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Hwa HL, Lin CY, Yu YJ, Linacre A, Lee JCI. DNA identification of monozygotic twins. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2024; 69:102998. [PMID: 38100853 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2023.102998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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This study details the differentiation of identical twins based on single mutational base differences. There were three pairs of male monozygotic (MZ) twins in this study. DNA samples from blood, a buccal swab or saliva from each individual were all initially genotyped using 22 autosomal STR and 27 Y-STR loci. Preliminary screening confirmed there were no differences in the STR data between each pair of MZ twins. Whole Genome Sequence (WGS) data were generated from DNA extracted from the three body fluids from each individual. Kinship coefficients with 0.4254, 0.4557 and 0.4543 from 3 twins were generated based on WGS data to further confirm that their relationship was that of MZ twins. The fastq data generated by the Illumina Hiseq 2000 between MZ twins were then treated as "normal" as opposed to "tumor" using commercially available software tools to identify mutational single base changes. Sanger DNA sequencing confirmed there were 1, 5 and 9 single base changes found in WGS data from each of the three MZ twin sets. There was individual variation in the mutational base changes when comparing data from the three body fluids. The methods used in this study to differentiate MZ twins based on WGS data can readily be performed in many operational forensic DNA laboratories using user friendly software.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hsiao-Lin Hwa
- Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No.1 Jen-Ai Road Section 1, Taipei 10051, Taiwan
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Justice, New Taipei City 23016, Taiwan
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No.1 Jen-Ai Road Section 1, Taipei 10051, Taiwan
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- College of Science & Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide 5001, Australia
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No.1 Jen-Ai Road Section 1, Taipei 10051, Taiwan.
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Wan TY, Hwa HL, Lee TT, Lu YW. High efficiency sperm enrichment from forensic mock samples in bubble-based acoustic filtration devices for short tandem repeat (STR) analysis. Lab Chip 2024; 24:434-445. [PMID: 38086663 DOI: 10.1039/d3lc00632h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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A bubble-based acoustofluidic filtration (BAF) microfluidic device, which employs cross-flow filtration (CFF) and acoustic streaming, separates cells with high efficiency for forensic analysis. Forensic samples are typically complex and contain a substantial number of squamous epithelial cells from the female vagina, which tend to have fouling problems during filtration due to their morphological and cell adhesion differences. To overcome this issue, the BAF device utilizes bubble oscillation by bulk acoustic wave (BAW) to generate acoustic streaming, which offers additional hydrodynamic forces for side flushing cleaning and achieves effective removal within a mere 0.5 seconds. Our device is tested with imbalanced cell mixtures of sperm and epithelial cells with large disparity ratios. By concurrently employing CFF and acoustic streaming, the samples with our sperm-enrichment can achieve 91.72-97.78% for the recovery rate and 74.58-89.26% for the purity in the sperm enrichment. They are further subjected to short tandem repeat (STR) profiling, enabling the identification of perpetrators. Notably, even samples with minimal sperm cells demonstrated a significant increase in the male donor DNA ratio, while the peak heights of female alleles became virtually undetectable. The exceptional cell separation capability demonstrated by our BAF device highlights its potential applications in forensic sciences and other areas of cell biology.
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- Ting-Yu Wan
- Department of Biomechatronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomechatronics Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Wei HS, Shen ACT, Hwa HL, Feng JY, Hsieh YP, Huang CY. Peer Victimization Trajectory and Psychosocial Maladjustment in Early Taiwanese Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2023:10.1007/s10578-023-01640-8. [PMID: 38110756 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01640-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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This study examined the peer victimization trajectory and maladjustment outcomes among early Taiwanese adolescents. Data were extracted from a large-scale longitudinal study with a national representative sample. A total of 1691 school students in 4th, 6th, and 8th grade were analyzed. Using latent profile analysis, students were classified into four trajectories, chronic victims, late onset victims, desisters, and non-victims, based on their self-reported physical and verbal victimization at three time points. Maladjustment, including psychological distress, reduced school attachment, internet addiction, and suicidal ideation in 8th grade, were assessed. The results showed significant differences in adjustment among students in the four trajectories. Chronic victims had the poorest outcomes on most variables, followed by late onset victims and desisters, while non-victims had the least maladjustment. The findings highlight the need for future interventions that would consider students' victim status over time and pay particular attention to those who suffer constant bullying and abuse.
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- Hsi-Sheng Wei
- Department of Social Work, National Taipei University, No. 151, University Rd., Sanxia District, New Taipei City, 237303, Taiwan.
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Social Work, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA
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Feng JY, Hwa HL, Shen ACT, Hsieh YP, Wei HS, Huang CY. Patterns and trajectories of children's maltreatment experiences in Taiwan: Latent transition analysis of a nationally representative longitudinal study. Child Abuse Negl 2023; 135:105951. [PMID: 36395698 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the patterns of child maltreatment change over time and vary according to gender and child protective services (CPS) experience in Taiwan. OBJECTIVE To examine the latent status and the trajectories of child maltreatment and to identify effects that gender and CPS have on these statuses and trajectories in Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING A national proportionately stratified sample of 6233 4th-grade students were recruited from 314 elementary schools in Taiwan, and followed up at 6th and 8th graders. A total of 1908 students completed valid data at all three time points was analyzed. METHODS Latent class analysis and latent transition analysis were used to identify the number of latent variables and the patterns of child maltreatment. Multiple-group model was used to test with gender difference. RESULTS Four latent maltreatment statuses were identified: high all maltreatment, high psychological maltreatment, high neglect, and no/low maltreatment. A reduction in maltreatment severity occurred over time was found. The percentage of students in the "high all maltreatment" and "high neglect" groups decreased whereas those in the "high psychological maltreatment" and "no/low maltreatment" groups increased. Differences in the transition probabilities of latent maltreatment status by gender was revealed. The percentage of CPS recipients in the "high all maltreatment" decreased over time. CONCLUSIONS This study highlighted the dynamic nature of child maltreatment and described the timing, continuity, and change that characterizes children's exposure to maltreatment in Taiwan. Policies and interventions geared toward early detection, mitigation, and prevention of child maltreatment are needed.
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- Jui-Ying Feng
- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Rd., Tainan 70101, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng Li Rd., Tainan 70403, Taiwan.
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, 1, Sec. 1, Jen Ai Rd., Taipei 10051, Taiwan; The National Taiwan University Children and Family Research Center, 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- The National Taiwan University Children and Family Research Center, 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 10617, Taiwan; Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University, 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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- Department of Social Work, University of North Dakota, 225 Centennial Drive, Stop 7135, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA.
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- Department of Social Work, College of Social Sciences, National Taipei University, 151, University Rd., San Shia District, New Taipei City 23741, Taiwan.
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- School of Psychology, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK.
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Hwa HL, Peng FS, Ting TT, Chen HW, Chan HY, Yang DP, Chen PC, Kuo YN, Chen PS. Monitoring Phthalates in Maternal and Cord Blood: Implications for Prenatal Exposure and Birth Outcomes. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022; 41:715-725. [PMID: 35199389 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Although many phthalates are endocrine-disrupting chemicals that are associated with adverse birth outcomes, the relationship between maternal phthalate exposure and birth outcomes is not yet conclusive. The objective of the present study was to investigate the association between prenatal exposure to phthalates in human maternal and cord blood and birth outcomes of the infants. Sixty-five mother-infant pairs were recruited in Taipei City and New Taipei City, and birth outcomes of the infants were recorded. Twelve phthalate metabolites were measured in maternal and cord blood samples. The mean of mono-ethyl phthalate, mono-isobutyl phthalate (MiBP), mono-n-butyl phthalate (MnBP), and mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) was relatively higher than that of the other metabolites in both maternal and infant blood. There was a significant difference (p < 0.05) for mono-methyl phthalate (MMP) and MnBP between the maternal blood and cord blood of male infants. Mono-benzyl phthalate (MBzP), MMP, MiBP, and ∑di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (∑DEHP) in maternal blood were inversely correlated with the anogenital index (AGI) of male infants, with a p value between 0.011 and 0.033. Mono-n-octyl phthalate, MMP, MiBP, MnBP, and MBzP were positively correlated with the AGI of female infants, with a p value between 0.001 and 0.034. Cord blood levels of MnBP, mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl)-phthalate, MEHP, and ∑DEHP were found to be inversely associated with head circumference in all the infants, adjusted for gestational age. Phthalate monoesters are potentially estrogenic and antiandrogenic chemicals. Longitudinal follow-up of the present study population could help clarify the long-term impact of phthalates on growth and the health effects of background exposure levels. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:715-725. © 2022 SETAC.
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- Hsiao-Lin Hwa
- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Forensic and Clinical Toxicology Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Big Data Management, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chen WR, Kong PH, Sauer C, Chen HW, Chan HY, Yang DP, Jair YC, Liu HT, Lin TY, Yen MY, Yen YF, Chang SH, Li LH, George C, Chang YC, Wu YH, Hwa HL, Chen CY, Chen JH, Kicman AT, Maurer HH, Chen PS. A proposed approach to confirm heroin administration - Regional differences in heroin purity is a major factor. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2021; 128:105097. [PMID: 34902532 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2021.105097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In forensic toxicology, a marker of street heroin use is urgent especially in the absence of urinary 6-monoacetylmorphine. ATM4G, the Glucuronide of Acetylated product of Thebaine compound 4 Metabolite (ATM4), arising from byproducts of street heroin synthesis has been considered as a useful marker in some European studies. However, whether ATM4G is a universal marker particularly in Southeast Asia due to 'street' heroin with high purity, it's still unclear. To investigate putative markers for different regions, ATM4G and other metabolites including the Acetylated product of Thebaine compound 3 Metabolite (ATM3) and thebaol, also originated from thebaine were detected in 552 urine samples from heroin users in Taiwan. Results were compared with that from samples collected in the UK and Germany. Only a sulfo-conjugate of ATM4, ATM4S, was detected in 28 Taiwanese users using a sensitive MS3 method whilst out of 351 samples from the UK and Germany, ATM4G was present in 91. Thebaol-glucuronide was first time detected in 118. No markers were detected in urine following herbal medicine use or poppy seed ingestion. The presence of ATM4S/ATM4G might be affected by ethnicities and heroin supplied in regions. Thebaol-glucuronide is another putative marker with ATM4G and ATM4S for street heroin use.
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- Wei-Ru Chen
- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Department Forensic Toxicology & Drug Analysis, SYNLAB, Weiden, Germany
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Tsao-Tun Psychiatric Center, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
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- Department of Disease Control and Prevention, Taipei City Hospital, Taiwan
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- Department of Disease Control and Prevention, Taipei City Hospital, Taiwan
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- Department of Disease Control and Prevention, Taipei City Hospital, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Forensic and Clinical Toxicology Center, National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental Health, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Analytical and Environmental Sciences & Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Toxicology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.
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Phan NN, Chattopadhyay A, Lee TT, Yin HI, Lu TP, Lai LC, Hwa HL, Tsai MH, Chuang EY. High-performance deep learning pipeline predicts individuals in mixtures of DNA using sequencing data. Brief Bioinform 2021; 22:6345217. [PMID: 34368845 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbab283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In this study, we proposed a deep learning (DL) model for classifying individuals from mixtures of DNA samples using 27 short tandem repeats and 94 single nucleotide polymorphisms obtained through massively parallel sequencing protocol. The model was trained/tested/validated with sequenced data from 6 individuals and then evaluated using mixtures from forensic DNA samples. The model successfully identified both the major and the minor contributors with 100% accuracy for 90 DNA mixtures, that were manually prepared by mixing sequence reads of 3 individuals at different ratios. Furthermore, the model identified 100% of the major contributors and 50-80% of the minor contributors in 20 two-sample external-mixed-samples at ratios of 1:39 and 1:9, respectively. To further demonstrate the versatility and applicability of the pipeline, we tested it on whole exome sequence data to classify subtypes of 20 breast cancer patients and achieved an area under curve of 0.85. Overall, we present, for the first time, a complete pipeline, including sequencing data processing steps and DL steps, that is applicable across different NGS platforms. We also introduced a sliding window approach, to overcome the sequence length variation problem of sequencing data, and demonstrate that it improves the model performance dramatically.
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- Nam Nhut Phan
- Bioinformatics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Centre of Genomic and Precision Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10055, Taiwan
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Centre of Genomic and Precision Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10055, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Centre of Genomic and Precision Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10055, Taiwan.,Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10055, Taiwan
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Centre of Genomic and Precision Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10055, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10051, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Centre of Genomic and Precision Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10055, Taiwan.,Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10672, Taiwan.,Center of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10672, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Centre of Genomic and Precision Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10055, Taiwan.,Master Program for Biomedical Engineering, China Medical University, Taichung 110122, Taiwan
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Hsieh YP, Hwa HL, Shen ACT, Wei HS, Feng JY, Huang CY. Ecological Predictors and Trajectory of Internet Addiction from Childhood through Adolescence: A Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18126253. [PMID: 34207812 PMCID: PMC8296065 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18126253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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We examined multidimensional factors within four systems (individual, family, school, and community) that influence internet addiction across time among children through adolescence in Taiwan. We hypothesize that internet addiction increases from childhood to adolescence and that resilience, child neglect, positive school experiences, and community violence are significant predictors at baseline and of the rate of change across time. Based on stratified random sampling, a valid sample size of 6233 Taiwanese children participated in our study, which we began in 2014 and then followed this sample in 2016 and 2018 using repeated measures. We used hierarchical linear modeling to model changes in internet addiction across time (with equal two-year intervals between assessments) and the associations between the predictors and internet addiction over time. The results show that internet addiction increases from childhood to adolescence. After controlling for gender, we found that resilience and positive school experiences predict less internet addiction, whereas neglect and community violence predict greater internet addiction. Over time, greater resilience predicts a decreasing trajectory of internet addiction, whereas greater neglect and community violence predict a slower increasing trajectory and positive school experiences predict a faster-increasing trajectory. A holistic approach can help children cope with internet addiction.
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- Yi-Ping Hsieh
- Department of Social Work, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-701-7775633
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan;
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- Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan; (A.C.-T.S.); (H.-S.W.)
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- Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan; (A.C.-T.S.); (H.-S.W.)
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- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University and Hospital, Tainan City 701, Taiwan;
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- School of Psychology, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK;
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Yim AD, Konigsberg LW, Hwa HL, Chang CC, Chen JY, Liu HM. Allometric scaling and growth: Evaluation and applications in subadult body mass estimation. Am J Phys Anthropol 2021; 175:577-588. [PMID: 34002366 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Previously developed methods in subadult body mass estimation have not been tested in populations other than European-American or African-American. This study uses a contemporary Taiwanese sample to test these methods. Through evaluating their accuracy and bias, we addressed whether the allometric relationships between body mass and skeletal traits commonly used in subadult body mass estimation are conserved among different populations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Computed tomography scans of lower limbs from individuals aged 0-17 years old of both sexes were collected from National Taiwan University Hospital along with documented body weight. Polar second moment of area, distal femoral metaphyseal breadth, and maximum superior/inferior femoral head diameter were collected either directly from the scans or from reconstructed 3D models. Estimated body mass was compared with documented body mass to assess the performance of the equations. RESULTS Current methods provided good body mass estimates in Taiwanese individuals, with accuracy and bias similar to those reported in other validation studies. A tendency for increasing error with increasing age was observed for all methods. Reduced major axis regression showed the allometric relationships between different skeletal traits and body mass across different age categories can all be summarized using a common fitted line. A revised, maximum likelihood-based approach was proposed for all skeletal traits. DISCUSSION The results suggested that the allometric relationships between body mass and different skeletal traits are largely conserved among populations. The revised method provided improved applicability with strong underlying theoretical justifications, and potential for future improvements.
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- An-Di Yim
- Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Imaging, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Yang TW, Li YH, Chou CF, Lai FP, Chien YH, Yin HI, Lee TT, Hwa HL. DNA mixture interpretation using linear regression and neural networks on massively parallel sequencing data of single nucleotide polymorphisms. AUST J FORENSIC SCI 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00450618.2020.1807050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Ta-Wei Yang
- Graduate Institute of Networking and Multimedia, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Networking and Multimedia, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lee CY, Chen YL, Chiang YC, Cheng CY, Lai YL, Tai YJ, Hsu HC, Hwa HL, Cheng WF. Outcome and Subsequent Pregnancy after Fertility-Sparing Surgery of Early-Stage Cervical Cancers. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:E7103. [PMID: 32998288 PMCID: PMC7579067 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17197103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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We aimed to investigate the outcomes and subsequent pregnancies of early-stage cervical cancer patients who received conservative fertility-sparing surgery. Women with early-stage cervical cancer who underwent conservative or fertility-sparing surgery in a tertiary medical center were reviewed from 2004 to 2017. Each patient's clinicopathologic characteristics, adjuvant therapy, subsequent pregnancy, and outcome were recorded. There were 32 women recruited, including 12 stage IA1 patients and 20 stage IB1 patients. Twenty-two patients received conization/LEEP and the other 10 patients received radical trachelectomy. Two patients did not complete the definite treatment after fertility-sparing surgery. There were 11 women who had subsequent pregnancies and nine had at least one live birth. The live birth rate was 73.3% (11/15). We conclude that patients with early-stage cervical cancer who undergo fertility-sparing surgery can have a successful pregnancy and delivery. However, patients must receive a detailed consultation before surgery and undergo definitive treatment, if indicated, and regular postoperative surveillance.
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- Chia-Yi Lee
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan; (C.-Y.L.); (Y.-L.C.); (Y.-C.C.); (C.-Y.C.); (Y.-L.L.); (Y.-J.T.); (H.-C.H.); (H.-L.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan; (C.-Y.L.); (Y.-L.C.); (Y.-C.C.); (C.-Y.C.); (Y.-L.L.); (Y.-J.T.); (H.-C.H.); (H.-L.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan; (C.-Y.L.); (Y.-L.C.); (Y.-C.C.); (C.-Y.C.); (Y.-L.L.); (Y.-J.T.); (H.-C.H.); (H.-L.H.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Douliou City 640, Yunlin County, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan; (C.-Y.L.); (Y.-L.C.); (Y.-C.C.); (C.-Y.C.); (Y.-L.L.); (Y.-J.T.); (H.-C.H.); (H.-L.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan; (C.-Y.L.); (Y.-L.C.); (Y.-C.C.); (C.-Y.C.); (Y.-L.L.); (Y.-J.T.); (H.-C.H.); (H.-L.H.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu City 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan; (C.-Y.L.); (Y.-L.C.); (Y.-C.C.); (C.-Y.C.); (Y.-L.L.); (Y.-J.T.); (H.-C.H.); (H.-L.H.)
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan; (C.-Y.L.); (Y.-L.C.); (Y.-C.C.); (C.-Y.C.); (Y.-L.L.); (Y.-J.T.); (H.-C.H.); (H.-L.H.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu City 300, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan; (C.-Y.L.); (Y.-L.C.); (Y.-C.C.); (C.-Y.C.); (Y.-L.L.); (Y.-J.T.); (H.-C.H.); (H.-L.H.)
- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan; (C.-Y.L.); (Y.-L.C.); (Y.-C.C.); (C.-Y.C.); (Y.-L.L.); (Y.-J.T.); (H.-C.H.); (H.-L.H.)
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Oncology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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Yen BL, Hwa HL, Hsu PJ, Chen PM, Wang LT, Jiang SS, Liu KJ, Sytwu HK, Yen ML. HLA-G Expression in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) Is Related to Unique Methylation Pattern in the Proximal Promoter as well as Gene Body DNA. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21145075. [PMID: 32708387 PMCID: PMC7404323 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21145075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Multipotent human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) harbor clinically relevant immunomodulation, and HLA-G, a non-classical MHC class I molecule with highly restricted tissue expression, is one important molecule involved in these processes. Understanding of the natural regulatory mechanisms involved in expression of this elusive molecule has been difficult, with near exclusive reliance on cancer cell lines. We therefore studied the transcriptional control of HLA-G in primary isolated human bone marrow- (BM), human embryonic stem cell-derived (hE-), as well as placenta-derived MSCs (P-MSCs), and found that all 3 types of MSCs express 3 of the 7 HLA-G isoforms at the gene level; however, fibroblasts did not express HLA-G. Protein validation using BM- and P-MSCs demonstrated expression of 2 isoforms including a larger HLA-G-like protein. Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) stimulation upregulated both gene and protein expression in MSCs but not the constitutively expressing JEG-3 cell line. Most interestingly in human MSCs and placental tissue, hypomethylation of CpG islands not only occurs on the HLA-G proximal promoter but also on the gene body as well, a pattern not seen in either of the 2 commonly used choriocarcinoma cell lines which may contribute to the unique HLA-G expression patterns and IFN-γ-responsiveness in MSCs. Our study implicates the importance of using normal cells and tissues for physiologic understanding of tissue-specific transcriptional regulation, and highlight the utility of human MSCs in unraveling the transcriptional regulation of HLA-G for better therapeutic application.
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- B. Linju Yen
- Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Institute of Cellular & System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Zhunan 350, Taiwan;
- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Cathay General Hospital Shiji, Taipei 221, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (B.L.Y.); (M.-L.Y.); Tel.: +886-37-246-166 (ext. 37501) (B.L.Y.); +886-2-2312-3456 (ext. 71560) (M.-L.Y.); Fax: +886-37-587-408 (B.L.Y); +886-2-2391-1302 (M.-L.Y.)
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, National Taiwan University (NTU) Hospital & College of Medicine, Taipei 100, Taiwan; (H.-L.H.); (P.-M.C.); (L.-T.W.)
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, NTU, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Institute of Cellular & System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Zhunan 350, Taiwan;
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, National Taiwan University (NTU) Hospital & College of Medicine, Taipei 100, Taiwan; (H.-L.H.); (P.-M.C.); (L.-T.W.)
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, National Taiwan University (NTU) Hospital & College of Medicine, Taipei 100, Taiwan; (H.-L.H.); (P.-M.C.); (L.-T.W.)
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, NHRI, Zhunan 350, Taiwan; (S.-S.J.); (K.-J.L.)
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, NHRI, Zhunan 350, Taiwan; (S.-S.J.); (K.-J.L.)
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases & Vaccinology, NHRI, Zhunan 350, Taiwan;
- Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, National Taiwan University (NTU) Hospital & College of Medicine, Taipei 100, Taiwan; (H.-L.H.); (P.-M.C.); (L.-T.W.)
- Correspondence: (B.L.Y.); (M.-L.Y.); Tel.: +886-37-246-166 (ext. 37501) (B.L.Y.); +886-2-2312-3456 (ext. 71560) (M.-L.Y.); Fax: +886-37-587-408 (B.L.Y); +886-2-2391-1302 (M.-L.Y.)
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Hwa HL, Wu MY, Lee JCI, Yin HI, Hsu PM, Li SF, Hwu WL, Su CW. Analysis of nondegraded and degraded DNA mixtures of close relatives using massively parallel sequencing. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2020; 42:101631. [DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2019.101631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Shen ACT, Feng JY, Feng JY, Wei HS, Hsieh YP, Huang SCY, Hwa HL. Who Gets Protection? A National Study of Multiple Victimization and Child Protection Among Taiwanese Children. J Interpers Violence 2019; 34:3737-3761. [PMID: 27708196 DOI: 10.1177/0886260516670885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study aims to examine the prevalence of multiple types of child victimization and the effects of multiple types of victimization on children's mental health and behavior in Taiwan. The study also examines the child-protection rate and its correlates among children experiencing various types of victimization. This study collected data with a self-report questionnaire from a national proportionately stratified sample of 6,233 fourth-grade students covering every city and county in Taiwan in 2014. After calculating the 1-year prevalence of child victimization, the study found that bullying was the most prevalent (71%), followed by physical neglect (66%), psychological violence (43%), inter-parental violence (28%), community violence (22%), physical abuse (21%), and sexual violence (9%). As the number of victimization types increased, children were more likely to report greater posttraumatic symptoms, psychiatric symptoms, suicide ideation, self-harm thoughts, and violent behaviors. Gender, neonatal status, parental marital status, and other family risks were significantly associated with elevated incidences of the victimization types. Only 20.6% of the children who had experienced all seven types of victimization had received child protective services. A child was more likely to receive child protective services if he or she had experienced sexual violence, community violence, inter-parental violence exposure, higher family risks, higher suicidal ideation, or living in a single-parent or separated family. In conclusion, this study demonstrates the cumulative effects and the harmful effects that children's experience of multiple types of victimization can have on the children's mental health and behavior. The present findings also raise alarms regarding the severity of under-serving in child-victimization cases. These results underscore the importance of assessing, identifying, and helping children with multiple victimization experiences.
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- 2 National Cheng Kung University and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- 3 National Taipei University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Feng JY, Hsieh YP, Hwa HL, Huang CY, Wei HS, Shen ACT. Childhood poly-victimization and children's health: A nationally representative study. Child Abuse Negl 2019; 91:88-94. [PMID: 30852428 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although research on the negative effects of childhood poly-victimization is substantial, few studies have examined the relationship between poly-victimization and younger children's physical health and diseases. OBJECTIVE This study examines the associations between poly-victimization and children's health problems requiring medical attention. METHODS A national stratified cluster random sampling was used to select and approach 25% of the total primary schools in Taiwan, and 49% of the approached schools agreed to participate in this study. We collected data with a self-report questionnaire from 6233 (4th-grade) students aged 10-11, covering every city and county in Taiwan. RESULTS Logistic regression analyses demonstrate a significant dose-response relationship between children's poly-victimization exposure and their health problems including hospitalization, serious injury, surgery, daily-medication requirements, heart murmurs, asthma, dizziness or fainting, allergies, kidney disease, therapies for special needs, smoking, and alcohol use. The results indicate that children's risk of having a health problem grew significantly with each increase in the number of victimization types that children experienced. CONCLUSIONS These research findings underscore the effect of poly-victimization on children's health problems requiring medical attention, and stress the need for both proper screening methods for children's exposure to poly-victimization and stronger awareness of poly-victimization's effects on health conditions in healthcare clinics.
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- Jui-Ying Feng
- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University and Hospital, No. 1, University Road, Tainan City 701, Taiwan.
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- Department of Social Work, University of North Dakota, 225 Centennial Drive, Stop 7135, Grand Forks, ND, 58202, USA.
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, No.1, Jen Ai Rd., Section 1, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
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- Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, BH12 5BB, UK.
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- Department of Social Work, National Taipei University, 151, University Rd., San Shia District, New Taipei City 23741, Taiwan.
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- Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University, 1, Roosevelt, Rd. Sec. 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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Huang CY, Hsieh YP, Shen ACT, Wei HS, Feng JY, Hwa HL, Feng JY. Relationships between Parent-Reported Parenting, Child-Perceived Parenting, and Children's Mental Health in Taiwanese Children. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:E1049. [PMID: 30909532 PMCID: PMC6466341 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16061049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The current study examines the relationship between parents' and children's reports of parenting and their effects on children's mental health symptoms. Six hundred and sixty-six parent-child dyads in Taiwan participated in this study. The parents and the children filled out the parenting questionnaires, and the children also reported their general mental health. The results demonstrated that parental-reported and child-perceived parenting were positively correlated, but parents tended to report lower scores on authoritarian parenting and higher scores on Chinese parenting than did their children. There were also significant gender differences: The mothers reported higher authoritative parenting than did the fathers; and the boys perceived higher authoritarian and Chinese-culture specific parenting than did the girls. Moreover, the Chinese parenting had a negative effect on children's mental health outcomes. Finally, our results showed that children's perception of parenting had a stronger effect on children's mental health symptoms than did parental reports on parenting, urging future research to include the children's report when investigating the effects of parenting on children's mental health outcomes.
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- Ching-Yu Huang
- Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow BH12 5BB, UK.
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- Department of Social Work, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA.
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- Department of Social Work, National Taipei University, New Taipei City 23741, Taiwan.
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- Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 701, Taiwan.
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
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- Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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Hwa HL, Wu MY, Lin CP, Hsieh WH, Yin HI, Lee TT, Lee JCI. A single nucleotide polymorphism panel for individual identification and ancestry assignment in Caucasians and four East and Southeast Asian populations using a machine learning classifier. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2019; 15:67-74. [PMID: 30649693 DOI: 10.1007/s12024-018-0071-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) profiling is an effective means of individual identification and ancestry inferences in forensic genetics. This study established a SNP panel for the simultaneous individual identification and ancestry assignment of Caucasian and four East and Southeast Asian populations. We analyzed 220 SNPs (125 autosomal, 17 X-chromosomal, 30 Y-chromosomal, and 48 mitochondrial SNPs) of the DNA samples from 563 unrelated individuals of five populations (89 Caucasian, 234 Taiwanese Han, 90 Filipino, 79 Indonesian and 71 Vietnamese) and 18 degraded DNA samples. Informativeness for assignment (In) was used to select ancestry informative SNPs (AISNPs). A machine learning classifier, support vector machine (SVM), was used for ancestry assignment. Of the 220 SNPs, 62 were individual identification SNPs (IISNPs) (51 autosomal and 11 X-chromosomal SNPs) and 191 were AISNPs (100 autosomal, 13 X-chromosomal, 30 Y-chromosomal, and 48 mitochondrial SNPs). The 51 autosomal IISNPs offered cumulative random match probabilities (cRMPs) ranging from 1.56 × 10-21 to 3.16 × 10-22 among these five populations. Using AISNPs with the SVM, the overall accuracy rate of ancestry inference achieved in the testing dataset between Caucasian, Taiwanese Han, and Filipino populations was 88.9%, whereas it was 70.0% between Caucasians and each of the four East and Southeast Asian populations. For the 18 degraded DNA samples with incomplete profiling, the accuracy rate of ancestry assignment was 94.4%. We have developed a 220-SNP panel for simultaneous individual identification and ethnic origin differentiation between Caucasian and the four East and Southeast Asian populations. This SNP panel may assist with DNA analysis of forensic casework.
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- Hsiao-Lin Hwa
- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Jen Ai Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung Shan S. Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung Shan S. Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung Shan S. Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Yourgene Bioscience, No.376-5 Fuxing Rd., Shulin Dist, New Taipei City, 238, Taiwan
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- Yourgene Bioscience, No.376-5 Fuxing Rd., Shulin Dist, New Taipei City, 238, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Jen Ai Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Jen Ai Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Jen Ai Rd, Taipei, 100, Taiwan.
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Hsieh YP, Shen ACT, Wei HS, Feng JY, Huang SCY, Hwa HL. Internet Addiction: A Closer Look at Multidimensional Parenting Practices and Child Mental Health. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 2018. [DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2018.0435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Yi-Ping Hsieh
- Department of Social Work, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
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- Department of Social Work, National Taipei University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hwa HL, Wu MY, Chung WC, Ko TM, Lin CP, Yin HI, Lee TT, Lee JCI. Massively parallel sequencing analysis of nondegraded and degraded DNA mixtures using the ForenSeq™ system in combination with EuroForMix software. Int J Legal Med 2018; 133:25-37. [DOI: 10.1007/s00414-018-1961-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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RATIONALE Rare uterine choriocarcinoma can be differentiated gestational from nongestational choriocarcinoma by using short tandem repeats (STRs). PATIENT CONCERNS A 56-year-old Taiwanese woman underwent staging surgery because of suspicion of high-grade endometrial cancer. The pathology-confirmed uterine tumor with syncytiotrophoblasts and decidual change of the endometrium was harvested. DIAGNOSIS Uterine nongestational choriocarcinoma. INTERVENTIONS The tumor specimen, the patient's blood, and her husband's blood were drawn for STRs analysis using polymerase chain reaction amplification kit. The genotype of the tumor cells was solely maternal and made the diagnosis of uterine nongestational choriocarcinoma. OUTCOME Adjuvant chemotherapy with etoposide, methotrexate, actinomycin D, cyclophosphamide, vincristine regimen achieved good response in the patient. The patient is now recurrence-free for 12 months. LESSONS STRs aid precise classification of rare choriocarcinoma. We encourage using the method to analyze suspicious choriocarcinoma.
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- Chin-Jui Wu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei
- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taoyuan General Hospital, Taoyuan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei
- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei
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- Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei
- Centre of Optoelectronic Biomedicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wei HS, Hwa HL, Shen ACT, Feng JY, Hsieh YP, Huang SCY. Physical Conditions and Special Needs as Risk Factors of Peer Victimization Among School Children in Taiwan. J Sch Nurs 2016; 33:223-231. [PMID: 27216248 DOI: 10.1177/1059840516649237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Students with physical symptoms and diseases may be at an increased risk of peer victimization. This study examined the associations of several medical conditions (obesity, asthma, allergy, epilepsy, and diabetes) with experience of physical, verbal, and relational victimization among children. A sample of 6,233 fourth-grade students from 314 elementary schools in Taiwan was recruited for the analysis. The mean age of the sample was 10.5, with an even distribution of gender (50.3% male and 49.7% female). Children with asthma, allergy, and epilepsy reported higher frequencies of peer victimization. Those who took daily medications or received treatment were also at a higher risk of being victimized. Diabetes and obesity were not found to be associated with peer victimization. The findings highlighted that children with physical conditions suffer maltreatment from peers. Sensitivity training should be provided to school health professionals, so they can evaluate the risk of victimization among students with special needs during assessment.
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- Hsi-Sheng Wei
- 1 Department of Social Work, College of Social Sciences, National Taipei University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- 2 Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,3 National Taiwan University Children and Family Research Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 5 Department of Nursing and Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- 6 Department of Social Work, College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
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- 7 California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, San Diego, CA, USA
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Hsieh YP, Shen ACT, Wei HS, Feng JY, Huang SCY, Hwa HL. Associations between child maltreatment, PTSD, and internet addiction among Taiwanese students. Computers in Human Behavior 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hwa HL, Pan CH, Shu GM, Chang CH, Lee TT, Lee JCI. Child homicide victims in forensic autopsy in Taiwan: A 10-year retrospective study. Forensic Sci Int 2015; 257:413-419. [PMID: 26562789 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Child homicides are critical medico-legal issues worldwide. Data on the characteristics of these cases in Asia are limited. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of child homicides in Taiwan. METHODS A retrospective analysis of forensic autopsy records of child homicide victims (aged 0-17 years) in Taiwan, during a 10-year period between 2001 and 2010, was carried out. The age, sex, relationship with the perpetrator(s), injury patterns of the victims, and causes of death were analyzed. RESULTS In all, 193 child homicide autopsies were identified. There were 38 (19.7%), 82 (42.5%), 25 (13.0%), and 48 (24.9%) homicide victims aged under 1, 1-5, 6-12, and 13-17 years, respectively. One-hundred boys (mean age: 8.4±7.0) and 93 girls (mean age: 3.7±4.3) were included. A female predominance was noted among the victims aged 0-5. Blunt force (53.4%) was the most frequent method of injury, followed by suffocation/strangulation (20.2%) and sharp force (13.0%). Bruise (64.8%) and brain injury (45.1%) were the most common types of injuries. The cranium (62.2%) and face (60.6%) were the most frequently injured body regions. The distribution of fatal injuries varied among victims in different age groups. Neurogenic shock, asphyxia, and hemorrhagic shocks were most common in victims aged 0-5, 6-12, and 13-17, respectively. The most frequent causes of death included blunt force head injury (40.4%), suffocation/strangulation (20.2%), and sharp force lung trauma (7.3%). The type of offenders, injury methods, types of injuries, distribution of injuries, mechanism of death, and causes of death were significantly different among victims of different age groups. Eighteen (9.33%) victims displayed no external evidence of trauma. CONCLUSIONS The patterns of injuries, mechanism of death, and causes of death were different among victims of different age groups. A female predominance was noted among the victims aged 0-5. Complete forensic autopsy is necessary to identify child homicide. This report will help forensic examiners and forensic pathologists recognize the signs of child homicide and serve as a working basis for these professionals.
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- Hsiao-Lin Hwa
- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Jen Ai Rd., Taipei, Taiwan 100, ROC; National Taiwan University, Children and Family Research Center, Leader of Division, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei, Taiwan 106, ROC
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Justice, No. 123, Min'an St., Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan 235, ROC
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Jen Ai Rd., Taipei, Taiwan 100, ROC
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- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Zhongshan S. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei, Taiwan 100, ROC
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Justice, No. 123, Min'an St., Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan 235, ROC
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Jen Ai Rd., Taipei, Taiwan 100, ROC.
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Liu LYD, Chang LY, Kuo WH, Hwa HL, Lin YS, Jeng MH, Roth DA, Chang KJ, Hsieh FJ. Correction to: Prognostic Features of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 in an ER(+) Breast Cancer Model System. Cancer Inform 2014; 13:125-9. [PMID: 25402670 PMCID: PMC4218890 DOI: 10.4137/cin.s20237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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[This corrects the article on p. 21 in vol. 13, PMID: 24526833.].
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- Li-Yu D Liu
- Department of Agronomy, Biometry Division, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. ; Cheng Ching General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. ; Research Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Liu LYD, Chang LY, Kuo WH, Hwa HL, Lin YS, Jeng MH, Roth DA, Chang KJ, Hsieh FJ. Prognostic features of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 in an ER(+) breast cancer model system. Cancer Inform 2014; 13:21-45. [PMID: 24526833 PMCID: PMC3921136 DOI: 10.4137/cin.s12493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The aberrantly expressed signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) predicts poor prognosis, primarily in estrogen receptor positive (ER(+)) breast cancers. Activated STAT3 is overexpressed in luminal A subtype cells. The mechanisms contributing to the prognosis and/or subtype relevant features of STAT3 in ER(+) breast cancers are through multiple interacting regulatory pathways, including STAT3-MYC, STAT3-ERα, and STAT3-MYC-ERα interactions, as well as the direct action of activated STAT3. These data predict malignant events, treatment responses and a novel enhancer of tamoxifen resistance. The inferred crosstalk between ERα and STAT3 in regulating their shared target gene-METAP2 is partially validated in the luminal B breast cancer cell line-MCF7. Taken together, we identify a poor prognosis relevant gene set within the STAT3 network and a robust one in a subset of patients. VEGFA, ABL1, LYN, IGF2R and STAT3 are suggested therapeutic targets for further study based upon the degree of differential expression in our model.
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- Li-Yu D Liu
- Department of Agronomy, Biometry Division, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. ; Cheng Ching General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. ; Research Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hwa HL, Ko TM, Chen YC, Lin CY, Huang YH, Tseng LH, Su YN, Lee JCI. Sequence polymorphisms of mtDNA HV1, HV2 and HV3 regions in eight population groups living in Taiwan. AUST J FORENSIC SCI 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/00450618.2011.650208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Liu LYD, Chang LY, Kuo WH, Hwa HL, Shyu MK, Chang KJ, Hsieh FJ. In Silico Prediction for Regulation of Transcription Factors onTheir Shared Target Genes Indicates Relevant Clinical Implications in a Breast Cancer Population. Cancer Inform 2012; 11:113-37. [PMID: 22553415 PMCID: PMC3337786 DOI: 10.4137/cin.s8470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Aberrant transcriptional activities have been documented in breast cancers. Studies often find some transcription factors to be inappropriately regulated and enriched in certain pathological states. The promoter regions of most target genes have binding sites for their transcription factors. An ample of evidence supports their combinatorial effect on their shared target gene expressions. Here, we used a new statistic method, bivariate CID, to predict combinatorial interaction activity between ERα and a transcription factor (E2F1or GATA3 or ERRα) in regulating target gene expression via four regulatory mechanisms. We identified gene sets in three signal transduction pathways perturbed in breast tumors: cell cycle, VEGF, and PDGFRB. Bivariate network analysis revealed several target genes previously implicated in tumor angiogenesis are among the predicted shared targets, including VEGFA, PDGFRB. In summary, our analysis suggests the importance for the multivariate space of an inferred ERα transcriptional regulatory network in breast cancer diagnostic and therapeutic development.
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- Li-Yu D Liu
- Department of Agronomy, Biometry Division, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Liu LYD, Chang LY, Kuo WH, Hwa HL, Lin YS, Huang SF, Chen CN, Chang KJ, Hsieh FJ. Major Functional Transcriptome of an Inferred Center Regulator of an ER(-) Breast Cancer Model System. Cancer Inform 2012; 11:87-111. [PMID: 22553414 PMCID: PMC3337785 DOI: 10.4137/cin.s8633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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We aimed to find clinically relevant gene activities ruled by the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) proteins in an ER(-) breast cancer population via network approach. STAT3 is negatively associated with both lymph nodal category and stage. MYC is a component of STAT3 network. MYC and STAT3 may co-regulate gene expressions for Warburg effect, stem cell like phenotype, cell proliferation and angiogenesis. We identified a STAT3 network in silico showing its ability in predicting its target gene expressions primarily for specific tumor subtype, tumor progression, treatment options and prognostic features. The aberrant expressions of MYC and STAT3 are enriched in triple negatives (TN). They promote histological grade, vascularity, metastasis and tumor anti-apoptotic activities. VEGFA, STAT3, FOXM1 and METAP2 are druggable targets. High levels of METAP2, MMP7, IGF2 and IGF2R are unfavorable prognostic factors. STAT3 is an inferred center regulator at early cancer development predominantly in TN.
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- Li-Yu Daisy Liu
- Department of Agronomy, Biometry Division, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cheng Ching General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chang LY, Yang YL, Shyu MK, Hwa HL, Hsieh FJ. Strategy for Breast Cancer Screening in Taiwan: Obstetrician–Gynecologists Should Actively Participate in Breast Cancer Screening. J Med Ultrasound 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmu.2012.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Lin YS, Tang CH, Yang CYC, Wu LS, Hung ST, Hwa HL, Chu PH. Effect of pre-eclampsia-eclampsia on major cardiovascular events among peripartum women in Taiwan. Am J Cardiol 2011; 107:325-30. [PMID: 21211611 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.08.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2010] [Revised: 08/24/2010] [Accepted: 08/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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There is no large-scale population-based study to clarify the association between major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. A population-based Taiwanese cohort study was performed in 1,132,064 parturients from 1999 to 2003 using a dataset linking birth certificates and National Health Insurance hospital discharge data. Sociodemographic factors and obstetric complications were used in multivariate logistic regression models to determine adjusted hazard ratios of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia on risks of MACEs and mortality during pregnancy to at least the third year postpartum. Incidence rates of MACEs and all maternal mortality in women with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia were 16.21 and 40.38 per 100,000 patients per year, respectively. Women with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia had a 13.0-fold higher incidence of myocardial infarction, a 8.3-fold higher incidence of heart failure, a 14.5-fold higher incidence of stroke, a 12.6-fold higher incidence of MACEs, a 7.3-fold higher incidence of MACEs without stroke, a 2.3-fold higher incidence of MACE-related deaths, and a 6.4-fold higher incidence of overall death than women without pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. Kaplan-Meier survival curve discriminated in MACEs, nonstroke MACEs, MACE related death and overall death. In conclusion, women with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia have a significantly higher risk of MACEs, especially myocardial infarction and stroke, during pregnancy and their risk remains significant to ≥36 months postpartum. Our results suggest that women with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia should be closely monitored during pregnancy and for up to ≥3 years postpartum.
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Hwa HL. Intrauterine illicit substance exposure. Pediatr Neonatol 2010; 51:253-4. [PMID: 20951353 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-9572(10)60049-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Respect for patients' autonomy is a principle issue in medical ethics. Patients' understanding of antenatal serum screening for Down syndrome upon informed consent has barely been assessed. Our objective was to evaluate pregnant women's perceived level of understanding of this serum screening. MATERIALS AND METHODS Pregnant women between the 15(th) and 21(st) gestational week were randomized into control and experimental groups, and were asked to complete a questionnaire before and after genetic counselling provided by researchers. The primary endpoints were the perceived level of understanding of serum screening for Down syndrome and the autonomy of the decision making for this serum screening. The secondary endpoints were the anxiety and depression levels of these women. RESULTS Participants in the experimental group (n = 96) had a significantly higher perceived level of understanding of antenatal serum screening for Down syndrome than participants in the control group (n = 97). There were significantly more respondents in the experimental group making the decision themselves to undergo serum screening than women in the control group. Anxiety and depression levels were not significantly different between the women in the two groups. CONCLUSION Pregnant women should be offered more information to allow them to make an informed decision before they undergo antenatal serum screening for Down syndrome. Comprehensive genetic counseling improved pregnant women's autonomy in deciding whether to participate in serum screening. Health service providers should make effort to fulfill the ethical requirements of informed consent.
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- Hsiao-Lin Hwa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hwa HL, Chen SC, Wu MZ, Shun CT, Liu SK, Lee JCI, Chen YC. Analysis of Cases of Sexual Assault Presenting at A Medical Center in Taipei. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2010; 49:165-9. [PMID: 20708522 DOI: 10.1016/s1028-4559(10)60035-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Hsiao-Lin Hwa
- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hwa HL, Lee JCI, Chang YY, Yin HY, Chen YH, Tseng LH, Su YN, Ko TM. Genetic analysis of eight population groups living in Taiwan using a 13 X-chromosomal STR loci multiplex system. Int J Legal Med 2010; 125:33-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00414-009-0414-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2009] [Accepted: 12/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Hwa HL, Tseng LH, Ko TM, Chang YY, Yin HY, Su YN, Lee JCI. Seventeen Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat haplotypes in seven groups of population living in Taiwan. Int J Legal Med 2010; 124:295-300. [DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0425-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2009] [Accepted: 01/21/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Hsiao YH, Lien HC, Hwa HL, Kuo WH, Chang KJ, Hsieh FJ. SPARC (Osteonectin) in Breast Tumors of Different Histologic Types and Its Role in the Outcome of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. Breast J 2010; 16:305-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2009.00899.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The cytochrome b gene (MTCYB) has been widely used in taxonomic research. In this study, the sequence polymorphism of the MTCYB gene was determined in 417 subjects of eight populations living in Taiwan (Taiwanese Han, indigenous Taiwanese, Tao, mainland Chinese, Filipino, Thai, Vietnamese, and Caucasian). Sequence variation from the revised Cambridge Reference Sequence and genetic distance between these populations were analyzed. There were 108 variable positions with a total of 99 haplotypes. Population-specific positions of MTCYB gene were noted in Tao and Caucasian populations. There were statistically significant differences of genetic distance between Taiwanese Han and Caucasian, between Taiwanese Han and Tao, and between Taiwanese Han and Filipino. A phylogenetic tree presents the genetic distances between these populations. In conclusion, there are sufficient sequence polymorphisms of the MTCYB gene in individuals of different populations, which may be used in the analyses of human ethnic groups in forensic casework.
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- Hsiao-Lin Hwa
- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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Objectives. Dysmenorrhea is a disturbing problem among women of childbearing age. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of high-frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on primary dysmenorrhea and to compare the placebo effect by sham TENS in a randomized controlled study. Materials and Methods. Twenty-two women participated in the two-month experiment by using TENS or sham TENS in a random order for their dysmenorrhea. Outcome measures included self-reported pain intensity, symptom and function questionnaire related to dysmenorrhea, quality of life, satisfaction after TENS application, and other pain management agents adapted by the participants. Two-way repeated measures analysis of variance (two-way ANOVA) was conducted to compare pain intensity between pre-post values and groups (TENS vs. placebo). One-way repeated measures analysis of variance (one-way ANOVA) was conducted to compare scores from questionnaire of symptoms and quality of life at baseline, and after placebo or TENS stimulation. Results. Pain intensity in TENS is significantly decreased than in the placebo group (p= 0.018). The decrease of pain intensity after TENS and placebo TENS were both significant, with p < 0.00005 and p < 0.00005 respectively. Furthermore, TENS significantly changed the degree of autonomic symptoms (p= 0.048); but not after placebo TENS. Conclusion. This result supports that women in our country who suffer from primary dysmenorrhea could benefit by using TENS, which is consistent with the previous studies. In addition to pain-relieving effects, relief of the autonomic symptoms associated with dysmenorrhea also indicated that the mechanism of TENS might be different from the placebo effect of the sham TENS stimulation. These findings indicate the immediate effects of TENS in women with primary dysmenorrheal.
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- Graduate Institute and School of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan; Center of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan; and Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Department and Graduate institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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Liu LYD, Chen CY, Chen MJM, Tsai MS, Lee CHS, Phang TL, Chang LY, Kuo WH, Hwa HL, Lien HC, Jung SM, Lin YS, Chang KJ, Hsieh FJ. Statistical identification of gene association by CID in application of constructing ER regulatory network. BMC Bioinformatics 2009; 10:85. [PMID: 19292896 PMCID: PMC2679734 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-10-85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2008] [Accepted: 03/17/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background A variety of high-throughput techniques are now available for constructing comprehensive gene regulatory networks in systems biology. In this study, we report a new statistical approach for facilitating in silico inference of regulatory network structure. The new measure of association, coefficient of intrinsic dependence (CID), is model-free and can be applied to both continuous and categorical distributions. When given two variables X and Y, CID answers whether Y is dependent on X by examining the conditional distribution of Y given X. In this paper, we apply CID to analyze the regulatory relationships between transcription factors (TFs) (X) and their downstream genes (Y) based on clinical data. More specifically, we use estrogen receptor α (ERα) as the variable X, and the analyses are based on 48 clinical breast cancer gene expression arrays (48A). Results The analytical utility of CID was evaluated in comparison with four commonly used statistical methods, Galton-Pearson's correlation coefficient (GPCC), Student's t-test (STT), coefficient of determination (CoD), and mutual information (MI). When being compared to GPCC, CoD, and MI, CID reveals its preferential ability to discover the regulatory association where distribution of the mRNA expression levels on X and Y does not fit linear models. On the other hand, when CID is used to measure the association of a continuous variable (Y) against a discrete variable (X), it shows similar performance as compared to STT, and appears to outperform CoD and MI. In addition, this study established a two-layer transcriptional regulatory network to exemplify the usage of CID, in combination with GPCC, in deciphering gene networks based on gene expression profiles from patient arrays. Conclusion CID is shown to provide useful information for identifying associations between genes and transcription factors of interest in patient arrays. When coupled with the relationships detected by GPCC, the association predicted by CID are applicable to the construction of transcriptional regulatory networks. This study shows how information from different data sources and learning algorithms can be integrated to investigate whether relevant regulatory mechanisms identified in cell models can also be partially re-identified in clinical samples of breast cancers. Availability the implementation of CID in R codes can be freely downloaded from .
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- Li-Yu D Liu
- Department of Agronomy, Biometry Division, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Hwa HL, Chang YY, Lee JCI, Yin HY, Chen YH, Tseng LH, Su YN, Ko TM. Thirteen X-chromosomal short tandem repeat loci multiplex data from Taiwanese. Int J Legal Med 2009; 123:263-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00414-008-0310-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2008] [Accepted: 11/24/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hwa HL, Chang YY, Huang CH, Chen CH, Kao YS, Jong YJ, Chao MC, Ko TM. Small Mutations of the DMD Gene in Taiwanese Families. J Formos Med Assoc 2008; 107:463-9. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-6646(08)60154-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Hwa HL, Kuo WH, Chang LY, Wang MY, Tung TH, Chang KJ, Hsieh FJ. Prediction of breast cancer and lymph node metastatic status with tumour markers using logistic regression models. J Eval Clin Pract 2008; 14:275-80. [PMID: 18284517 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00849.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AIMS Early detection of breast cancer can improve disease mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of serum biomarkers in the detection of primary breast cancer and lymph node metastatic status. METHODS Serum samples were obtained from 55 female patients with breast cancer and 39 women without breast cancer. For these subjects, clinicopathological data were collected and serum levels of carcinoembryonic antigen, breast cancer-specific cancer antigen 15.3 (CA15-3), tissue polypeptide-specific antigen (TPS), soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) were assayed. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were performed to evaluate the association between biomarkers and breast cancer, as well as lymph node metastatic status. RESULTS For breast cancer prediction, the serum level of TPS had the best predictive value, with a sensitivity of 80% at an optimal cut-off value of 69.1 U L(-1). The combination of TPS, CA15-3 and IGFBP-3 with logistic regression model increased the sensitivity to 85%. For lymph node metastasis prediction, the serum level of sIL-2R had the best predictive value, with a sensitivity of 66% at an optimal cut-off value of 286 U mL(-1). The combination of sIL-2R and TPS with logistic regression model increased the sensitivity to 69%. CONCLUSION TPS may be useful in the detection of primary breast cancer, while sIL-2R may be useful in lymph node metastasis prediction. The combination of more than one biomarker with logistic regression model can improve the predictive sensitivity.
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- Hsiao-Lin Hwa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Hwa HL, Yen MF, Lin CL, Ko TM, Hsieh FJ, Chen THH. Cost-effectiveness analysis of triple test in second-trimester maternal serum screening for Down's syndrome: an experience from Taiwan with decreasing birth rate but increasing population of old pregnant women. J Eval Clin Pract 2008; 14:191-7. [PMID: 18284525 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00831.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We intended to assess the cost-effectiveness of adding unconjugated oestriol (uE3) in maternal serum screening for Down's syndrome in Taiwan, where there is a decreasing birth rate but an increasing trend of old women having pregnancies. METHODS We used logistic regressions to estimate the risk of Down's syndrome with maternal age and different combinations of biomarkers. Cost-effectiveness analysis was presented in terms of the average and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios. Sensitivity analyses with different parameters were performed. RESULTS Given a cut-off point of 1:270 for the confirmation of Down's syndrome with amniocentesis, the average cost per case averted for maternal age above 35 years only, double test [alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG)] and triple test (AFP, hCG and uE3) were estimated as $14,561, $42,367 and $37,424. The additional costs per case averted for double test and triple test (compared with maternal age above 35 years) were $135,950 and $77,394, respectively. The additional cost per case averted for triple test was $15 199 compared with double test. CONCLUSIONS The performance of triple test is not only more effective in detecting Down's syndrome cases but also more cost-effective than double test in this study.
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- Hsiao-Lin Hwa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yen ML, Tsai HF, Wu YY, Hwa HL, Lee BH, Hsu PN. TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) induces osteoclast differentiation from monocyte/macrophage lineage precursor cells. Mol Immunol 2008; 45:2205-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2007.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2007] [Revised: 12/04/2007] [Accepted: 12/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chen HW, Huang HC, Lin YS, Chang KJ, Kuo WH, Hwa HL, Hsieh FJ, Juan HF. Comparison and identification of estrogen-receptor related gene expression profiles in breast cancer of different ethnic origins. Breast Cancer (Auckl) 2008; 1:35-49. [PMID: 21655371 PMCID: PMC3091396 DOI: 10.4137/bcbcr.s626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The interactions between genetic variants in estrogen receptor (ER) have been identified to be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. Available evidence indicates that genetic variance within a population plays a crucial role in the occurrence of breast cancer. Thus, the comparison and identification of ER-related gene expression profiles in breast cancer of different ethnic origins could be useful for the development of genetic variant cancer therapy. In this study, we performed microarray experiment to measure the gene expression profiles of 59 Taiwanese breast cancer patients; and through comparative bioinformatics analysis against published U.K. datasets, we revealed estrogen-receptor (ER) related gene expression between Taiwanese and British patients. In addition, SNP databases and statistical analysis were used to elucidate the SNPs associated with ER status. Our microarray results indicate that the expression pattern of the 65 genes in ER+ patients was dissimilar from that of the ER- patients. Seventeen mutually exclusive genes in ER-related breast cancer of the two populations with more than one statistically significant SNP in genotype and allele frequency were identified. These 17 genes and their related SNPs may be important in population-specific ER regulation of breast cancer. This study provides a global and feasible approach to study population-unique SNPs in breast cancer of different ethnic origins.
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- Hsiao-Wei Chen
- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Kuo WH, Chang LY, Liu DLY, Hwa HL, Lin JJ, Lee PH, Chen CN, Lien HC, Yuan RH, Shun CT, Chang KJ, Hsieh FJ. The interactions between GPR30 and the major biomarkers in infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast in an Asian population. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2007; 46:135-45. [PMID: 17638621 DOI: 10.1016/s1028-4559(07)60007-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE G-protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) has been reported to be a novel estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) in vitro. Therefore, the interactions among GPR30, ERalpha, progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2/neu), and their prognostic utilities in the infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC) of the breast were evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of GPR30, ERalpha, PR and HER-2/neu in the tumor samples of 118 Taiwanese IDC patients and 27 non-tumor mammary tissues were measured via quantitative polymerase chain reaction analyses. The correlations of GPR30 mRNA levels with clinical parameters, i.e. tumor/non-tumor, ERalpha, PR, HER-2/neu, age, lymph node metastasis, lymph-vascular invasion, grade, stage and patient survival, were assessed by using appropriate statistical analyses. RESULTS GPR30 expression was observed to be lower in IDC (p < 0.001) than in non-tumor mammary tissues. Importantly, GPR30 mRNA level was positively correlated with that of ERalpha (p = 0.001) and PR (p = 0.001) but not correlated with that of HER-2/neu when they were analyzed as continuous variables. However, lower GPR30 was noticed in tumors with HER-2/neu protein overexpression. GPR30 expression was not correlated with age, lymph node metastasis, lymph-vascular invasion, grade and stage in IDC. GPR30 expression was not an independent prognostic factor for patient survival. CONCLUSION GPR30 expression is downregulated in IDC. GPR30 is preferentially co-expressed with ER and/or PR but is lowly expressed in HER-2/neu(+) tumors. The correlation of GPR30 expression with clinical parameters, including patient survival, was not evident in this cohort.
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MESH Headings
- Asian People
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Breast/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/mortality
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/mortality
- Down-Regulation
- Estrogen Receptor alpha/metabolism
- Female
- Humans
- Prognosis
- Proportional Hazards Models
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Receptors, Estrogen
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism
- Receptors, Progesterone/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Taiwan/epidemiology
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- Wen-Hung Kuo
- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Shu-Chin Chien
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Hwa HL, Chang YY, Chen CH, Kao YS, Jong YJ, Chao MC, Ko TM. Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification Identification of Deletions and Duplications of the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene in Taiwanese Subjects. J Formos Med Assoc 2007; 106:339-46. [PMID: 17561468 DOI: 10.1016/s0929-6646(09)60318-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) are X-linked recessive disorders caused by mutations in the DMD gene. We intended to determine the distribution of DMD gene deletions and duplications in local Taiwanese male patients and potential female carriers. METHODS A total of 102 unrelated subjects, including 89 unrelated DMD/BMD male patients and another 13 unrelated potential female carriers, were recruited for this study. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) was employed to detect DMD gene deletions and duplications in the 102 subjects. RESULTS MLPA was informative in 60.7% (54/89) of these patients, identifying deletions in 36.0% (32/89) and duplications in 24.7% (22/89) of these patients. This assay revealed deletions in 30.8% (4/13) and duplications in 30.8% (4/13) of the 13 potential carriers. Deletions and duplications were detected in 35.3% (36/102) and 25.5% (26/102) of a total of 102 affected families, respectively in this series. The "hotspot" regions of the duplications were close to those of the deletions. CONCLUSION MLPA was proven to be a powerful tool for the detection of DMD gene deletions and duplications in male patients and female carriers. There was a relatively lower frequency of deletion and a higher frequency of duplication of DMD gene in this population compared to previous reports.
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- Hsiao-Lin Hwa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hwa HL, Ko TM, Hsieh FJ, Yen MF, Chou KP, Chen THH. Risk prediction for Down's syndrome in young pregnant women using maternal serum biomarkers: determination of cut-off risk from receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. J Eval Clin Pract 2007; 13:254-8. [PMID: 17378872 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00687.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to establish a predictive model for Down's syndrome using maternal age as well as maternal serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and to identify an optimal cut-off risk in women under the age of 35 years to improve sensitivity. METHODS Logistic regression models were utilized to predict fetal Down's syndrome as a function of maternal age and logarithm of levels of AFP as well as hCG using training data of 20 pregnancies with fetal Down's syndrome and 9730 unaffected pregnancies. Validation was performed using data of another nine affected pregnancies and 3496 unaffected pregnancies. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted. RESULTS Based on the newly established logistic regression equations, the optimal cut-off risk from the ROC curve analysis was at 1:499, with a 17.8% false-positive rate and a 90.0% sensitivity. A suboptimal cut-off risk was estimated at 1:332, with a 12.0% false-positive rate and an 80% sensitivity. CONCLUSION A predictive model for Down's syndrome was developed using logistic regression. By ROC curve analysis and clinical consideration, the cut-off risk for young pregnant women could be determined.
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- Hsiao-Lin Hwa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hwa HL, Chen LK, Chen THH, Lee CN, Shyu MK, Shih JC. Effect of Availability of a Parturient-elective Regional Labor Pain Relief Service on the Mode of Delivery. J Formos Med Assoc 2006; 105:722-30. [PMID: 16959620 DOI: 10.1016/s0929-6646(09)60200-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Regional analgesia for labor pain relief is effective and widely used. This study evaluated the controversial association between mode of operative delivery and patient-elective labor regional analgesia. METHODS We retrospectively compared the rates of instrumental vaginal and cesarean deliveries in parturients before the introduction, in the first 15 months after, and in the subsequent 36 months after the implementation of an elective labor regional analgesia service. A total of 9779 low-risk singleton cephalic pregnancies above 36 weeks of gestation were included. The maternal and fetal outcomes for parturients before the service was implemented and in those with or without pain relief service in the two postimplementation periods were analyzed. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to investigate the effects of maternal age, gestational weeks and newborn weight, in addition to regional analgesia, on the mode of delivery in nulliparous women. RESULTS After adjusting for maternal age, gestational weeks, and newborn weight, no significant association was found between regional analgesia and cesarean delivery in nulliparas. Further, this lack of association was not affected by the receipt of regional analgesia in the early period of program implementation or in the period after staff had become familiar with the service. A higher rate of instrumental vaginal delivery was noted in nulliparas given regional analgesia. CONCLUSION Regional analgesia for pain relief increased the likelihood of instrumental vaginal delivery, but did not increase the likelihood of cesarean delivery.
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- Hsiao-Lin Hwa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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