Chromosomal Rearrangements in Three Infertile Men

Summary:  Three chromosomal rearrangements: a balanced reciprocal translocation, t(14;10) (q22;q13), a Y-autosome translocation, t(Y;16) (q11;p13) and a deleted Y chromosome, Yq- were detected among 100 infertile men. The autosomal translocation, associated with oligozoospermia was found to be familial with various effects on the female carriers and the proband's father. The patients with the chromosome Y abberations were found to be azoospermic and might have lost the genes necessary for normal sperma-togenesis.
Zusammenfassung:  Unter 100 infertilen Männern wurden drei Chromosomenneuan-ordnungen entdeckt: eine balancierte reziproke Translokation, t(14;10) (q22;q13), eine Y-autosome Translokation, t(Y;16) (q11;p13) und eine Deletion des Y-Chromosoms, Yq-. Die autosomale Translokation bei Oligozoospermie zeigte sich familiär mit verschiedenen Auswirkungen bei den weiblichen Überträgern und dem Vater des Probanden. Die Patien-ten mit chromosomalen Y-Aberrational wiesen eine Azoospermie auf und scheinen die zur normalen Spermatogenese notwendigen Gene verloren zu haben.     

Circumscribed low grade astrocytomas in the dominant opercular and insular region: A pilot study

Summary Intraoperative mapping techniques allow a reliable identification or exclusion of eloquent brain areas and are well tolerated by the patients. In dominant opercular tumours radical surgery can only be achieved without lasting deficits with intraoperative histological examination of the resection line and mapping. If an early post-operative MRI shows residual opercular tumour in non-eloquent areas re-operation is recommended.In large dominant insular or opercular-insular tumours only biopsy is recommended, because only an incomplete removal can be accomplished, because the trial of radical removal carries a high risk of postoperative deficits due to possible vascular damage of the lenticulo-striate arteries or internal capsule. Because subtotal removal of low grade gliomas does not increase the progression free interval, we would not recommend surgery in these cases, as they carry a significant risk of a further deficit.     

一个进行性肌营养不良症家系的研究

目的寻找由DNA损伤(如突变)引起的人类表型缺陷,为人类遗传资源的收集与保藏以及人类基因结构与功能的研究打下基础。方法通过实地调查得到表型缺陷家系,然后进行系谱分析。结果得到一进行性肌营养不良家系,4代41位成员中有12例患者。结论进行性肌营养不良是由DNA损伤引起的人类表型缺陷;该病症符合常染色体显性遗传;该病的发生具有一定的外显率和表现度。     

Autosomal recessive blepharoptosis,cleft lip/palate,dental anomalies,and ectrodactyly

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with α-satellite DNA probes was used to study whole-arm chromosome translocation products in a family in which the propositus was shown to have a monosomy 18p/trisomy 20p imbalance. By this approach, we show that the chromosome 18 α-satellite DNA block is split into 2 smaller units, whereas the chromosome 20 breakpoint is not included within the α-satellite DNA region. We found no evidence to suggest that this split α-satellite DNA region has reduced or impaired the function of the centromere or that it contributed to the phenotype of the propositus. The FISH technique critically demonstrated the involvement of a whole-arm translocation in this case and provided accurate identification of breakpoints, which was not possible with standard banding techniques. © Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

HBcAg显性失活突变体质粒的构建及体外表达

目的：探讨HBcAg显性失活突变体质粒pCDNA4-C-GFP的构建及体外表达。方法：选择编码乙肝核心抗原C基因片段及绿色荧光蛋白（green fluorescent protein,GFP)基因片段，利用基因重组技术构建成DNA质粒pCDNA4-C-GFP,并将该质粒转染肝癌细胞株HepG2。结果：通过RT－PCR检测到其RNA的表达，Confocal观察到GFP绿色荧光。结论：HBcAg显性失活突变体质粒pCDNA4-C-GFP的构建成功可以进行对HBV作用的研究。     

Parental consanguinity in two sibs with omodysplasia

Two sibs with omodysplasia were born to phenotypically normal but consanguineous parents. They had severe micromelic dwarfism, facial anomalies, and mental retardation. One had a congenital heart defect. The radiographic findings are typical: hypoplastic distal end of the humerus with radioulnar diastasis. Parental consanguinity and clinical manifestations in 2 sibs suggest autosomal recessive inheritance. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

罗格列酮对多囊肾囊肿衬里上皮细胞p38促分裂原活化蛋白激酶信号通路的影响

Objective To investigate the effect of rosiglitazone on p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK) pathway in polycystic kidney cyst-lining epithelial cells. Methods The cyst-lining epithelial cells (PKD cells) from human polycystic kidney were treated with rosiglitazone (10 μmol/L), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) inhibitor GW9662 (10 μmol/L), rosiglitazone (10 μmol/L) +GW9662 (10 μmol/L), p38MAPK specific inhibitor SB203580 (10 μmol/L), SB203580 (10 μmol/L)+ rosiglitazone(10 μmol/L) for 2 hours followed by epidermal growth factor (EGF) stimulation. Protein expressions of p38, phuspho-p38 (p-p38) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) were detected by Western blot. p38 mRNA was examined by RT-PCR. Expression of c-fos and c-jun was observed by immunocytochemistry. Results (1) EGF markedly up-regulated the expressions of p38, p-p38, PCNA, c-fos anti c-jun compared with control group (P<0.01). (2) Compared with EGF treated group, rosiglitazone significantly reduced p38 activation and mRNA expression (P<0.01, respectively). Rosiglitazone, rosiglitazone+SB203580 could significantly down-regulated p-p38, PCNA, c-fos and c-jun expression (P<0.01, respectively) with no significant difference between these two groups. (3) GW9662 partially reversed the reduction effect of rosiglitazone. Conclusions Rosiglitazone can inhibit proliferation of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease cyst-lining epithelial cells partially through down-regulating p38 activation and reducing c-fos, c-jun and PCNA expression. The above effect of rosiglitazone is in part PPARγ-independcnt.