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Ohto H, Uchikawa M, Ito S, Wada I, Nollet KE, Omae Y, Ogasawara K, Tokunaga K. The KANNO blood group system. Immunohematology 2022; 38:119-122. [PMID: 36789458 DOI: 10.21307/immunohematology-2022-053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
Abstract
The KANNO blood group system (International Society of Blood Transfusion [ISBT] 037) includes one high-prevalence antigen, KANNO1, across ethnic groups. Sporadic KANNO1- cases among East and South Asians are theoretically estimated by the DNA database library. Anti-KANNO1 has been found most often among Japanese women with current or prior pregnancy. Thus far, there are no reported cases of hemolytic transfusion reaction or hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn due to anti-KANNO1.
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Affiliation(s)
- H Ohto
- Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima City, 960-1295 Fukushima, Japan
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- Makoto Uchikawa, Japanese Red Cross Kanto-Koshinetsu Block Blood Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Tohoku Block Blood Center, Sendai, Japan
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- Fukushima Medical University Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fukushima, Japan
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- Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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- Research Institute National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Central Blood Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Institute National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Saito Y, Omae Y, Fukamachi D, Nagashima K, Toyotani J, Okumura Y. Quantitative estimation of pulmonary artery wedge pressure from chest radiographs by a regression convolutional neural network. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.928] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
Recent studies reported that a convolutional neural network (CNN; a deep learning model) can detect elevated pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) from chest radiographs, the diagnostic images most commonly used for assessing pulmonary congestion in heart failure. However, no method has been published for quantitatively estimating PAWP from such radiographs. We hypothesized that a regression CNN, an alternative type of deep learning, could be a useful tool for quantitatively estimating PAWP from chest radiographs in cardiovascular diseases.
Methods
We retrospectively enrolled 936 patients with cardiovascular diseases who had undergone right heart catheterization (RHC) and chest radiography and estimated PAWP by constructing a regression CNN based on the VGG16 model. We randomly categorized 80% of the data as training data (training group, n=748) and 20% as test data (test group, n=188). Moreover, we tuned the learning rate–one of the model parameters–by 5-hold cross-validation of the training group. Correlations between PAWP measured by RHC (ground truth [GT] PAWP) and PAWP derived from the regression CNN (estimated PAWP) were tested. To visualize how the regression CNN assessed the images, we created a regression activation map (RAM), a visualization technique for regression CNN.
Results
Estimated PAWP correlated significantly with GT PAWP in both the training (r=0.76, P<0.001) and test group (r=0.62, P<0.001). Bland-Altman plots found a mean (SEM) difference between GT and estimated PAWP of −0.23 (0.16) mm Hg in the training and −0.05 (0.41) mm Hg in the test group. The RAM showed that our regression CNN model estimated high PAWP by focusing on the cardiomegaly and pulmonary congestion. In the test group, the area under the curve (AUC) for detecting elevated PAWP (≥18 mm Hg) produced by the regression CNN model was similar to the AUC of an experienced cardiologist (0.86 vs 0.83, respectively; P=0.24).
Conclusion
This proof-of-concept study shows that regression CNN can quantitatively estimate PAWP from standard chest radiographs in cardiovascular diseases.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Private company. Main funding source(s): The Bayer Academic Support
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Affiliation(s)
- Y Saito
- Nihon University , Tokyo , Japan
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- College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management , Chiba , Japan
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- College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management , Chiba , Japan
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Yoshihara H, Otani T, Nishiyama T, Omae Y, Tokunaga K, Fumiko O, Goto S, Kitaori T, Sugiura-Ogasawara M. O-301 Genome-wide association study identified meiotic variant associated with aneuploid pregnancy loss. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac106.094] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Study question
Which single nucleotide variant (SNVs) are associated with aneuploid pregnancy loss?
Summary answer
We identified a SNV on MEIG1 gene, which are associated with meiosis/spermiogenesis.
What is known already
Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) refers to the loss of two or more pregnancies, with a frequency of 5%. Chromosomal abnormalities in embryos are found in 80% of first trimester miscarriages, 86% of which are aneuploid. Recently, embryonic aneuploidy was found to be the most common cause of RPL, with a frequency of 40-50%. Most trisomy miscarriages are of maternal origin, with errors occurring during meiosis of the oocyte. Chromosome segregation abnormalities in oocytes are thought to be an event associated with increasing maternal age, but in addition, maternal genetic causes are thought to contribute.
Study design, size, duration
A Genome wide association study (GWAS) was performed on a clinically well characterized cohort of 189 women with RPL whose previous aborted conceptus was ascertained to be an aneuploid embryo. Samples were mainly collected from 2007 to 2018 mainly at Nagoya City University Hospital. For control samples, we used 1157 samples from the population-based prospective cohorts that included fertile women.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
All patients underwent a systematic examination. Patients with antiphospholipid syndrome, an abnormal chromosome in either partner, or uterine anomaly were excluded. Patients whose previously miscarried POC exhibited triploidy or 45, X were excluded. DNA was isolated from stored EDTA-blood samples and genotyped by Axiom Japonica-array v2659,503 SNVs). For the GWAS, a chi-squared test was applied to a two-by-two contingency table in allele frequency model.
Main results and the role of chance
The mean (SD) ages and number of previous miscarriages of the patients were 36.8 (4.3) and 3.09 (1.13). GWAS data revealed 5 SNVs with suggestive significance (p < 9.46e-06). The SNVs that showed the most significant associations (P = 1.06E-06, OR = 1.72) was located on meiosis/spermiogenesis associated 1 (MEIG1) gene under an allelic model after Bonferroni correction considering the number of analyzed SNVs. The SNV rs7908491 was reported as a splicing QTL in the MEIG1 gene, which is a meiosis/meiosis-associated factor and is plausibly associated with chromosome aneuploidy. This is the first GWAS in patients with RPL caused by aneuploidy.
Limitations, reasons for caution
Since this study was conducted in a single center and had a small sample size, it needs to be replicated in different centers with more subjects and on an international scale. Whole genome imputation analysis will be performed to detect SNVs with more significant associations.
Wider implications of the findings
Our findings demonstrate that a specific genotype of MEIG1 gene can be a risk factor for aneuploid pregnancy loss. The establishment of clinically applicable maternal germ cell markers could identify groups for whom PGT would be more useful or provide patients with counseling that provides prognostic information about pregnancy.
Trial registration number
not applicable
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Affiliation(s)
- H Yoshihara
- Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Nagoya, Japan
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- Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences , Public Health , Nagoya, Japan
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- Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences , Public Health , Nagoya, Japan
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- National Center for Global Health and Medicine Genome Medical Science, Project-Toyama , Tokyo, Japan
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- National Center for Global Health and Medicine Genome Medical Science, Project-Toyama , Tokyo, Japan
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- Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Nagoya, Japan
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- Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Nagoya, Japan
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- Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Nagoya, Japan
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- Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Nagoya, Japan
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Omae Y, Tanaka A, Takenaka M, Taruya A, Kimura K, Akagi H. P3981Prognostic value of transtricuspid pressure gradient assessment during ankle-flexing exercise echocardiography in patients with heart failure. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p3981] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aoyagi T, Kaito C, Sekimizu K, Omae Y, Saito Y, Mao H, Inomata S, Hatta M, Endo S, Kanamori H, Gu Y, Tokuda K, Yano H, Kitagawa M, Kaku M. Impact of psm-mec in the mobile genetic element on the clinical characteristics and outcome of SCCmec-II methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Japan. Clin Microbiol Infect 2014; 20:912-9. [PMID: 24476401 DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 10/31/2013] [Revised: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Over-expression of alpha-phenol-soluble modulins (PSMs) results in high virulence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The psm-mec gene, located in the mobile genetic element SCCmec-II, suppresses PSMαs production. Fifty-two patients with MRSA bacteraemia were enrolled. MRSA isolates were evaluated with regard to the psm-mec gene sequence, bacterial virulence, and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of vancomycin and teicoplanin. Fifty-one MRSA isolates were classified as SCCmec-II, and 10 had one point mutation in the psm-mec promoter. We compared clinical characteristics and outcomes between mutant MRSA and wild-type MRSA. Production of PSMα3 in mutant MRSA was significantly increased, but biofilm formation was suppressed. Wild-type MRSA caused more catheter-related bloodstream infections (30/41 vs. 3/10, p 0.0028), whereas mutant MRSA formed more deep abscesses (4/10 vs. 3/41, p 0.035). Bacteraemia caused by mutant MRSA was associated with reduced 30-day mortality (1/10 vs. 13/41, p 0.25), although this difference was not significant. The MIC90 of teicoplanin was higher for wild-type MRSA (1.5 mg/L vs. 1 mg/L), but the MIC of vancomycin was not different between the two groups. The 30-day mortality of MRSA with a high MIC of teicoplanin (≥1.5 mg/L) was higher than that of strains with a lower MIC (≤0.75 mg/L) (6/10 vs. 6/33, p 0.017). Mutation of the psm-mec promoter contributes to virulence of SCCmec-II MRSA, and the product of psm-mec may determine the clinical characteristics of bacteraemia caused by SCCmec-II MRSA, but it does not affect mortality.
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- T Aoyagi
- Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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