Objective: To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of growth, as well as factors associated with growth retardation in children with primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS), and to investigate the effect of glucocorti...Objective: To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of growth, as well as factors associated with growth retardation in children with primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS), and to investigate the effect of glucocorticoid (GC) use duration on growth retardation in these children. Methods: Clinical and laboratory data of 353 PNS children treated at our hospital from July 2014 to June 2015 were collected through the medical record management system. Height, weight, and GC usage were recorded. Follow-up assessments were conducted in August 2022 for the original group, recording height, weight, and GC usage. Height and weight were evaluated using standard deviation scores (SDS). Categorical data were analyzed using chi-square test while continuous measurement data were analyzed using t-test or rank-sum test. Linear regression was used to assess the association between two single independent variables, and logistic regression analysis was used to screen for risk factors related to growth retardation in children with PNS. Results: Among the 353 PNS children enrolled in this study, male-to-female ratio of 2.64:1 (256 males vs 97 females). A total of 119 children exhibited growth retardation, incidence rate of 33.71%. The duration of GC usage among those with growth retardation was significantly longer compared to those without it (762.81 ± 934.50 days vs 263.77 ± 420.49 days;p Conclusion: PNS children treated with GC have a high incidence of growth retardation, and a high proportion of short stature in adulthood, especially in children with growth retardation in childhood, most of them have short stature after grown up. Time of GC usage is a risk factor for growth retardation in children with PNS.展开更多
Human height is a highly heritable trait in which multiple genes are involved. Recent genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified that COL11A1 is an important susceptibility gene for hu- man height. To d...Human height is a highly heritable trait in which multiple genes are involved. Recent genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified that COL11A1 is an important susceptibility gene for hu- man height. To determine whether the variants of COL11A 1 are associated with adult and children height, we analyzed splicing and coding single-nucleotide variants across COL11A1 through exome-targeted sequencing and two validation stages with a total 20,426 Chinese Han samples. A total of 105 variants were identified by exome-targeted sequencing, of which 30 SNPs were located in coding region. The strongest association signal was chrl 103380393 with P value of 4.8 × 10-7. Chrl_103380393 also showed nominal significance in the validation stage (P = 1.21×10 6). Combined analysis of 16,738 samples strengthened the original association of chrl 103380393 with adult height (Pcombinea - 3.1×10 8), with an increased height of 0.292sd (standard deviation) per G allele (95% CI: 0.19-0.40). There was no evidence (P = 0.843) showing that chrl 103380393 altered child height in 3688 child samples. Only the group of 12-15 years showed slight significance with P value of 0.0258. This study firstly shows that genetic variants of COL11A1 contribute to adult height in Chinese Han population but not to children height, which expand our knowledge of the genetic factors underlying height variation and the biological regulation of human height.展开更多
Nelly in Wuthering Heights is viewed by many critics as a servant who witnesses the love-hatred story of the two generations, an onlooker and narrator who seems calmly detached from the story, a friend-like figure of ...Nelly in Wuthering Heights is viewed by many critics as a servant who witnesses the love-hatred story of the two generations, an onlooker and narrator who seems calmly detached from the story, a friend-like figure of honesty, fidelity and benevolence. However a close reading of the novel reveals that the role of Nelly is more than that. Nelly not only is deeply involved in the story, but also plays the very important role of the representative of the malicious adult, the great villain who contributes much to the development of the story.展开更多
目的探讨促性腺激素释放激素类似物(GnRHa)联合重组人生长激素(rhGH),单用GnRHa治疗对有月经初潮的特发性中枢性性早熟(ICPP)女童身高的影响。方法回顾性分析2014年1月至2020年12月于徐州医科大学附属徐州儿童医院儿童生长发育门诊就诊7...目的探讨促性腺激素释放激素类似物(GnRHa)联合重组人生长激素(rhGH),单用GnRHa治疗对有月经初潮的特发性中枢性性早熟(ICPP)女童身高的影响。方法回顾性分析2014年1月至2020年12月于徐州医科大学附属徐州儿童医院儿童生长发育门诊就诊76例有月经初潮的ICPP女童为研究对象,根据治疗方案分为治疗对照组(n=22),单用GnRHa治疗组(n=22)和GnRHa联合rhGH治疗组(n=32),随访观察至接近成年终身高(near final adult height,NFAH),比较三组病儿NFAH、身高净生长(ΔHt)、遗传增高(NFAH-遗传身高)。结果对照组、GnRHa组、联合用药组三组就诊基线身高、体质量、身体质量指数(BMI)、骨龄、遗传靶身高差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),随访NFAH分别(158.27±3.63)cm、(159.61±3.91)cm、(162.61±3.34)cm,ΔHt分别(12.66±3.54)cm、(13.49±3.06)cm、(16.79±3.17)cm,遗传增高分别(−2.32±3.82)cm、(0.16±3.46)cm、(3.52±4.62)cm,三组间均差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),其中联合用药组与GnRHa组、对照组比较均差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);GnRHa组和对照组在遗传增高方面差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),在NFAH、ΔHt方面比较均差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论对已有月经初潮的ICPP女孩,GnRHa联合rhGH治疗,可改善NFAH,但需权衡治疗成本及身高获益,临床应谨慎推荐,单用GnRHa治疗不改善NFAH,可改善遗传增高。展开更多
In boys, central precocious puberty (CPP) is the appearance of secondary sex characteristics driven by pituitary gonadotropin secretion before the age of 9 years. In the last years, relevant improvements in the trea...In boys, central precocious puberty (CPP) is the appearance of secondary sex characteristics driven by pituitary gonadotropin secretion before the age of 9 years. In the last years, relevant improvements in the treatment of CPP have been achieved. Because CPP is rare in boys, the majority of papers on this issue focus on girls and do not address specific features of male patients regarding end results and safety. In the present paper, recent advances of CPP management with GnRH analogs in men are summarized. End results in untreated and treated patients are also reviewed by an analysis of the recently published literature on treatment of CPP in men. The available data indicate that therapy with GnRH analogs can improve final height into the range of target height without significant adverse short-term and long-term effects, but longer follow-up of larger series of patients is still required to draw definitive conclusions.展开更多
文摘Objective: To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of growth, as well as factors associated with growth retardation in children with primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS), and to investigate the effect of glucocorticoid (GC) use duration on growth retardation in these children. Methods: Clinical and laboratory data of 353 PNS children treated at our hospital from July 2014 to June 2015 were collected through the medical record management system. Height, weight, and GC usage were recorded. Follow-up assessments were conducted in August 2022 for the original group, recording height, weight, and GC usage. Height and weight were evaluated using standard deviation scores (SDS). Categorical data were analyzed using chi-square test while continuous measurement data were analyzed using t-test or rank-sum test. Linear regression was used to assess the association between two single independent variables, and logistic regression analysis was used to screen for risk factors related to growth retardation in children with PNS. Results: Among the 353 PNS children enrolled in this study, male-to-female ratio of 2.64:1 (256 males vs 97 females). A total of 119 children exhibited growth retardation, incidence rate of 33.71%. The duration of GC usage among those with growth retardation was significantly longer compared to those without it (762.81 ± 934.50 days vs 263.77 ± 420.49 days;p Conclusion: PNS children treated with GC have a high incidence of growth retardation, and a high proportion of short stature in adulthood, especially in children with growth retardation in childhood, most of them have short stature after grown up. Time of GC usage is a risk factor for growth retardation in children with PNS.
基金supported by the grant from the Youth National Science Foundation of China (No.31100908)
文摘Human height is a highly heritable trait in which multiple genes are involved. Recent genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified that COL11A1 is an important susceptibility gene for hu- man height. To determine whether the variants of COL11A 1 are associated with adult and children height, we analyzed splicing and coding single-nucleotide variants across COL11A1 through exome-targeted sequencing and two validation stages with a total 20,426 Chinese Han samples. A total of 105 variants were identified by exome-targeted sequencing, of which 30 SNPs were located in coding region. The strongest association signal was chrl 103380393 with P value of 4.8 × 10-7. Chrl_103380393 also showed nominal significance in the validation stage (P = 1.21×10 6). Combined analysis of 16,738 samples strengthened the original association of chrl 103380393 with adult height (Pcombinea - 3.1×10 8), with an increased height of 0.292sd (standard deviation) per G allele (95% CI: 0.19-0.40). There was no evidence (P = 0.843) showing that chrl 103380393 altered child height in 3688 child samples. Only the group of 12-15 years showed slight significance with P value of 0.0258. This study firstly shows that genetic variants of COL11A1 contribute to adult height in Chinese Han population but not to children height, which expand our knowledge of the genetic factors underlying height variation and the biological regulation of human height.
文摘Nelly in Wuthering Heights is viewed by many critics as a servant who witnesses the love-hatred story of the two generations, an onlooker and narrator who seems calmly detached from the story, a friend-like figure of honesty, fidelity and benevolence. However a close reading of the novel reveals that the role of Nelly is more than that. Nelly not only is deeply involved in the story, but also plays the very important role of the representative of the malicious adult, the great villain who contributes much to the development of the story.
文摘目的探讨促性腺激素释放激素类似物(GnRHa)联合重组人生长激素(rhGH),单用GnRHa治疗对有月经初潮的特发性中枢性性早熟(ICPP)女童身高的影响。方法回顾性分析2014年1月至2020年12月于徐州医科大学附属徐州儿童医院儿童生长发育门诊就诊76例有月经初潮的ICPP女童为研究对象,根据治疗方案分为治疗对照组(n=22),单用GnRHa治疗组(n=22)和GnRHa联合rhGH治疗组(n=32),随访观察至接近成年终身高(near final adult height,NFAH),比较三组病儿NFAH、身高净生长(ΔHt)、遗传增高(NFAH-遗传身高)。结果对照组、GnRHa组、联合用药组三组就诊基线身高、体质量、身体质量指数(BMI)、骨龄、遗传靶身高差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),随访NFAH分别(158.27±3.63)cm、(159.61±3.91)cm、(162.61±3.34)cm,ΔHt分别(12.66±3.54)cm、(13.49±3.06)cm、(16.79±3.17)cm,遗传增高分别(−2.32±3.82)cm、(0.16±3.46)cm、(3.52±4.62)cm,三组间均差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),其中联合用药组与GnRHa组、对照组比较均差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);GnRHa组和对照组在遗传增高方面差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),在NFAH、ΔHt方面比较均差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论对已有月经初潮的ICPP女孩,GnRHa联合rhGH治疗,可改善NFAH,但需权衡治疗成本及身高获益,临床应谨慎推荐,单用GnRHa治疗不改善NFAH,可改善遗传增高。
文摘In boys, central precocious puberty (CPP) is the appearance of secondary sex characteristics driven by pituitary gonadotropin secretion before the age of 9 years. In the last years, relevant improvements in the treatment of CPP have been achieved. Because CPP is rare in boys, the majority of papers on this issue focus on girls and do not address specific features of male patients regarding end results and safety. In the present paper, recent advances of CPP management with GnRH analogs in men are summarized. End results in untreated and treated patients are also reviewed by an analysis of the recently published literature on treatment of CPP in men. The available data indicate that therapy with GnRH analogs can improve final height into the range of target height without significant adverse short-term and long-term effects, but longer follow-up of larger series of patients is still required to draw definitive conclusions.