Application of expanded noninvasive prenatal test in prenatal diagnosis of fetuses with increased nuchal translucency.

Objectives: To investigate the efficiency of the upgraded noninvasive prenatal test (NIPT-Plus) in fetuses with increased nuchal translucency (NT).

Methods: Fetuses with an increased NT at or above 2.5 mm were selected for prenatal diagnosis.

Combined exome sequencing and deep phenotyping in highly selected fetuses with skeletal dysplasia during the first and second trimesters improves diagnostic yield.

Objective: To investigate the genetic etiology of skeletal dysplasia in highly selected fetuses during the first and second trimesters using deep phenotyping and exome sequencing (ES).

Method: Fetuses with short femurs were identified using the established prenatal diagnostic approach. A multidisciplinary team reviewed fetal phenotypic information (prenatal ultrasound findings, fetal postmortem, and radiographs) in a cohort of highly selected fetuses with skeletal dysplasia during the first and second trimesters.

Healing effects of a protein scaffold loaded with adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells on radiation-induced vaginal injury in rats.

Objectives: Cervical cancer, the most common female cancer after breast cancer, is typically treated using radiotherapy. However, pelvic radiotherapy can cause irreversible damage to the vagina, seriously affecting patients' quality of life. In this study, protein scaffolds loaded with rat adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) were implanted into irradiated tissue to assess their healing potential.

Pulmonary Nodule Recognition Based on Multiple Kernel Learning Support Vector Machine-PSO.

Pulmonary nodule recognition is the core module of lung CAD. The Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithm has been widely used in pulmonary nodule recognition, and the algorithm of Multiple Kernel Learning Support Vector Machine (MKL-SVM) has achieved good results therein. Based on grid search, however, the MKL-SVM algorithm needs long optimization time in course of parameter optimization; also its identification accuracy depends on the fineness of grid.

Effect of Mst1 on Endometriosis Apoptosis and Migration: Role of Drp1-Related Mitochondrial Fission and Parkin-Required Mitophagy.

Background/aims: Mitochondrial homeostasis is implicated in the development and progression of endometriosis through poorly defined mechanisms. Mst1 is the major growth suppressor related to cancer migration, apoptosis and proliferation. However, whether Mst1 is involved in endometriosis apoptosis and migration via regulating the mitochondrial function remains to be elucidated.