Publications by authors named "Shi Hui Meng"
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- The study investigated how embryo density affects day-3 embryonic development outcomes, analyzing the largest sample size to date of 10,941 embryos from 1,568 patients.
- Results indicated no significant differences in embryo cleaving speed, quality, or implantation success across different densities (30 l, 15 l, and 10 l/embryo), as statistical tests showed no significance for any of the measured outcomes.
- The conclusion drawn from the research is that varying embryo densities in culture (30 l, 15 l, and 10 l) did not significantly impact developmental outcomes by day 3, suggesting that embryo density may not be a critical factor in clinical practice.
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- A study examined the outcomes of pregnant women with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) who were treated with anticoagulants from 2009 to 2018, comparing them to non-pregnant women with the same condition.
- Results showed that while pregnancy-related patients had more severe conditions before treatment, their 12-month recovery rates were similar to those of non-pregnant patients.
- Those with poor outcomes in the pregnancy-related group tended to have fewer cases of sigmoid sinus thrombosis, higher instances of coma, and higher modified Rankin scales (mRS) before treatment.
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- Alanine transaminase (ALT) abnormalities are frequently observed in chronic hepatitis B carriers during the postpartum period, with significant variations in ALT levels among newly delivered mothers.
- In the study involving 135 pregnant women with hepatitis B e-antigen (HBeAg) positive, about 81% completed postpartum evaluations, revealing that 13.8% had ALT levels greater than two times the upper limit of normal (ULN).
- Higher levels of IL-10 were noted in mothers with ALT levels exceeding 2ULN, suggesting that abnormal IL-10 levels could serve as an independent risk factor for ALT abnormalities, indicating its potential role as a predictor and treatment target in hepatitis B management.
Non-coding RNAs are critical regulators of tumor biology. nc886, a recently identified non-coding RNA, is overexpressed in some tumors, but undetected in others. However, the precise role of nc886 remains unclear in cervical cancers.
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