Analysis of etiology,chromosome and prognosis for small left heart system development in 69 fetuses

Objective: To provide a basis for evaluating the prognosis of small left heart system development in fetuses, we analyzed its related factors.

Methods: The fetal echocardiogram was performed in 3859 pregnant women, and then small left heart system development was identified in 69 fetuses. The data of prenatal and postnatal echocardiograms, postnatal cardiac surgical treatment, chromosome and autopsy after induced labor were analyzed in the 69 fetuses.

Results: Except 1320 cases losing follow-up, 2539 cases had complete data. Among the 2539 cases, small left heart system development was identified in 69 fetuses. Of the 69 fetuses, 12 had hypoplastic left heart syndrome, 20 premature closure of foramen ovale, 13 total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, 2 common pulmonary vein lumen atresia, 21 aortic coarctation or interruption and 1 right pulmonary hypoplasia. Among the 69 fetuses, chromosome abnormality was found in 7.

Conclusion: There are many etiological factors causing small left heart system development. The prognosis is poor in the fetuses with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, common pulmonary vein lumen atresia, pulmonary hypoplasia, other malformations or/and chromosome abnormality. Fetal echocardiography combined with chromosome examination can provide important bases for making diagnosis and evaluating the prognosis regarding small left heart system development.     

Comprehensive investigation of DNA methylation and gene expression in trisomy 21 placenta

IntroductionTrisomy 21 (T21) is the most common aneuploidy affecting humans and is caused by an extra copy of all or part of chromosome 21 (chr21). DNA methylation is an epigenetic event that plays an important role in human diseases via regulation of gene expression. However, the integrative association between DNA methylation and gene expression in T21 fetal placenta has yet to be determined.MethodsWe profiled expression of 207 genes on chr21 and their DNA methylation patterns in placenta samples from normal and DS fetuses using microarray analysis and predicted the functions of differentially expressed genes using bioinformatics tools.ResultsWe found 47 genes with significantly increased expression in the T21 placenta compared to the normal placenta. Hypomethylation of the 47 genes was observed in the T21 placenta. Most of hypomethylated DNA positions were intragenic regions, i.e. regions inside a gene. Moreover, gene expression and hypomethylated DNA position showed significantly positive associations. By analyzing the properties of the gene-disease network, we found that increased genes in the T21 placenta were significantly associated with T21 and T21 complications such as mental retardation, neurobehavioral manifestations, and congenital abnormalities.DiscussionTo our knowledge, this is the first study to comprehensively survey the association between gene expression and DNA methylation in chr21 of the T21 fetal placenta. Our findings provide a broad overview of the relationships between gene expression and DNA methylation in the placentas of fetuses with T21 and could contribute to future research efforts concerning genes involvement in disease pathogenesis.     

圆锥动脉干畸形与染色体22q11.2微缺失之间的关系

染色体22q11.2微缺失综合征患儿中约80％合并有先天性心血管畸形.研究发现,染色体22q11.2区内基因(TBX1、CRKL、ERK2)参与染色体22q11.2微缺失的发生.合并染色体22q11.2微缺失最常见的心血管畸形是圆锥动脉干畸形,包括法洛四联症、室间隔缺损型肺动脉闭锁、永存动脉干以及主动脉弓中断.主要表型...     

92例先天性智力低下患儿细胞遗传学分析

目的：探讨先天性智力低下患儿染色体核型变化。方法：取92例先天性智力低下患儿外周血混合淋巴细胞培养,制备染色体,利用G显带技术对其进行染色体核型分析。结果：92例患儿中,检出异常染色体核型43例,检出率47%。其中,常染色体异常35例,占38%;性染色体异常8例,占9%;新发现1例智力低下异常核型:45,XX,psu dic（11;9）（p15;p24）。结论：染色体异常是导致先天性智力低下的重要原因,外周血细胞遗传学分析有助于提高先天性智力低下病人的遗传学筛查率。     

Correlation of AIB1 overexpression with advanced clinical stage of human colorectal carcinoma

AIB1, a member of the steroid receptor coactivator 1 family, has been cloned on 20q12 and is a candidate oncogene in human breast cancer. It is commonly amplified and overexpressed in several types of human cancers. In this study, we examined the expression of AIB1, as related to clinicopathologic features, in 85 human colorectal cancers (CRCs). The status of the number of AIB1 copies, p53 expression, and DNA ploidy was also analyzed. The overexpression of AIB1 was detected in 35% of CRCs. Amplification of AIB1 was observed in 10% of CRCs. In addition, the overexpression of AIB1 was observed more frequently in CRCs in later clinical stages (T3 N1 M0/T3 N0 2M1), compared with that in T3 N0 M0 stage (P < .05). These results suggest that overexpression of AIB1 might provide a selective advantage for the developmental growth and/or progression of subsets of CRCs. In addition, a significant correlation (P < .05) of overexpression of AIB1 with p53 overexpression as well as with aneuploid DNA content was observed in these CRCs. The overexpression of p53 was also correlated significantly with CRC DNA ploidy (P < .05). Furthermore, there was a substantial population of CRCs showing overexpression of both AIB1 and p53 protein and all had aneuploid DNA content; most of these were in the later clinical stage. These findings suggest a possible convergence of AIB1 with a pathway involving p53, which might induce chromosomal instability and affect the clinical phenotype of a subset of CRCs.     

胎儿泌尿系畸形介入性产前诊断

目的探讨胎儿泌尿系畸形的发生与染色体异常、宫内感染的关系.方法在超声介导下对56例泌尿系畸形胎儿抽取脐带血行染色体核型分析,同时采用多聚酶联反应 (polymerase chain reaction,PCR)方法检测TORCH宫内感染.结果①5例胎儿染色体异常,染色体异常率为8.93%,除1例异常核型为单纯泌尿系畸形外,其余4例均合并有其他器官异常;②胎儿脐血检测发现巨细胞病毒(cytomegalovirus,CMV)感染5例,风疹病毒(rubella virus,RV)感染2例,弓形体(toxoplasma,TOX)感染2例,单纯疱疹病毒 (herpes simplex virus,HSV)感染2例,宫内TORCH感染发生率为19.64%.结论染色体异常是引起胎儿泌尿系畸形的重要原因之一,对所有泌尿系统畸形胎儿应行染色体核型分析;而某些宫内感染,尤其是CMV感染,可能引发胎儿泌尿系统畸形.     

Salt preference of congenic strains derived from the spontaneously hypertensive rat

Previous studies using reciprocal crosses between the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) and the normotensive Wistar–Kyoto (WKY) strain suggested a role for the Y chromosome in the SHR's exaggerated preference for saline solutions. We have reexamined the role of the Y chromosome in the salt preference of the SHR using a consomic strain derived from SHR and Brown Norway (BN-Lx) progenitors. We also studied congenic lines in which regions of BN-Lx chromosomes 8 and 20 had been introgressed into the SHR genome. Animals were given a choice of water and 0.9% saline to drink over a period of 7 days and their total fluid intake (TFI; water plus saline) and saline preference (proportion of the TFI taken as saline) calculated. SHR bearing the BN-Lx Y chromosome had a significantly reduced saline preference when compared to progenitor SHR. Evidence was also found for the existence of a region on chromosome 8, which influences fluid intake in the SHR. The causative genes involved in these effects however remain to be determined.     

额外小染色体与原发闭经(附4例报告)

我们发现4例原发闭经伴额外小染色体病例,其核型分别为;46,XX/47,XX mar;46,X,del(X)/47,X,del(X) mar;47,XX, mar;45,X/46,X, mar/46,X r.作者讨论了mar的发生率、起源、诊断、临床表现及产前诊断等问题.