1.The evaluation of PowerPlex~?6 used in paternity testing
Hongyu SUN ; Xinyao WU ; Yanhong ZENG
Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine 1988;0(04):-
Objective To evaluate the power of the PowerPlex?6 system for paternity testing. Method 633 cases of paternity testing were studied. After the megaplex STR amplification, the PCR products were genotyped by using the ABI377 DNA Sequencer. Results Among the 879 unrelated individuals, 197 alleles and 739 different genotypes were observed. The cumulated discriminating power was 1x 10-30. And the cumulative chance of exclusion was 0.999999999999987. 95 out of 633 cases were excluded. The RCP of all unexcluded cases were ≥0.9990. Gene mutations were found in 19 cases. Conclusion The Po-werPlex?16 system is powerful and reliable for paternity testing.
2.Investigation and analysis of cervical cancer among married women in Taishan City, Guangdong Province from 2010 to 2011
Yanhong CHEN ; Yuanjiao ZENG ; Xinhuan ZHEN
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2012;19(13):1962-1963
Objective To survey the status quo of cervical cancer and cervical precancerous lesion among married women age 35 to 55 in Taishan City,Province and to investigate precautions against cervical cancer.Methods By the request of the government,free cervical cancer screening was carried out from 2010 to 2011,26 879 women in 2010 and 23 197 women in 2011 completed the questionnaire and were checked by gynecological examination and thinprep cytologic test(TCT) voluntarily,and women screened positive by TCT accepted the colposcopy-guided biopsy.Results In 2010,2491 cases of screening positive by TCT,accoanted for 9.47% ;665 cases of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia ( CIN ),incidence rate was 2.47%,35 cases of invasive cervical cancer ( ICC ),incidence rate was 0.13 %.In 2011,2038 cases of screening positive by TCT,accounted for 8.78 % ;314 cases of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia( CIN ),incidence rate was 1.35%,16 cases of ICC,incidence rate was 0.07%.Conclusion Carrying out cervical cancer screening,could detect CIN in time,give treatment of precancerous lesions as soon as possible and prevent cervical cancer.
3.Quality of Life and Influence Factors in Patients with Stroke
Yanhong ZENG ; Yaping CAI ; Li LI
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2008;14(10):919-921
Objective To explore the quality of life(QOL) of stroke patients and the influence factors.Methods The QOL of stroke patients was measured with Shot Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire(SF-36) and questionnaire survey before discharge and six months after discharge;the patients' state of life was analyzed with the ordinal Logistic regression method to find out influence factors.Results The QOL of the stroke patients decreased obviously with an average sphere score between 38.18~67.57.Sphere scores increased during the six months of post-discharge,but only those of physical functioning(PF),role limitations due to physical health(RP),bodily pain(BP),general health perceptions(GH) and vitality(VT) rose significantly.Some common factors that would affect physical and mental health of the patients included: marriage state,economic conditions,medical care assurance,health care,psychological obstacles,rehabilitation and viability.Besides,age,the features of pathological changes and the complication had significant effect on the physical health of the patients,while children and aphasia affected mental health.Conclusion Early and canonical rehabilitation physical care,language and psychological training and so on,as well as family caring and nursing all are contributive to improve the QOL of the stroke patients.
4.Investigation on bacterial endotoxins test of vidarabine monophosphate for injection
CHEN Suzhen ; ZENG Qiumin ; WU Yanhong
Drug Standards of China 2024;25(1):068-071
Objective: To establish a bacterial endotoxin detection method for vidarabine monophosphate for injection and conduct methodological validation for harmanizing the quality control standard of this product.
Methods: According to the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2020 volume Ⅳ general chapter 1143“Bacterial endotoxin test”, the limit of bacterial endotoxin was determined,interference test and endotoxin testing were performed.
Results: The bacterial endotoxin test were performed on 25 batches of test samples provided by 15 manufacturers according to the experienced experimented limitation which is the amount of endotoxin in 1 mg of adenosine monophosphate should be less than 0.06 EU. All results were found to be in compliance with the specified standards.
Conclusion: The established bacterial endotoxin method can be used for quality control of vidarabine monophosphate for injection.
5.Long-term effects and safety of botulinum toxin type A in facial beauty
Dong ZENG ; Quan LIN ; Wenlin YU ; Yanhong WU ; Qin LI
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2016;22(3):143-146
Objective To explore the long-term efficacy of botulinum toxin type A injections on facial beauty and its long-term safety.Methods A total of 33 beauty-seekers with botulinum toxin type A treatment for more than five years were reviewed as observation group,using digital muscle palpation meter (Myoton PRO) for the determination of the orbicularis oculi muscle and masseter muscle tension (F),the muscle characteristic parameters,such as muscle hardness (S) using a homemade facial questionnaire test for satisfactory rate of beauty from both beauty-seekers and physicians.At sametime,33 normal adults that never accepted botulinum toxin injection with matched age and gender were collected as control group.The same-sex indicators were dtermined and compared with using statistic analysis t test.Results The pairwised parameters of the same sex and site were comparied between the two groups;average F and S values in the observation group were lower than those of the control group,but no statistically significant difference were observed between the two groups (P>0.05);in the observation group,average appearance age was 7.3 years younger than the control group,and the facial shape improved significantly.Conclusions Long-term and repeated application of botulinum toxin A is able to remove crow's feet and decrease the masseter and so the injection is safe with high satisfaction to beauty-seekers.
6.The management of extracorporeal circulation in modified total arch replacement combined with stented elephant trunk
Yanhong ZENG ; Zhiwei WANG ; Weiwei ZAN ; Hongbing WU ; Min ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2015;38(8):584-587
Objective To study the clinical experience of extracorporeal circulation management in modified total arch replacement combined with stented elephant trunk.Methods Fifty-eight patients with Stanford A aortic dissection underwent modified total arch replacement combined with stented elephant trunk.With the modified surgical technique,the technology of extracorporeal circulation was also modified with bilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion,the management of the temperature and blood protection.Results All patients were operated successfully.The operative time was 248-485 (396 ± 67) min,extracorporeal circulation time was 175-260 (181 ± 33) min,cross clamp time was 64-104 (85 ± 12) min,stop circulation time was 22-48 (32 ± 5) min,and selective cerebral perfusion time was 26-54 (39 ± 7) min.The ventilator assisted breathing time was 5.0-35.5 (23.0 ± 4.5) h,and ICU monitoring time was 24-140 (88 ± 12) h.Postoperative complications included transient neurologic deficit in 3 cases (5.2%,3/58),renal dysfunction in 5 case (8.6%,5/58),and pulmonary infection in 4 cases (6.9%,4/58).Conclusion To modified total arch replacement combined with stented elephant trunk,the modified management of extracorporeal circulation with bilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion,the management of temperature and blood protection,has a low prevalence of morbidity and mortality.
7.Subtle mutation analysis of survival motor neuron gene in families with spinal muscular atrophy
Jian ZENG ; Yanhong LIN ; Aizhen YAN ; Fenghua LAN
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2012;35(7):607-611
ObjectiveTo establish a analytical system for the survival motor neuron (SMN) subtle mutation,and evaluate its application in two families with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).MethodsSMN genes in seven family members from two SMA families were analyzed at both transcript level and genomic level,by the use of the conventional PCR-RFLP,allele-specific PCR,multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and T subcloning and sequencing of SMNI gene.ResultsIn family A,the patient had a single SMN1 copy who was carrying nonsense mutation L228X,which was also found in his father.In family B,as the patient's sample was unavailable,the father was indeed a carrier with one normal SMN1 allele and the other SMN1 allele carrying a frameshift mutation 22_23insA.The remaining family members were SMA carriers with one SMN1 copy.ConclusionThis analytical system for SMN subtle mutation offers viable molecular basis for genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis in SMA families.
8.Assessment of left ventricular regional myocardial systolic function after bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells injection in rabbits with acute myocardial infarction by speckle tracking imaging
Yuming MU ; Qianqian ZENG ; Yanhong LI ; Guiqiu CAO ; Juan XU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2011;20(6):519-523
Objective To assess the left ventricular(LV) regional myocardial systolic function after bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) injection in rabbits with acute myocardial infarction(AMI) by 2-dimensional ultrasound speckle-tracking imaging.Methods Twenty-four healthy rabbits were randomly divided into three groups:group of sham-operated,group of masculine control (AMI was induced by ligation of left anterior descending coronary artery),and group of cell infusion(after two weeks of AMI,bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were injected to the region of AMI).Four weeks after cell deliver two-dimensional strain images were acquired from LV short-axis view(at the levels of mitral annulus,muscle papillary and apex),radial strain rate (SrR),circumference strain rate (SrC),rotation rate (RotR) and rotation (Rot) of three levels in short-axis views were measured by speckle-tracking imaging.The conventional echocardiography indices included LV diameter of end diastole(LVEDd),LV ejection fraction(LVEF),LV fractional shortening(LVFS).The catheter indices included LV systolic pressure(LVSP),LV end diastolic pressure (LVEDP)and maximum rate of rise and descend of LV pressure(LVdp/dtmax).ResultsCompared with sham-operated group,rabbits had significantly larger LVEDd,lower LVEF and LVFS,lower LVSP and LVdp/dtmax,higher LVEDP in control group,SrR,SrC,RotR and Rot of LV anterior regional myocardial function and global myocardial function of three levels in short-axis views were lower.Compared with control group,the rabbits had significantly smaller LVEDd,larger LVEF and LVFS,larger LVSP and LVdp/dtmax,lower LVEDP,SrR,SrC,RotR and Rot of LV anterior regional myocardial function and global myocardial function of three levels in short-axis views were larger in group of cell infusion.There was no significant between group of cell infusion and group of sham-operated.Conclusions Speckle tracking imaging can evaluate the regional myocardial systolic function of the area of BMSCs transplantation accurately.
9.MRI features and pathological grading of hepatic neuroendocrine neoplasm
Ruofan SHENG ; Yanhong XIE ; Yuan JI ; Caizhong CHEN ; Mengsu ZENG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2015;21(4):233-238
Objective To compare the MRI features of hepatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET G1,G2) and neuroendocrine carcinomas (NEC G3),as well as to improve the accuracy in hierarchical diagnosis.Methods Twenty patients with histopathologically proven NET and nineteen patients with histopathologically proven NEC were retrospectively analyzed.The morphological and MR signal features were compared.Results The morphological features of vascular invasion (P < 0.05) and lymphadenectasis or necrosis (P < 0.05),as well as the MR signal features on portal phase (P < 0.05) and delayed phase (P <0.05) were different between the NET group and the NEC group;contrast to noise ratios (CNR) were also different between the two groups (x2 =5.14,P < 0.05),CNR of the NEC group on both arterial phase (Z =121.75,P < 0.05) and portal phase (Z =139.31,P < 0.05) were significantly lower than the NET group;ROC analysis of CNR demonstrated an area under the curve of 0.729 (P < 0.05) on portal phase,when the optimal cut-off value of-61.38 was used,a sensitivity of 90.0% and a specificity of 63.2% can be achieved.Conclusions MRI plays an important role in the hierarchical diagnosis of hepatic neuroendocrine neoplasms.The signs of vascular invasion,lymphadenectasis or necrosis as well as the MR signal features during dynamic enhanced scanning are of great value in differentiating NETs from NECs.
10.Clinical analysis of the inconsistency of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies test results between indirect immune fluorescence and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 589 cases
Zhijie ZENG ; Yanhong SUN ; Liqin SUN ; Haiyan HUANG ; Tang JIANG
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2014;18(4):263-266
Objective To analyze the clinical significance and features of patient s' with inconsistent antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) test results between indirect immune fluorescence (IIF) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Methods ANCA were detected with IIF and ELISA method jointly among 12 386 in-patients and a retrospective analysis on the proportion of clinical features and significance was made in 589 cases with inconsistent results using Microsoft Excel 2007 statistical software.Results Among the 589 patients,68 (11.5%) were diagnosed as vasculitis,in which 51 cases as ANCA-associated vasculitis,and 521(88.4%) were diagnosed as non-vasculitis including 181 connective disease and 340 non-connective diseases in which hypertension and cardiopathy were common.The common inconsistent results of ANCA were p-ANCA/ELISA (-),IIF (-)/anti-MPO (+),IIF (-)/anti-PR3 (+),IIF (-)/anti-PR3 (+) anti-MPO (+) accounted for 24.4% (144/589),29.5% (174/589),15.9% (94/589),18.5% (108/589) respectively,these accounted for 88.3%(520/589) of total inconsistency.Conclusion The spectrum of diseases and clinical characteristics varies widely and often presents with multiorgan involvement in patients with inconsistent ANCA results.These reasons make it easy to be misdiagnosed.Attention should be paid to identify and different these inconsistency.