Objective To evaluate a repair approach to major defects of chest wall caused by recurrent lesion or radiation ulcer after radical mastectomy.Methods The delto-pectoral island flaps were applied to repair major defects of chest wall.The blood supply of the flap was from the 2nd and 3rd anterior perforator of the internal mammary artery.4 patients with defects of chest wall caused by recurrent cancer lesion and 8 patients caused by radiation ulcer received the pedicled flap after resection of lesion or ulcer.Results All the 12 flaps survived,in which flap necrosis at the distal end occurred in 1 case and it was cured after changing dress.After a follow-up of 6 monthls to 4 years,the flap healed and the cosmetic effect was satisfactory.Conclusions This method is an ideal method for repair of stage I major defects of chest wall caused by recurrent lesion and radiation ulcer after radical mastectomy.

A novel genomic island (GI) in Streptococcus suis serotype 2(SS2) was identified, which resided in the highly virulent strains but not in the hypo-virulent strains or avirulent strains of SS2 of the Chinese isolates. This newly discovered GI strain was designated as SSGI4 and its whole length of genome was 11 269 bps, sharing the typical properties of pathogenicity islands, such as the distinct G+C content, a mosaic architecture characteristics and the specificity for virulent isolates. There were 11 genes within SSGI4, in which some genes were putative cell surface protein genes and others were amino acid-binding protein genes. Our finding sheds light on the investigation of horizontal gene transfer in SS2 and their influence on pathogenicity.

Objective:Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and Primary Sj?gren′s syndrome (pSS) are autoimmune epithelial inflammatory diseases that share many common clinical symptoms. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences and diagnostic value of Autotaxin (ATX) in PBC and SS.Methods:The clinical data of 237 cases diagnosed with PBC, PBC secondary to SS, pSS and healthy individuals(HC) between September 2020 and September 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The levels of ATX in each group were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the corresponding sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and area under the curve ( AUC), etc were analyzed. Normally distributed data were expressed as mean ±SD and non-normally distributed as median (IQR). The differences and correlations between ATX and the biochemical tests in each group were assessed by applying the Mann-Whitney U test, Spearman correlation analysis, etc. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant difference. Results:The results showed that ATX was positive in 33.9%, 33.3% and 53.3% for PBC, PBC secondary SS, and pSS, respectively, with the specificities of 93.1%, 100% and 93.2%, respectively. The highest accuracy was achieved in pSS and the sensitivity and specificity were 86.5% and 93.2%, which were higher than those in PBC group(56.8%, 93.1%), respectively. Compared with HC [32.6(21.8, 60.5)ng/ml], ATX levels in PBC[59.3(48.6, 86.3)ng/ml, U=1 750.50, P<0.001], PBC-SS [73.6 (53.3,102.4)ng/ml; U=199.00, P<0.001], and pSS [152.6 (97.4,192.1)ng/ml, U=264.00, P<0.001] were elevated with significant difference ( P<0.05). ATX levels showed a decreasing trend from the pSS group to the HC group. ATX in PBC group[AUC(95% CI)= 0.73(0.651,0.812), P<0.001], PBC secondary SS group [AUC(95% CI)=0.82(0.730, 0.912), P<0.001], and pSS group [AUC(95% CI)=0.94(0.898, 0.984), P<0.001] had prediction accuracy. ATX was associated with total protein ( r=-0.31, P=0.041) level and glutaminase (r=-0.26, P=0.024) level. Conclusion:ATX has diagnostic value in both PBC and SS, and with higher sensitivity and specificity for the latter.

Objective:To explore the prognostic value of the serum concentration of human soluble stromelysin-2(sST2)combined with ultrasonic left ventricular diastolic function parameters for elderly patients with septic shock.Methods:This prospective study involved 150 elderly patients with septic shock admitted to the intensive care unit(ICU)of the First Hospital of Jiaxing between May 2019 and May 2022.Data on the following parameters were recorded on days 1, 3, 5, and 7 in the ICU: sST2 concentration, mitral early-diastolic inflow peak velocity(E), mitral late-diastolic inflow peak velocity(A), E/A ratio, early diastolic mitral annular velocity(e'), and E/e' ratio.According to the 28-day prognostic outcome obtained during follow-up, patients were divided into a survival group and a death group to compare differences in values of the above parameters between the two groups and at different time points.Logistic regression was used to analyze independent risk factors for 28-day mortality.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to analyze the predictive value for 28-day mortality, and further risk stratification was performed according to optimal cut-off values to compare differences in 28-day mortality under different risk stratification methods.The Kaplan-Meier survival curve was used to compare 28-day cumulative survival under different risk stratification methods and analyze the predictive value of the combination of the parameters for 28-day mortality.Results:On day 5 following ICU admission, e' was lower and E/e' and sST2 were higher in the death group than in the survival group.Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analysis suggested that sST2(odds ratio: 1.010, P<0.001)was an independent risk factor for 28-day mortality in elderly patients with septic shock.sST2 had a sensitivity of 50.2%, a specificity of 79.1%, and an area under the curve of 0.660 for predicting 28-day mortality in patients with septic shock.The sST2 concentration was 89.3 μg/L on day 5 after ICU admission, which was the clinical cutoff point for predicting 28-day mortality.Based on the risk stratification of sST2 levels, the 28-day mortality rate was higher in the sST2>89.3 μg/L group than in the sST2≤89.3 μg/L group.Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the 28-day cumulative survival rate was significantly lower in the sST2>89.3 μg/L group than in the sST2≤89.3 μg/L group(44.0% vs.66.7%, log-rank test: χ2=9.101, P=0.003).The receiver operating characteristic curve showed that the combination of sST2, e', and E/e' significantly improved the prediction efficiency of 28-day mortality in elderly patients with septic shock, with an area under the curve of 0.844, a sensitivity of 89.7%, and a specificity of 66.5%. Conclusions:sST2 is an independent risk factor for 28-day mortality in elderly patients with septic shock.When combined with e' and E/e', sST2 can more accurately evaluate the survival prognosis of these patients.

Objective:To investigate the application feasibility of Region 4 Stork (R4S) system, an international collaborative newborn screening data platform, combined with cut-off value analysis in the neonatal screening for very long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (VLCADD) by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS).Methods:The retrospective study was performed in 2, 040 072 neonates screened by MS/MS in Neonatal Screening Center of Zhejiang Province, China from October 2013 to July 2018. Nine hundred and ten cases were determined and identified as suspected positive VLCADD neonates by traditional cut-off method of tandem mass spectrometry. The original data of these 910 screened neonates were further analyzed by R4S system. Based on clinical diagnosis and ACADL gene test results, the screening efficiency between two methods was statistically compared.Results:The data of 910 suspected VLCADD-positive cases interpreted by cut-off method were further analyzed by R4S system, and the positive interpretation was reduced to 238 cases (including 9 confirmed positive cases). A total of 16 different mutations were found in ACADL gene sequencing among the confirmed children. The screening false positive rate (FPR) declined from 0.44‰ (901/2 040 072) to 0.11‰ (229/2 040 072), the rate of positive predictive value (PPV) increased from 0.99% (9/910) to 3.78% (9/238), and the specificity increased from 99.96% (2 039 162/2 040 063) to 99.99% (2 039 834/2 040 063). There was a statistically significant difference between cut-off method alone and cut-off method combined R4S system analysis (χ2=393.5, P<0.05). Conclusions:The R4S system combined with cut-off method applied in VLCADD neonatal screening by MS/MS can effectively improve screening performance, reduce false positive rate, and has certain value in clinical application.

Objective To investigate the feasibility of Region 4 Stork(R4S)project used for newborn screening by tandem mass spectrometry in China.Methods This retrospective study was performed among 362 822 neonates screened by tandem mass spectrometry from May 2015 to April 2016 in Zhejiang newborn screening center.Infants were grouped by screening result category: 83 true positive cases,360 554 true negative cases and 2 185 false positive cases.Raw data was uploaded into R4S website to perform postanalytical interpretive tools, then results were analyzed with interpretation rules.The comparisons of normal population percentiles were done at five selected percentiles between Zhejiang newborn screening center and R4S project with min-max normalization.Results Compared with cutoff system by using R4S project with interpretation rules,the positive predictive value increased from 3.7%to 8.3%,the specificity increased from 99.40%to 99.75%, and the false positive rate declined from 0.6% to 0.2%. The two cases of true positive hyperprolinemia were reported negative, and one case of β-ketothiolase deficiency was misdiagnosis.Totally 311 638 cases in true negative group were resolved by postanalytical interpretive tools,and the remaining 48 916 cases were excluded with interpretation rules.False positive cases were reduced to 897 cases.Results of percentiles comparison showed that levels of some markers were significantly different between zhejiang newborn screening center and R 4S project.Conclusions R4S project effectively improved the newborn screening performance, whereas leaded to a small number of misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis.Besides,many true negative cases should be excluded with interpretation rules.Optimization should be achieved based on local normal population.(Chin J Lab Med,2018,41:300-304)

Objective To investigate the risk factors for myocardial injury after Nano-Knife surgery in patients with pancreatic cancer, and to establish a nomogram model for risk prediction. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 92 patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent Nano-Knife surgery in The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from September 2020 to November 2021, with serum cardiac troponin I > 0.03 ng/mL within 3 days after surgery as the diagnostic criteria for myocardial injury, the patients were divided into myocardial injury group with 51 patients and non-myocardial injury group with 41 patients. Related baseline data were collected for all patients, including age, sex, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, smoking history, alcohol abuse history, and preoperative comorbidities. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of continuous data between groups, and the chi-square test or the Fisher's exact test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to screen out the variables with statistical significance, and the factors screened out were used to establish a nomogram for predicting the risk of myocardial injury after Nano-Knife surgery in patients with pancreatic cancer. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and the area under the ROC curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the discriminatory ability and clinical utility of the model. Results Compared with the non-myocardial injury group, the myocardial injury group had a significantly longer ablation time ( χ 2 =7.410, P =0.006), a significantly greater number of probes ( χ 2 =6.130, P =0.047), and a significantly higher proportion of patients with preoperative hypertension ( χ 2 =12.124, P < 0.001) or chronic kidney disease ( χ 2 =12.829, P < 0.001). The univariate logistic regression analysis showed that tumor diameter, ablation time, surgical procedure, number of probes, history of hypertension, and history of chronic kidney disease were associated with the development of myocardial injury (all P < 0.05), and the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that tumor diameter (odds ratio [ OR ]= 3.94, 95% confidence interval [ CI ]: 1.09-14.18, P =0.036), ablation time ( OR =4.15, 95% CI : 1.30-13.27, P =0.016), surgical procedure ( OR =6.92, 95% CI : 1.92-25.07, P =0.003), and history of hypertension ( OR =4.07, 95%CI: 1.12-14.77, P =0.034) were independent risk factors for myocardial injury after Nano-Knife surgery in patients with pancreatic cancer. An AUC of 0.859 showed that the nomogram had good discriminatory ability and clinical utility. Conclusion There is a relatively high incidence rate of myocardial injury after Nano-Knife surgery in patients with pancreatic cancer. Preoperative hypertension, tumor diameter > 4 cm, and ablation time > 1 hour are independent risk factors for myocardial injury, and the surgical procedure of Nano-Knife surgery and bypass anastomosis can increase the risk of myocardial injury. The nomogram has a good effect in predicting the risk of myocardial injury.

OBJECTIVE: To explore effects of different delivery and storage conditions on concentrations of amino acids and carnitines in neonatal dried blood spots (DBS), so as to provide evidence for improving accurate and reliable detection by tandem mass spectrometry. METHODS: A total of 1 254 616 newborn DBS samples in Newborn Screening Center of Zhejiang Province were delivered and stored at room temperature (group A, RESULTS: The concentrations of amino acids and carnitines in the three groups were skewed, and the differences in amino acid and carnitine concentrations among groups were statistically significant (all CONCLUSIONS Cold-chain logistics system and storage in low temperature and low humidity can effectively reduce degradation of some amino acids and carnitines in DBS, improve the accuracy and reliability of detection, and thus ensures the quality of screening for neonatal metabolic diseases.
Amino Acids/analysis* ; Carnitine/analysis* ; Dried Blood Spot Testing/standards* ; Humans ; Humidity ; Infant, Newborn ; Neonatal Screening ; Reproducibility of Results ; Specimen Handling/standards* ; Tandem Mass Spectrometry ; Temperature ; Time Factors

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence,clinical,biochemical and genetic characteristics of isovaleric acidemia (IVA) in Zhejiang province. METHODS: Between January 2009 and December 2019, a total of 3 510 004 newborns were screened for IVA using tandem mass spectrometry. Patients of IVA were confirmed by urine organic acid and RESULTS: A total of 15 patients with IVA were diagnosed, with an incidence of 1/234 000. Three patients had acute neonatal IVA, and the rest were asymptomatic. The isovalerylcarnitine (C5) levels were increased in all patients. Twelve children underwent urinary organic acid analysis, of which 11 cases had elevated isovalerylglycine levels, 4 cases with 3-hydroxyisovalerate increased simultaneously. Eleven IVA patients underwent genetic testing, 9 patients were compound heterozygous variants in CONCLUSIONS The clinical manifestations of IVA are non-specific, and the gene spectrum is scattered. Newborn patients screened by tandem mass spectrometry can receive early diagnosis and treatment, so as to correct metabolic defects and pathophysiological changes.
Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors/epidemiology* ; Child ; China/epidemiology* ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Isovaleryl-CoA Dehydrogenase/genetics* ; Mutation ; Neonatal Screening ; Tandem Mass Spectrometry