Percutaneous hepatocholangiostomy in treatment of recurrence hepatobiliary stones / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To explore the potential predominance and value of percutaneous hepatocholangiostomy (PCH) in treatment of recurrence hepatobiliary stones (RHS). Methods Seventeen cases with RHS were treated by PCH from February 2001 to October 2005, which was an improved technology of percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy (PTCS) and made reference to the methods of percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN). Results Seventeen cases were successfully treated. The average blood loss was 40 ml (ranging from 15 to 100 ml), and stones were removed completely in 88.2% (15/17). The average hospital stay was 14 (ranging from 10 to 59) days. No one required postoperative analgesic. No postoperative bleeding and biliary leakage were found. Conclusions PCH has significant advantages of minimal invasion, little blood loss, less pain, less complications and quick recovery in the treatment of RHS.

Study on the polymorphism of (CAG)n repeats within androgen receptor gene in patients with prostate cancer / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To study the relationship between polymorphic (CAG)n repeats of androgen receptor(AR) gene and occurrence of prostate cancer (PC). Methods (CAG)n repeats of both malignant cells and adjacent nonmalignant cells from 34 paraffin embedded PCs, and that of peripheral blood cells from 2 PC patients were assessed using dsDNA cycle sequencing. Results The number of (CAG)n repeats in malignant cells was equal to that in adjacent nonmalignant cells from the same paraffin embedded PC; the mean of (CAG)n repeats in the 36 PC patients was 20.06 which was significantly smaller than that of normal men ( P 0.05). Conclusions Shortening of (CAG)n repeats within AR gene may be associated with the occurrence of PC.

Pro12Ala variant in PPAR?-2 gene is associated with overweight and obesity in Chinese population / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

The genotypes of PPAR? 2 gene were determined by PCR RFLP in 232 Chinese individuals. In obese group (130 cases), “Ala” allele was associated with increased body mass index (BMI), hip circumference and serum uric acid level, and this gene polymorphism was independently associated with BMI, suggesting that this gene polymorphism is associated with overweight and obesity in Chinese population.

Study on mutations of exon B～H of the androgen receptor gene in 45 cases of patients with prostate cancer / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM and METHODS: To learn more about the mechanism of prostate cancer (PC) development and progression to androgen independence, the exons B～H of the androgen receptor (AR) gene of forty-five patients with prostate cancer, six puncture tissues and thirty-nine slide tissues, were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation technique (PCR-SSCP). RESULTS: Seven abnormal mobility shifts were found in five patients by PCR-SSCP. Combining the method with direct DNA cycle sequencing, two distinct missense (Glu872Gln, Met886Ile) point mutations were identified in puncture tissues from two patients of advanced prostate cancer with distant metastasis. These two point mutations represented two novel mutations. CONCLUSION: AR gene mutations might play an important role in the development and progression of prostate cancer.