groups,P<0.05.Loneliness score was significantly negative correlation with the quality of life in all dimensions,P<0.01.Regression analysis showed that health,marital status,income and the education level were the main influence factor of loneliness in the urban and rural absent parents.Conclusions Compared with the urban absent parents,rural cases had more obvious loneliness and lower quality of life.Loneliness levels influence the quality of life of absent parents.Loneliness condition of urban and rural absent parents were influenced by various factors,the cases with characteristic of frail,single,low education level and poor economic condition should be the focus group to intervene.