ObjectiveTo investigate the genotype of a case with abnormal hemoglobin combined with hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH).Methods Male patient,26 years old,were suspected abnormal hemoglobin combined with HPFH after receiving medical examination including hematology exmination,hemoglobin electrophoresis,erythrocyte osmotic fragility analysis in Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics in September 2010.Routine examination of anemia and hemoglobin electrophoresis at alkaine pH on agarose gels were applied to analyze the phenotype.Direct sequencing of the complete HBB gene was utilized to identify the hemoglobin variant.Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) assay was used to identify the presence of β-globin gene cluster deletion.Gap polymerase chain reaction (gap-PCR) was used to amplify the HBB gene fragment across the breakpoint,and the deletion breakpoint was characterized by direct sequencing the gap-PCR product and comparing the sequencing result with the reference sequence NC_000011.9.ResultsBy direct sequencing of the complete HBB gene,the patient in this study was found to carry a hemoglobin Ta-Li (HBB:c.250G ＞ T) mutation.By combining use of MLPA and gap-PCR with gene sequencing,we found that it had a gross deletion in the β-globin gene cluster,the deletion region was NC_000011.9:g.5222878_5250288del.Therefore,the genotype of this subject was SEA-HPFH combined with abnormal hemoglobin Ta-li.ConclusionCombining application of MLPA and gap-PCR with gene sequencing can help to make sure the genotype.

Objective To study the clinical effect of early rehabilitation nursing intervention in the patients who underwent lum-bar intervertebral disc operation .Methods 80 patients with lumbar disc herniation were selected and divided them into observation group and control group randomly ,each group contains 40 patients .The control group received conventional nursing while the ob-servation group underwent early rehabilitation nursing intervention after operation .Comparison was made in respects of pain ,func-tion rebuild and clinical effect after operation between two groups .Results There was no significant difference in the preoperative Japanese Orthopaedic Association(JOA) score between two groups .The differences in postoperative JOA scores were significant from 2 weeks after operation to 1 year .The observation group has better clinical effect than that of control group .And the percent-age of back pain or leg pain ,the positive rate of straight leg raising in observation group was less than the control group in 12 months after operation .Conclusion The early rehabilitation nursing intervention can help lumbar disc operation patients recover faster ,maintain the clinical effect and prevent the postoperative complications .

Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of posterior decompression, internal fixation and interlaminar fusion for the treatment of severe osteoporotic vertebral fracture and collapse complicated with spinal canal encroachment. Methods A retrospective study was carried out in 27 cases of severe osteoporotic vertebral fractures complicated with spinal canal encroachment. The patients were treated with posterior decompression, internal fixation and interlaminar fusion during the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2014. All patients were given vertebral pedicle screw fixation after pedicle augmentation with bone cement. The pain scores of visual analogue scale(VAS), Oswestry Disability Index(ODI), Cobb angle , thoracolumbar Cobb angle and the recovery of neurological function(estimated by Frankel grading system) of the patients were compared beforeoperation, one week after operation and at the end of follow-up. The incidences of internal fixation failure, adjacent vertebral fracture and bone cement leakage also were recorded. Results The patients were followed up for an average of 27 months. The spinal canal occupation rate caused by fracture fragment of posterior vertebral wall was 27.41%~63.85%, with an average of(43.24 ± 10.61)%. Postoperative VAS pain scores, ODI, Cobb angle and thoracolumbar Cobb angle were statistically different from those before operation (P < 0.05). The correction rate for Cobb angle and thoracolumbar Cobb angle was (63.31 ± 23.47)%, (61.91 ± 17.54)%respectively. At the end of the follow-up, the correction loss rate for Cobb angle and the thoracolumbar Cobb angle was (15.38 ± 39.92)%, (21.79 ± 32.20)% respectively, the difference being insignificant compared with those one week after operation(P>0.05). In respect of Frankel grading of neurological function at the end of the follow-up, 6 cases were in grade D and 19 cases were in grade E, but the differences were insignificant compared with those before operation (P > 0.05). None of the patients had surgical site infection, screw looseness or breakage, or rod breakage during the follow-up period. There were 8 patients with asymptomatic bone cement leakage after operation. Vertebral compression fractures recurred in 5 patients, of which 2 had adjacent vertebral fractures and 3 had non -adjacent segment. Conclusion The therapy of posterior decompression, internal fixation and interlaminar fusion is effective for the treatment of severe osteoporotic vertebral fracture and collapse complicated with spinal canal encroachment by obviously relieving pain, improving the physiological function of the spine and stabilizing the spine.

Questionnaire survey was conducted among thirty traditional Chinese pharmaceutical companies nationwide. We studied the following factors and how they impose the significance on the culture of big brands, namely, the policies, the access to market, the specialty of the product, the foundation of research, the market, the salesmanship, the resource insurance of product and the security. And these could be referred when the enterprises cultivate the big brands. The findings show that interviewees and different firms hold various opinions on the factors of culture of the big brands. The policies and the access to market always attract the most attention for the enterprises, and whether the product is classified into the catalogue of health insurance or into the basic medicinal directory plays a pivotal role in the development of big brand. The uniqueness of the product can be regarded as a natural advantage, the construction of team of academic experts is more and more emphasized on the development of the product, and the security of the product deserves increasing attention.
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Objective To observe the effect of preventive acupuncture and moxibustion at Guanyuan(CV 4)on abnormal activity in early climacteric rats.Methods Using four-month-old female SD rats as young control group,the 24 ten-month-old SD female rats screened by vaginal smear were randomized into 4 groups.The climacteric models by natural aging were established.The changes of estrogen receptor(ER-?)and heat shock protein-70(HSP-70)expressions resulted from the effect of preventive acupuncture and preventive moxibustion were observed.Results The expression of ER-? decreased gradually in the uterus of natural climacteric rats(P

The effects of two different sample labeling methods on background signal intensities for high-density 60mer oligonucleotide microarray were investigated. Peripheral blood samples from five disease and five control subjects were collected. Total RNA targets from peripheral blood mononuclear cells were extracted and labeled with RD-PCR protocol, which were hybridized to Agilent Human 1B oligonucleotide microarrays in a two-color comparative format. The positive control targets were labeled with the directly incorporated fluorescently-labeled dNTP labeling. The SPSS program was performed to test normality of the dataset, variance homogeneity between the groups, coefficients of variation (CV) and analysis of variance. The results showed that the background signal intensities of Cy3 channel were higher than those of Cy5 channel. The differences of background signal intensities between the RD-PCR approach and the directly incorporated fluorescently-labeled dNTP labeling were extremely significant (P- Cy3

Objective To investigate the value of restriction display PCR (RD-PCR) as a novel and expedient sample labeling method for high-density 60-mer oligonucleotide microarray. Methods Peripheral blood samples from three volunteers were collected and the total RNA was extracted from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells and labeled with RD-PCR protocol,followed by hybridization with Agilent Human 1B oligonucleotide microarrays in a two-color comparison format. The RNA from the same subject was divided into two aliquot and labeled with Cy3 and Cy5 respectively. The spots with significant difference between the foreground and local background intensities and those without significant difference between Cy5 and Cy3 signal intensities were selected for analysis. SPSS software was used to perform the statistical tests and plot generation.VSN packages were used under R language to remove the systematic array and dye biases. Results Totally 8744 common spots of the 3 microarrays were evaluated. The results demonstrated that RD-PCR could be a promising novel method for efficient labeling of microarray samples. Further analysis indicated the presence of adjustable biases derived from the array and incorporated dye in the labeling processes. The RD-PCR labeling showed better performance than the conventional approaches in regards to reproducibility of the quantitative signals for gene intensity and capability to label RNAs of lowly expressed genes. Conclusion Given the evidence of the feasibility of using RD-PCR labeling in the field of high-density long oligonucleotide microarray, further optimization of the protocol may unleash the full potential of this novel labeling method.

Objective To investigate the value of restriction display PCR (RD-PCR) as a novel and expedient sample labeling method for high-density 60-mer oligonucleotide microarray. Methods Peripheral blood samples from three volunteers were collected and the total RNA was extracted from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells and labeled with RD-PCR protocol,followed by hybridization with Agilent Human 1B oligonucleotide microarrays in a two-color comparison format. The RNA from the same subject was divided into two aliquot and labeled with Cy3 and Cy5 respectively. The spots with significant difference between the foreground and local background intensities and those without significant difference between Cy5 and Cy3 signal intensities were selected for analysis. SPSS software was used to perform the statistical tests and plot generation.VSN packages were used under R language to remove the systematic array and dye biases. Results Totally 8744 common spots of the 3 microarrays were evaluated. The results demonstrated that RD-PCR could be a promising novel method for efficient labeling of microarray samples. Further analysis indicated the presence of adjustable biases derived from the array and incorporated dye in the labeling processes. The RD-PCR labeling showed better performance than the conventional approaches in regards to reproducibility of the quantitative signals for gene intensity and capability to label RNAs of lowly expressed genes. Conclusion Given the evidence of the feasibility of using RD-PCR labeling in the field of high-density long oligonucleotide microarray, further optimization of the protocol may unleash the full potential of this novel labeling method.

ObjectiveTo study the molecular genetic mechanism of para-bombay phenotype in two individuals.MethodsThe proband was a female.When the proband donated blood,because the forward blood group wasn't coincident with her reverse blood group,the blood and saliva specimen from proband and her family members were sent to Guangzhou Blood Center for further identification.Routine serological techniques were used to determine proband's and her family members' blood group and ABH antigen in saliva.The coding regions of FUT1 and FUT2 gene,exon 6 and exon 7 of ABO gene were amplified by polymerase chain reaction using proband's and her family members' genomic DNA.All amplified products were analyzed after being directly sequenced.The two-base deletion regions of FUT1 gene were certified by cloning and haplotype sequencing.Results Proband's and her little brother's blood group were identified as para-bombay while other family members' blood group were normal.Two-base deletion heterozygous mutations of FUT1 gene were found in proband and her brother,AG deletion at position 547-552 and TT deletion at position 880-882,which caused a reading frame shift and a premature stop eodon.Meanwhile,880-882del TT heterozygous mutation was found in proband's grandfather and her father and 547-552del AG heterozygous mutation was found in proband's mother and her little sister.ResultsOf cloning and haplotype sequencing certified that these two-base deletion mutations occurred at 547-548 and 881-882 position respectively.Three new mutations were found in FUT2 gene,390C ＞ T,418A ＞ T and 749G ＞ A,which could cause the change of amino acid at position 140Ile ＞ Phe and 250Arg ＞ Gln.Conclusions Two-base deletion heterozygous mutations in different positions in FUT1 gene were found in 2 individuals,which maybe the molecular genetic mechanism of para-bombay phenotype.Heterozygous deletion mutation in one-strand DNA wouldn't change the ABO blood group.Three new mutations were also found in FUT2 gene.( Chin J Lab Med,2012,35:815-819)