聚合酶链反应检测细菌16S rRNA基因

根据细菌１６ＳｒＲＮＡ基因的高度保守性,设计合成所有细菌、革兰氏阳性细菌及革兰氏阴性细菌的共同引物,采用聚合酶链反应检测已知细菌１３株,三对引物分别扩增的阳性率为１００％,倍比稀释法能检出细菌的最低浓度为４ＣＦＵ·ｍｌ－１,同时检测临床样本４０份,阳性率为６７５％（２７／４０）,同期细菌培养阳性率为４５％（１８／４０）,二者比较差异有显著性（Ｐ＜０．０５）。结果提示聚合酶链反应检测细菌１６ＳｒＲＮＡ基因具有高度的特异性和敏感性。     

P16和P53在视网膜母细胞瘤中的表达及其意义

目的研究Ｐ１６和Ｐ５３在视网膜母细胞瘤的表达。方法对３６例视网膜母细胞瘤标本采用免疫组织化学方法观察Ｐ１６和Ｐ５３表达水平。结果３６例标本中Ｐ１６和Ｐ５３阳性检测率分别是４７．２％和６６．６％,Ｐ１６和Ｐ５３阳性表达率在肿瘤的分化程度方面,差异有显著性（Ｐ＜０．０５）。结论Ｐ１６和Ｐ５３在视网膜母细胞瘤的产生和发展过程中起重要作用。     

维生素A缺乏对小鼠胚胎Hox基因表达的影响

目的：观察维生素Ａ（ＶＡ）缺乏对小鼠胚胎ＨｏｘＣ４（３．５）和ＨｏｘＤ１０（４．５）基因表达量的影响。方法：初断乳的昆明小鼠,雌鼠４０ 只均分为正常对照组（Ａ）和维生素Ａ缺乏组（Ｂ）,分别饲含ＶＡ４０００ ＩＵ／ｋｇ 饲料和ＶＡ ０ ＩＵ／ｋｇ 饲料。雄鼠饲以普通饲料。在饲养的第１７ 周按雌∶雄＝ ２∶１ 合笼交配。在怀孕的第１２ 天和第１４ 天,分别对孕鼠颈椎脱臼处死,立刻剖腹取出胎鼠,迅速置于液氮中速冻后置于－ ７０℃冰箱保存。用地高辛标记的探针,采用原位杂交方法探测小鼠胎儿ＨｏｘＣ４（３．５）和ＨｏｘＤ１０（４．５）基因ｍ ＲＮＡ含量。结果：ＶＡ缺乏时,ｍ ＲＮＡ的含量明显减少。结论：ＶＡ缺乏导致Ｈｏｘ 基因表达量下降,从而影响小鼠胚胎的正常发育。     

食品中分离的李斯特氏菌的致病基因分析

１９９６—１９９７年作者对全国１２个省市的７类食品共３７４６份进行了李斯特氏菌的污染调查,共分离出李斯特氏菌１６５株。用ＰＣＲ技术对分离菌株中李斯特氏菌的２种主要致病因子李氏溶血素Ｏ和内化素的基因进行了检测,其中５７株仅有内化素基因,２７株同时具有内化素基因和李氏溶血素Ｏ基因。两种致病基因均未检出的共有８１株。本研究说明判断单增李氏菌的主要指标是小鼠毒力试验阳性而不是其溶血反应,同时检测溶血素Ｏ和内化素２种基因对单增李氏菌有鉴别意义。     

急性非淋巴细胞白血病中MGMT与p53基因突变的研究

目的 探讨肿瘤抑制基因ｐ５３、ＭＧＭＴ在急性非淋巴细胞白血病（ＡＮＬＬ）中的改变。方法 用聚合酶链反应－单链构象多态性（ＰＣＲ－ＳＳＣＰ）技术对３１例ＡＮＬＬ患者、２２例正常人ｐ５３基因第５、６、７、８外显子和ＭＧＭＴ基因第１、４外显子进行突变分析。结果 ３１例ＡＮＬＬ中５例存在ｐ５３基因突变、４例存在ＭＧＭＴ基因突变,其中２例ｐ５３与ＭＧＭＴ同时发生突变。结论 ｐ５３基因突变在白血病发生中起一定     

EDWARD COTLIER AND ROBERT WEINREB, EDITORS Retinoblastoma in Transgenic Mice: Models of Hereditary Retinoblastoma

Retinoblastoma, the most common intraocular malignancy in childhood, has served as a paradigm for the study of genetic mechanisms of oncogenesis. The retinoblastoma susceptibility gene RB1 was the first tumor suppressor gene to be cloned, and genetic and molecular biologic studies of this tumor have greatly expanded the understanding of the mechanics of tumorigenesis. Human retinoblastoma has essentially no naturally occurring animal counterpart. The development of transgenic murine models of retinoblastoma have created an experimental tool for manipulation of a tumor gene system in vivo. These models have also enabled studies of new therapeutic modalities. This review outlines the development of the transgenic murine models of retinoblastoma, together with the genetic mechanisms of retinoblastoma origin. Current therapeutic innovations developed by means of the transgenic models are described.     

Genetic manipulation of mammary epithelium by transplantation

Genes can be introduced into mammary epitheliumin vivo by the tissue reconstitution method. Primary cultures of mammary epithelial cells are prepared, a gene introduced using retrovirus vectors, and the cells transplanted into a mammary fat pad from which the normal epithelium has been removed. The cells reform an epithelium in which some cells express the introduced gene. The technique is reviewed and compared with the mammary-specific expression of genes in transgenic mice. To model the development of neoplasia, particularly the preneoplastic changes caused by a single oncogene alone, several oncogenes have been expressed this way—myc, Ha-ras, erbB, erbB2,Wnt-1, andhst/FGF-4. Each caused a different alteration to the growth pattern of the epithelium, such as altered branching, premature alveolus development, distorted duct structure, or altered hormone sensitivity. Insights into normal development have also been obtained by inappropriate expression of genes such asWnt-4.     

Molecular detection of genetic defects in congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency: A study of 27 families

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase (21-OHase) deficiency is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Patients can present with the salt wasting, simple virilizing or a non-classical form of the disease. The gene for P450C21, the enzyme carrying 21-OHase activity, has been mapped to the major histocompatibility complex on chromosome 6p. Using molecular hybridisation techniques we have studied the genetic defect in 27 families with one or more affected off-spring diagnosed and treated at the University Hospital of Essen. DNA samples were digested with restriction endonucleaseTaqI,PvuII,BglII, andEcoRI and analysed by Southern blot hybridisation with the cDNA probe pC21/3c. Eleven of 40 haplotypes associated with the salt wasting form were found to have a large deletion of 30 kb affecting the 5 end of the active 21-OHase gene and the 3 end of the closely linked pseudogene. Results in another 11 cases are compatible with gene conversion; 18 cases were not informative. The 30 kb deletion was associated with a combination of the HLA antigens Bw47 and DR7 in 7 of 11 cases. In the haplotypes with gene conversion, no linkage disequilibrium to HLA antigens was found. No apparent gene alterations were detected in simple virilizing and non-classical haplotypes. The direct detection of the genetic defect in 55% of the salt wasting haplotypes may help to improve predictive testing in families with CAH.