Objective: To report the hematological phenotypic characteristics and molecular variant features of a rare abnormal hemoglobin Hb K-Woolwich compound with Southeast Asian α-thalassemia in a Chinese family pedigree, aiming to summarize the laboratory screening patterns and the value for clinical genetic counseling, and to supplement the baseline data of this rare variant in the Chinese population. Methods: A three-generation pedigree involving three carriers was enrolled in this study. The proband's medical history and general clinical data of the family were retrospectively analyzed. Phenotypic analysis and molecular genotypic confirmation were performed using complete blood count parameters, capillary hemoglobin electrophoresis, H100Plus high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and gene sequencing, followed by Sanger sequencing. Results: All three individuals in this pedigree were identified as heterozygous carriers of the HBB:c. 397A>C mutation (Hb K-Woolwich) in the β-globin gene, combined with the αα/--SEA Southeast Asian type α-thalassemia genotype. Hematological findings revealed compensatory elevation of red blood cell count, decreased mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), while hemoglobin (Hb) levels remained within the normal range with no overt anemic phenotype. Both capillary electrophoresis and HPLC detected characteristic abnormal variant peaks, with good concordance between the two screening methods. Conclusion: Hb K-Woolwich compound with αα/--SEA thalassemia presents with distinctive hematological phenotypes, characterized by prominent microcytic and hypochromic changes without anemia, which may be easily overlooked in routine thalassemia screening programs. This is the first report of this compound genotype in China, providing valuable reference for laboratory identification, prenatal screening, and family genetic counseling of rare hemoglobin variants.

Polygonati Rhizoma demonstrates significant potential for addressing both chronic and hidden hunger. The supply of high-quality seedlings is a primary factor influencing the development of the Polygonati Rhizoma industry. Warm water soaking is often used in agriculture to promote the rapid germination of seeds, while its application and molecular mechanism in Polygonati Rhizoma have not been reported. To rapidly obtain high-quality seedlings, this study treated Polygonatum kingianum var. grandifolium seeds with sand storage at low temperatures, warm water soaking, and cultivation temperature gradients. The results showed that the culture at 25 ℃ or sand storage at 4 ℃ for 2 months rapidly broke the seed dormancy of P. kingianum var. grandifolium, while the culture at 20 ℃ or sand storage at 4 ℃ for 1 month failed to break the seed dormancy. Soaking seeds in 60 ℃ warm water further increased the germination rate, germination potential, and germination index. Specifically, the seeds soaked at 60 ℃ and cultured at 25 ℃ without sand storage treatment(Aa25) achieved a germination rate of 78. 67%±1. 53% on day 42 and 83. 40%±4. 63% on day 77. The seeds pretreated with sand storage at 4 ℃ for 2 months, soaked in 60 ℃ water, and then cultured at 25 ℃ achieved a germination rate comparable to that of Aa25 on day 77. Transcriptomic analysis indicated that warm water soaking might promote germination by triggering reactive oxygen species( ROS), inducing the expression of heat shock factors( HSFs) and heat shock proteins( HSPs), which accelerated DNA replication, transcript maturation, translation, and processing, thereby facilitating the accumulation and turnover of genetic materials. According to the results of indoor controlled experiments and field practices, maintaining a germination and seedling cultivation environment at approximately 25 ℃ was crucial for the one-year seedling cultivation of P. kingianum var. grandifolium.
Germination ; Seedlings/genetics* ; Water/metabolism* ; Seeds/metabolism* ; Polygonatum/genetics* ; Temperature ; Plant Proteins/genetics* ; Plant Dormancy

Objective:To analyze the clinical effect of hyaluronidase injection through the facial artery in the treatment of vascular embolism such as skin ulceration and necrosis after cosmetic injection.Methods:Hyaluronidase was injected through facial artery in 13 patients who were diagnosed with vascular embolism after facial injection from January 2019 to May 2020. The facial artery was punctured with 22-gauge arterial blood collection needle or 19/23-gauge disposable venous infusion needle. The angle between the needle body and the skin varies depending on the patients’ weight, ranged 30°-45°. The needle was advanced slowly and pushed forward by 2-3 mm when blood backflow appeared in the needle core. After confirming the successful puncture of the facial artery, 0.5-1.5 ml hyaluronidase was slowly injected into the facial artery. The time of skin relaxation, tenderness relief, ulcer healing and wound recovery were observed. The pigmentation was observed and the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) was used to score the scars after 3-12 months.Results:A toal of 13 patients with vascular complications of hyaluronidase filler were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were 18-45-year-old(mean age, 35 years) and received hyaluronidase filler at private clinics. There were 12 women and 1 man. The time from onset to visit was 14 h to 4 d, with an average time of 2.5 d. Hyaluronidase was most commonly injected into the nasolabial folds (54%, 7 of 13). The second-ranked area is the nasalroot (23%, 3 of 13). These patients had skin swelling, necrosis, ecchymosis or black scabs during or after hyaluronidase injection. Some patients showed skin lesions combined with oral ulcer. After percutaneous facial arterial hyaluronidase injection, the local skin tissue injuries of the 13 patients were improved in time. The time of skin relaxation was (0.77±0.25) d, the time of tenderness relief was (1.23±0.64) d, the time of ulcer healing was (3.14±0.64) d and the time of wound recovery was (5.85±0.86) d. Patients were followed up for 3-12 months, with an average of 7 months. One patient had slight scar (VSS score of 1), two patients had only mild pigmentation (VSS score of 0), and the other ten patients had no scar and pigmentation (VSS score of 0).Conclusions:It is effective to improve local microcirculation and reduce skin tissue injury after percutaneous facial artery hyaluronidase injection in the treatment of skin injury caused by facial filler injection.

Objective:To analyze the clinical effect of hyaluronidase injection through the facial artery in the treatment of vascular embolism such as skin ulceration and necrosis after cosmetic injection.Methods:Hyaluronidase was injected through facial artery in 13 patients who were diagnosed with vascular embolism after facial injection from January 2019 to May 2020. The facial artery was punctured with 22-gauge arterial blood collection needle or 19/23-gauge disposable venous infusion needle. The angle between the needle body and the skin varies depending on the patients’ weight, ranged 30°-45°. The needle was advanced slowly and pushed forward by 2-3 mm when blood backflow appeared in the needle core. After confirming the successful puncture of the facial artery, 0.5-1.5 ml hyaluronidase was slowly injected into the facial artery. The time of skin relaxation, tenderness relief, ulcer healing and wound recovery were observed. The pigmentation was observed and the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) was used to score the scars after 3-12 months.Results:A toal of 13 patients with vascular complications of hyaluronidase filler were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were 18-45-year-old(mean age, 35 years) and received hyaluronidase filler at private clinics. There were 12 women and 1 man. The time from onset to visit was 14 h to 4 d, with an average time of 2.5 d. Hyaluronidase was most commonly injected into the nasolabial folds (54%, 7 of 13). The second-ranked area is the nasalroot (23%, 3 of 13). These patients had skin swelling, necrosis, ecchymosis or black scabs during or after hyaluronidase injection. Some patients showed skin lesions combined with oral ulcer. After percutaneous facial arterial hyaluronidase injection, the local skin tissue injuries of the 13 patients were improved in time. The time of skin relaxation was (0.77±0.25) d, the time of tenderness relief was (1.23±0.64) d, the time of ulcer healing was (3.14±0.64) d and the time of wound recovery was (5.85±0.86) d. Patients were followed up for 3-12 months, with an average of 7 months. One patient had slight scar (VSS score of 1), two patients had only mild pigmentation (VSS score of 0), and the other ten patients had no scar and pigmentation (VSS score of 0).Conclusions:It is effective to improve local microcirculation and reduce skin tissue injury after percutaneous facial artery hyaluronidase injection in the treatment of skin injury caused by facial filler injection.

Objective: To investigate the current status and influence factors of HBV intrauterine transmission (BIT) in HBsAg-positive parturients and understand the outcome of HBV transmission and response to hepatitis B vaccine immunization in children in Xi’an. Methods: An epidemiological survey was conducted in 341 HBsAg-positive parturients who gave birth in Northwest Women and Children Hospital of Shaanxi Province from January 2015 to January 2018. Serological tests were performed by using venous blood from 344 newborns within 24 hours after birth and at the age of 1 year old. A nested case-control study was conducted to analyze the infection rates of intrauterine dominate HBV infection (DBI) and intrauterine occult HBV infection (OBI) in BIT and their influencing factors in newborns. The epidemiological survey was conducted to collect the information about the outcome of HBV transmission and the positive rate of HBsAb in children at high-risk from August 2016 to October 2018. Results: The BIT rate was 46.51%(160/344) in HBsAg-positive parturients, the DBI rate was 8.14% (28/344), the OBI rate was 38.37% (132/344), and the odds ratio of DBI and BIT in neonates of HBeAg-positive parturients were respectively 2.60 (95%CI: 1.19-5.70) and 2.21 (95%CI: 1.36-3.61) times higher than that of HBeAg-negative parturients. The odds ratio of BIT in neonates with maternal peripheral blood HBV DNA load ≥200, ≥10³ and>10⁶ copies/ml were 1.99 (95%CI: 1.29-3.08), 1.73 (95%CI: 1.11-2.69) and 2.33 (95%CI: 1.33-4.10) times higher than those in neonates with maternal peripheral blood HBV DNA<200,<10³, and ≤10⁶ copies/ml respectively. The incidence of DBI in neonates of parturients with placenta previa was 14.07 times higher than that of parturients without placenta previa (95%CI: 1.23-160.76). The incidence of BIT in neonates of parturients who received no hepatitis B immunoglobulin during pregnancy was 1.60 times higher than that in neonates of those who received hepatitis B immunoglobulin (95%CI: 1.02-2.53). Follow-up results showed that HBsAg negative conversion was found in 9 of 14 children with DBI, and 24.17%(22/91) of children had OBI. The overall rate of immune response to hepatitis B vaccine was 69.23%(63/91). The immune response rate in children with OBI was only 59.09%(13/22). Conclusion Newborns of HBsAg-positive parturients had high rate of OBI and lower rate of immune response to hepatitis B vaccine detected in follow-up, indicating a gap in hepatitis B prevention and control. HBV monitoring and intervention in HBsAg-positive women of childbearing age and hepatitis B antibody monitoring in children at high-risk are important measures to control infection source and protect susceptible population.

Objective To report operative course and relative complications in a group of patients who underwent Excessive Pressure Regulation System (Ex-PRESS) glaucoma shunt implantation in the real world,and discuss the ralated factors and possible interventions in clinical practice.Methods Preferred Ex-PRESS glaucoma shunt implantation were performed on 11 eyes with deverse types of glaucoma.Operative course and relative complications were analyzed from recorded tapes and documents.The correlations between complications,types of glaucoma,and previous procedures were analyzed,the complications were appropriately managed.Results 11 patients with diverse types of glaucoma who underwent Ex-PRESS glaucoma shunt implantation were recruited for the study.Among them,2 patients had combined phacoemulcification surgery,1 patient had repeat shunt implantation.During the procedure,1 patient had dislocated shunt into anterior chamber;1 patient had shunt entirely inserted into anterior chamber with plunger.4 patients had hypotony and flat anterior chamber,2 of them had hyphema,2 experienced subchoroid detachment.1 patient had intraocular lens pupil clamping after combined cataract and glaucoma surgery;4 cases had flat filtering blebs and uncontrolled intraocular pressure during the follow-up period,2 of them had blocked drainage and proliferative anterior synechia around the head,which was found in the patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma who had previous operation history.The common long-term complication was external ostium occlusion (4/11).The complications of drainage are related to the type of glaucoma and the history of operation.Conclusions Other than the complications which present commonly in trabeculectomy procedure,there were some complications related to the Ex-PRESS glaucoma shunt.History of ocular surgery,surgical techniques and the type of disease were associated with the incidence of complications.