Identification and sequence analysis of a novel HLA-B*5614 allele / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the molecular genetics basis for a novel HLA allele, HLA-B*5614, in Chinese population.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>DNA was extracted from whole blood by salting-out method. The HLA-B exons 2-4 of the proband was amplified and the amplified product was cloned using TOPO cloning sequencing kit to split the two alleles apart. Both strands of exons 2,3 and 4 of chosen colonies were sequencing. The PCR-SSP was performed to confirm the mutations detected by sequencing.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The sequencing results showed the HLA-B alleles of the proband as B*1502 and the novel allele. The sequences of the novel allele have been submitted to GenBank (AY601726, AY610727, AY610728). After BLAST analysis, the novel allele differs from B*5608 by a single nucleotide at position 277G-->C in exon 2. This results in an amino acid change from Gly to Arg at codon 93.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>This allele is a novel allele and has been officially named B*5614 by the WHO Nomenclature Committee.</p>

Polymorphism of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors gene family in Zhejiang Han population / 中国实验血液学杂志

To analyze killer immunoglobulin (Ig)-like receptor (KIR) gene content and allelic polymorphism in Zhejiang Han population, samples were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP). The results demonstrated that all 17 KIR genes could be observed in the population. All individuals contained 2DL4, 3DL2 and 3DL3 genes. The frequencies of these genes was 1.00. 2DL1, 2DL3, 2DP1, 3DP1*003, 3DL1, 2DS4*001/002 loci were more common, their frequencies were 0.902, 0.902, 0.902, 0.902, 0.7598, 0.5615 respectively, while the frequencies of 2DL2, 2DL5A, 2DL5B, 2DS1, 2DS2, 2DS3, 2DS4*003, 2DS5, 3DS1 and 3DP1*001/002 were relatively lower. The A KIR haplotype was the most prevalent (74.7%) in Zhejiang Han population and there were 12 different KIR haplotypes in total, the most common was 2 (53.0%). Twenty six different genotypes have been found in the population, AJ (2, 2) and AF (1, 2) showed higher frequencies, followed by AH (2, 5), NN2 (2, 6), AI (1, 5) and AG (1, 1). Fifteen of these genotypes have not been found in Caucasians so far and four new KIR profiles could not be assigned to the haplotypes according to standard assign method. In conclusion, there are distinctive frequencies of KIR gene content, haplotype as well as genotype in Zhejiang Han population.

Establishment of beta block matching technique / 中国实验血液学杂志

The purpose of this study was to establish beta block matching technique. DNA was extracted from whole blood by salting-out method, beta block matching was performed by PCR and GeneScan technique. The results showed that the length of fragments amplificated in 100 samples was different and the range of them was 91-197 bp. Amplification fragments could be divided into four regions: 91-93, 105-113, 125-139 and 177-197 bp respectively. 91 bp DNA fragments could be found in all of samples. The numbers of DNA fragments with different length have been shown high polymorphism and they focused on the range of seven to twenty four. In conclusion, the beta block matching technique is reliable and applicable to the selection of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation donors.

Single photon emission computer tomography of dopamine transporters in monkeys and humans with 99mTc-TRODAT-1 / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>The diagnosis of Parkinson's disease is presently based on non-specific symptoms. However, radionuclide dopamine transporters imaging can provide specific diagnostic tool for Parkinson's disease. This study was designed to investigate the effects of imaging of dopamine transporters with 99mTc-TRODAT-1 in early diagnosis or differential diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Nine normal monkeys were used to establish N-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetra-hydropyridine (MPTP) hemi-Parkinsonian animal models, and they were subjected to imaging. Twenty-nine patients with Parkinson's disease, 12 age-matched healthy volunteers, and 18 age-matched patients with Parkinson's syndrome were investigated. Single photon emission computer tomography (SPECT) was performed 3 hours after intravenous injection of 740 MBq 99mTc-TRODAT-1. Striatum specific uptake of 99mTc-TRODAT-1 was calculated according to the ratio of striatum (ST) to cerebellum (CB) in dopamine transporters uptake.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In normal monkeys, bilateral ratio of ST/CB was 2.34 +/- 0.41. After the injection of MPTP, uptake rate of 99mTc-TRODAT-1 at damaged region was much lower than that at the contralateral region, resulting in a significant difference in the ratio of ST/CB (right: ST/CB = 1.73 +/- 0.35; left: ST/CB = 1.90 +/- 0.30), especially in hemi-Parkinsonian model monkeys (right: ST/CB = 1.29 +/- 0.17; left: ST/CB = 1.80 +/- 0.33). The ratios of ST/CB were 1.57 +/- 0.17 and 1.61 +/- 0.14 for the right and left respectively in the healthy volunteers, 1.04 +/- 0.29 and 1.06 +/- 0.30 in the age-matched patients with Parkinson's disease, and 1.56 +/- 0.17 and 1.59 +/- 0.18 in the age-matched patients with Parkinson's disease syndrome. A significant difference was noted between group of Parkinson's disease, normal controls and Parkinson's disease syndrome.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results suggest that 99mTc-TRODAT-1 dopamine transporters SPECT has clinical application value in early diagnosis or differential diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.</p>