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This is the first study that set out to determine the prevalence of Kell antigens and phenotypes among blood donors in Makkah city. This study showed that there is a variation in Kell antigen and phenotype distribution. TAK981 The Kell blood group system has an important impact on transfusion medicine.
This is the first study that set out to determine the prevalence of Kell antigens and phenotypes among blood donors in Makkah city. This study showed that there is a variation in Kell antigen and phenotype distribution. The Kell blood group system has an important impact on transfusion medicine.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical, biochemical, and molecular analysis of Pakistani patients with biotinidase deficiency (BD).

Medical charts, urine organic acid (UOA) chromatograms, and biotinidase (BTD) enzyme activity of 113 suspected BD cases and BTD gene results of BTD enzyme deficient patients presenting at the Biochemical Genetics Clinic, AKUH from January 2010 to December 2019 were reviewed. Details were collected on a prestructured questionnaire. SPSS 22 was used for data analysis.

BD was found in 33 (29.23%) cases, 28 being profound and 5 partial BD. The median age of BD diagnosis was 171 days (IQR 81 - 1,022.75) and 300 days (IQR 25 - 1,540) for the profound and partial BD, respectively. The median BTD levels in the partial BD and profound BD groups were 35 U (IQR 25.5 - 62.5) and 15 U (IQR 11 - 17), respectively. UOA analysis exhibited sensitivity, specificity, and agreement of 52.94%, 86.05%, and 76.67% with BTD enzyme activity. The BTD sequencing revealed seven recurrent homozygous single nucleotide variants (SNVs) and small indels. These variants include three frameshift, protein truncating variants and four missense variants. We report two novel protein truncating variants, c.929GinsA, p.S310fs*14 and c.394insA, p.T132Nfs*30 and one missense variant, c.416G>A, p.S139N that had not been reported in BD associated literature and clinical databases.

Thirty-three cases of BD from a single center indicates a high frequency of BD in Pakistan. Late diagnosis emphasizes the need for increased clinical awareness and preferably screening for BD in this population.
Thirty-three cases of BD from a single center indicates a high frequency of BD in Pakistan. Late diagnosis emphasizes the need for increased clinical awareness and preferably screening for BD in this population.
Reference intervals of clinical laboratory indexes are the basis of interpretation of test results. While intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) could severely threaten maternal and fetal health, reference intervals of the biomarkers serum total bile acids (TBA) and glycocholic acid (GCA) are unsatisfactory. The purpose of this study was to derive gestational age-specific reference intervals for serum TBA and GCA in a Chinese population to promote early diagnosis of ICP.

A total of 416 healthy pregnant Chinese were recruited and divided into three groups by gestational age 140 in the first trimester (1 - 13 weeks) group, 136 in the second trimester (14 - 27 weeks) group, and 140 in the third trimester (≥ 28 weeks) group. Serum TBA and GCA levels were measured respectively by cyclic enzymatic method and latex enhanced immune turbidimetry. Reference intervals were calculated with non-parametric method.

The reference intervals of serum TBA are 0.90 - 6.60 μmol/L, 1.20 - 9.10 μmol/L, and 1.50 - 8.90 μmol/L respectively in the first, second, and third trimester. The reference intervals of serum GCA are 0.24 - 1.14 μg/mL in the first and second trimesters (combined) and 0.00 - 2.04 μg/mL in the third trimester.

Gestational age-specific reference intervals of serum TBA and GCA for pregnant Chinese were derived in strict accordance with CLSI C28-A3 guidelines, which will be valuable for early diagnosis of ICP.
Gestational age-specific reference intervals of serum TBA and GCA for pregnant Chinese were derived in strict accordance with CLSI C28-A3 guidelines, which will be valuable for early diagnosis of ICP.
Anticoagulation of pregnant woman with mechanical prosthetic heart valves is associated with significant maternal and fetal risks.

We describe a case of dorsal midline dysplasia in a fetus at 11 weeks' gestation. The mother was receiving warfarin therapy at a dose of 7.5 mg daily following a mechanical mitral valve replacement for rheumatic heart disease.

Histological assessment revealed a meningocele with hemorrhage. No cerebellar or cerebral tissue was present in the skull confirming anencephaly.

A multidisciplinary approach in pregnant women with mechanical prosthetic heart valves is essential in order to improve fetal outcomes.
A multidisciplinary approach in pregnant women with mechanical prosthetic heart valves is essential in order to improve fetal outcomes.
Switching to new infectious disease blood donor screening assays can precipitate an initial decrease in specificity in an established donor population followed by an increase of specificity, referred to as a "cleaning effect". We developed a mathematical model to simulate this and to measure the stabilization of specificity.

A modified exponential distribution curve was created to show the impact of donation frequency on the cleaning of the donor pool. Other parameters (e.g., number of donations from repeat donors/donations per month, average and minimum times between donations, retention of regular repeat donors, ratio of false positives for regular repeat donors/first-time donors and specificity of newly introduced assays) were also used to simulate the rise and fall in number of additional false positives. The mathematical model created was compared with real-world data from a South African blood donation center.

In the mathematical model, the degree and duration of the cleaning effect were influenced by certain parameters. A longer time interval between donations resulted in a higher number of deferred blood donations than a shorter time interval, if deferred after a 1st, 2nd or 3rd false positive result prior to a stable plateau of specificity. Real-world data on false positive, discarded donations from a South African blood donation center were consistent with numbers from the mathematical model.

The mathematical model can identify and describe any "cleaning effect" observed upon switching to a new infectious disease blood screening assay, allowing affected blood donation centers to prepare and adjust, while specificity is stabilized.
The mathematical model can identify and describe any "cleaning effect" observed upon switching to a new infectious disease blood screening assay, allowing affected blood donation centers to prepare and adjust, while specificity is stabilized.
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