1.New insights into the relationship between Sjogren's syndrome and primary biliary cholangitis and abnormal liver function:a Mendelian randomization study
Lihan ZHOU ; Jun XU ; Sheng GUO ; Yixue LI ; Zihao XU ; Liangbin CHENG
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(10):1856-1862
Objective To analyze the causal relationship between Sjogren's syndrome(SS)and primary biliary cholangitis(PBC)and abnormal liver function by two-sample Mendelian randomization.Methods From the ge-nome-wide association study,single nucleotide polymorphisms of SS,PBC,alkaline phosphatase,alanine amin-otransferase,aspartate aminotransferase,γ-glutamyltransferase,direct bilirubin and total bilirubin levels were extrac-ted as instrumental variables.Inverse-variance weighted(IVW)analysis was used as the main analysis,supplemen-ted by weighted median,MR-Egger,weighted mode,and simple mode.And a series of sensitivity analyses were car-ried out to verify the robustness of the results.Results The IVW analysis results of PBC on SS were as follows:P=8.57E-11,OR=1.185 9,95%CI=1.126 4-1.248 5;IVW analysis of PBC on SS(P>0.05).IVW analysis results of SS on alkaline phosphatase were as follows:P=0.041 5,Beta=-0.007 2,95%CI=-0.014 0--0.000 3;IVW analysis results of SS on alanine aminotransferase,aspartate aminotransferase,γ-glutamyltransferase,direct bilirubin,total bilirubin levels showed no statistically significant difference.Conclusion PBC can significantly increase the risk of SS,but SS cannot be proved to have a causal effect on the occurrence of PBC.SS has a potential effect on re-ducing alkaline phosphatase levels,but it is not proved that SS has causal relationship with alanine aminotransferase,aspartate aminotransferase,γ-glutamyltransferase,direct bilirubin,total bilirubin levels.
2.Genetic risk score: principle, methods and application
Cheng WANG ; Juncheng DAI ; Yimin SUN ; Lan XIE ; Liangbin PAN ; Zhibin HU ; Hongbing SHEN
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2015;36(10):1062-1064
Genetic risk score (GRS) is used for evaluating the effects of genetic susceptible factors in risk prediction models.Five methods are commonly used for GRS:i.e.simple count genetic risk score (SC-GRS),odds ratio weighted genetic risk score (OR-GRS),direct logistic regression genetic risk score (DL-GRS),polygenic genetic risk score (PG-GRS) and explained variance weighted genetic risk score (EV-GRS).This paper summarizes the models,application conditions,advantages and limitations of the five methods.The complexity of prediction models increased along with the inclusion of more susceptible SNPs,some method have been developed to solve the problems,but the effects of new methods needs further evaluation.
3.Changes and Related Reflections on the European Union's in Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Classification Supervision System.
Liangbin ZHOU ; Le CUI ; Juan CHENG ; Ying HUANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2021;45(6):674-679
By analyzing and comparing the IVD product classification supervision system in the EU's new IVDR, old IVDD and related guidance documents, concepts of related regulatory reforms were analyzed and explored, to provide references for industrial personnel to understand and master the new EU IVD classification system, and for China's ongoing classification management reform.
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Reagent Kits, Diagnostic