An Integrated Technique for Identification of Differential Genes Expressed in Patients with Cancer

Summary: To develop a method for identification of differential gene expression between different cell populations, several convenient techniques of molecular biology, including subtractive hybridization, suppression PCR, T/A cloning and sequencing, were used to identify genes expressed differentially in CD45^- and CD45^- cells isolated from U266 cell line of multiple myeloma. Our results showed that the levels of abundant genes scale down 20 times through subtractive hybridization.Plasmid DNA from CD45^- cell clones was hybridized with forward or backward cDNA probes synthesized from CD45^- and CD45 cells, respectively. A few of differentially expressed genes reconfirmed by RT-PCR were identified from 500 expressed clones of CD45^- cells. It is concluded that a strategy for gene expression identification developed from conventional molecular biological methods can be used in different laboratories.     

角膜内皮炎误诊的临床探讨

目的:分析角膜内皮炎的病因,探讨其临床误诊的原因及治疗要点。方法:回顾分析7例临床上被误诊的角膜内皮炎,包括发病诱因、临床表现及治疗。结果:误诊为结角膜炎2例,误诊为急性闭角型青光眼、青光眼睫状体炎综合症、白内障囊外摘除人工晶体植入术后炎症反应、盘状角膜基质炎、虹膜睫状体炎各1例。经治疗7例痊愈,其中1例复发。结论:角膜内皮炎病因尚不明确,正确掌握本病特征及鉴别诊断要点和认真详细地检查病人,可及时地做出正确诊断。临床治愈后,继续维持治疗4wk以上,可降低复发率。     

放射性脑损伤和脑肿瘤复发的鉴别诊断

放射性脑损伤是放射治疗的严重的并发症,其与脑肿瘤复发的鉴别诊断非常困难,目前主要依靠影像学诊断,核磁共振弥散加权像、磁共振波谱、正电子发射型计算机体层显像、单光子发射计算机体层显像等被认为对于鉴别诊断有一定的帮助,但其敏感性和特异性还有待于进一步研究。最终确诊依赖标本的组织学检查。     

C4d in Acute Rejection After Liver Transplantation—A Valuable Tool in Differential Diagnosis to Hepatitis C Recurrence

Hepatitis C is the most common indication for liver transplantation. Recurrence of HCV is universal leading to graft failure in up to 40% of all patients. The differentiation between acute rejection and recurrent hepatitis C is crucial as rejection treatments are likely to aggravate HCV recurrence. Histological examination of liver biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosis of acute rejection but has failed in the past to distinguish between acute rejection and recurrent hepatitis C. We have recently reported that C4d as a marker of the activated complement cascade is detectable in hepatic specimen in acute rejection after liver transplantation. In this study, we investigate whether C4d may serve as a specific marker for differential diagnosis in hepatitis C reinfection cases. Immunohistochemical analysis of 97 patients was performed. A total of 67.7% of patients with acute cellular rejection displayed C4d-positive staining in liver biopsy whereas 11.8% of patients with hepatitis C reinfection tested positive for C4d. In the control group, 6.9% showed C4d positivity. For the first time we were able to clearly demonstrate that humoral components, represented by C4d deposition, play a role in acute cellular rejection after LTX. Consequently C4d may be helpful to distinguish between acute rejection and reinfection after LTX for HCV.     

低增生型难治性贫血与慢性再生障碍性贫血的实验室鉴别

对8例低增生型难治性贫血和12例慢性再生障碍性贫血进行了实验室回顾性分析.结果表明:在慢性再生障碍性贫血时骨髓淋巴细胞、浆细胞比值、骨髓小粒中非造血细胞、中性粒细胞碱性磷酸酶阳性率和积分、细胞外铁染色阳性程度均显著高于低增生型难治性贫血,而外周血幼红和幼粒细胞数及检出率、Pelger核异常率、骨髓红系比值、巨核细胞层数及小巨核发生率又显著低于低增生型难治性贫血.     

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Presenting as a Varicelliform Eruption over the Entire Skin

A boy with skin eruptions resembling varicella and specific for Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is reported. At his initial visit when he was four months old, vesiculopustular lesions were present over the entire body; these had first appeared on the third day post partus. Histopathological, immunohistochemical, and electron microscopical examination confirmed the Langerhans cell phenotype and Birbeck granules in the responsible cells. He also had hydronephrosis, recurrent fever, and cutaneous bacterial infections. His parents refused further medical treatment and he died of diarrhea with cachexia about two years later. LCH may present diagnostic difficulties by manifesting as a skin eruption which resembles varicella.     

胆囊小隆起性病变的诊断及治疗

报告37例胆囊小隆起性病变，其中良性颈变34例，胆囊癌3例。结果：本组23例有临床症状，多表现为反复发作的右上腹疼痛或不适；病灶部位，大小，多少，有无合并胆石及病变性质与临床症状有关；B-us,OCG,CT的诊断符合率例如辚33／37，9／24和5／10（x^2=18.75,P<0.005)。认为对胆囊小隆起性病变的病灶≥10mm，有增大趋势，呈恶性图像，合并胆石或血清CEA升高的病例应及早手术治疗。     

甲状腺滤泡性肿瘤Logistic判别分析及预后分析

本文对８５例滤泡性腺癌（ＦＣ）、６１例滤泡性腺瘤及２３例未定性滤泡性肿瘤的临床病理指标进行了多元分析。选出１２项良恶鉴别的指标，建立了ｌｏｇｉｓｔｉｃ判别方程，判别符合率１００％。１４１例获随访结果，其中１１６例随访达１０年以上。随防结果分析显示ＦＣ微小浸润型和明显浸润型自下而上率差异显著，１１项临床病理指标对ＦＣ有预后意义。     

CT对肝内,外阻塞性黄疸的鉴别诊断价值

笔者通过对３５例阻塞怀黄疸的ＣＴ所见，指出了胆道扩张征象可作为鉴别肝内、阻阻塞性黄疸的可靠指标，再结合临床及ＣＴ的初期征象，可更加提高其鉴别诊断准确率。本文对这些指标的可靠性进行重点讨论。提出了该特点是特别胆道管囊肿的重要指征，即后者的胆道扩张为局部性或节段性。本文对良、恶性病变所致的胆道扩张形态亦进行了对照分析，发现二阻之间无明显性差异。