Comparison of transabdominal and transcervical CVS and amniocentesis: Sampling success and risk

A total of 2931 women randomized to either transabdominal CVS, transceirvical CVS, or amniocentesis were studied. Unless intended or unintended abortion had occurred, they had completed up to 28 weeks of pregnancy. No significant difference was seen between total fetal loss in the transabdominal CVS group and the amniocentesis group (6.5 and 6.8 per cent, respectively, SE difference = 0.92 per cent, p = 0.01). The total fetal loss in the transcervical CVS group was 10.1 per cent. After pooling our data with data from the Canadian randomized study and the American non-randomized study, the difference in risk between trans-cervical CVS and amniocentesis was 1.8 per cent (SE difference = 0.64 per cent, p = 0.8). When the number of failed procedures and those cases evaluated as infeasible for the assigned method-for anatomical reasons-are compared, the overall sampling efficacy is poorer transcervically than transabdominally.     

Prenatal diagnosis of chinese homozygous α-thalassaemia 1 and haemoglobin H disease by analysis of α- and φζ-globin genes in chorionic villi and amniocytes

Eighty-eight high-risk pregnancies, 81 for homozygous α-thalassaemia 1 and 7 for haemoglobin (Hb) H disease, were collected in this study. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) was done in 63 cases and amniocentesis in 25 cases to obtain fetal cells. Southern blotting and DNA hybridization with α- and φζ-globin gene probes were used to determine the α-globin gene status. In two non-informative families with non-deletional mutations, DNA analysis failed to rule out the affected condition, and fetal blood sampling (FBS) and Hb electrophoresis were used for the final diagnosis. In the 81 fetuses at risk for homozygous α-thalassaemia 1, 17 (13 by CVS and 4 by amniocentesis) were afffected, 30 were α-thalassaemia 1 heterozygotes, 19 were normal, and the remaining 15 were either normal or heterozygous. In the seven fetuses at risk for Hb H disease, one was normal, three were α-thalassaemia 1 heterozygotes, two were α-thalassaemia 2 heterozygotes, and one was affected with Hb H disease and developed hydrops fetalis. DNA analysis on fetal cells enabled us to diagnose prenatally severe α-thalassaemias, to prevent the birth of infants with Hb H disease, and to minimize maternal obstetrical complications from harbouring a fetus with Hb Bart's hydrops fetalis.     

采样时间对空气微生物采样效果的影响

用ＡＮＤＥＲＳＥＮ生物粒子采样器和微孔滤膜空气微生物采样器，在室内进行了不同采样时间对空气微生物采样效果的研究。结果表明，这两种采样器采集的空气微生物粒子浓度随采样时间增加而减少，呈明显的负相关关系，相关系数分别为：－０．８９８和－０．９１１，Ｐ值均小于０．０５。ＡＮＤＥＲＳＥＮ采样器采样时间〈７ｍｉｎ和微孔滤膜采样器采样时间〈３ｍｉｎ时，对采集的空气微生物粒子浓度没有明显影响。采样时间对采集的空     

Direct preparations from chorionic villi–relationship between villous morphology and mitotic index

It has been postulated that chorionic villi with abundant sprouts have a higher mitotic index and are therefore preferable for obtaining direct chromosome preparations from chorionic villus samples. This theory was tested by correlating villous morphology with mitotic index. Surprisingly, no statistically significant relationship was found. Choice of culture medium, however, was found to be important, with serum-free RPMI yielding a higher mitotic index than 40 per cent FCS in MEM. We conclude that villous morphology, as assessed in this study, is not a major factor in determining the success of direct chromosome preparations.     

环境应力筛选(ESS)应力参数的确定及其考虑因素

温度循环和随机振动是环境应力筛选最常用、最有效的筛选应力。根据两者诱发故障机理的特点,介绍和分析了温度循环和随机振动应力参数的确定方法及需要考虑的因素,并强调对受筛产品进行温度和振动调查,进一步优化应力参数。     

四川省农用土地资源卫星遥感宏观监测技术方法研究

通过对土地利用类型区的分层技术、卫星遥感抽样技术、样方调查方法、数据库建立、数据汇总与外推方法、数理统计分析与精度评估等６个专题的重点研究，探索出一套四川省农用土地利用现状卫星遥感抽样调查与监测的技术方法。该技术方法实用性和可操作性较强，已在四川省实施应用，完成了１∶１０万农用土地利用现状抽样调查。土地利用类型区分为７个层２５个亚层，抽样数为１１８个，样方大小为１０ｋｍ×１０ｋｍ（即１００ｋm₂），实际抽样率为２．０％。应用结果表明：在合理分层的基础上，采用卫星遥感抽样与地理信息系统相结合的方法，能满足土地利用现状宏观调查与监测的精度要求。     

Chromosomal mosaicism confined to chorionic tissue

Chorionic villus samples from two healthy pregnant females were obtained for first trimester fetal diagnosis. The karyotypes were 46, XX/47, XX, +3 and 46, XX/47, XX, +15, respectively. In both cases fibroblast cultures after termination of pregnancy were shown to have normal karyotypes.     

环境空间分析中常用采样方法及其对空间结构表达的影响

采用几种采样方法在不同的采样密度下分别在两套模拟数据集上进行模拟采样，并以实验半变异函数为结构分析工具探讨了采样方案对具有不同空间分布特征数据的空间结构表达的影响。研究发现，采样密度与采样方法的选取都对空间结构的表达有显著影响。     

网格采样-聚类分析在优化环境监测点中的应用

为了在最少的采样点位获得具有代表性的监测数据，采用网格采样—聚类分析法对沈阳经济技术开发区的空气监测采样点进行了优化研究，从14个采样点位中优选出了4个采样点位。在保证监测数据的可靠性的前提下，节省了监测费用。     

Transabdominal chorionic villi sampling for first trimester fetal diagnosis. First 26 pregnancies followed to term

A consecutive series of 26 women followed to term after first trimester transabdominal chorionic villi sampling is presented. The clinical application of transabdominal chorionic villi sampling (TA-CVS) seems to have certain advantages, especially from the patients' point of view, but also in regard to successful sampling and to the complication ratio. The results in this clinical trial revealed no cases of abortions, no signs of placental damage and no cases of vaginal bleeding or infections.