Application of HLA-DRB1 genotyping by oligonucleotide micro-array technology in forensic medicine

The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system is known to be the most complex polymorphic system in the human genome. Among all of the HLA loci, HLA-DRB1 has the second largest number of alleles. The purpose of this study is to develop an oligonucleotide micro-array based HLA-DRB1 typing system for use in forensic identification, anthropology, tissue transplantation, and other genetic research fields. The system was developed by analyzing the HLA-DRB1 (DRB1) genotypes in 1198 unrelated healthy Chinese Han individuals originating from various parts of China and residing in Shanghai, China. METHOD: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) coupled with the oligonucleotide micro-array technology was used to detect and type HLA-DRB1 alleles of the sample individuals. The reliability, sensitivity, consistency and specificity were evaluated for use in forensic identification. Furthermore, a meta-analysis was carried out by comparing the allele frequencies of the HLA-DRB1 locus with those of other Chinese Han groups, Chinese minorities and other ethnic populations. RESULTS: All the DNA samples yielded a 273 bp amplification product, with no other amplification products in this length range. The minimum quantity of DNA detected by this method is 15 ng in a PCR reaction system of 25 microl. The population studied appeared to be not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Observed heterozygosity (Ho), expected heterozygosity (He), expected probability of exclusion (PE), polymorphic information content (PIC), and discrimination power (DP) of the HLA-DRB1 locus from the Shanghai Han ethnic group were evaluated to be 0.8022, 0.8870, 0.7741, 0.8771, 0.9750, respectively. A total of 25 HLA-DRB1 alleles were identified. HLA-DRB1*09XX, *04XX, *12XX and *15XX were the most frequent DRB1 alleles, which were observed in 58.76% of the sample. One hundred and sixteen genotypes were found. The five most frequent genotypes were: *04XX/*04XX (0.0626), *09XX/*09XX (0.0593), *04XX/*09XX (0.0551), *09XX/*15XX (0.0384) and *08XX/*12XX (0.0351). The meta-analysis showed that there were uniquely distributed features of DRB1 alleles among various ethnic populations and among the studied population groups from various regions with the same ethnic origin. CONCLUSIONS: An HLA-DRB1 genotyping system has been developed and established based on the oligonucleotide micro-array technology. The HLA-DRB1 typing of the Han population in Shanghai has revealed a relatively high heterogeneity. Information obtained in this study will be useful for medical and forensic applications as well as in anthropology research. Large-scale micro-array detection is highly accurate and reliable for DNA-based HLA-DRB1 genotyping. These results suggest that HLA-DRB1 DNA polymorphisms and the database of the Shanghai Han group have useful applications in processing forensic casework (as personal identification, paternity test), tracing population migration and genetic diagnosis.     

小鼠皮肤切创愈合过程中iNOS和eNOS表达的免疫组织化学研究

目的观察小鼠皮肤切创愈合过程中,iNOS和eNOS在损伤区及损伤周边区内的表达及其变化规律。方法小鼠背部制作全层切创,应用免疫组织化学技术观察伤后切创组织中iNOS和eNOS的表达,并和无切创的小鼠作为对照。结果损伤区及损伤周边区细胞,伤后3h的损伤皮肤组织中可见少量的多型核细胞表达iNOS和eNOS,伤后6～24h,大部分浸润的中性粒细胞和单核细胞为iNOS和eNOS阳性。随着时间的延长,iNOS和eNOS阳性细胞以单核细胞和成纤维细胞为主。伤后3hiNOS的阳性细胞比率较低,6h～1d持续性增加并于1d达到最高峰,3～7d维持在一个相对稳定的水平直至伤后10d再次达高峰,10～14d开始下降。eNOS的阳性细胞率在伤后1～3h表达较低,6h～3d持续性增高,并在3d达到最高峰,在其后的5d内保持稳定表达,之后开始下降。而且损伤区及损伤周边区、特别是肉芽组织内的新生血管可见iNOS和eNOS不同强度的表达。结论小鼠皮肤切创愈合过程中,iNOS和eNOS在损伤周边区内多型核细胞、单核细胞和成纤维细胞中表达,其时序性变化可望用于皮肤损伤时间的推断。     

论保险诈骗罪的着手认定

保险诈骗罪是我国修订后的刑法所规定的一种新罪,学者们一般承认本罪存在犯罪的未遂形态,但是,对本罪的着手认定存在"开始实施法定行为说","虚假信息传递说","索赔说"三种观点。在比较分析的基础上,"索赔说"的观点应当更有利于司法认定,即应当以行为人开始向保险人申请给付保险金时为着手。     

5个STR基因座的遗传多态性及其法医学应用

目的获得D11S4951、D11S4957、GATA193H05、D2S2951、D6S2421基因座的群体遗传学数据,并分析其在法医学中的应用价值。方法随机抽取成都地区汉族群体无血缘关系个体的静脉血,EDTA抗凝,用Chelex-100法提取DNA,应用PCR技术,扩增上述5个短串联重复序列基因座,聚丙烯酰胺凝胶垂直板电泳分型。结果5个基因座在中国成都汉族人群中分别发现了7、10、8、6、8个等位基因,5个基因座的基因型分布符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡(P>0.05)。各基因座的杂合度分别为0.743、0.772、0.833、0.650和0.800;非父排除概率分别为0.497、0.549、0.662、0.356和0.599;个人识别几率分别为0.863、0.912、0.947、0.829和0.931。结论5个基因座在中国汉族群体中具有法医学应用价值。     

Induction of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha in two kinds of rats asphyxiation death models

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF1-alpha) in the heart, lung, liver and kidney in rats died of two typical models of asphyxia. METHODS: Two asphyxia models were made and tissue samples of the dead rats were collected from different groups at various postmortem duration. The expression and the changes of HIF1-alpha in various tissues were examined by immunohistochemistry and image analysis techniques. Results Significant expression of HIF1-alpha was observed in the myocardial fibers, kidney cells, liver cells and lung cells in both asphyxia models, but not in the control group. The expression of HIF1-alpha in various tissues in the rat died of nitrogen gas breathing was found in the nuclei at 0 hour and the expression level decreased gradually thereafter. The HIF1-alpha expression level and duration in various tissues of the rat died of hanging were higher and longer than that of the former group, with a peak of the expression level observed 6 hours after death, and then started to decline in all tissues except the heart where the expression still showed an increase 24 hours after death. The control groups showed a steady expression in the cytoplasm but not in the nuclei. CONCLUSION: HIF1-alpha appears to be a valuable biomarker in the diagnosis of asphyxia within 24 hours after death.     

顶岗实习的法律调整及其完善

我国现行的法律法规并未对顶岗实习行为特别是未对实习学生的权益保护作出统一、明确的规定。现有规定存在缺乏针对性、效力层级低、倾斜保护和社会保障功能缺失等瑕疵,无法对顶岗实习起到实际的调整作用,并难以为学生提供有效的法律保护。因此,需要对现有的相关法律法规加以健全和完善,以利于顶岗实习学生权益的保护和顶岗实习工作的有序开展。     

4个miniSTR基因座复合扩增体系及应用

目的构建D6S474、D20S482、D4S2408、D6S1017等4个miniSTR基因座复合扩增体系,评价其对腐败检材的应用价值,调查4个基因座在汉族人群中的遗传多态性。方法采用不同荧光标记4个miniSTR基因座上游引物,构建复合扩增体系。用分子克隆方法制备等位基因分型标准物。采用上述体系对135份汉族无关个体血样进行检测,并计算群体遗传学参数。比较该体系与ID试剂盒在降解检材分析中的成功率。结果采用本文复合扩增体系检测,汉族人群中4个基因座基因型频率分布均符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡定律,累积个人识别能力为0.999 666,累积非父排除率为0.914 902。本文体系较ID试剂盒对自然腐败检材的分型成功率更高。结论 4个miniSTR基因座复合扩增体系对法庭科学实践,特别是对腐败检材的检测有应用价值。