Objective To investigate the status of maternal iodine deficiency in Lishui City of Zhejiang Province， and explore the effect of maternal iodine deficiency on the growth and development of infants. Methods A total of 209 pregnant women living in Liandu District of Lishui City from January 2017 to December 2018 were selected by stratified sampling method. Urine iodine level in pregnant women and iodine content in edible salt at home were determined to assess the status of iodine deficiency and to analyze the influencing factors. Their babies were followed up for 1 year， and metabolic disease screening and physical examination were carried out to evaluate the growth and development. Results The median of urinary iodine levels in 2017 and 2018 were 165 µg·L^-1 and 192 µg·L^-1， respectively. Both of the values met the standard of iodine sufficiency. The results of salt iodine content in pregnant women's homes showed that 7 cases （3.35%） were without iodized salt and 202 cases （96.65%） with iodized salt， including 186 cases （89.00%） with qualified iodized salt. Univariate analysis showed that pregnancy， education level， intake of iodized salt， cooking methods of salt， intake frequency of iodine-rich food and knowledge of iodine nutrition had significant impact on iodine deficiency in pregnant women （P<0.05）. Logistic regression analysis showed that early pregnancy （OR=1.626） and adding salt into heat oil （OR=1.874） were risk factors for iodine deficiency in pregnant women， while intake of qualified iodized salt （OR=0.593） was a protective factor. Follow-up results showed that there were no abnormalities in newborn screening， and babies of 2 women （2.41%） with iodine deficiency were short in height at 1， 6 and 12 months of age. Conclusion Attention should be paid to the monitoring of pregnant women's urinary iodine levels to guide the scientific supplementation of iodine， so as not to affect the growth and development of infants.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the genotype and phenotype of a sibpair with partial deletion of SATB2 gene caused by 2q33.1 microdeletion. METHODS: Both children have featured mental retardation and development delay, and were subjected to karyotyping, single nucleotide microarray (SNP array) and real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR analysis. Karyotyping and SNP Array analysis were also carried out on their parents to verify the origin of mutation. RESULTS: Both sibs had a normal karyotype. SNP array showed that sib 1 had arr[hg19]2q33.1(200 192 328 - 200 197 269)×1 (4.9 kb), 2q35 (218 105 663 - 218 816 675)×3 (711 kb), while sib 2 had arr[hg19]2q33.1(200 192 328 - 200 197 269)×1 (4.9 kb), 2q35 (218 105 663-218 810 908)×3 (705.2 kb). The deletion has partially overlapped with that of 2q33.1 microdeletion syndrome and involved part of the SATB2 gene. The result of real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR assay was consistent with that of SNP assay. The duplication has originated from their father and has not been associated with any disease phenotypen. CONCLUSION Both sibs have carried partial deletion of SATB2 gene and had similar clinical phenotypes. Haploinsufficiency of such gene probably underlies the clinical manifestations in both patients.
Child ; Chromosome Deletion ; Chromosome Disorders ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 ; Genetic Testing ; Humans ; Karyotyping ; Matrix Attachment Region Binding Proteins ; genetics ; Phenotype ; Transcription Factors ; genetics

Objective To summarize the clinical outcomes and surgical indications for chronic type A aortic dissection (CTAD) by using Sun's procedure with preservation of autologous brachiocephalic vessels.Methods From September 2010 to December 2013, 23 patients with CTAD underwent Sun's procedure with preservation of autologous brachiocephalic vessels under moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest combined with selective cerebral perfusion in our center .The data was collected and analysed retrospectively.There were 20 males and 3 females patients with a mean age of(49.91 ±10.05) years.Preopera-tive comorbidities included Marfan syndrome in 1 patient, isolated left vertebral artery in 1, hypertension in 19, coronary artery disease in 2, heart dysfunction in 1, renal insufficiency in 1, mitral regurgitation in 1, and pulmonary infection in 1.Previous operation history included thoracic endovascular aortic repair in 3, percutaneous coronary intervention in 1, aortic valve re-placement in 1, Bentall procedure in 1, and coronary artery bypass grafting in 1.Results The average operation time, car-diopulmonary bypass time, aortic cross clamping time and selective cerebral perfusion time was(6.43 ±1.03) h,(167.07 ± 49.62) min,(80.74 ±29.00) min, and(27.35 ±6.03) min, respectively.Concomitant procedures included Bentall proce-dure in 6 patients, ascending aorta replacement in 17, ascending aorta-femoral artery bypass in 1, mitral valvuloplasty in 1, and CABG in 1.There were 2(8.70%) in hospital deaths.Three patients suffered temporary renal dysfunction, and 1 with re-nal failure recieved continuous renal replacement therapy .Postoperative hypoxemia were found in 2 patients, and 1 of them re-ceived reintubation.These patients recovered before discharge.The mean follow-up time was(52.52 ±9.89) months with a follow-up rate of 95.23%(20/21).One patient suffered cerebral embolism but recovered soon after treatment.The others were free from any complications.Conclusion Sun's procedure with preservation of autologous brachiocephalic vessels simplified the aortic arch surgery and obtained satisfactory outcomes for suitable patients with CTAD , but surgical indications should be strictly considered.

Objective To establish a Chinese expert consensus of the surgical management for type A aortic dissection (TAAD) by using the Delphi method.Methods A systematic review of the previously published literature related to management of TAAD at home and abroad was conducted to formulate a questionnaire of clinical consensus of the surgical treatment for TAAD.This questionnaire including seven aspects of surgical management for TAAD,namely contraindications to operative management,cannulation site,target temperature during circulation arrest,cerebral perfusion strategy,surgical procedure,distal anastomotic technique and surgical management for patients with connective tissue disease such as Marfan syndrome.From October 2015 to April 2016,we performed two rounds Delphi survey in which the current professional opinions from 55 experienced and representative cardiovascular surgeons in China,were gathered and analysed.Results The responses rates of two rounds were 80.0％ (44/55) and 77.27％ (34/44).The scores of authoritative coefficient was 0.87 and 0.83.The coefficient of concordance were 0.31 (P ＜ 0.05) and 0.32 (P ＜ 0.05).After two rounds of consultation,consensus of the surgical management for TAAD was reached on 16 items of seven aspects.Conclusion This Delphi study established an initial Chinese expert consensus concerning the surgical management for TAAD,which drew credible results and reliable conclusions.This study will helo to standardize the surgical management of TAAD in China.

Objective To summarize our experience of surgical repair for cervical aortic arch(CAA) aneurysm and eval-uate early and midterm results of these patients.Methods From January 2010 to December 2014, 22 patients with left-sided CAA aneurysm admitted in our center.There were 6 male and 16 female patients with a mean age of(34.09 ±13.14) years. Comorbidities included pseudocoarctation in 9 patients, hypertension in 4 patients, and aortic valve insufficiency, Stanford type B aortic dissection and middle cerebral artery aneurysm each had 1 patient.All of the patients underwent surgical aortic arch re-construction using artificial graft replacement.Among them, 4(4/22, 18.18%) were performed under moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest(MHCA) combined with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion(SACP) via a median sternotomy, and concom-itant aortic valve replacement(AVR) was implemented in 1 patient.18(18/22, 81.82%) were performed via posterolateral left thoracotomy through the 4th intercostal space, and adjunct methods applied included partial CPB and “simple clamping” in 10 and 8 of these patients respectively.Results The average mechanical ventilation time and ICU stay time was (13.05 ± 4.73)h and(19.14 ±8.08) h respectively.1 patient required repeat thoracotomy for bleeding, 1 patient with delayed wound healing and 1 patient suffered transient liver dysfunction.There were no in-hospital deaths.Mean follow-up time was 34.73 months, and 3 patients were lost during follow-up.There were no late deaths during follow-up.Conclusion Repair of CAA is indicated for the patients with arch aneurysm formation .According to the locations and types of aneurysms and other concomi-tant proximal cardiovascular diseases, performing one-stage surgical aortic arch reconstruction with individualized incisions , ad-junct methods and operative procedures can obtain satisfactory clinical outcomes in patients with CAA aneurysm .

BACKGROUND:To make a better preparation for orthodontic tooth, we investigate the changes in the localization of the anterior wal of the maxilary sinus and maxilary tuberosity, analyze the development of the maxila, and detect the bone mass of the maxila and development timing. However, the use of Auto-CAD software has not been reported to localize the anterior wal of the maxilary sinus and maxilary tuberosity. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the localization and growth of the anterior wal of the maxilary sinus and maxilary tuberosity in 300 children aged 4-14 years from the Han ethic group in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. METHODS: Totaly 300 children, 4-14 years of age, admitted at the Stomatological Hospital of Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, were enroled. According to Helman’s dental developmental staging, these children were divided into five groups: groups IIA, IIC, IIIA, IIIB, IIIC. Auto-CAD software was used to analyze the panoramic radiographs of the maxila and mandible. The tracing of each radiograph was digitized by translating the reference points onto an X-Y coordinate system. The straight line that passed the point where the nasal septum intersected with the hard palate (point O) and the point where the medial wal of maxilary sinus intersected with the hard palate (point PA) was designated as the X axis. The straight line that was vertical to the X axis and passed through the point O at a right angle was designated as the Y axis. The X and Y coordinate values of reference point were calculated. And then O point was set as (0, 0), and the point where the posterior wal of maxilary tuberosity intersected with the hard palate (PP) was set as (PPX, PPY). Colected data were analyzed statisticaly to understand the changes in the localization of PA and PP at different stages of dental development. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The change of point PA had on significant differences between the five groups (α > 0.05). Point PP grew obviously in a horizontal rearward and vertical downward manner from stage IIA to IIIA; this point only presented a horizontal rearward growth from stage IIIA to IIIB and only a vertical downward growth from stage IIIB to IIIC. This period was the time of the second molar eruption, indicating that the second molar eruption is helpful to the vertical growth of the maxila.

Objective To study computer toxicity prediction technology and predict the acute toxicity of Chinese materia medica; To provide a new way and method for safety evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine. Methods First, Mold2 software (version 2.0.0) was used to calculate molecular descriptors of 7409 chemical components. After preliminary screening of molecular descriptors, quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models were built up with Random Forest (RF) for screening the optimum prediction model. From the 83 kinds of toxic Chinese materia medica in Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2010 edition), acute toxicity of 60 kinds of Chinese materia medica reported from monomer structure (1692 chemical components) were under prediction.Results Totally 7409 pieces of data were obtained. When the descriptors were 52, RF modeling accuracy and Kappa were the highest, 0.712 and 0.436 respectively. Compound clusters were divided into 3 types according to optimum molecule descriptors (52). The accuracy and Kappa of the optimum model for the first type of compounds were 0.666 and 0.476 respectively; the accuracy and Kappa of the optimum model for the second type of compounds were 0.804 and 0.381 respectively; the accuracy and Kappa of the optimum model for the third type of compounds were 0.709 and 0.373 respectively. It was predicted that 60 kinds of Chinese materia medica containing 0 violent toxic compound, 2 high toxic compounds, 172 medium toxic compounds and 1518 low toxic compound.Conclusion QSAR model for prediction study on acute toxicity of chemical components of Chinese mareria medica can provide references combination medication and experimental studies.

In order to provide a new way and method for safety evaluation of Chinese materia medica (CMM) and also to provide a reference for conventional animal experiments, computer toxicity prediction technique and method were established to predict the cardiotoxicity of CMM. Mold2 software (version 2.0.0) was used to calculate molecular descriptors of 1034 chemical components. Then, the random forest (RF) method and the support vector machine (SVM) method were used to screen the descriptors. After that, boosting trees method, SVM, regularized discriminant analysis method and RF method were used to build up prediction model, respectively. Finally, the cardiotoxicity of chemical components was predicted by the quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) model with the best accuracy and Kappa value. The results showed that by comparing the accuracy and Kappa value of prediction model, it was found that the RF model was the optimal algorithm model with 86.3%accuracy and the Kappa value of 0. 725. Through the prediction research on chemical components of Chinese herbs with toxicity recorded in the Pharmacopoeia of People’s Republic of China (version2010),suchasEvodia rutaecarpa,North bean root,Murraya incense,some meaningful results had been received. It was concluded that QSAR model on prediction research of chemical components of Chinese herbs provided important references for further experimental studies and clinical researches.

Objective To study the expression and clinical significance of the SALL4 in human gastric carcinoma tissues. Methods The expression of SALL4 in 91 samples of gastric carcinoma and 37 samples of normal gastric tissues was detected by RT-PCR,Western blot and immunohistochemistry,and its relationship with the clinical data were analyzed statistically.Results The positive expression rate of SALL4 in gastric carcinoma(74.7%)was significantly higher than that(18.9%)in normal gastric mucosa tissues(P <0.05).Moreover,with the decreased with the differentiation of gastric carcinoma,the positive expression rate of SALL4 was increased.The expression of SALL4 mRNA and protein in gastric carcinoma tissues were significantly higher than that in normal gastric tissues(P <0.050).The expression levels of SALL4 were relevant to lymph node metastasis(P =0.001),infiltra-tion depth(P =0.029)and the differentiation degree of gastric carcinoma(P =0.050).Conclusion SALL4 was highly expressed in gastric cancer tissues and relevant to lymph node metastasis,infiltration depth and the differentiation degree,which may have play an important role in the development of gastric cancer.

Objective:To construct three-dimensional(3D)finite element models with 3 different retainer designs.Methods:The intact maxillary first premolar was scanned using Micro-CT.CT images were reconstructed through Mimics 10.0 software and the prima-ry 3D models were gained after improvement in the Geomagic 7.0 software,The abutments and prosthesis of cantilever resin-bonded bridg that could be identified by the FEA software were accomplished.Results:The 3D models of cantilever resin-bonded bridg with 3 different retainer designs were constructed successfully using the maxillary first premolar as the abutment.The mesh number were 553 959,468 134,516 748,respectively.Conclusion:Using Micro-CT and finite element analysis the 3D reconstruction of the cantile-ver resin-bonded bridges may be more accurate for biomechanical analysis.