Interleukin-18基因启动子区单核苷酸多态性与肝细胞癌遗传易感性关系的研究

目的探讨白细胞介素18(IL-18)基因启动子区-607C/A(rs1946518)和-137G/C(rs187238)单核苷酸多态性(SNP)与肝细胞癌(肝癌)遗传易感性的关系。方法应用序列特异性引物-聚合酶链反应(PCR-SSP)技术,检测228例肝癌患者和300例健康对照者IL-18基因启动子-607C/A(rs1946518)、-137G/C(rs187238)单核苷酸多态性位点基因型,分析肝癌患者和对照组基因型频率和等位基因频率分布。结果肝癌组SNP位点rs187238 G等位基因的频率明显高于对照组(OR=1.1891,95%CI=1.0106-1.5633,P=0.026)。携带rs187238 GG基因型的肝癌患者较多(OR=1.5168,95%CI=1.1490-1.8322,P=0.010)。分层分析发现,rs1946518位点上AA基因型与肝癌发病的关联在饮酒的肝癌患者中更加显著(P=0.024),而且rs187238位点上GC/CC基因型与肝癌发病的关联在出现肝癌复发的患者中更加显著(P=0.005)。结论 IL-18基因启动子区-137G/C(rs187238)GG基因型与肝癌遗传易感性有关联。而rs1946518位点AA基因型和rs187238位点GC/CC基因型分别与肝癌患者饮酒和肝癌复发有关联。     

IL-23R基因多态性与吉林人群强直性脊柱炎易感性的关联研究

目的:探讨吉林人群IL-23R基因rs7517847和rs10489629位点的单核苷酸多态性与强直性脊柱炎易感性的关系。方法:采用PCR-RFLP方法对188例强直性脊柱炎患者进行IL-23R基因多态性检测,与100例健康者对照分析。结果:两个SNP位点(rs7517847和rs10489629)各基因型频率和等位基因频率在AS组与对照组之间的分布差异均有统计学意义(P0.05),并在假设遗传方式下,rs7517847位点的纯合突变GG基因型与(TG+TT)基因型比较;rs10489629位点的纯合突变AA基因型与(GA+GG)基因型比较,其频率分布差异在AS组与对照组之间也具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:IL-23R基因rs7517847和rs10489629位点的多态性均与吉林人群AS易感性有关;携带G等位基因(或A等位基因)且为GG(或AA)基因型的个体患AS的倾向性增大,可能是患AS的易感因素之一。     

TNF-α单核苷酸多态性与中国北方汉族人类风湿关节炎的相关性研究

目的:研究肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)基因单核苷酸多态性(SNP)与中国北方汉族人类风湿性关节炎(RA)易感性的相关性。方法:选取98例RA和100例正常对照者作为研究对象,应用Sequenom飞行时间质谱技术,对TNF-α基因的SNP点rs1800629(-308 A/G)、rs361525(-238 A/G)、rs1799724(-850 C/T)和rs1800610(+489 C/T)进行基因分型,用SPSS 11.5软件对数据资料进行统计分析。结果:RA患者TNF-α多态性位点rs1799724、rs1800610和rs361525的基因型频率及等位基因频率与正常对照组比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),而TNF-αrs1800629的基因型频率及等位基因频率与正常对照组比较有明显的统计学差异(P<0.05)。TNF-αrs1800629 G等位基因及GG基因型可以提高RA的发病风险性。结论:NF-α基因SNP位点rs1800629可能与北方汉族人RA发病易感性相关。     

VEGF基因单核苷酸多态性与中国北方汉族人SLE易感性的相关性研究

目的:研究血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)基因单核苷酸多态性(SNP)与中国北方汉族人系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)易感性的相关性。方法:应用Sequenom飞行时间质谱技术检测44例SLE患者和100例正常对照者外周血VEGF基因的SNPs,选择6个VEGF基因的SNP位点:rs2010963、rs3024994、rs3025000、rs3025010、rs3025035和rs833070进行基因分型,用SPSS 11.5软件对数据资料进行统计分析。结果:SLE患者VEGF多态性位点rs2010963、rs3024994、rs3025000、rs3025010、rs3025035的基因型频率及等位基因频率与正常对照组比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05);VEGFrs833070 A等位基因频率明显高于对照组(31.2%vs20%,χ2=4.547,P=0.033,OR=1.818,95%CI 1.045-3.162)。rs833070 G等位基因在SLE组中关节炎与无关节炎组中频率有显著差异(56%vs80.4%,χ2=5.613,P=0.018,OR=0.336,95%CI 0.134-0.843),rs833070 GG基因型频率明显低于无关节炎组(GGvsAG+AA:28%vs65.2%,χ2=6.684,P=0.010,OR=0.207,95%CI 0.061-0.705),而VEGF rs833070位点基因型、等位基因型的频率与患者血清中ds-DNA抗体、抗Sm抗体、狼疮性肾炎、间质性肺疾病的发生无相关性(P0.05)。结论:VEGF基因SNP点rs833070与北方汉族人SLE发病易感性相关,rs833070位点A等位基因可能增加了SLE患病的易感性,而rs833070 GG基因型及G等位基因型可能是SLE合伴关节炎的保护性基因。     

IRF5基因多态性与山东汉族人群系统性红斑狼疮的相关性研究

目的 研究山东地区汉族人群干扰素调节因子5(IRF5)基因rs2004640、rs10954213单核苷酸多态性,探讨其与系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)易感性之间的关系.方法 采用聚合酶链反应和限制性片段长度多态性等方法对92例SLE患者和88名健康对照IRF5基因rs2004640 G/T、rs10954213 G/A多态性进行分析,计算基因型和等位基因频率.结果 SLE患者IRF5 rs2004640GG、GT、TT基因型频率分别是0.198、0.521和0.281,与对照组比较差异有统计学意义(X2=8.73,P<0.05);SLE患者IRF5 rs10954213 GG、GA、从基因型频率分别是0.318、0.409和0.273,与对照组间差异有统计学意义(X2=6.36,P<0.05).结论 山东汉族人群IRF5基因位点rs2004640、rs10954213的多态性,可能与山东地区汉族人群SLE的易感性有关,需进一步累积更多数据证实.     

OX40L基因多态性与复发性流产相关性的研究

目的通过检测OX40L基因rs1234315、rs2205960、rs17568、rs2298212位点多态性基因频率,探讨这些位点与复发性自然流产之间的关系。方法采用EILSA方法检测65例复发性自然流产患者以及75例正常妊娠患者外周血血清IL-10、IL-2细胞因子;采用直接测序法检测上述患者OX40L基因rs1234315、rs2205960、rs17568、rs2298212等位点多态性。结果复发性自然流产组患者血清中IL-2水平(83.82±50.29pg/m L)显著高于正常妊娠组(66.42±30.64pg/m L)(P0.05);复发性自然流产组患者血清中IL-10(18.86±12.63pg/m L)显著低于正常妊娠组(24.96±9.42pg/m L)(P0.05)。两组OX40L基因rs1234315、rs2205960、rs17568多态性位点的基因型和等位基因频率均无统计学差异(P0.05):复发性自然流产组rs2298212基因A/A基因型频率显示高于正常妊娠组(P0.05),两组G/G基因型与G/A基因型无显著差异(P0.05)。结论 OX40L基因SNPrs2298212基因A/A基因型可能是复发性自然流产危险因素,需要进一步研究证实。     

二甲基精氨酸二甲基氨基酸水解酶基因多态性与冠心病的相关性研究

目的:研究中国人群二甲基精氨酸二甲基氨基酸水解酶(DDAH)基因单核苷酸多态性(SNP)与冠状动脉性心脏病(coronary heart disease,CHD)的关系。方法:从山西医科大学第二医院选取冠心病患者165例和匹配的对照组192例。并记录所有研究对象的病史、体格检查等临床资料及其它流行病学资料,采取聚合酶链式反应和限制性酶切片段长度多态性分析方法(PCR-RFLP)检测各组DDAH2基因rs805305位点C/G的基因型并统计各组的基因型频率。用连接酶检测反应(LDR)-测序分型方法检测各组基因rs2272592位点G/A的基因型并统计各组的基因型频率。结果:冠心病组rs805305和rs2272592基因型频率与对照组之间相比较均无显著差异(P0.05)。并在校正了年龄、性别、高血压史、糖尿病史、甘油三酯和胆固醇等传统危险因素的影响后,这种相关性依然不存在。结论:DDAH2基因rs805305位点C/G多态性和rs2272592位点G/A多态性可能与中国人群冠心病发病不相关。     

非综合性耳聋GLB2与SLC26A4双基因突变分析

报告1例基因遗传检查为GLB235delc杂合同时伴SLC26A41VS7-2A〉G杂合2168A〉G位点杂合突变的耳聋患者。重度耳聋，根据临床床和细胞学研究估计该基因型可能不存在多基因的加性效应。     

西北地区汉族人群FCAMR基因单核苷酸多态性及单体型分析

为研究西北地区汉族人群IgAIg MFc高亲和力受体(Fc receptor IgAIg Mhigh affinity,FCAMR/Fcα/μR)基因单核苷酸多态性(SNP)及单体型的频率。我们采用聚合酶链反应后直接测序方法,对西北地区79(男45,女34)名没有亲缘关系的汉族健康个体FCAMR基因,T549C(rs1856746),A457G(rs3813952),G421A(rs1340232)和A298G(rs3813950)4个SNP位点进行基因分型。用SHEsis软件分析FCAMR基因的单体型频率。本研究发现西北地区汉族人群中T549C(rs1856746)位点,等位基因频率C是38.6%,T是61.4%;A457G(rs3813952)位点,等位基因频率G是5.7%,A是94.3%;G421A(rs1340232)位点,等位基因频率A是17.1%,G是82.9%,A298G(rs3813950)位点,等位基因频率G是4.4%,A是95.6%。西北地区汉族人群中FCAMR基因T549C(rs1856746)、A457G(rs3813952)、G421A(rs1340232)和A298G(rs3813950)4个位点构成的3种主要单体型率(频率>10%)T/A/G/A是60.5%,C/A/A/A是17.1%和C/A/G/A是16.7%。本研究分析了西北地区汉族人群FCAMR基因T549C(rs1856746)、A457G(rs3813952)、G421A(rs1340232)和A298G(rs3813950)4个SNP位点的基因型频率、等位基因频率和单体型频率,为研究该地区FCAMR基因单核苷酸多态性与免疫反应以及相关疾病如IgA肾病易感性之间的相关性提供研究基础。     

红细胞补体受体1单核苷酸多态性与骨关节结核易感性的关联研究

目的探讨红细胞补体受体1(CR1)单核苷酸多态性(SNP)与骨关节结核(bone and joint tuberculosis)发病的关系。方法收集110例骨关节结核患者(实验组)和104例健康体检者(对照组)的外周血样本,采用单碱基延伸的PCR技术和DNA测序方法对CR1基因3个SNP位点(rs11118167C/T、rs2274567G/A、rs4844600G/A)进行多态性检测,分析2组CR1表达水平、2组CR1基因各SNP位点基因型对于CR1水平差异、CR1基因各SNP位点基因型、等位基因的分布差异及其与骨关节结核患病风险的关系。结果 2组rs4844600G/A基因型和等位基因分布的差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。CR1基因rs4844600G/A位点GG基因型携带者患骨关节结核的风险为非携带者的2.262倍(95%CI:1.275~4.013),其等位基因G携带者患病风险为非携带者的1.565倍(95%CI:1.058~2.314)。rs11118167C/T、rs2274567G/A这2个SNP位点与骨关节结核的患病风险无关(P0.05)。健康对照组CR1的平均荧光前强度为50.87±14.526,高于骨关节结核组的38.95±12.794,差异有统计学意义(t=-6.379,P0.001)。骨关节结核组中,CR1基因rs11118167 C/T、rs2274567 G/A和rs4844600 G/A位点多态性与骨关节结核患者红细胞CR1水平无关(P0.05)。健康对照组中,rs11118167 C/T位点CC、CT基因型携带者的红细胞CR1水平低于TT基因型者;rs2274567G/A位点GG、GA基因型携带者的CR1水平低于AA基因型者(P0.05)。结论骨关节结核患者红细胞免疫功能降低,CR1基因rs4844600G/A位点与骨关节结核发病相关,CR1基因rs4844600G/A位点GG基因型与骨关节结核患者CR1水平低无关。     

Schizophrenia in a North Swedish geographical isolate, 1900–1977. Epidemiology, genetics and biochemistry

Over 200 schizophrenic patients belonging to three major and interrelated pedigree complexes have been investigated over the past 30 years in a North Swedish geographically isolated population, presently numbering about 6,000. An intensive investigation of a number of biochemical correlates and genetic markers in a few selected families belonging to one of the major pedigrees has indicated new strategies for the current research program.
Schizophrenia, as defined operationally, is significantly associated with decreased activities of two enzymes (1) blood platelet monoamine oxidase, (2) plasma dopamine-β-hydroxylase, and (3) with the genetic marker Gc² (group specific antigen). Both enzymes are subject to genetic variation. A positive score for linkage between schizophrenia and low plasma DBH activity has been calculated, but, so far, available data are insufficient for discrimination between linkage and partial contribution of genetically controlled low plasma DBH to the pathogenesis of the disease. Alternatively, both mechanisms could be involved.
As a model for continued research, schizophrenia is explained as based on a double dominant-recessive genotype (Aabb), representing a vulnerability which in about 50 % of cases develops into clinical schizophrenia. It is suggested that the dominant mutation (A) operates on or affects MAO activity, and that the recessive genotype (bb) is instrumental in low variates of DBH activity and very likely such variates within the normal range of physiological variation. Moreover, it is suggested that the combined effects of MAO- and DBH-reduced efficiency on the metabolism of e.g. dopamine could be an essential pathogenic mechanism for the schizophrenic illness which is segregating in this population.     

The dominant diseases of modernized societies as omega-3 essential fatty acid deficiency syndrome: Substrate beriberi

About 1900, modern food selection and processing caused widespread $\text{epidemics}$ of the B vitamin deficiency diseases of beriberi and pellagra which, for genetic reasons, often expressed as different diseases ranging from bowel and heart disease to dermatoses and psychoses. But the B vitamins merely help convert essential fatty acids (EFA) into the prostaglandin (PG) tissue regulators and it now turns out that, through hydrogenation, milling and selection of w3-poor southern foods, we have also been systematically depleting, by as much as 90%, a newly discovered trace Nordic EFA (w3) of special importance to primates and sole precursor of the PG3(4) series, even as a concurrent fiber deficiency increases body demand for EFA. Since substrate EFA is processed by many B vitamin catalysts, an EFA deficiency will mimic a $\text{panh}$ypovitaminosis B, i.e., a mixture of $\text{substrate}$ beriberi and $\text{substrate}$ pellagra resembling vitamin beriberi and pellagra but exhibiting as even more diverse $\text{endemic}$ disease. This would consitute a second stage of the Modern Malnutrition and explain why some workers now hold the dominant diseases of modermized societies to be new, nutritionally based, pellagraform yet lipid-related and to range, once again, from heart disease to psychosis. It is an assumption that our dominant diseases are unrelated to each other or are merely revealed by our diagnostic acumen and therapeutic success; and that hydrogenating millions of tons of food oils annually, to destroy the rancidity producing w3-EFA, is safe for $\text{primates}$. Extensive beriberiform disease is reported here in 32 typical cases taken from medical practice which responds strikingly to linseed oil supplements (60% w3-EFA) in confirmation of identical results in Capuchins.     

The universal muscular chain reaction,muscle spasm,Torsions, ruptures and extravasations. Chameleons of pathology and some manifestations of simple muscular disorders

Most bodily functions require the coordinated actions of complementary and supplementary paired muscle groups. Where this essential muscular cooperation is lacking, hollow organs may burst and others become literally screwed up, giving rise to many similar spastic diseases such as Torticollis, Twisted ovarian cyst, Torsion of the Testis, Volvulus of the intestines, Varicose Veins, Megacolon, Aortamegaly, Scoliosis, Erb's Palsy, Peyronie's Disease, Main-en-Griffe, Undescended Foot (Pes Cavus), Talipes, Strabismus. Spasm is “panenepidemic” and unclassified examples of Torsion Dystonia and Dyskinesia really are as common as debt and taxes.     

'Very sore nights and days': the child's experience of illness in early modern England, c.1580-1720

Sick children were ubiquitous in early modern England, and yet they have received very little attention from historians. Taking the elusive perspective of the child, this article explores the physical, emotional, and spiritual experience of illness in England between approximately 1580 and 1720. What was it like being ill and suffering pain? How did the young respond emotionally to the anticipation of death? It is argued that children’s experiences were characterised by profound ambivalence: illness could be terrifying and distressing, but also a source of emotional and spiritual fulfilment and joy. This interpretation challenges the common assumption amongst medical historians that the experiences of early modern patients were utterly miserable. It also sheds light on children’s emotional feelings for their parents, a subject often overlooked in the historiography of childhood. The primary sources used in this article include diaries, autobiographies, letters, the biographies of pious children, printed possession cases, doctors’ casebooks, and theological treatises concerning the afterlife.     

Guidelines for the Validation and Use of Immunoassays for Determination of Introduced Proteins in Biotechnology Enhanced Crops and Derived Food Ingredients

Recent advancements in agricultural biotechnology have created a need for analytical techniques to determine introduced proteins in crops enhanced through modern biotechnology techniques. These proteins are expressed in plant tissues and may be present in food ingredients. Immunoassays are ideally suited for protein detection and may be used as both quantitative and threshold methods. Microplate ELISA and lateral flow devices are two of the most commonly used immunoassay formats for agricultural biotechnology applications. This paper provides general background information and a discussion of criteria for the validation and application of immunochemical methods to the analysis of proteins introduced into plants and food ingredients using biotechnology methods. It is the result of a collaborative effort of members of the Analytical Environmental Immunochemical Consortium. This collaborative effort represents the combined expertise of several organizations to reach consensus on establishing guidelines for the validation and use of immunoassays. Further, the paper offers developers and users a consistent approach to adopting the technology as well as aid in producing accurate and meaningful results.     

Ultracryotomy: development and application (with examples from the yeast cytology) (author's transl)

The preparation steps usually necessary for obtaining ultrathin frozen sections of biological material (chemical prefixation, enclosing, cryoprotective treatment, freezing, sectioning, and post-staining the sections for transmission electron microscopy) are submitted to a critical analysis. The application of cryo-ultramicrotomy, in particularly for cytochemical purposes, is reviewed. Fundamental considerations of chemical prefixation and poststaining are supported by examples from yeast cytology. Furthermore, the efficiency of the cryo-ultramicrotomy (electron optical resolution of ultrastructural details) is demonstrated on yeast cells and protoplasts.     

Hypo- und Hypermagnesämie aus kardiologischer Sicht

Zusammenfassung Eine Reihe pathologischer Zustände bedingen Magnesiummangel. Zustände mit Hypermagnesämie sind ebenfalls bekannt, doch wesentlich seltener. Für den Kardiologen beachtenswert ist, daß unter Therapie mit bestimmten Diuretica bei Herzinsuffizienz, bei Herzinfarkt, Kardiomyopathie, Digitalisintoxikation und bestimmten Herzrhythmusstörungen Hypomagnesämie beobachtet wurde. Leider kann in der klinischen Routine nur ein extracelluläres Magnesiumdefizit durch Serumbestimmungen gemessen werden; über Magnesiummangel einzelner Organe kann nichts ausgesagt werden. Hinweise für Magnesiummangel geben aber neben der Messung des Serumspiegels Anamnese, klinischer Befund, bestimmte EKG-Veränderungen wie auch evtl. Hypokalämie, ein Zustand, bei dem sich oft — besonders bei Aldosteronismus — parallele Veränderungen zeigten.Tierexperimente deuten darauf hin, daß infarktähnliche Läsionen unter Magnesiummangel entstehen, doch ob Herzinfarkt beim Menschen durch Magnesiummangel ausgelöst werden kann, ist noch ungeklärt. In Leichenherzen zeigte sich im Infarktgebiet neben Calciumakkumulation signifikanter Magnesiumverlust, wobei unklar blieb, ob sich Ursache oder Folge des Infarktes widerspiegelten. Falls ein ursächlicher Zusammenhang besteht, ist er im Myokardstoffwechsel selbst zu suchen, wie bei der Alkoholkardiomyopathie, wo myokardialer Magnesiummangel zumindest als pathogenetischer Teilfaktor anerkannt wird. Andererseits versucht man aber auch Beziehungen zwischen Atherosklerose, Blutgerinnung und Hypomagnesämie herzustellen, in der Meinung, daß Magnesiummangel auch über den coronaren Pathomechanismus des Herzinfarktes wirken könnte. Sicher scheint, daß gewisse EKG-Veränderungen und Herzrhythmusstörungen durch einen irritierten Magnesiumhaushalt bedingt sein können, da sie bei Gabe bzw. Entzug von Magnesium verschwinden. Daß Magnesiummangel die Glykosidtoleranz verringert, wird tierexperimentell bestätigt. Unter Hypomagnesämie bewirkt Acetylstrophanthidin eher und länger Rhythmusstörungen als ohne, außerdem lassen diese sich durch Magnesiumgaben eliminieren. Da in gewissen Fällen spontane und digitalisinduzierte Herzrythmusstörungen durch Magnesiuminjektionen beseitigt wurden, scheint Magnesium als Therapeuticum angebracht. Einsatz verschiedener Magnesiumsalze bei Angina pectoris, degenerativen Herzerkrankungen und Herzinsuffizienz ohne geprüften und offensichtlich gestörten Magnesiumhaushalt ist fragwürdig, weil keine eindeutigen klinischen Erfolgsbeweise vorliegen. Immerhin mag es aber larvierte, durch Serumbestimmungen nicht erfaßbare Mangelzustände geben. Allgemein erscheint es aus kardiologischer Sicht ratsam, den Magnesiumhaushalt zu überwachen und in entsprechenden Fällen auszugleichen, um möglichen Myokardläsionen oder fatalen Herzrhythmusstörungen entgegenzuwirken.     

HLA in North Colombia Chimila Amerindians

HLA-A,-B,-C,-DRB1 and -DQB1 alleles have been studied in Chimila Amerindians from Sabana de San Angel (North Colombian Coast) by using high resolution molecular typing. A frequent extended haplotype was found:HLA-A*24:02-B*51:10-C*15:02-BRB1*04:07-DQB1*03:02 (28.7%) which has also been described in Amerinndian Mayos Mexican population (Mexico, California Gulf, Pacific Ocean). Other haplotypes had already been found in Amerindians from Mexico (Pacific and Atlantic Coast), Peru (highlands and Amazon Basin), Bolivia and North USA. A geographic pattern according to HLA allele or haplotype frequencies is lacking in Amerindians, as already known. Also, five new extended haplotypes were found in Chimila Amerindians. Their HLA-A*24:02 high frequencies characteristic is shared with aboriginal populations of Taiwan; also, HLA-C*01:02 high frequencies are found in New Zealand Maoris, New Caledonians and Kimberly Aborigines from Australia. Finally, this study may show a model of evolutionary factors acting and rising one HLA allele frequency (-A*24:02), but not in others that belong to the same or different HLA loci.     

The case for allele‐specific recognition by the TCR

There is a sharp difference in how one views TCR structure–function–behaviour dependent on whether its recognition of major histocompatibility complex‐encoded restriction elements (R) is germline selected or somatically generated. The generally accepted or Standard model is built on the assumption that recognition of R is by the V regions of the αβ TCR, which is not driven by allele specificity, whereas the competing model posits that recognition of R is allele‐specific. The establishing of allele‐specific recognition of R by the TCR would rule out the Standard model and clear the road to a consideration of a competing construct, the Tritope model. Here, the case for allele‐specific recognition (germline selected) is detailed making it obvious that the Standard model is untenable.