Association of IFNG gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to preeclampsia among pregnant woman from Shaanxi / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the association of IFNG gene polymorphisms with preeclampsia among pregnant woman from Shaanxi Province.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood samples collected from 280 patients with preeclampsia and 344 healthy pregnant women. Five tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the IFNG gene (rs2069705, rs2430561, rs1861493, rs2069718, and rs2193050) were genotyped with a SNaPshot method. Genotypic and allelic frequencies were evaluated with a Chi square test. Genotype data was corrected by Logistic regression for body mass index and age. The level of IFN-gamma was determined with an ELISA assay.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The distribution of five tag SNPs all conformed to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P> 0.05). Significant association with preeclampsia was found with the T allele of rs2430561 (OR=1.54, 95% CI:1.15-2.09, P=6.99× 10), under a dominant model (OR=3.77, 95% CI: 1.09-13.29, P=0.029) and a recessive model (OR=1.53, 95% CI:1.09-2.15, P=0.018). For the patient group, the IFN-gamma level of those with a TT genotype for rs2430561 was significantly higher than those with an AA or AT genotype [(13.69± 0.79) pg/mL vs. (13.11± 1.56) pg/mL, P< 0.05].</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Polymorphism of the rs2430561 locus of the IFNG gene is associated with increased risk for preeclampsia as well as serum level of IFN-gamma among pregnant woman from Shaanxi. The role of the IFNG gene in the regulation of preeclampsia requires further investigation.</p>

Clinical value of para-aortic lymphadenectomy in patients with cervical cancer in stage Ⅰ B2 and Ⅱ A2 / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To investigate the clinical value of para-aortic lymphadenectomy in patients with cervical cancer in stage Ⅰ B2 and Ⅱ A2.Methods One hundred and six patients with cervical cancer in stage Ⅰ B2 and Ⅱ A2 were assigned into two groups:control group(55 patients,radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy) and study group (51 patients,radical hysterectomy,pelvic lymphadenectomy and para-aortic lymphadenectomy).Postoperative radiotherapy or chemotherapy was conducted appropriately.Intraoperative and postoperative characteristics,recurrence rate,survival rate were compared between two groups.Results In study group,the recurrence rate was 15.7 ％ (8/51),and in control group,the recurrence rate was 38.2％(21/55),there was significant difference (P ＜ 0.05).No significant difference were observed in the complication incidence [27.5％ (14/51) vs.30.9％ (17/55)],blood loss [(326.1 ± 59.1) ml vs.(316.1 ± 51.2) ml] and pelvic lymph node-positive rate [56.9％ (29/51) vs.58.2 ％ (32/55)](P ＞ 0.05).The incidence of para-aortic lymph node metastasis was 17.6 ％ (9/51).Positive correlation was observed between the number of the pelvic lymph node metastasis and para-aortic lymph node metastasis (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions In cervical cancer,the number of the pelvic lymph node metastasis was associated with para-aortic lymph node metastasis,abdominal aortic lymphadenectomy in radical surgery for cervical cancer is safe and feasible and can improve the prognosis of the patients.